Why Ben Loves Weekends

We tried rice cereal for the first time tonight.  

After Ash made this face (below), Ben and I tried it and agreed: it tastes like cardboard.  

...but a little cinnamon did the trick, it was much more enjoyable after that!

So not amused that daddy is messing with him (Ben blowing on his face)

Using his feets to drink water.

One word: Thighs.

How much do I love bath time?  So. So. Much.

Asher is mobile!  And mobile without an assistive device :)  Unfortunately I can only upload 3 second long videos, but he is now wiggling his way across the floor to get to his toys.  

Very exciting- time to baby proof the house!

                                         

Today we take away Harlan's 'man card'

Those of you who know Harlan know he has one mortal enemy: it's not the ducky, it's not hot air balloons, it's not trees, it's not rocks (although he has had unfortunate run-ins with all of these things)... it's the baby gate.  Harlan. Hates. The. Baby. Gate.  

We learned tonight that someone in our house is not a giant pansy when it comes to the gate.  

That person is a 6 month bundle of rough and tough baby bravery.  

While Asher was busy attacking the gate, Harlan was literally shaking while sitting in my lap.  

Such a courageous dog.

Such a brave boy.  Not so much a brave dog.

Open Letter to the Toys R' Us Lurker

"Dear Stranger at Toys R' Us,

Seeing you parked outside a kids toy store with your windows down, R. Kelly's music oozing out of your sedan, checking out the people (moms? children?) walking through the parking lot was perhaps the creepiest thing I've ever witnessed in my life.  In my world, that's tantamount to logging in to a chat room as a 14 year old girl to 'make friends'.   If I see you there again, I will call the police after I pepper spray you in the face.

Sincerely,
A Concerned Mom"

P.S. You might as well ditch the facade and just get yourself one of these....

Operation Molar Madness

"Dear Auntie Mallory, Thank you for introducing us to Sassy teething bags.  They

are a lifesaver.  My molars and my mommy thank you.  Love, Asher"

The terry cloth bag that you fill with ice cubes... most excellent on the teethers.

But our favorite is the mesh bag teether that you fill with frozen food.

Peas for the Peas.

We had tried giving Asher frozen sirloin cubes... but he quickly discovered it is way more fun to hold them out to Harlan and let his puppy brother slurp them out of his hand.

Mommy, be serious, OF COURSE I'm going to feed puppy brother.

Pssst.... puppy brother... there's more where that came from!

So the brisket made it's way into the teething bag too.

Harlan verrrry interested in the sirloin...

...but doesn't want to seem too interested...

...but is verrry interested.  

Such a good dog.

An Unexpected Visitor

We've had a lot of visitors in our home, but this guy was unexpected.  

And I found him in our shower.  Which was interesting.

Conclusion: Praying Mantis = Awesome.

Harlan spent the day guarding Asher, which has become his routine.

No puppy brother, babies stay inside the house!

Making sure play time doesn't get too out of control...