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Hypnotism via Football

The wee man is all about scootin’ at the moment. I imagine he’ll be crawling soon, but in the meantime he is still managing to get around and pretty dang fast too. We were hanging out in the office when I turned around and saw him headed out the door where he was sidetracked by our rack of CDs.  He’s been fascinated by these things whenever he’s been in his jumper, so he was thrilled when he could get his hands on them finally.

While he enjoys exploring on his own, he loves being able to “chase” after mom and dad and has a much easier time upstairs where there isn’t carpet.  We have a gate, we just haven’t put it up yet, and with how fast he’s moving, we’d better get on top of that.

Our weekend was fairly uneventful, though we did get out and run some errands and Enzo got to ride in the shopping cart for the first time sans car seat.  He thoroughly enjoyed himself!  I’m glad we bought a shopping cart cover as well since he likes to chew on everything and we were able to clip a toy or two onto the cover to help keep him occupied.

No weekend is complete without a little bit of football, even if it’s Josh checking scores quickly. We try not to let Enzo watch a lot of TV, and for the most part he doesn’t even care, but if there are sports on – the kid becomes completely enthralled. I had put him in Josh’s chair for a minute and Josh decided to turn on the TV to see what games were on and Enzo just sat and watched, wide-eyed and not moving – not even when Ziggy jumped up into the chair with him and sat on his feet.  Really?  The kid loves the cats and is always after them, but he could care less that he had a giant ball of fluff just waiting to be mauled on his lap.

We laughed for a few minutes and then turned off the TV waiting to see what his reaction would be.  A few seconds passed, the glaze left his eyes, and he looked at us and adamantly spoke, “Dah Dah Dah!” and looked for the remote control. Oh dear.

Sippy Cups and Skyfall

We finally got out yesterday and went to see a movie, and I will just start by saying that ‘Skyfall’ was pretty much awesome.  Josh felt it was a little long at times since they started with so much action and then kind of slowed down for a while, and I can see that, but even then we still both enjoyed it.

The month of November is well underway and Enzo continues to grow and explore. We started giving him a sippy cup with dinner, and he has been very into that… I think more because it’s soft and feels good on his gums when he chews it, but that’s okay.  He’s had a few sips of water and will most likely be a pro in no time.

Enzo has also decided he doesn’t mind a spoon so much, and has been getting better with one, so we’ve decided to start doing some breakfast in the mornings, so he had oatmeal and some homemade applesauce (just apples and a dash of cinnamon) mixed in, which he ate a ton of.  I’m wondering if we have a growth spurt on our hands. We do still like to give him larger pieces of food to try and experiment with as well, though, like banana and sweet potato sticks and we tried some carrots too.

We also picked up a small pumpkin, so I’m going to bake that tomorrow and give him some chunks, but then probably do a thick puree of the rest and throw in some nutmeg and stuff to see if he likes his own version of pumpkin pie.

In other events, our little man is on the verge of crawling.  He’s sooo close!  It’s fun to watch him scoot around on his belly until he gets frustrated he isn’t going places fast enough.  He was going after the cat this morning, which serves as really good motivation for crawling.  I imagine it’s only a matter of time, so baby gates are going to get pulled out and now we just have to figure out how to baby proof the rest of the house. :p

Squash for life

Enzo’s day care often does a lot of fun little projects and arts and crafts, and during the month of October they were especially busy.  Unbeknownst to us, they carved out a pumpkin and stuck each of the kiddos in it for pictures… I think our son was the only one who tried to eat the prop.  The other babies have big smiley photos, and our son… well, he had other things in mind.

An acquired taste

Nothing is more eye opening at times than having a child.  It’s funny how your perspective changes and you begin to see things in a different light, and are even amused by the simplest things as you attempt to see them through the eyes of your “mini me.” In the case of solid foods, it’s been fun seeing what foods Enzo seems interested in and which foods are a complete bust (for now).

The funniest experience so far has had to be avocado. I don’t know that he’s ever been so expressive in his faces… kind of awesome. There were times when it looked like he was begging Josh to save him and then he’d kind of ROAR and throw the spoon and bowl down and mash the avocado into the tray.

At least he tried something new. I’ll let the pictures tell the story… they kind of speak for themself.

Needless to say, we probably won’t try avocados again for a while.

6 months old

Mr. Enzo,

You are now officially 6 months old, and I love you more and more each day. Just ignore how cliche that sounds, as one day, you too will understand the sentiment.

These days you are sitting up by yourself and attempting to crawl, though, you haven’t quite figured out the mechanics yet, and I think the cats are both grateful for this as they can still run away from your very curious hands.  Aside from the cats some of your favorite things are:

*Baths. You love to splash around in the water and as soon as you hear the water in the tub, your eyes light up and you get so excited because you know exactly what time it is.

*Mirrors. You love to smile at yourself and whoever is holding you. Playing your piano is twice as much fun now with someone to play with. 😉

*Your lovey(s). Sometimes the only way to get you settled for the night is if you have a lovey in hand to rub your face and hands in – yours are a monster and a robot.

*Throwing things. You’re one of the few kids at day care who constantly throws their pacifier out of their crib during nap time and have discovered how fun it is to toss your bowl and spoon off of your high chair rather than trying what is in the bowl.

*Talking. You crack your dad and I up when you get on a talking streak – so much to say!

*Jumping! You can keep jumping in your jumper long after I can manage to keep up (you think it’s fun if your dad or I jump with you). You also love to jump when in the tub (tsk tsk) and when you’re being held.

*Lights. Especially the red numbers on your CD player. Some nights if you’re not sleepy after your bottle, all you want to do is look at the red numbers while we listen to various Rockabye Baby! CDs.

There are so many things I love about you, including:

*Your determination with a dash of stubborness. You have a bit of an independent spirit and you are determined to do so many things on your own. You took the spoon for a day and then decided you should feed yourself or not have food at all (you’ve been trying to feed yourself your own bottle for ages, but your hands aren’t quite big enough). You sometimes get frustrated if you can’t do everything yourself, but I love how determined you are to keep trying and figure it out and too stubborn to accept help at times. I imagine this is a trait that will stick you, so hopefully when you’re older you’ll learn to accept help when it’s offered rather than trying to do everything by yourself. I can’t imagine where you got that from. :p

*Your smile. It’s infectious and I look forward to it the entire day when I drop you off at day care.  When I’m having a bad day I just count down the hours until I get to pick you up and see that smile.

*Your sense of humor. Okay, so you think your dad is funnier than I am – I can live with that. I love your silly faces and how much you laugh and giggle at your ridiculous parents.

*When you aren’t being a ham, I love how alert and serious you can be. You seem so contemplative at times as you watch what’s happening around you. What are you thinking?

You are a gift and I treasure you, little man.  I love you to the moon and back!