Head Banging

It all started when "Eye Of The Tiger" came on our Pandora station.

Everyone's got a little bit of rocker in them!

5 Months Old

Marco continues to be my sunshine.  His happiness if contagious.  I could drink in his sweetness all day long.  He is learning and growing every day.  His tiny hands are starting to open up more and more instead of being  balled into fists, he rolls from side to side, and he is sitting up.  He has two adorable (sharp) teeth making his infectious smile even more endearing.  His face lights up when his family gives him their undivided attention, but he especially loves his Mommy!  He is happy to let other people/strangers hold him as long as he knows that I am close by.  In the morning when I get him out of his crib he throws his arms around my neck, grabs my hair with his little fists, and smothers my face with his slobbery besos!  It's a pretty great way to be greated!

We've Got A Sitter!

Marco has reached an important milestone.  He is can sit up all by himself!  

On August 1st it hit me that he was probably ready to start trying to sit.  So I sat the cute little bug down and sure enough he held himself upright for about 30 seconds before rolling over to his side.  Over the next few weeks we practiced sitting a little every day until he could sit pretty good on his own.  He is still a bit wobbly and unpredictable so we keep the boppy behind him to help soften the fall. 

Bracken's new favorite game is Marco Tipping.  He finds it very amusing to walk by Marco when he is sitting up and give him a little nudge.  Poor little baby, he is only beginning to understand what it means to have 2 older brothers.  By far the funniest predicament that Marco finds himself in is the forward fold, as I call it.  I think sometimes his little muscles just get tuckered out holding him up and he just falls forward over his legs and gets stuck folded in half!

It won't be long before Marco is an old hat at sitting and begins experimenting with crawling. Babies grow up so fast!

Just Keep Chewing, Chewing Chewing

We have teeth!

On August 8th Marco's left, front bottom tooth broke through and his right bottom tooth followed the next day.  This first round of teething was fairly tame. The previous week he had one abnormally fussy day and a few nights where he whimpered and woke more than usual.  All in all it was very manageable so I guess time will tell if he is a "good" teether or not.

Having his new little teeth has increased Marco's desire to chomp and chew.  The minute he grabs onto an object it goes right into his mouth.  Softer, rubbery objects are his favorite.  He will suck and chew on them till they get so thoroughly slimed the can't hold onto them anymore!

Bracky's Songs

A-pranes

Like most little kids Bracken goes through toy phases.  For a few days he'll be on a moto kick than move onto his Rescue pack filled with various rescue gear.  But today he has chosen airplanes or as he pronouces it A-pranes.

First Day of School!

August 6th

Oh what a day!  My first born is off to start his adventure in public school.  Nathan woke up extra early due to an over abundance of excitement.  He was dressed and ready in record time, we shall see how long that lasts.  Usually this kid is not a morning person and he drags his feet getting up and at'em.

After breakfast we headed out back to take our first day of school pictures and everyone got in on the action.  I love that Bracken wanted to wear his back pack and be just like Nathan even though he has a few years to go before he can head off to school.  I have pictures of my family on the first day of school with my younger siblings doing the exact same thing.

The whole family loaded up in the car to see Nathan off.  I could tell that Nathan was getting a bit more nervous the closer we got to the school which mostly means he was more quiet than usual.

Curtis waited in the car while I walked him into his classroom.  Nathan looked all through the desks and found his seat, and settled into his chair.  I could tell by the look on his face that he was a bit anxious, but he was still very ready and happy to finally be a kindergarten kid.  There were a ton of people in the room. Lots of parents and extra siblings taking pictures and several having emotional break downs.  I decided it was best to make it short and sweet so Nathan could move on with his exciting day.  I kissed him good bye, gave him a big hug and smile and walked out the door.  I wasn't sure if I would cry or get teary eyed but I didn't.  I was happy for him.  He has been looking forward to the day he could go to school for a very long time. He was ready and so was I.

One of Nathan's lifelong dreams also came true.  He gets to ride the bus home!!!!!  He has had a small obsession with school buses since he was a toddler.  There was a bit of confusion about which bus he needed to get on since he is a half day kid and leaves school just before lunch.  The half day kindergarten kids get their own bus which is different than the usual buses and routes.  But the teachers called me and so did the bus driver to make sure I was aware of the changes being made to his bus assignment directions and at 11:20am Marco and I greeted him out front after his first day of school and his first school bus ride.

Nathan came home happy and ready to fill me in on all the amazingly cool details of his day!