Mommy, Where do Babies Come From?: Growing up!!!

We recently moved Vincent into a big boy bed. I had been hoping to keep him in his crib a little longer (like 3 more years) but his crib mattress springs started poking him a little too much. So rather than go buy another crib mattress I decided to bite the bullet. He has done much better than I expected. He loves his bed, which he calls a "bee bo bay" when he says it fast. I was worried that he would get up and play, but we've left his crib in there for a little while as a little reminder that he better behave or he'll go back in his baby bed. He doesn't seem to realize that the crib mattress is missing. One day I went in there to get him after his nap and it took a while to notice that he had emptied his diaper drawers onto the floor and that there was a book in his bed with him, which had not been there when I left the room. Now I leave a book with him, (which, let's face it: I sometimes fall asleep with a book, too!) and he doesn't have any problems staying in bed. The first night was hard because I didn't have his bedrails up and he tends to move a lot in his sleep. But now that we have the rail on there, he does great.

Before the bedrails...

After the bedrails...

Mommy lost her seat.

Anthony is really growing up fast. He went to the dr yesterday and weighed 21 pounds and was 28.75 inches long. He has started using some signs. He signs "more" and "eat." He also has been saying "mama" but I'm hesitant to believe he's talking about me. I had forgotten how funny it is to watch a baby try to feed himself. We gave him green beens and some chopped up chicken and he had a blast. This morning I gave him bananas and I had forgotten how slippery they are when you cut them up! I rembered Jamie telling me that she coated the bananas in crushed graham crackers, but of course I didn't have any, so I just dipped them in baby cereal and it worked just as well, with a lot less work for me!!!

Big boy food!!

Feasting on an orange S

Checking out Vincent's new bed. Anthony approves.

A few weeks ago Dan went to Ft Benning, GA for two weeks. My dad came to stay with us for a few days and then later my mom came down for a week. The boys loved having their Papa Dave and Nana visit.

Papa couldn't keep his eyes off AJ. Who can blame him?