The sound of silence

Shhhhhhh. Did you hear that? It's SiLeNcE. It means that Baby E is sleeping, the washing machine is finished with it's cycle, the phone is turned off, the cat has been fed, and Big J is sleeping in his red chair. I love that sound.

I was so busy with daily life this weekend that I completely missed wishing "Happy Ten Months" to my little monkey. I usually get photos developed and try to get a page or two done in his scrapbook. In lieu of that, I am going to tell everyone in the world (or at least the ten of you who read this blog) what I love about my baby boy.

Dear Baby E,

I love your big blue eyes.

I love that whenever I take you somewhere somebody stops me to say what a precious/cute/gorgeous/adorable/sweet baby you are and then you bat your eyelashes at him or her and he/she just gushes over you.

I love your smile.

I love that you only have 2 teeth in your mouth, but you really give them a workout.

I love how happy and alert you are when you wake up in the morning or from taking a nap.

I love your curly red-blonde hair that can't decide if it's going to be blonde or red.

I love your kisses. You open your mouth as wide as you can and pull on my cheeks until I cave and you slobber all over me.

I love your "cuddles" when you are sleepy and just want mama to hold you.

I love that you let me kiss your neck whenever I want - you just tip your head to the side and let me keep my mouth on your soft neck until I can't breathe anymore.

I love when you pull on my legs to help you stand up.

I love that I can't get a thing done around the house when you are grumpy.

I love to watch you feed yourself. It is one of the best moments in my day.

I love when you try to kiss Delilah and you end up with a mouthful of fur.

I love it when you get giggly after dinner and before bed - I call it your "happy hour".

I love to watch you sleep.

I love when I'm trying to change your diaper and you roll yourself over and crawl away.

I even love when you are crabby, sick or teething.

I love you, I love you, I love you (with all my heart) my little bean/peanut butter cup/monkey/bear/lovey.

Love, Mama

And here are some photos from his 9th month. It was a busy month for us!

Here he is just after his bath

With his Auntie Tara

Asleep in his bouncy chair - poor neglected baby!!

Baby E wants to blog.

Sleeping in his car seat - after a day in Disney World.

And just hamming it up for the camera.

And finally, the coolest flower I've ever received - I think it was a genetic mutation, but it's pretty cool! (Mother's Day flower)