My Teeth Hurt

Yesterday as we were driving back home Baby G started making some really funny faces and noises.  By the looks of it Baby G is in the process of getting 2 teeth on top and 2 teeth on bottom, and it is obvious that his teeth have really been hurting him.  Poor guy is constantly gnawing on something and drooling all over the place.  But these facial expressions that he was making yesterday were a new thing....

 And absolutely adorable.  I think this has become one of my favorite videos to date.  Enjoy!!

My Teeth Hurt Video

Hangin' with Daddy

Baby G and I were blessed to have Mr. G home all day today.  Mr. G never gets an opportunity to stay home very often because he works all week including Saturday and has church on Sunday, so when his boss recommended he take a day off because he has been working so much over time....he took advantage.  

 Baby G loved spending the morning with his daddy.

 He could ride along on daddy's shoulder all day if we let him.

Baby G and I let Mr. G sleep in on his day off so by the time Mr. G got up he only had about 30 minutes to play with Baby G before it was time for Baby G's morning nap.

 And Baby G (& Marley) slept good on mommy and daddy's bed.

 Then we headed outside to play.

 The two boys had a blast together.

 Baby G only had eyes for his daddy....

 He was hard at work trying to figure out how to get the two lil monkeys out of the plastic bubble.  Good luck with that, Baby G.

 Here they are counting the monkeys on the little flip pad on Baby G's exer-saucer.  Taking advantage of every opportunity to learn more.

 Once Baby G got tired of his exer-saucer the boys enjoyed a long talk.

 And a few kisses.

 In fact, Mr. G informed Baby G that he is going to be a very affectionate father.  He will be giving Baby G lots of hugs and kisses as he grows up...so he better get used to it.  I love that about Mr. G.

 Nothing better than sitting on daddy's lap.

 Here Mr. G is teaching Baby G about fall and why the leaves all change color.  And after a long day full of fun with daddy Baby G, of course, needed another.....

NAP.

Mickey & His Girlfriend

On a previous post I shared with you a video of Mickey and his girlfriend....a big stuffed doggie slipper.  The other night while we were enjoying Game 7 of the World Series Mickey was enjoying his girlfriend again and I was able to get it on camera.

Mickey & His Girlfriend Video

If you have ever met Mickey you know that he is a scaredy-cat.  When he goes on walks the only thing he will chase after are butterflies.  He is very timid and very shy, but the other night when my nephew tried to take away his girlfriend, Mickey tried everything he could to save her.  My nephew is only 19 months old and so he had no idea what he was doing when he started grabbing this stuffed toy, but you could see the frustration written all over Mickey's face as his girlfriend was being dragged away from him.  Notice how Mickey will kiss his girlfriend to try and comfort her during this horrible tug-of-war.

Mickey Fighting For His Girlfriend Video

Champions

It was INCREDIBLE.  One of the BEST sports moments in history.  A team who wasn't supposed to even be in the post season, let alone the World Series.  The St. Louis Cardinals were amazing us all....except for dad.  Back in April my dad said that we were going to win the World Series, but he says that every year, so I'm not sure it counts.  We were about to lose....we were supposed to lose....we were playing bad enough that we should've lost....but we won.  I was able to tape the reaction of my family just moments after the big win.

Game 6 video

Unfortunately, the game went into extra innings so we all got to bed after midnight.  Which meant the next night, Game 7, we were all lil tired.

 Here is my sister-in-law and my nephew sound asleep at about the 6th inning.

And, of course, Baby G was knocked out, as well.

Here's the lil girls sitting with their Nana during the final moments before the big win.  Game 7 wasn't as exciting because we were ahead most of the game, but I was still able to catch the reaction of my family when we made the final out.

Game 7 Video

We now can tell Baby G that the year he was born the Cardinals won the World Series.....Absolutely Incredible.

Learning To Sit Up

Every day is a new adventure with Baby G.  Today's adventure was trying to sit up.  We have been practicing for a little while now and Baby G is getting closer and closer with each day.  There are times when he can sit up for up to 30 seconds all by himself and other times as soon as he sits up he falls right back down.  Today we went on Mr. G and my bed to practice.

 One of the first things I've learned about trying to teach Baby G something new is to first make sure he is in a good mood.  If he is tired or hungry then there is no use trying to teach him anything, but he was all smiles today so we started practicing.

 I put pillows around him to make his falls a little softer.

 Someday he won't need those pillows around him.

But right now he still does.  Of course he falls to the one side that I hadn't put a pillow. (Notice the black and white furry animal in the background....Marley has found his way into yet another photo)

Baby G is right back up again....although he's leaning a little forward...and yet some how he landed...

Backward, but he had a soft landing.  I guess we will just have to keep practicing.  I think he is doing a great job especially considering he is only 4 1/2 months old.  I am very proud of him and I know Mr. G is too.

Learning To Sit Up Video

Picture Day

We had the opportunity to go up and visit Mr. G's family over the weekend to celebrate Mr. G's birthday and to take pictures for his parent's Christmas card.  It was a gorgeous day....Sunny and about 68 degrees.  We went out to Mr. G's sister's house for pictures because they have a lot of trees in their back yard and it looks beautiful this time of year.  

 One of the perks of going up there is getting to see this lil cutie.  He is Baby G's cousin and is just 2 months older than him.  Right now they don't notice each other too much but someday I have a feeling they will be good friends.

 Before pictures Baby G got down on the floor with his grandma and played with lots of toys.

 Then his big cousin joined him.

 At this point these kids had no idea just how many pictures they were going to have to pose for.

 Once we got outside they wanted to take pictures of the lil boys so me and Mr. G's sister held them while everyone took pictures.

 Then we took some with the grandchildren and grandparents.  I actually heard Baby G's grandma say that this was the best day of her life.  She loves these lil boys to pieces.

 Baby G had started getting fussy from all the pictures so he cuddled up with his daddy, grabbed his pacifier, and felt much better.

 He almost looks like he could just take off running at any point.

 But we have to hold him back..... After the pictures outside we came back in and put the lil boys in their Halloween costumes.

 From the beginning Baby G's cousin kept wanting to take off Baby G's socks.  He was fascinated with them.

 Baby G kept looking at us with a look of...."Help me."

 But no matter how hard we tried...

 He kept pulling off the socks.

 So we decided to just take the socks off.

 Getting them both to smile and look at the camera at the same time was virtually impossible.

 But they sure were cute.

 Hey...This picture turned out pretty good.

 Then Baby G started getting tired.  Good thing he had his cousin to lean on.

At that point my sweet punkin was tired of pictures and just wanted a rest.  So we did just that.  It was a fun day and I think we ended up with a lot of cute pictures.  And to top it all off the Cardinals won 14-6 in the World Series.

Liebster Blog Award

I was totally surprised to see that I had won the Liebster Blog Award.  I must admit that I was really excited and looking forward to pass the award on to others.  Now that I am a stay at home mom it is not very often that I get awarded with something.....in fact it is usually never, so this is pretty cool.

I would like to thank Genia for giving me this award.  Check out her blog when you get a chance.

Now I will pass this award on to 5 other blogs that are up and coming.

1. Making Our Life Matter http://makingourlifematter.blogspot.com/

2.  Our Country Road http://ourcountryroad.blogspot.com/

3.  A Homegrown Life http://crunchychristianmom.blogspot.com/

4.  Kim's Korner http://blessed2bamommy.blogspot.com/

5.  I Have Been Blessed http://ihavebeenblessed.wordpress.com/

Upon receipt of the Liebster Award, there are a few very simple rules:

1.  Copy and paste the award on your blog

2.  Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you

3.  Reveal your top 5 picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.

4.  Hope that your followers will spread the love to other bloggers.