Recent Accomplishments

Our baby boy is growing up so fast!  It is unbelievable how quickly he seems to be advancing.

Rasberries - he has been blowing raspberries since there was 20 minutes left in 2010.  He has since blown a raspberry for anyone who will stick their tongue out at him.  Blow him a kiss, and you'll get a raspberry too.  Usually with a lot of drool and a huge smile.

Rolling - he has been rolling from tummy to back for months.  Probably a little under 2 months by now.  It's not always graceful, but he has been hating tummy time and flipping himself over.  He loves the reaction he gets.
Now, back to front, has done it a few times.  But today he REALLY got the hang of it.  He has been flipping all around on the floor back-to-front back over again, he hasn't accomplished a full 360 degree roll so he hasn't left the blanket.  He only rolls in the direction from whence he came.  That won't last long.

There is the first successful rolling video on Matt's youtube channel (recorded today)- See his handle at the bottom, but this won't let me upload it for some reason.

Standing - He has always loved standing on laps and being held in a generally standing position.  His new favorite is to stand beside the coffee table and hang on without you holding him.  He bangs on the table with gusto!  He can last a while before the wobbles get the best of him, so Matt or I are never far behind. 

Scooting - he is a successful scooter on his back.  He digs his heels into the floor, looks up, and pushes his feet, and he ends up a few inches away from where he began. If we don't pay REAL close attention, he will scoot the length of a room on the floor.  I found him about 2 weeks ago (when this was a new trick) after I laid him on his back on his play mat, threw some dishes in the sink, looked up and didn't see him on his play mat.  I saw him ramming his head into the couch as he was trying to continue to scoot, but had concurred maximum distance he could possibly go before being thwarted by the couch.  That time it was probably 3-4 feet, but he has since gone the length of the 8 foot carpet in the living room. 

Toys - he sees what he wants, grabs it, and puts it in his mouth.  Repeat scenario, over and over and over.  He is very active with his toys and even has favorites.  On his playmat there is a ball, a rattle seahorse, and a mirrored octopus.  The octopus is his absolute favorite and he will scoot to it.   There is a set of monkeys on a banana rattle he absolutely goes GAGA over whenever he sees them.  We can entertain him through an entire sermon in church with the monkey friends.

As far as keeping up with videos go, we each have a youtube channel.
Mine is "TheRxDr"
Matt's is "MathewDW" note the one T.