Ambrose

* is SO much fun! I love every single day I spend with him.

*is is a sitting champ, I just sit him down in a room spread out some toys and walk away. This new trick couldn't have come at a better time. Let's just say he's had his fair share of "independent play time".

*is a terrible napper, but makes up for it by being a great night sleeper.

* wears 12 month clothes. Occasionally a 6-9 month outfit will fit, but mostly they're all too snug in the thigh.

* loves himself, if I put him infront of any reflective surface he will smile and talk for ages. Who said being an only child is lonely ;)

*eats three solid (well strained baby food) meals a day and loves it!

* still has beautiful ice blue eyes and a little bit of blond hair.

* has been on 10 flights since May 28th and will go on another 4 in October.

house number 5

We are finally digging our way out of this move. This one has been particularly hard for a few reasons

1. we made the rookie mistake of having the movers unpack every single box (almost). In case you're wondering what that looks like, here's a peek...

everyone asks if we had done this before, and yes we had. However the circumstances were very different. I was 38 weeks pregnant and could not bend over and unpack boxes. And we only had about 2,00 pounds of stuff. Let's just say it's a whole other story when you have 12,000 pounds of stuff to unpack.

2. this guy adds a whole other dimension of chaos to moving and unpacking.

3. It down poured! What luck?! I mean really, it's the desert.

4. The people unpacking no longer have the technique (and work ethic) of these guys

Look at that, desk and chair on his back, carried down my entire flight of stairs. They moved every piece of furniture out of my house in about 35 minutes, let just say that the guys here took a *leettle* longer.

Dear Ambrose,

Son, life with you is great! I didn't always feel that way, quite the opposite if I'm being honest with myself. Those first few weeks were depressingly difficult and incredibly overwhelming. I'd nod and smile when people would say that it goes by so fast, enjoy every second yada yada yada, but truth be told, there were days it couldn't go fast enough.

Today my feelings couldn't be more different. I feel a tinge of guilt and regret knowing I spent so much of your infancy wishing it away. I spend each and every waking second with you and it still isn't enough. I want to pause time just for a little while and soak in exactly who you are at this very moment. There is a saying that I read "Boys should never be made to go to bed because they wake up one day older," I am desperately trying to hold on to every moment, even one day older is too fast.

Hello from the lake

Hello from Ambrose

We are thoroughly enjoying our time here at the lake! It's been a wonderful time of relaxation and fun with family.

We started out the week spending some time on the dock.

Ambrose got his feet wet in the pool on the dock. This pool warmed to bath tub temps in about 5 seconds.

After exploring the pool, he decided to try out the lake. He LOVED every second of it.

By far, his favorite activity was boat rides. He smiled and squealed so much!

We also spent a lot of time playing inside.

When it was time to go this is the face Ambrose gave me...