Little man lately.

It never ceases to amaze me at how fast babies grow. At Christmas, my son was just starting to get up on his knees and push himself backwards. Now, he can now...
Hold his own bottle

 Creep forward, (pull himself forward with his arms)

 Go from his knees to a sitting position,

 Figure out how all of his toys actually work,

 Stand up by himself in his crib,

 Stand up with the help of his toy shelf under the TV,

 Pull off all of his toys,

He has also started being around other kids more, as I am now watching a one year old, who can walk. That is what has prompted the standing. He is even trying to stand by himself. This morning when I was getting beds ready for naps, he stood up using his race track, and I'm pretty sure tried to stand up straight from there, (I say I am pretty sure because I was in the other room when I heard the thud). I run out to the living room to find him sprawled on the floor screaming. Needless to say, he had a pretty good goose egg on his head, poor little man. But I don't think that will stop him from trying to stand up. He gets really excited when he stands and he just wants to go. Now all we need is to get him to stand on his feet instead of his toes...

last night...

So last night I had to go to Lethbridge and babysit for some people I know. (yes, I am a little old to be babysitting but it's nice to have that little extra cash). Anyways, I was going to be home really late, so I didn't bring Atreyu with me. Instead he stayed at home with his dad.

The past week, ever since Atreyu got really sick with Bronchiolitis and ear infections, he won't go to sleep easily for me anymore. He will sit in his bed and literally scream, until I finally give in and go cuddle with him. He is slowly getting better at let me put him down without cuddling him, but he is still waking in the middle of the night and needing someone to go in to re-tuck him in. ( I have a suspicion that he is teething )

Anyways, so Tyler has him, feeds him, baths him, and puts him to bed. Apparently, not a peep was heard from him after he put him in his bed. Just went to sleep. I guess I need to work on my tough love. It's just so hard when he is so cute and gives me the wettest kisses when I go in there. He totally has me wrapped around his finger. And he knows it too. But I love that I can leave him with his dad and that they get along so well and can have their bonding time. It will be harder to do that when Tyler gets his firefighting training done and he finds a department to work for. There will be nights that it will just be Atreyu and I. It will be lonely, but we will make the days when Tyler is home extra fun to make up for him being away.

what to say?????

well, I have had this blog for a few days now, and I figured it was about time that I posted something. So.... I guess I will just start with talking about the things that I have been doing lately. Mostly I take care of Atreyu. He is so fun to watch while he plays. It's amazing at how fulfilling it is to be a mother, and to be responsible for such a beautiful baby boy. Secondly, I crochet; a lot. I make hats for Lots of Knots. It's nice to have something to do during the day besides cleaning. We all know that there is only so much cleaning a person can do in a day, let alone in a week. I am also learning how to quilt, thanks to our Ward's Relief Society quilting group. And lastly, I am teaching myself to knit. Right now I am working on knitting a sock monkey for Atreyu. So far it is going really well, but man is knitting time consuming. It took me six hours to make a 6 inch leg. I can crochet an entire hat in 45 minutes. Well, I think that is all that I have to say for now. So until next time....