Uncle J and Aunt Ash hooked Little Man up with some authentic Nike kicks to help him take his first steps. Unfortunately, every time we put them on him he rolls his feet to the sides to look at the shoes. It seems Little Man is more interested in look at them and playing with his new tennis shoes than walking in them.
My sis just sent me some pictures from the days she and my brother watched Little Man while I was at work. It seems they had way too much fun and I am sure my little guy is going to have lots of questions someday!
Our little man has a little girlfriend! Sweet little girl RR is the daughter of some good friends of ours with whom we have been doing a babysitting trade while Travis attends orientation for his second job. I babysat little man and his little woman last week and he had so much fun playing with little RR. One of the funniest moments was when I told RR to give little man a kiss and she bent over and licked his face! Hahaha! RR's mom watched the twosome today and sent me this adorable pic at work; it was such a nice surprise.
There are so many moments in a day that can be treasured and my new favorite moment is riding in the car with my sweet little boy. Lately Little Man has taken to riding with his feet straight in the air...it is so weird to look at and so absolutely adorable. It is so fun to see the tiny little quirks of his personality seep through the baby behavior!
Today was a big day for Little Man 1)He waved "bye-bye" for the first time as we were leaving Nana's house 2) he finally let go of the couch with BOTH hands and stood unassisted for several seconds (the picture only shows one hand because when I saw him let go I screamed in delight, scared him half to death and he fell over) 3) He tried to bury his head in his bath water...head first (not at all exciting,
just really scary) and 4) He discovered Daisy's toy bin and tortured our poor dog by pulling out her little toys and throwing them (the picture is of Daisy grabbing her stuffed animal and running to the other room). It is so strange to watch him learn and do new things so quickly...strange but really exciting!
This weekend Little Man, Nana, Pop and I accompanied my sister on her trek back home to Kansas City. Although the trip only lasted a couple of days we had a lot of fun, laughing, eating and helping Aunt Ash decorate her new home. I think the highlight of Little Man's weekend was his first trip in Uncle J's monster truck - (mommy's head doesn't even reach the door knob) sooo cool! We will miss you Auntie, thanks for spending the summer with us!!!
No, your eyes do not deceive you, MY DAD is feeding Little Man his dinner (even Little Man looks shocked)! My parents have been helping me out the past few weeks by watching Little Man while I go to the gym in the afternoon and just recently my dad has been babysitting solo. I am not in any way implying that my dad was not an amazing father; he was an amazing father who was very much intimidated by infants (aren't ALL men?). Let me tell you that until you have seen a grown man terrified of being left alone with an 8lb infant, I tell you, you have not lived. All kidding aside, Little Man absolutely loves his Pop and the time that they spend together (they even have their own special little standing up game that they play). I love that my parents are just a few streets down from us and can be such an active part of our Little Man's life. 
There are some things in life that just can't be explained ... like the simple joy a bubble can bring. The look on Little Man's face when the first bubbles fell all around him will be forever engraved on my mind. With each blow of the wand, my little man would throw his head back, mouth open, and let the bubbles fall all around him.
