Cloth diaper cutie

I have been using cloth diapers on Liam for the last few weeks - it is much easier than I thought it would be! Ronni at Nature's Nappies was a HUGE help. I've been having fun trying the different brands - here are pictures of Liam in some of his new fluff...

Baby Beehinds Bamboo fitted:


Baby Beehinds again:


BumWare All-in-one (AIO):


Berry Plush - this is a waterproof cover with a snap-in insert:


I have also tried these - but don't have pictures... you can see I've been busy!
- bumgenius one-size fitted
- bumgenius AIO
- Baby Beehinds hemp fitted
- Swaddlebees organic cotton velour fitted
- Bumkins AIO
- Green Acre Designs (GAD) pocket
- Very Baby AIO
- Very Baby fitted
- Mutt fitted
- Luxe wool cover for the fitteds

Getting ready to crawl!

This picture is from June 10th... when I woke up Sunday morning and looked in the monitor... this is what I saw! Liam was awake and on all fours, so I went into his room to take a picture. Go baby!

Bathtime Baby in his new tub

GM bought a tub for Liam so we could bathe him more easily (thanks, GM!) He hated it at first, but now that he can sit up on his own he spends his time splashing and playing with his tub toys. After this bath, Adam was soaked because Liam splashed so much! It was great to see him finally enjoy a bath!

Adam playing with Liam and the toys:


Liam splashing the crab toy... you can see the water droplets flying!


Liam going after the blue octopus:



Check out all the water on the floor... and you can't see Adam very well, but his clothes are soaked!

Books are for eating, too!

Here are some cute pictures of Adam reading to Liam...


Liam taking a break to snack on the book...


Back to reading!

Brusha, brusha, brusha...

Liam was enthralled by Adam brushing his teeth this morning, so when he was done Adam gave the toothbrush to Liam.

What is this marvelous contraption?


Mmm, that feels good!


Me, Daddy, and Daddy's toothbrush...

Strawberries!

Our first strawberries of the season were ready yesterday, so we went out to the strawberry patch and picked the ripe ones - 6 in all. I planted "Seascape" strawberries - they are everbearers, and should provide small amounts of fruit until September.

Here is the strawberry patch, but Liam is more interested in trying to grab a tall stalk of grass:


Adam trying to entice Liam to pick the first strawberry. Liam had no interest in the ripe berry, and was only interested in trying to rip the leaves off the plant:


A handful of ripe strawberries:


Next, we'll be eating radishes from the garden... the first batch are almost ready!

Sittin' Pretty

I was able to catch Liam sitting up by himself pretty well today. Check out the candid shots!

What is Mom doing?


Sitting with his friends, Buzz-Bee and the Whoozit:


About to try and grab the camera lens:


Hmm, how to get the purple elephant in my mouth...


Hey! Who you lookin' at?!


In other news, Liam has some new favorite sounds: "buzz, buzz, buzz" (as I make Buzz-Bee fly and land on his chest), and "pizza! pizza! pizza!" Both make him laugh hysterically - I have no idea why "pizza" is so funny, but it is his new favorite sound. If he's having a melt-down, I just have to squeal "pizza!" at him, and he melts into giggles. If only adults were amused so easily, life would be so much simpler!

6 month statistics

I nearly forgot to share Liam's latest statistics! On Friday May 25 he had his 6 month appointment with the pediatrician. He now weighs 16lbs 10oz (40th percentile) and is 26in long (50th percentile). That's great progress for a baby who started out so small! His next appointment will be when he is 9 months old.

We saw a different pediatrician in the office - she is Dutch and I really liked her. Her facial features and accent reminded me of my Mom and her family. I will be requesting her from now on! She said that Liam is a very healthy little boy, and also said she was glad to see that we had not had him circumcised. She said it is becoming less common these days.

Liam is also sitting up pretty well now, but of course he topples over after a few minutes. He was trying to scoot around on his belly today, and a few times he pushed himself backwards instead of forwards. And of course he rolls around quite well... we need to get going on child-proofing the house!

Happy Memorial Day

We drove into Washington DC today to go to Arlington National Cemetary for Memorial Day, however the traffic was very bad and Liam wasn't in the best of moods. I didn't think he'd make it very long in the cemetary, which was too bad as we were looking forward to paying our respects and visiting great-GM's burial site. We ended up detouring off to Georgetown for lunch and a walk on the water. Liam did surprisingly well! I think he has more teeth coming in as he's been drooling even more than ever and chewing anything he can get his hands on... on the side of his mouth, next to his new teeth.

Here is Adam with Liam next to the canal:


Here Liam and I are next to the Potomac River:


I hope everyone enjoyed a happy and safe Memorial Day!

We have TEETH!

Liam has TWO teeth! His lower front teeth both came in at the same time... check out the picture I took yesterday. This morning he grabbed my hand to gnaw on my finger (a pretty normal baby activity) and I could feel them... ouch!

He is also getting really good at rolling all over the place. He is all over his crib when he's sleeping, and when he wakes up he practices rolling around for a while before he fusses to get up. Last night he reached up and grabbed a hold of the top rail of the crib... uh-oh, maybe its time to lower the mattress!