FINALLY!

So, after a few months of nothing but "dadadadadada..." we (and by "we" I REALLY mean Kim, especially...) have been anticipating the other side of the coin. Of course. it never quite happens as you would plan it and it always seems to come at the most random of times. This makes it ALL the better, though.

We are sitting on the couch, Michael is in his bouncy just hopping away when, out of absolutely no where..."mmmmmm. mmmmmm. mmmmaaaaaa mmmmmaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!" How great is that?!?!?! He only says it once and moves on like it was nothing. Matter of fact, the next couple of days, he only says it once per day, again at random, non-prompted, non-coerced times (and Mama's not even here for either one...)

We were able to get a short video, though three nights later. I literally spent most of the days with camera in hand, just waiting to hear "mmmmm" and on the camera would go. This one was right after Mama gave his his bottle, gotta love the burp right in the middle of this :)

Of course, since this video a week or so ago, we have definitley seen the Mama and Dada association, too. We love it when he crawls up behind us, grabs our ankle and looks up saying "Mama" or "Dada." It is soooo amazing and still brings a tear to the eye. We love this Lil Dude so much!

Little swimmers!

Last Thursday, Amy (Brooklyn's mom) gave me a call and asked if we would like to bring Michael to their pool for a swim. Of course we say yes! We change the little guy into his swimwear, pack his bag, and off we went. It was perfect because we got there a little after 6 in the evening so it wasn't super hot. Well, to no surprise, he LOVED it!!

Daddy had a blast teaching our little guy how to swim. He did really well too, kicking his feet and he didn't even cry when he took a head dive into the water.

Brooklyn is a little water baby herself and just loved playing with Michael in the pool. If you look at Michael's face in the background, you can see his "stank" face. :) He was a little jealous but he loves to hang out with Brooklyn's older sister Lauren too! She is always asking when she gets to babysit our little man :) We can't wait for our next swim trip!

True love

Michael and Brooklyn met back in November of 2008! He was 9 weeks old and she was 8 months old. It was true love at first sight as Brooklyn made her way to Michael's crib with a stuffed lamb. She gave him the toy to comfort him as he was crying. Over the months, they became even closer! Now that Brooklyn is in the 1's room, she still comes back to visit Michael in the infant room as Amy (Brooklyn's mom) works in both rooms. They will hold hands, give each other kisses and when they see each other, their faces just light up! They have been on several play dates outside of daycare, from shopping at Old Navy to lunch to Barnes and Noble. Oh and Starbucks! Here are some pictures from their play date this weekend at B&N.

Michael wanted his stroller back :)

Brooklyn pushed Michael all over B&N

Leaning in for a KISS!

Brooklyn gave Michael a big smooch!

It is about time :)

Michael is crawling!! Well, not like on his hands/knees crawling per say but he is army crawling!! Mike and I went to pick the little guy up from Daycare yesterday and while Mike was signing him out, I met with Michael's teacher Stephanie. She tried to be as subtle as possible as she did not want to give it away, but ended up telling us that Michael was crawling everywhere! She said it even surprised her because he is known for rolling to where he wants to be :) She then pulled out his favorite toys to entice the little guy to demonstrate his new skills! Well let me tell you, my eyes started watering :) I was able to hold the tears back because I didn't want to look like an idiot but it was amazing to finally see Michael lifting his chunky body and move!
When we got home, we had him crawling everywhere, all evening! We even called Mamaw and Papaw as well as Uncle Matt, Aunt Mandi and cousins Kaitlynn and Owen on Skype so they could see! We even got a little video and of course, I'm going to post it for all to see! Enjoy :)

The newest addiction!

Someone loves puffs! Michael is all about his sweet potato puffs and apple/banana puffs! Here are some updated photos of the lil guy eating away! Video included! Don't forget to turn the music off at the bottom :)