A Very Beary Christmas

All he wants for Xmas is Bojangles in his stocking...

a warm fire to keep his piggy toes toasty,

plenty of tree decorations, 

a good book, 

and someone to love :)

A Snow Angel

What is this white stuff?

He just wouldn't wiggle those arms to make his snow angels! 

A little confused as to why I plopped him down in the cold!

He can't wait to make his first snowman with his Dad! 

6 Month Check Up

The Bear had his check up bright and early. All went well, he measures in at 17lbs 9oz and 27" long. That places him at the 50th percentile for weight and 75th for length. Tall boy!

So we really like our pediatrician, she's very straight forward and knowledgeable. HOWEVER, she told us that Harry should be giving us 8 hours straight by now. Hmmm, kind of makes us feel sad. But currently we're pushing his bedtime back to 8pm as she suggested. We'll give it a try :)

In other news I no longer have to take blood thinners. 9 months post blood clot I can go back to being off medications. Awesome! In celebration Jon has made me a margarita. I toast to the blood in my veins and hope to NEVER have to face that again. Bottoms up :)

Watch out He Bites!

Yeah he looks sweet, but the boy has started biting. And. it. hurts. 

What should I do with a Bear that bites? I'm not quite sure that I'm ready to bottle feed exclusively. I mean, this might be my only bear. What to do, what to do...

A Magic Bear Suit

Aunt Katie sent me a picture of Baby H last Thursday. It looked like he had been swallowed up by a brown bear, she bought him the cutest bear suit ever. And he LOVES it. Jon calls it his magic suit because once in said suit he almost instantly falls into a deep slumber, wherever he may be lying at that moment. Jon was getting ready for their morning walk and but Harrison down on his playmat. He came back 5 minutes later to a slumbering bear, hands up and at peace :) I'll have to upload those pictures soon.

Also he is now a 6 month old baby! He has tried the following foods: rice and oatmeal cereal, sweet peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, and butternut squash. He LOVES the carrots and thinks very little of the squash. Sadly that is the only one I actually prepared myself...oh dear.

So the bear starts a new adventure tomorrow. He begins day care at a center about 10 minutes from my work. It seems very nice, and I'm glad it's so so close. But I am still avoiding thinking of how it will feel to drop him off tomorrow :(

Yesterday I compiled ALL my paperwork, transcripts and such for the SECOND application for my teaching certificate in Michigan. I also added the rejection letter I got last year (complete with misspellings and my name as MR. Randall) highlighted and footnoted. Just so my friends in Lansing can understand more clearly that I should be given my certificate. I don't want to think of what happens if it is once again rejected. I am not destined to be a parapro for that much longer...

Also my friend Kathryn ran the ING NYC Marathon yesterday! She finished in style and I am so so motivated to make next year be my marathon year (for real this time). :) We'll see!