Monkey Lost His (Rat) Tail- First Haircut 8/18/12

we figured it was time for a haircut when baby mullet > baby curls

he stayed perfectly still! couldn't have been sweeter and more cooperative.

it helped that he could sit in my lap. he was curious, looking around at all the shiny things...

we went to robb's hairdresser who he's been seeing for years. she was WONDERFUL with henry.

finished product. very dapper dude. he looks a lot older!

The Zombie Apocalypse is Now: Are You Prepared?

henry got bitten for the first time today by one of the little bastards at daycare. it left a mark but did not puncture skin. so we don't have to worry about rabies, i think.

it's really not a big deal. it will happen again. and i'm sure at some time we will be on the other side of things.

apparently the kid is a menace, though. when robb was picking up henry and getting the run-down on the event, the child was right then biting another victim in the room. so the poor care-takers had to write up ANOTHER incident report.

i think they might need to get that child a tiny 'silence of the lambs' mask cage thing. just until he gains some control. :)

Fourteen Months Young

monkey is 14 months old today. he had a rough night last night. robb and i both seem to have a flu right now, and i'm guessing henry has the same, but can't verbalize his complaints of chills and aches, so just thrashes around and screams unless his (very ill and cranky) parents walked around with him for hours on end. :(

but then this morning, he came up and kissed me without being prompted, for the first time. a proper kiss with no teeth and no drool and even a little *smack* noise. adorable.

so all is well. :)

he is so verbal lately. it's a riot. he says and signs "more." he very clearly says "mia," the dog's name and has started repeating what you say to him. and his first 2-sylable word is "cracker." i think it's a judgement on us more than the name of a food item, but i have no proof. he also does a few animal noises. we bought him a fisher price barn w/ all the animals at a garage sale down the street, so we've been learning our animals and their noises.

he's walking without difficulty now and even running some without falling. he will chase us around the house and play large scale, full contact games of peek-a-boo. he gets all giggly when we're "coming to get him" but hasn't yet figured out to run away from us.

he has something like 12 teeth now, although i can never be sure because he is wily and very bite-y. a few are still working their way up.

we're hoping he's gaining weight. we've been adding full fat coconut milk and seed butter and oils to everything. he's definitely lengthening. there are parts a-plenty flying all over the place when we try to sit with him in the rocking chair.

and we are totally weaned from nursing. i still have a small frozen supply, so i'll try to stretch that out so he gets some breast milk for fat & immunity every couple days.

weaning went ok. up until last night, he's actually sleeping better, i think because there's nothing good to wake up to so why bother? :) i started the full birth control pill again and i think that's helped me transition easily from my end. it dried me up and i haven't had any pain or leaking or issues like that.

and just to prove he's a big boy for reals, he is scheduled for his first hair cut next week. i will, of course, post pics.

toodles!

It Walks!

henry's been tottering around for over a month, but now he can change directions mid-stride and right himself when tilting (usually). he's running up and down the hallways in our house and truly tormenting the poor dog.

it's awesome. enjoy!