11 Months and 23 days

All I can do is sit here in awe watching my little bird pick up frozen berries with his lovely nubby little fingers.

When he smiles he crinkles his nose and exposes his 7 little, but sharp, teeth.

  Our little gardener.

9 months and growing

I can't believe it's been 9 months already. My little bird is growing so fast. I can tell already he's goiing to be a lover of animals and nature.

What would Suppernanny do?!

A question I ask alot.
I love watching her show but have noticed she doesn't do infants. Hmm What gives?

I know I haven't written.
Avian's growin' so much! love love love
Right now he's kicking back in bed with his beloved Daddy watching football. I love watching them. Avian's absolutely enthralled. He behaves differently with Daddy, in a good way.

First bottom teeths coming in...He's amazingly calm. I've heard often that I have a calm baby. PHew.  So far, so good.
Gotta run

Avian's First Thanksgiving and road trip.

Avian's first trip away from home was a success. I've figured out that if we leave early after a nursing he'll sleep.
He's at the age (4.5mo's) where he's not afraid of unfamiliar faces. I've read that that'll be coming in a few more months.

He got to be held by his  grea grandmother...seeing her face light up was priceless. So nice having a baby to lighten everyone's mood. Even if it is in spurts.

Whenever his great grandmother saw him in my arms she said I was spoiling him. Right now, I wonder if she may be right. I'm trying to break him of falling asleep on the breast or in my arms and he's currently sobbing his heart out in his crib. It's been 10 minutes and it's slowly killing me. Can this be good for him? I can gaurantee that I'll be retrieving him soon. I was hoping he'd cry himself to sleep. He was asleep when I put him down. Soon as I let him go he woke up. OH..shhhh his cries are becoming fainter...he's talking to himself now...phew...shhh...little coos.

ok. I think my pulse can slow down now.

Nope. He is p.o.ed choking on his saliva. :(

He has such a temper. He gets so worked up his face breaks out in a little rash that looks like the Black Hornets mask. Little red dots around his eyes and along the side over his temples.

Other than this current incident, he's perfect. He's a happy baby overall. Sometime's he wakes in a foul mood, but for the most part he's a smiler.

Ok...I can't stand it any longer.

time for hugs n kisses. love kissing away his salty tears.

calm after the storm

Part two:

For every big mistake you make, be grateful ....

that mistake you will never make again, 

every shiny dream that fades and dies .....

generates the steam for two more tries.

There is magic in the wake of a fiasco ....

it gives you that chance to second guess!

for up from the ashes, up from the ashes,

grow the roses of success!

Simple philosophies for complicated people!

13 Weeks and counting

Each day brings a new discovery with Avian. The latest is giggling. He likes to stand on his tippy toes,  supported by our hands, opening his mouth wide then breaking into giggles. Tickling behind his ears also gives the same precious results...He also likes to be picked up and held over your head as tho he's flying. I just love seeing his eyes widen with fascination and am amazed at his trust in us. I'm also amazed at my love for him.

Ah, but today's first was holding onto a rattle and shaking it. Even if it was only for a shake. Watching his arms gradually catching up to his mind is entertaining, he didn't even cry when he dropped the rattle on his face. Our little trooper.

He's getting better at sleeping during the night, especially if I remember to get up and burp him. I've noticed that when I don't I get hit and kicked from his restless discomfort. We also could use a king size bed. Now I get why people have them. You can fit EVERYONE and every animal at bed time.

He's also been keen on talking (ooing and gooing), more so this week....Exciting!! He also recognizes Daddy's voice on the telephone.

Well, that's it for now. Inside my mind there are pages and pages but when it comes time to sit down I get a serious case of bloggers block.

~ Blessed Be ~

Avian ~ My baby bird

Until I find my bearings and sea feet this will be a blog  about my baby son, Avian, who just happens to have been conceived around this time last year and other random topics. Likes and dislikes n' such.

So, about Avian. He's growing so swiftly and silently. Sometimes I don't want to blink and sometimes I wish daddy had a boob.

Right now it's difficult to find time to write. We're currently in the beginning chapter of becoming a family. Wow. I honestly never thought I'd be thinking, let alone writing of such things. Me, the eternal child of free will.
[shrugs]
things happen.