Relaxed day

Branden is up in the mountains camping, so Moose and I have been hanging out with my parents quite a bit.  This morning we went to church.  Moose went to his class and did really well until the very end.  They paged me just as church was getting out.  When I got over there he was laying on his back visiting with his teacher.  She said he had started getting a little fussy.  I got his diaper changed and gave him a bottle and all was right with the world again!

When we got home Moose and I took a 2 1/2 hour nap.  It was so nice to take a long nap!  He woke up and  was ready for some rice cereal, so we got in the car and came over to Gram and Grampa's house.  He had his cereal and 6 oz. of formula to wash it down.  He did really well and only spit a little bit of the cereal out.

He settled in to watch some TV with his Grampa.  He is still completely fascinated by his Baby Einstein DVDs.  I got some pictures of him watching TV with Grampa.  I also took some pictures of him on the "eatin' pillow" with Gram.  It cracked me up how he was reclined with his leg up on her chest.  Too cute!  When he finished Grampa burped him, but he was too busy trying to watch TV to burp (picture below).

Tomorrow Branden gets home, and I am sure that Moose will be very excited to see his Daddy!  I know I am excited for him to get home! :)

His moose outfit!

I see you taking my picture Mommy!

This water DVD is amazing!

Don't disturb me. I am busy!

I love those socks!

He looks like a little man sitting there.  So cute!

Nothing better than the eatin' pillow!

Sneaking a look at the TV.

Trying to "let it out" (burp) but the TV is pretty compelling!

Pictures of Moose's first meal

Moose loves cereal!

Tonight Moose started solid foods.  The last couple weeks he hasn't seemed satisfied with just formula and has been interested in our food.  I did some research on the various brands, and decided on Earth's Best Organics.  His Daddy held him on his lap for his first meal, and Mommy fed him.  He loved his cereal!  He ate the entire bowl and spit out a relatively small amount.  He was adorable eating out of his little bowl with his little spoon!

Lots of talking

Moose's new blog

All of my Moose related postings will now be done at his own blog.  Be sure to save the link!!

http://thereisamooseontheloose.blogspot.com/

Strong man!

   Moose is taking after cousin Wesley in being a "strong man."  He is diligently working on being able to sit up on his own.  You can see in the video how hard he is working and the great effort it takes to pull himself up! So cute!

New crib real estate!

Moose is moving up in the world!  He now has two cribs.  One at home, and one at Gramma and Grampa's house for his naps.  I think he likes the mobile at Gramma and Grampa's house best though.  He coos and talks to it non-stop until he falls asleep.  It's adorable!

The new crib.  Daddy put it together for him. (This pic was taken in the store, there is no bumper in his)

First nap in the new crib.  He slept like a baby! :)

Getting to be a big boy!

We weighed Moose at home a couple days ago, and he was 13 pounds exactly.  He has definitely gained.  I can tell that when I carry him around.  He is becoming a big boy, just ask him! :)  He faces forward in his Baby Bjorn, and tried out his high chair the other day.  He's also getting very interested in food.  I will probably start him on rice cereal in a week or two.  That should be interesting!

Moose and Daddy

Moose and Daddy in Fresno

All tuckered out with the Ass!

Moose in the bath

Spry guy in the morning!

Moose was adorable this morning...all coos and smiles for Mommy!  He is on a really good sleep schedule.  He goes to bed between 6pm and 7pm.  He sleeps about 2 hours then gets up for a bottle.  He goes right back to sleep afterward for 8-9 hours straight.  In the afternoon he likes to take a 2-3 hour nap right after lunch, and sometimes another short nap in the later afternoon.  He is well rested and very happy!

Valentine's Day

Moose had a happy Valentine's Day!  This morning he took cupcakes over to Aunt Sherry and Uncle Randy's house.  He had a lot of fun visiting until he got hungry, then it all went downhill!  From there he took cupcakes over to Gramma and Papa's house.  They had a bottle ready for him, which he finished quickly and laid down for a 2 hour nap.  He finished his day off by delivering cupcakes to my grandparents, who were enamored with his happy smiles!  He came home to Daddy who loved on him and got him ready for bed!

Bedtime video

As you can see below, he is enthralled with his mobile!  He glances at me a few times, but mainly he wants to watch those animals dancing!  I have fingers crossed that he sleeps all night again. :)

Routine day at "work" for Moose

It was another work day for me, so Moose spent the morning hanging out with his Daddy.  At lunch time he went over to his grandparents house to take a siesta and catch some TV.  He had a nice long nap, and woke up with a dirty diaper.  He then go to get in his "spa" and have a hot bubble bath.  In the picture below I think he was trying to figure out how to get more hot water into his bath! 

     After his bath he took another short nap, then hung out and watched his favorite Baby Einstein DVD (the water one).  When I got over there I snapped a picture (below) and this is what I found!  He is one content little guy!

I brought him home and gave him another bottle before bedtime.  He was pretty tired so it took a while for him to finish it.  Once he was done, he sat on my lap for a while and we chatted about his day.  Such a sweet little darling!

No more paci!

Don't stick that paci in my mouth!  Pacis are for babies and I am not a baby anymore!

Working

Today I started working again, so Moose spent the morning hanging out with his Daddy.  Branden had to be at work at noon, so Moose spent the afternoon napping at Grandma and Grandpa's house.  He woke up ready for a bottle and some basketball on TV.  Below are some pictures of him hanging out on their couch, cheering on his favorite teams!

Don't disturb me!

Now what do you want?

Big smile!

Such a peaceful sleeper

Go Packers!

Moose and the Ass are glued to the to the Superbowl.  He's being quite vocal about his support for the Packers!

Stinky baby video

Moose was having a grand time kicking away in the bath tub!

Stinky little baby!

Moose was a stinky little baby this afternoon, so he took a bath over at Grandma and Grandpa's.  He was really active in his bathtub, and I got some cute pictures of him!

Sleepy...

Moose had his bedtime bottle at around 7:30pm tonight.  It was a little later than he probably wanted, but he was a good sport about it.  He finished 4 ounces and threw a fit that there was no more.  I quickly mixed up 2 more ounces, which he drained.  Afterward he laid in my lap and played mouth games with me.  It's adorable how he sticks his tongue out at me when I stick mine out at him!  He discovered sucking on his hand, which amused him.  I took his hand out of his mouth, and he grabbed his sleep sack and sucked on that instead.  Silly little Moose!

Kitty cat!

This evening Moose met Hutch (my cat that lives at my parents' house).  Hutch was very camera shy when I tried to take the picture myself, so I had to have Dad take it while I distracted him.  Moose seemed unimpressed with Hutch.  He seems to like Claire (our cat) more.  He usually sees her in the mornings.  I'll have to try to get a picture of them together.

Learning to sit

Moose is learning to sit in his bumbo, but still needs a little help holding his head up.  It helps to have the Ass for moral support! LOL

More pictures with cousins!

Scarlett with Moose

Wesley taking a look at Moose

Shake, rattle, and roll!

Moose and I spent an hour this afternoon over at my grandparent's house.  Moose was in high gear, cooing, smiling, rolling back and forth, and shaking his rattle!

Big boy bottle

Today we bought some medium flow nipples (3-6mos) for Moose's bottles.  He can drink much faster now and seems to be drinking more.  He likes his new eating capacity!