Busy Busy Busy

Life is going at full speed for us lately.  I have had a very full plate at work and my little man makes getting any work done at home IMPOSSIBLE.  He is on the move now....crawling like a maniac.  He has even mastered the one step between my living room and dining room.  He gets this adorable look of accomplishment when he gets over the step and it melts my heart every time.  Here he is trying to climb over daddy.

I wish the weather was warmer, although it is the end of January and in the high 40s to low 50s.   I guess I shouldn't complain.  But I wish I could take Dominic outside for walks.  Even when it is a little warmer than normal I am nervous to take him out because he has been trying to kick a cold for a week or longer.  His coughing wakes him up several times at night....well I should rephrase that.  His coughing wakes ME up several times a night.  He seems to sleep right through it.  


Speaking of sleeping, he is still doing great.  He has pushed his wake time back to 7:00 am and I am really happy about it.  I would like to drop a nap during the day, but he needs to be getting more sleep at night I think.


No other exciting news in our world.  Just a growing little weed.  

Could it be....

Dominic is growing like a weed and getting more and more mobile every day.  Last night were sat him in the living room in front of his favorite toy and when we can back in this is what we found....

Are you kidding me!  I think he might be WAY ahead of schedule on this one.  He can also get over a step and go from laying down to sitting.....all in less than a week.  I always knew he would be a big boy before I knew it, but you can never be prepared for how fast they grow.  Here are some more shots of this sweetness.

New Blog

I mentioned in the last post that my New Years Resolution is to improve my photography skills.  I have thought long and hard and think that I am going to include starting my own photography business in my 5 year plan.  This would of course be a side business, as I can not imagine myself not teaching.....for the insurance and pension if for no other reason.  :)


I talked with an old friend from high school who has a similar plan, only she is far more talented than I am at this point.  She gave me some great advice.....and I took it.  I have started a 365 project....or a photo a day project.  I have created another blog to post these pictures on.  I hope you will follow that blog as well and leave your feedback as I progress through this year...in pictures.

www.readbetweenthelenses.blogspot.com

In little man news...he is officially a crawler.  He has been trying for awhile now, but just yesterday he crawled all the way across his room.  It was amazing!  Now he is unstoppable.

7 Months....and Happy New Year

So the little man is 7 months and growing like a weed.  He is babbling more now, and it almost sounds like talking.  He has gotten really good and "dadadadada" which my husband LOVES of course.  I keep telling him that it doesn't count as a word until he MEANS it.  Anyhow, it is evidence that that mouth is going to start running nonstop very soon.  


He is starting to pick up speed with crawling.  He has figured out how to go from a seated position to laying on his belly, but he hasn't mastered the sitting back up yet.  I am sure that is in the days to come.  He can go about 4 solid knees before he topples, but I think he is just giving up.


He is 18 pounds now - which seems huge to me!  But I guess it is time to accept that he won't be a tiny little man forever.  Here is a current picture of my little angel.

In other news, it is 2012!!  HAPPY NEW YEAR!  We survived.....but I'm not really sure if the world is supposed to end at the beginning or the end of 2012, so maybe we have 12 more months.  I bought myself a new camera after Christmas and my New Year's resolution is to use it more than my first one.  I am pretty good about using it to document life, but my goal is to get better technically and learn to take more professional looking pictures.  I bought a Canon EOS 60D.  Here is a picture of it.

My goal is to teach myself rather than take any classes.  I will be sure to share the trials and tribulations of learning my new camera with you all.