Our Little Valentine

We had a hugs n' kisses filled Valentines Day! This hasn't been one of our favorite holidays in the past. Forced romance was not our big thing. Forget roses (although Scott actually bought some...so romantic!) and chocolate (wait, mom and dad gave us some ). But this year, we really had fun with it! Not only did we get to celebrate the new love of our lives - Tagg! - we also got to have a great date night.

Tagg is a very, very sweet little guy. He’s got the best temperament. He’s so mellow, very rarely fussy and always in a good mood. Well, almost always. He sleeps like crazy...10+ hours every night, and always with his little bum up in the air. Sometimes we’re tempted to keep him up past 8:30 so we can play with him more! He’s very intent on figuring things out. He likes to study his toys, books, anything he can get his hands on. I swear his hair is growing like a weed all of a sudden. It kind of looks like a mohawk and we’ve tried greasing it up, but now it’s long enough that it looks kind of silly. He’s awfully handsome with those dark blue eyes and the dimple, that’s for sure!

He’s taken to eating baby food like a champ although broccoli is not his favorite (personally, I think Scott had something to do with that ;-). We’re working on the sippy cup and he’s getting the hang of eating puffs, although he ends up with more of them stuck on him and his high chair than probably make it into his mouth. I know we’ve said this before but he’s really, really close to crawling. He scooches around and rolls everywhere...if he sees something he wants, he’ll go right over and get it. He’s been getting up on his hands and knees and rocking back and forth. It’s not too long before he figures out how to move forward without face planting...and then we’re in trouble! He’s really fascinated by the dogs, especially my parents’ Sheltie. We can’t decide if it’s the long hair or the fact that Gamble is more his size but he squeals like crazy and reaches out for him all the time. He's getting pretty good at standing up while holding on to things and, boy, does he think that's the coolest thing ever!

We’ve been really lucky with his health. They’ve had a nasty bout of RSV around here. A couple of our friends’ babies actually ended up in the hospital which is so scary. He had one little stuffy nose that lasted about 2 days and that’s it.

Scott did OK at the boat show. It definitely wasn’t as good as last year but they had more sales than most of the other dealers and we’re hoping they can continue hanging in there till the economy turns around. Tiffany and I just started training for another half-marathon a couple of weeks ago. It’s been tough with the weather. I hate getting up in the dark, cold mornings to go run...the snooze button is always calling! I’ve taken Tagg on a couple of jogs in his new running stroller. He likes being outside but it’s definitely harder to run with no hands! Good training I suppose. Bring on spring!!!

Happy 2009!

Sure, it's cold. There's inversion. Everyone's fat and tired from the holidays. The economy's in the crapper. But we are HAPPY! What's more fun than bubble baths? And 6-month-olds learning to eat and loving their old-fashioned doorway bouncer?! And the inauguration?! Hope. That's what 2009 is all about. Hope.

We hosted a Superbowl party which was really fun. We had kids and dogs everywhere, more Cardinal fans than Steelers fans, one person (Tiffany) who hogged all the winnings in the pool, a little man who decided to have a melt down for the entire 3rd quarter, and ended up with entirely too much food - but what an awesome game!!

Since mommy and daddy got a new dining room set and new bedroom furniture, Tagg graduated from the bumbo to a high chair. It's the only safe place to let him eat biter biscuits (thanks for turning me on to those, Aunt Nicole!). Those are a nasty mess but he sure likes them and they seem to help with the teething.

We got to spend some fun time with Grandma and favorite cousin Ashley on her 2nd birthday in January. If you haven't seen the "sliding" post from the last entry, check it out!

Tagg is definitely getting tall. Mommy is soooo not worried that he's going to be taller than her. ;-) He loves to stand up, with some help, and is sitting up all by him self. He loves almost all of his food, although sometimes he makes some pretty "yuk" faces when he starts eating! Scott keeps trying to convince him that veggies suck, but he's not buying it. Tagg has been very interested in grabbing lately: hair, earrings, noses, noses, dad's face ... anything he can get his hands on and inspect!

Tagg got into his fancy duds so he could hang out with Papa and the fam at the boat show. How cool is that hat (please, do not say anything about Newsies!). Scott had a good show, relatively speaking. The industry isn't what it used to be but he is always a success. His passion and hard work always serve him well. Lisa's job is great. The company is holding their own and actually doing really well in spite of the economy and we are just figuring out the home-control system that we got from Control4. It seems like it will be really cool once we get everything in place!

Tagg is enjoying things like "flying" and the toss game. He is - as his shirt says - 100% Boy! He likes to sleep like a little frog (so cute) and finally, at the ripe old age of 6 months, got his first cold. He is loving his baths and the super cute ducky slippers that Kris and Amy and the family bought him. Can't believe January is over already and it's almost Valentine's Day. -sigh- Must start blogging faster!