My Squishybug, squished.

Hey..this is comfy

I was cleaning Saiah's room the other day and Craig was on her bed, hanging out...playing. All of a sudden I hear this "clunk" sound. I look, and somehow, Craig had fallen between Saiah's bed and the wall. I often call him my Squishybug..and he indeed looked squishy between the two!! He was as content as ever to sit there in that spot all crunched up, playing away with his blocks. It was quite the comical sight.

Crawling, Kisses and More

Craig has mastered the art of crawling. As we all know, gone are the days of Craig, sitting around a pile of toys, content to stay put. Two weekends ago, Jason declared that by the end of that weekend, Craig would be a crawler. Well, he was close. The week after that, Craig started actually moving forward with his rocking of all fours. This last week, he's become a speedy little mover. It's so amazing to watch him grow and learn.

On top of the crawling, Craig also learned how to pull himself up to stand with the couch. You can hear it in his voice when he's accomplished his task, as he makes all sorts of happy sounds. You just know he's completely thrilled with his new find! When you acknowledge his new feat and tell him "Craigy...look at you! You're such a big boy!", he just beams from ear to ear. It's way too cute.

Oh, and kisses! In just the last few days, Craig is giving those wonderful open mouth kisses to us. And when he really wants his mommy, out comes "Ma" or "Mum". Ahhh...melts my heart. <3

Picture to come soon..hopefully. :)

Pumpkin Hat...how cute it this?

I, like may people around me, am catching a bug. Not one that includes a stuffy nose, headache, cough, sore throat, or fever, but a craft bug. Well, I sure hope I'm not catching the "flu" bug as so many are. But lately, I've really been wanting to learn how to sew well(ok..first step here would be to learn my "new" sewing machine that my folks picked up for me at a garage sale back in June), and crochet. I would love to be able to make all the neat things people are selling. We sure could use some extra cash and I think it'd be fun. Not to mention the fact that they make great baby shower gifts.

I've pretty much convinced myself to take a beginners Crochet class through the City. Well, first, they have to get enough interest to put on a beginners class...so if anyone out there wants to learn to crochet with me...let me know! I'm hoping to learn to make some of those adorable hats for baby girls that are in all the professional pics I've been seeing. Heck..maybe I can figure out a manly enough hat for Craig to wear as well. I did find the above pumpkin hat and an acorn hat that was stinking cute..that would make an adorable fall photo in the leaves!

One of these days, I'm going to make a date with my sewing machine and hopefully become an accomplished crafty SAHM (which, is short for Stay at home mom, which now isn't short for it, since I typed it out anyways).

From the Blog of Crochet Patterns Only

Baby Legs...What's your take??

Baby Legs, originally uploaded by merri3.

Baby Legs. Baby Leg Warmers. Zootie Patootie. You know what I'm talking about. I love, love these things!! I finally broke down and bought Craig a pair a few weeks back from Mamabargains.com. I think they are stinkin cute and a great thing to have for when he's crawling all over the place.

Imagine my surprise (ok, not really), when Jason put his foot down on Craigy's new attire. No way. What?! But, they're so cute! Nope..he looks silly...like a girl. He won't be going out with those on!! Then, I get the feeling Saiah thinks they are pretty dorky as well. And then, I get the same feeling that my Mom isn't sure what to think about them either.

So...my question to those who read...all two of you: What's your take on Baby Legs? Yay or neigh? :)

Let's Go Fly a Kite

The wind was blowing, so we decided to pack up and go down to the field at the school nearby our house to give Jason's fancy dancy new trick kite a whirl. For sure there would be enough wind. Um, no. Sadly, the kite has still yet to soar in the wind. One of these days we'll get it up. We enjoyed kicking around the soccer ball and enjoying the cool breeze nonetheless.

Yep..Go Blue!

Sleepy Baby

Sleepy Baby, originally uploaded by merri3.

Sweet and rare moment of sleeping Craig on Daddy.

Saiah and Craig in PJs

Saiah and Craig in PJs, originally uploaded by merri3.

"Mama, take a picture of us!". I couldn't resist. Saiah wanted a picture of her and Craig in their PJ's and she loved that Craig was cheek to cheek with her. Sweet moments.