Muevete!

Here is the anticipated video of peanut crawling! Enjoy! Watch at the end when he gets close to me and he just falls forward. That is his "sliding into first" talent to get where and what he wants quickly.

Changes

Angel Ignacio is officially a crawler. He is getting so skilled at it that the fun is really about to begin. Today he crawed all the way across the living room floor to get to mommy. It is so great to see him finally be able to accomplish one of his many goals. He is persistent and focused; two attributes that will take him far. He is also getting his third tooth. It is the top right one and the white is visible. He is only 7 months but he is already doing so much!! I can't wait to see what one year will bring!

Out and About

With such beautiful weather our family has been out and about, back to Minnehaha Falls for a day in the park followed the next day by Ignacio's first trip to the Farmer's Market and the zoo. He was in bed by the time the fireworks started so Angel and I sat out on our balcony where, and I am not kidding you, you can see about 15 different shows around the city and surrounding areas. Great Grandma Smith sent him a package to celebrate her favorite holiday, which including patriotic clothing and toys along with Ignacio's first American flags. Now all he needs are his red, white and blue Zumba pants and he is good to go!

I was thinking back at my July 4ths growing up and they were so much fun, Brown Deer Park, the parade, a picnic table in the shade with the family. But the best fireworks show Angel and I have decided is definately the one in Superior, WI. The hot spot to be is in the Menard's parking lot. Why, you may ask. It is because the entire petri dish that is Superior is there, which means you are sure to see some idiot practically blow his hand off setting something off next to his gas-guzzling Ram Pick-Up truck. To top it all off they shoot the fireworks off right across the street so there is always the thrill that one may not go off right and we could all catch on fire. Talk about suspense!! The last time we were there we were covered in ash as we left and could barely see eachother because of the smoke that filled the parking lot. Exciting! We will wait until Ignacio is a bit older to expose him to that fun!

He loved the zoo. It was hotter than a pistol but we knew he would enjoy it because he practically freaks out with excitement when he sees Krissy's kitty. His favorite animal, based on mother-interpreted-facial-expression reading was the monkey. The other on-lookers were probably highly annoyed as I made EVERY animal sound as we stood in front of the glass, observing the annoyed animals whose expressions said, "Get me the hell out of here." We just ignored them and pretended they were always destined to be in a cage, surrounded by plastic trees and toys with humans gauking. It will be fun to watch Ignacio enjoy it even more next year when he is running around and we are attempting to keep track of him. If we do loose him, I will head straight to the primate area and see if my predictions this year were right!

Enjoy the pictures!

Grandma's!!

This weekend we headed up on Ignacio's first trip to Grandma's house! With all the excitement he found no need to sleep the WHOLE weekend! That, and he is getting his second tooth which makes it difficult to stay asleep when he finally crashes. It was great to see Aub and Trevor and just hang out like old times...except with a baby. He is clapping now and thinks it is really neat. He can also go from laying to sitting all by himself! Big Boy! He is just about crawling and when that happens...the sky is the limit!

In the still of the night

It is 3am and I hear him. It starts with a whimper and slowly escalates to a small cry. I usually can't tell if I awake because I hear him or if I awake because I sense his awakeness. I roll over and look at the clock. 3:03am. I skillfully find my slippers with my feet in the dark and make my way to the bedroom door. It is amazing how quickly I can become fully alert after deep sleep. As I make my way into Ignacio's room I slowly bring the lights up, just enough to catch a glimpse of his big brown eyes. As I scoop him up he is warm and sleepy. I gently shhh him with my voice as I make my way to the rocker in his room. As I sit down he becomes more alert, looking up at me briefly in the dim light of the room. As I feed him his little hand moves up to my mouth then down my chest as I bring the blanket around his little toes. His eyes stay closed as he snuggles in. When he has had his fill I slowly bring him to my shoulder and he nestles in, managing to find his spot. I wrap the blanket around his little warm body and rock. All logic would say that it is time for my head to return to my pillow and to continue dreaming but the closeness and quietness keeps me there, sometimes for longer than I even expect. He is still. He is mine. When I have had my fill I slowly stand up and place him back in his crib. He rolls to his side and drifts back off to the world he was in before his little tummy woke him up with hunger. I shuffle my way back to my room feeling just as full with love.