The Eastern Shore

Day 1: Ocean City

At the beach with Hot Cup's co-worker.


Our little guy got pretty tired. Here he's resting on my leg while playing hide-the-boat-behind-the-hat. He finally took a quick nap after lunch.


Joseph's kite & kite climber were a hit.  A couple lifeguards told him it was the coolest kite they'd seen.


We decided to leave the beach when it started to rain and were thankfully gone before the heavy storm came through.  The entering the ocean part of this beach trip would have to wait.

As the storm let up we enjoyed walking the boardwalk and visiting a few shops, including The Kite Loft.  Our baby was tired so I was pleasantly surprised at how much he enjoyed the rides at Trimpers.  We started with the little carousel and Hot Cup tells me he clapped at the end to express his approval.


Day 2: Assateague Island

Wild horses!


Storing unopened snacks in a beach bag is not good enough.


Looks like some of them are pregnant!

The focus on the last one is off because I had to secure my Protective Momma Grip on my baby before lifting the camera, obvs.  My little guy was excited to see them so close though!  He did his excited all-limb dance and grunts which may be a dangerous signal to give to some animals.  I think he would have gone after them if I hadn't scooped him up.  And, you know, if he wouldn't have had to crawl on sand.

We're on the beach too!


Hot Cup is out there working on his two line kite skills.


Hot Cup showed our baby the ocean.  He was nervous about it at first but Hot Cup really made the whole thing so much fun and our little guy enjoyed being with his dad.



When I held him in the ocean for a bit a wave came up that was much bigger than the rest and the splash got him in the face a little.  I don't have a very good track record of keeping our baby happy in the ocean.  Hopefully I'll redeem myself next time.  He was pretty good about it and easily consoled, but it was time to get him out of the sun.

That night he was so happy to get home and to sleep in his crib.

Walking

There's been a lot of walking today!

Dads ♥

Happy Father's Day to 2 wonderful dads!

My dad, who is so much fun to be with and to talk with, who is very kind and wise, and who is an amazing grandpa.

And my baby's dad, who is also my husband :) And who our baby already looks up to and knows is a hero, tons of fun, and someone who loves him.

Love you both!

This Week

My poor baby had it rough a couple of days this week.  My only guess is it had to do with teething.  Thankfully it didn't last long and he's happy again.  He was more snugly than usual and I was glad I could be with him!

Here's a few pictures from this week. Enjoy!

Beginning of the week ... feeling fine and enjoying a peanut butter & blackberry jam sandwich.


He was pretty attached to the bus during those rough days.


Feeling better.
More pictures of him at the window.  For fun.
Plus he spends lots of time there these days.

14 Months

Here's a few things about his 14th month:

- He loves breakfast.  He always has but I've switched him to sweetened yogurt and he super loves it!

- He loves to eat some of what we're eating so I don't prepare as much puréed food as I used to.

- He loves looking out the front windows toward the street and neighborhood. There's the window by door and the one in the kitchen. He loves to fog up the window with his breath. He stands on his toes when it helps him see something better.

- He still loves going outside and we stop at the park all the time now. His favorites are the swings and watching other kids.

Here he is discovering sand (again. It'd been a while and he wouldn't have remembered.) This kid came up and tried talking to him. I wondered if I should have let him know that my baby doesn't talk yet but I just stayed out of it.

- With the weather being so nice we often are sitting on the porch to welcome daddy home.  He gets excited about all the cars, but you can tell by the extra excitement that he knows when it's daddy!  He's always excited to see his dad.

- He is figuring out how toys can be played with together. He puts the rings on the pole. And attempts to put shapes in their holes and puzzle pieces in their spots. He pushes cars (or more often people or puzzle pieces) down the ramp of his car garage. He allows, and sometimes even places, the little people in their cars or bus.  You get the idea :)


- He still loves to see wheels move!


- He pulls himself onto the bench so he can see all the balls and other toys he's pushed over the edge of it.


- He'll hold something in his right hand when he crawls. It's usually a car that he is rolling.


- He enjoys when I play with him.  He did before too, but it's a little different.  He's growing up I guess!

- He claps after he does something we would normally clap for.

- He's taken a baby step without holding on a few times.

- He gets whatever he wants with a little grunt or a whine.

- When I'm dressing him on the changing table and I take out his socks his feet go straight up in the air so I can put them on him.

- Recently I've seen a molar on each side on the top of his mouth.  He makes it really hard to check, but I'm pretty sure.

- At his 12 month doctor's appointment the nurse said he was 31.75 inches, which I thought was a couple inches too much.  But I think he's about 32 inches now.  And he weighs 21 lbs.

He's a wonderful little kid and I love being his mom!

Gettysburg

On Saturday our baby turned 14 months old. And we had a fun time visiting Gettysburg with Hot Cup's parents.

We started by taking a walk down a lovely path from the Visitor's center to Pickett's Charge.


Then we went to a Park Ranger's presentation at Little Round Top. It was a couple hours past naptime so our little guy was pretty tired, and he finally fell asleep near the end of the presentation.



I didn't want to wake him so I ate my lunch in the car so he could keep sleeping.

After lunch we went to the movie and the cyclorama in the Visitor's Center. It was his first time in a movie theater; he got a bit restless but he was great. When we were done in the gift shop we found a spot to let him run around for a while. It was time for Hot Cup's parents to head home but we decided to see a bit more of the battlefield. Thank you Man from Chicago who caught this cute expression on camera.



See our trip to Antietam 2 years ago. I wasn't so obsessed with sharing a million pictures back then. I bet you miss that. But in my defense I have an adorable little baby now.