Catching Up…

It's been way too long since I've posted here, so let's get you caught up on the goings on in the Lamp house.

The first major item of news is that we're moving. No, we're not leaving Jacksonville, just changing addresses to a different part of town. We've found a nice little house to rent – putting us in a better neighborhood that we can feel a lot better about taking Steven around in. Bonnie did a lot of work finding the right spot and we're really excited about the new house.

Kudos to Bonnie's mom, Vicki, for coming to town to help Bon when I had my coast-to-coast road trips last month. I know that was huge for her and I imagine that Vicki didn't mind spend some quality time with Steven.

Speaking of moms…Donna is making her first Thanksgiving trip down to Jax on Sunday and spending this week with us. She's going to be in for a surprise when she sees him.

Our little man has quickly turned into not so little. He's a chunk – boosting his weight up to 22 pounds. I'm glad I've got an appointment with the chiropractor in the morning to get my back adjusted, something that has become a weekly staple, to help cope with toting the youngster.

Steven is starting to show more and more personality each day. He's really interacting more with us – showing facial expressions (which he has inherited from Bonnie), changes in his tone when talking and wanting us to pay attention to him more. Scooting around is still his mode of transportation and he's developed the "hover" until the light finally clicks for him to start crawling forward.

By the way, if you're ever in San Diego for only 22 hours, I've got the blueprint for how to do it.

 

 

 

Steven's Laugh

It's been awhile since I've posted anything - it's been a little hectic around the old Lamp house. With my upcoming trip to San Diego, I'll probably write a little while in the air so be prepared for some new stuff in the coming weeks.

The video above is us playing with him on our bed. He has taken to being tossed (gently I might add) onto the pillow. His laugh has become contagious. He can just lay on his back and start laughing for no reason at all.

I'm constantly amazed at how awesome our little man is.

Down Goes Mr. Frog! Down Goes Mr. Frog!

As Steven turned three months old yesterday, we had a major breakthrough as he has captured the highly elusive Mr. Frog!

The Growing Boy

Everyone says that children grow up fast.

They weren't lying – especially when it comes to lil' Steven.

On Monday, Steven went in for his two month checkup. Our little boy is starting to not be little anymore – coming in at a whopping 14 pounds. That's a six-pound increase in the last month.

He's eating us out of house and home!

The new developments are that he's starting to smile – a lot. As long as he isn't hungry and you're talking to him, he's going to grin and give you a big smile.

It's a lot of fun to come home every day and see that little smiling face looking at you.

Shake Your Booty...or like Steven, Your Legs

Thou Shalt Not Touch The Cheek

We all grew up learning about the 10 commandments, but unfortunately, the 11^th commandment is often overlooked and not abided (which probably goes the same with the first 10).

That 11^th commandment is clearly stated – "Thou shalt not touch the cheek of the baby, especially when he's feeding."

Well, Steven's great-grandmother, Clara, violated that 11^th commandment on his second day on Earth. As we all know, hell hath no fury than for violating one of the commandments.

So, upon touching Steven's cheek while Bonnie was feeding him, Donna (my mom) slaps the crap out of her hand – chastising her for touching Steven's cheek and for violating the 11^th commandment.

The moment scared the crap out of me, startled Bonnie and stunned Clara. We were dumbfounded upon learning that there was an 11^th commandment. I will give you that I wasn't the best student at Sunday school, but I got the gist of the 10 commandments…but that's where I thought it stopped.

Being the nice guy that I am, I promptly touched Steven's cheeks and allowed for Clara to touch them as well. I think at that point she was afraid to touch him because Donna might have tackled her for not holding him properly, as shown in the instruction manual that the hospital gives with every newborn.

Topping the event off was Donna not even remembering the slap she gave Clara – and denying that it even happened.

The truth Donna shall set you free.

Video time!

Here are some videos for you to enjoy from Steven's first month with us...

This is Steven "enjoying" a bath. These are always an adventure and its truly priceless some of the faces he makes.

This is Steven getting ready for his first night in the crib. He squirms a lot in his sleep - so his first night in the crib shouldn't be any different. Last night, we put him in the bed with his head in the same position as in the video. When he awoke this morning, he had spun all the way around and his head was where his feet were.

Steven taking a poo is always an adventure, so we decided to share the looks of contentment after he has unleashed the beast into his diaper. His poo runneth over - filling the diaper and then some.