That's my Husband!

When you work for a nurse staffing company, sometimes you have the luxury of wearing scrubs to work.

And, sometimes those scrubs have cats all over them!

El Gatitos!

Eleven Months Old

Bobby turned Eleven months old on March 30, 2010.

"Hey Bobby! Look at momma, it's time for your monthly picture!"

"It's too bright mommy, I need some shade!"

Darn his cute baby blues... they are beautiful!

...Had to include his pitiful pout!

Weight: 22 lbs.

Sleeping Patterns: Bobby is sleeping on average, 12 hours most nights; sometimes a bit more, sometimes a bit less. He is getting very close to dropping his afternoon nap, and transitioning to one nap. I am waiting until we get back from our beach trip in May to start the transition. Until then, his nap schedule will continue to be pretty inconsistent. He does though, at least get one good nap per day, lasting at least 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Eating Habits: As of last week, Bobby is finally doing some self-feeding. I was a bit concerned at first, but decided I wouldn't worry too much, until his first birthday. Fortunately, he's finally interested in eating with his hands. I can't believe it took him almost 11 months! :) I am feeding him now just 1-2 meals of baby food, and experimenting with a lot of table food. By his first birthday, we'll be completely done with the baby food, and formula! Our checkbook will thank us! :) He still has 4 bottles a day too, with 7-8.5 oz. each.

New discoveries & Accomplishments: Bobby is for sure speeding towards toddler hood. He is very talkative, especially at home. He is definitely saying a lot more sounds these days too. I taught him "gimme five" last week, and he's pretty good at it! I am trying to teach him body parts now. I can really tell that he is starting to understand a lot of what I am saying. He will respond to a lot of my commands (wow... I am making him sound like a dog! Ha!), and will look at whatever I am talking about or referring to. Bobby is cruising everywhere! The child crawls extremely fast, and will walk alongside anything and everything. He uses everything as a walker: chairs, tables, exersaucers, toys, his jumparoo.. everything! He is very perceptive of household sounds too. For instance, the second he hears me open the dishwasher, he crawls over to it. He is the same way with the washing machine. He is always trying to get into everything! He also really enjoys standing up against windows, doors, and mirrors. Bob and I both were walking at or around our first birthdays, so we are assuming he may too. Bobby is now wearing 12 months in most of his clothes. He still has 3 teeth - 2 bottom, and 1 top. He has another 1 or 2 about to break through the gum.

Places you love: Playing with the letter magnets on the fridge, cruising around the house, the park, playground, swing, Kindermusik, wagon rides, and jogs in the stroller. He loves to crawl to Winston and pet him too.

Special Friends: Kindermusik, park, and playgroup friends - also, the little baby across the street Cooper!

Current Events: March Madness, Obama's Health care Reform Act has passed, warm weather has arrived.

What We did This Day: Hung out in the backyard, and house. Ran a couple of quick errands, and then went for a run in the stroller.

Flashback Friday

Summer's just around the corner...

What are your plans?

Bobby and I will be spending mornings at our neighborhood pool, starting May 10th.

I cannot wait.

Winston and I lounging in our old pool, summer 2005.

Back and Better than Ever?!?

Brad Pitt called... He wants his baby back!

I've returned to the blogosphere!

My laptop is now home in it's rightful place. Fortunately, my hard drive did not crash, as originally thought. It was just loose, and needed to be screwed tightly back into place. This may or may not have been the result of me dropping it a few months ago. Um, yeah. I was able to finally have my optical drive replaced though, which is why it took almost a week to fix. I guess the repair store had to wait on the part, and they were backlogged. Go figure.

Anyhow, it did get me thinking that I need to start uploading all of our pictures onto an online site, such as Shutterfly or Snapfish. We have already backed up several pictures onto CD, but the web back-up is much easier. Plus, I can share them more easily, and order prints.

I have so much to catch up on with my own blog, as well as reading all of my other cherished daily blogs. Typically, there seems to not be enough time to do much these days, but I will try.

So, what is up with us? I'll tell you quickly!

- Bobby's naps have been very inconsistent. I think he's going through a growth spurt (seriously, he slept in until almost 8 am this morning, and is now going over 2 hours on his nap), teething, and might be close to transitioning to one nap. Each day is different, but I guess with me being home, it is ok.

- We've kept busy with play group, Kindermusik, and lots of trips to the park. We were there until 7 pm on Tuesday!

- I'm still doing physical therapy for my IT Band. It has gotten much better, and will be done soon.

- My neighborhood Mommy Group has started back with our weekly runs (after the time changed). Bobby enjoys these in the stroller.

- I've been working Saturdays at Fleet Feet.

- We're trying to live on a budget, and follow Dave Ramsey's plan in his book The Total Money Makeover. We're already on Step 3!

- Bob's upped his training for his Half Ironman coming up in May.

- Bobby is into everything! More posts on that later.

Well, that's about it! I'm probably on borrowed time. And, there's bathrooms to be cleaned, and furniture to be dusted!

Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday! Yippee!

Reprieve

Hello readers!

I'm just letting you know that we're still alive and kickin' over here. My hard drive crashed on my laptop, and I've been without it since last Tuesday. I'm hopeful that the repairman will be able to recover all my data. Anyhow, I'm using Bob's work computer, so I've got to sign off. I'm hoping to be back online by mid-week!

I hope everyone is doing fabulous!