Anything sweeter?

There is nothing better than the sound of Ambrose laughing!

Enjoy!

Surely he'll get used to it right?

So Ambrose hates hates hates my eleventy gabillion dollar gym. He cries so loud I can hear him on the treadmill across the gym. He does have moments where he must calm down ( I don't know because I promptly put my headphones on) because their rule is if he cries for 10min straight they come and get me. It is a very nice, clean and friendly facility, with every toy imaginable and a nice childcare provider, so I know he is safe and well taken care of. So I guess that just leaves separation anxiety. He is in some form of childcare almost daily, we do MOPS and a bible study two days a week and then we head to the gym on our off days and the church nursery on Sun. He cries at all of these places, but if I don't go to these activities, that awful cooped up stir crazy feeling comes out, and that's not good for any of us :) So on we go, hoping that one of these day, the crying will stop and he'll actually enjoy getting out of the house and talking to his peers as much as I do!

I just got back from paying my first months gym payment and let's just say it's about twice what we had budgeted for. The gym has a monopoly and they can get away with charging an astronomical price for not only the membership, but the childcare as well (to soften the blow they mentioned that the fee covers up to 10 children. Um...gee ...thanks...just out of principal I feel like taking every single one of my friends kids along with me just to get my money's worth!)

However, it doesn't matter what it costs because I am not going solely for my physical well being, but for my mental and social well being as well. Adding something else to my schedule gives me one more reason to get out of the house, get dressed (even if it's gym clothes) and do something without my wonderful (yet needy) son. Getting away for even an hour helps me be a better mom by having the opportunity to miss the little guy!

*However, I still better seem some pretty awesome results.*

time is flying

Where did my teeny tiny infant go? Someone has replaced my 5mo old baby with a little boy!

I don't know if it's the outfit, or the wall "standing", but I can start to see glimpses of a little boy coming out:)

Thankfully I still have pics like this that remind me he's not that big....yet!

Good old Alamogordo

Even crazies need exercises I guess. Ambrose and I run on this "path", it's basically a sidewalk set in the most scenic part of Alamogordo, which compared to crystal clear water, leaves something to be desired.Any who, the path has mile markers, some shaded area for water breaks....clearly used for exercise. In the past few days I've seen some interesting characters.

1. a lady, in a dress, speed walking with an umbrella stroller! It's hard enough pushing my gabillion dollar BOB, which has air filled tires the same size as most Japanese cars!

2. a man in a winter coat riding his bike. Um it's eleventy billion degrees here still, what in the heck is he thinking?

3. a man running in jeans and a nice polo shirt.

I've also come to find that Alamogordo"ians" aren't big on social graces. At the bank the other day Ambrose and I went in to cash a check and the conversation went something like this

Teller: Cute baby. Is he yours?

Me: Yup, sure is. (trying to smile and act like that wasn't a weird question)

Teller: Hmmm.... was he planned?

Me: Ah....(stammering at this point because what in the world is this guy thinking) yes, he was.

Teller: well then congratulations.

Really dude, really!? And what the heck were you going to say if I had said he wasn't planned?Condolences?

This next interaction came from someone I was buying a baby bath seat from.

Me: hello, I am the person buying the bath seat.

her: oh yea. WOW, you have blue eyes! Are they contacts?

Me: yes actually they are. They weren't exactly what I was looking for, but I've already bought an entire box, so I have to wear them until it's time to re-order and I can pick something different.

Her: yea, they are kind of scary. They're kind of like a vampire, like vampire blue.

Me: well...um.....thanks.

Ugh.

Week or two in review

Two posts in one day, it's amazing the stuff you get done when there's another set of helpful hands around the house!

Here's a couple pics from the last few weeks :)


Ambrose continues to LOVE being outside. We are out there at least a couple of times a day (however, the hot desert sun isn't enough to tire this kid out to sleep longer than his on the dot 38minute naps).

Ambrose has graduated from baths in the bucket, to baths in the sink, and now onto baths in the big boy bath. It is still one of his and our favorite times of the day.

He has figured out a couple of new tricks.....

If placed on the wall or next to a tall toy he is able to "stand" (actually lean is a more accurate term) and play. I think the key is the tree trunk legs he's got :)

He has figured out that if he rocks back and forth while seated he can scoot short distances and reach all those things that are placed just out of his reach. Good thing he's not real efficient at it or we'd be in for it.
He's outgrowing clothes faster than I can get new ones:)

Ambrose went on his first (of many, I'm sure) fishing trip this weekend. It was fantastic to get out of town for a little while, and it truly was an escape. The landscape is beautiful and the small town has fantastic little shops (including Starbucks).

Ambrose loves the outdoors, from the second we got there he was so excited!He has his own cloth fishing pole, while not used much for fishing, it made a great toy to chew on:)For the most part, he sat there taking it all in. You can see how different the landscape (and temperature) is once you get up into the mountains. Immediately after this picture was taken Ambrose took a nose dive right into the gravel. It was a very sad moment for all involved. What a great start to our Labor Day weekend (other than the nose dive of course).