Motoring....

Well, Robbie has officially started crawling. Not just a couple of "steps", but moving across the room. He is also trying to pull himself up on anything and everything. The two of these combined means..........he hit his head at least 4 times on various surfaces today. I went to Toys R Us and bought a foam mat, so at least he wouldn't hit his head on the hardwoods anymore. Of course, he somehow manages to find the edges of the mat, and play right there, so he (yup, you guessed it), hits his head on the hardwoods. All I have to say is, thank goodness for the playpen, I haven't really used it too much up until now, but I have a feeling it is going to become my new favorite piece of baby gear. In addition to repetitively hitting his head, Robbie has a bit of a cold. His nose won't turn off, and if I even try to get near him with the nose sucker, he screams bloody murder. Poor guy is having a rough weekend.

 

Robbie, and (yes, another) remote control. 

My future's so bright......I gotta wear shades.  

Swimmin with Daddy. 

A chair that's just my size. 

Standing up!! 

ok, ok, here are some new pictures.

So apparently, I've been slacking. I've been gently reminded that I need to post some new pictures, and fast. This past weekend we went to Indiana to visit Stacie and Joe, who have a new daughter, Olivia Claire (who is adorable). We had a great time, Gregg and Joe went to a concert on Sat, while the girls (and Robbie) shopped, and gabbed. Sunday, we all swam in their pool, and Robbie actually liked the water this time. It was a great weekend.

Robbie crawled!!!

He went from his butt to a crawling position, and moved both hands and legs one time each. Didn't get very far, but it was definitely a start. What are we doing this weekend? Babyproofing, I think. Time to put away all those pretty candles.

Robbie and Nana 

Chillin in the California sun 

Meeting Auntie Danielle's horse (and not too sure about it). 

In the hotel room (of course, playing with the remote). He is his father's child.  

On the airplane 

California Trip

The California trip was a success, no major meltdowns on the airplane, in the car, or anywhere else on the trip. The people around us on the plane commented on how good Robbie was, and said that they liked flying with our baby. Yay Rob!!!!! We kept him busy by feeding him (most always keeps him happy), letting him jump in our laps, and he even took a couple of naps. He did pretty good on the 4 hour drive to Paso Robles, but he did make it clear several times that his new carseat is not his favorite place to be. While in CA, we did some sightseeing in San Fransisco - drove over the Golden Gate Bridge, and drove down Lombard St (the most crooked St. in the world), both of which Robbie slept right through. He did get to see some of the sights at Fisherman's Wharf and Ghiradelli square (like the chocolate - he even got to try a bit of ice cream there). He had a fun time visiting with Nana, Papa, Uncle Phillip, Auntie Stephanie and Auntie Danielle. The first night there, it was well past his bedtime, and he continued to stay up and amuse everyone by doing things he thought were funny, then looking around the table to make sure everyone was reacting to his cuteness, and smiling and laughing. How did I end up with such a ham (don't answer that, I know what you're going to say). All in all, a fun time was had by all.

Happy Canada Day!!!!!!

Rob is apparently celebrating Canada day by talking an extra long nap this afternoon. I dropped him off at the babysitter's house this morning and went shopping (Mom's way of celebrating), and he must have had way too much fun there, because he fell asleep on the way home and has been sleeping for an hour and a half so far. Gregg has been in Florida for a week, and does not get home until Sun. night, and then we leave on Monday morning for 5 days in California to visit with Gregg's family. We are flying in to San Fransisco on Monday, and spending the night there for some quality family time before heading off to visit the rest of the Bywater clan. We will be there on the 4th of July, so it will be interesting to see how Rob likes fireworks. Considering he is terrified of the vaccuum cleaner, odds are he isn't going to dig fireworks very much. One of the reasons I went shopping was to buy Rob a new car seat, he has outgrown his infant carrier. I went into his room the other night to check on him, and as he was sleeping, it dawned on me that he looked more like a little boy, and less like a baby. His face really seems to have changed over the past couple of weeks, maybe due to all of the teeth that are all fully poked through now. Although, now that they aren't hurting him anymore, he is a much much happier little guy (yay!!!!). Oops, someone is waking up.