my two bears

my luke bear and the papa bear

they love each other!

(sorry about pic quality- was taken with my cell)

you know the little cousins love each other when....

you ask the bear to give you kisses and he turns down his own mama, but
when you ask him to give peyton kisses he opens his mouth and plants a big wet one on her!

when the bear hasn't seen taylor in a few days and he follows her around the house and when he finally catches up to her he opens his arms wide and gives her a big bear hug without even being prompted to!

when all the cousins are in the back seat and tay asks for a wipee so that she can wipe the boogies from the bears runny nose.

see... they love each other! melts your heart! =)

random bear stuff (ramblings of a proud mama)...

i guess i really should get the things the bear says on video but i bet the second i turn on the video that he won't talk! just like when i try to be sneaky and take a pix of something cute he's doing- he automatically stops the cute act and tries to reach for the camera..

anyhow he has been saying quite a few words as i mentioned in a previous blog... lately he's been saying "bible"= "bi-buh", "book"= "bu--k", and the other day i told him not to touch the rug because it was "dirty" and i swear he said it! it sounded like "duh -ty". i think it's cute that he tries hard to say the words i say and "talk" to me. it even seems likes he's arguin his cause with us when we tell him not to do something... oh ya and he says "peek-a-boo"= "a-boo" sooo cute!

lately papa and i have been sooo in love with the bear. it's funny. we both get like dreamy-eyed about him when we talk about him to each other... and just randomly blurt out " i love the bear." i know- we're silly but we cant help how much we love him... i mean, it's so hard to believe that we could love someone soooo much, ya know? makes me think of how our love for the bear is like jesus' love for us...

i guess thats it for now... oh wait...

oh ya- the bear has been sick for a few days now. a couple of days of just sneezing and the last 3 days he's had a fever, and now today i'm taking him in to the dr just incase he has an infection and needs antibiotics!

oh ya- and the bears first bday is coming up in a little over 3 weeks! yay for auntie & uncle for hosting his birthday at their house! thanks again!

oh and bear is supposedly a babywise baby- i mean i say supposedly only because he's not the picture perfect role model for it but he has been disciplined into a schedule ever since i could remember- with regular feedings and sleep times and because of the "schedule" he has been able to sleep through the night ever since he hit the 2 month mark. anyhow with the babywise baby they are supposed to learn to sleep on their own once you put them down in their crib awake... i have been guilty of not doing this for soooo long and i since i'm home with him now i finally decided he needs to learn... so for naps and some bed times- i put him down awake, give hugs & kisses, pat his belly, say a prayer, tell him it's night night time and that he's ok and i leave him... i close the door and walk away.. and guess what?? after only bits of crying here and there--- it works! =) yaaaay!
im super excited about that because i'm gonna have to start weaning him soon so his night time bedtime he definitely needs to be able to fall asleep with out the last milk feeding!

oh and another thing-- he's been throwing things lately... a ball, a toy, a car.. anything.. he throws it and chases it, and throws it and chases it alllll over the house! and believe me- i tried getting that on video, but of course he stopps and comes out reaching for the camera!

summer's comin up and with that- swimming.. i wanna register for the city mommy and me swim classes.. gotta start him early!

ok.. 'nuff said for now..... =)

mama's at the library...

thursdays are infant story/music time at the library!

a couple of months ago we all came for the very first time and met each other. all first time mommies too! we all try and go every thursday and try and grab a bite and/or head over to the park for some swiiings!

mama & bear, kimberlee & chloe, aimee & charlise, sarah & liam
(sometimes auntie & cousins come too)

11months lukey bear!

happy 11-month birthday bear!

check out that pic- boy has he got some personality! he was trying to get out a book but it was stuck and he got mad! what a bear!

he walks... lots..

still crawls some

wants to eat what ever you're eating

still loves bananas

not a huge fan of meat- except for fish and some of that mc d's cheese burger papa gave him!

still eats some stage 3 baby foods...

still loves bread, bagels n cream cheese

doesn't like his diaper gettin changed

"talks" loudly

says mama, papa, gra-ma, gam-pa, ball, balloon, eh-mo (elmo), 'o (hello), buh-bye,

can wave bye-bye

can say hello while holding a phone to his ear/shoulder

claps a lot

flaps his "wings" (arms) when he's excited

loves to blow raspberries on mama's belly

loves to give hugs, love and kisses- esp to peyton

likes grandma's doggies

likes canned sweet peas

loves his puffies and cheerios

loves music esp when mama plays him the guitar and even music on a commercial!

loves the sand and grass

loves when the "cool breezes" (wind) blows on him

can sometimes sign correctly for "all done" & "more"

loves to be tickled

takes long naps in the afternoon=over 1-2 hours

knows how to take the lid off his sippy cup & pour water everywhere!

puts anything he picks up off the floor in his mouth

goes to be between 8:15-8:30 but only likes to sleep 9-10 hours a night

loves the light and ceiling fan

loves tupperware

loves his shopping cart

loves the hippo, elmo doll, baby einstein music book

loves watching elmo and baby einstein dvd's

loves his cousins

still a little bit afraid of the vacuum

loves to sit on top of your shoulders

loves to climb stairs

dances

makes bubble-bubble sounds with his hand & mouth

confuses bubble-bubble with flying kisses

loves bouncing

yells when he loses something and cant reach it

still uses a paci

bear is long but skinny

wants to touch everything- esp the blinds, tv, books on shelf, comp, etc...

ahhhhh... so much more!

so blessed- he's growing up!

one more month till the big day!

papa's bday and easter

the weekend should have been full of festivities, BUT papa got sick on friday and came home early from work and saturday was papa's 31st bday! lukey bear probably had more fun than papa- grandma brought over some birthday balloons for papa but the bear was the one that LOVED them and had sooo much fun with them! he says "ba" or "ball" for balloon...

grandma thinks papa is superman!

the bear loved that he could hold the balloon strings on his own and was so happy to walk around the house with the balloon!
he kept holding the blue one as he watched some tv.... =)

and since papa was still sick... mama and the bear went to easter service without him....

does the bear look super duper cute in his camo shorts and big boy button down shirt and flip flops?! big boy!

thankfully we were ALL able to make it over to grandma's to have a little easter dinner!

happy birthday papa

& happy resurrection day!

haircut haircut!

the bear needed a trim... so mama trimmed it!

BEFORE: see... long....

AFTER:

the bear squirmmed a ton so there are definitely uneven spots & i think it's longer on top!

but he did enjoy gettin squirted with the water bottle!

hee hee! ihope it looks okay in the morning!

surf watching...

on saturday papa worked on our taxes and afterwards we headed towards the beach since it was so nice out. papa also decided to bring out a surfboard (first time this season)! here are the 2 bears checking out the surf. you cant tell in this pic but the waves were okay. some sets were pretty good, some good size and breaks but also choppy cuz of the winds. when papa put on his wetsuit the lukey bear was so facinated by it. then when papa came in from surfing he just kept staring all wide-eyed at the papa in his suit! can't wait to the the little bear a little wetsuit too.
more sun n surf to come! =)