Love My Baby!

Having quiet children has its advantages, most of the time. Aj is often so quiet that we have little scares and have to make sure he's still alive and ok, and often he's just sleeping or playing quietly in the next room. At this point I think we'd be happy if he'd just talk more so we knew that he was there. Of couse usually we're in the same room anyway, but when he's in his crib or playing in the living room while we're in the kitchen it would be nice to hear him once in while, just to remind us that he's there. Should I even think of complaining that he's so quiet? Probably not, but it's sometimes concerning. He does "talk" and seems to be on track with all his motor skills but we've recently decided we'd like to hear from him a little more. So, we tickle him, play with him, and talk to him even more than we were already doing, just to get him to giggle and talk to us. It's a lot of fun and who wouldn't love to just sit and play with such a cute baby? Aj also LOVES to be read to.

Oh, and he's sitting up now! We've been practicing and he's getting better at it each day. Yesterday, when we had photos taken at Penny's he sat for a couple of them. He'll sit for anywhere from a few seconds to a couple minutes before toppling over. Ut-oh! Baby goes boink! He loves it. He smiles and makes sounds and movements that obviously mean that he wants to sit back up and so we start again. He's such a fun little boy. He's been sitting up more straight since last Friday or Saturday, instead of sitting forward with his little hands by his feet. He's now able to hold a toy while sitting, at least for a few seconds at a time. He's growing up so quickly. I wish I could spend every moment of every day with him and his brothers.

Since I now have "so much extra time" I have been editing some photos. Here's one I did tonight. It was taken in March, either by Anna Freeby or by my putting the camera on the tripod that same evening. I turned the entire background black and enhanced the lighting and such a little bit in raw format. I think it turned out very nice.



If my family or friends want to download this one go ahead. Click on the photo and then right click on the larger view to save it. I think it would be a good one to frame. I wish Shaun was in it with us.