Sitting up. On my own.

Louis will be 7 mos. old on Monday - his dad's b-day! And he can sit up while holding things for long stretches of time. It really is neat to watch him develop and meet these milestones. But, already I feel the pang of losing 'my baby!' It's amazing how strong and independent the little dude has become in just 7 mos. He's the best thing Matt and I could have ever dreamed of!

Coming Soon!

I'm so excited to be getting a new blog design for the Adventures of Little Brown Sprout! Want your own? Check out LeeLou Blog designs at http://www.leeloublogs.blogspot.com/!

Ouch! Two new teeth

Ouch! Little Sprout has two new bottom teeth. So yes. That's a total of four bottom teeth and no top teeth :) Except for about one week when he was a teeny, tiny baby Louis has never used a binky. He now however -with all these teeth popping through - likes to chew on the binky's. Here's a recent photo of him on a walk chewing the heck out of his binky.

Trick or Treat

Little Brown Boot Lost

Louis refuses to have anything cover his feet - blankets, socks, shoes, etc. Since he's been born, I've been unsuccessful at keeping those tootsie's covered. As winter approaches I'm fretting just how I'm going to keep his feet warm and him healthy. I've purchased about five different types of shoes/boots to protect his feet and I've been putting a pair on him everytime we leave the house. Many times this makes a simple walk or trip to the grocery a scavenger hunt as we try to locate the kicked off or thrown boot!

Case in point, yesterday while checking out at the grocery I looked into Louis' stroller to realize that he was sans boot. After checking out, I walked back through the store looking for the lost little brown boot. With no luck we left the store and retraced our steps home. Finally, upon approaching the back yard,  I saw what appeared to be a little brown boot in the grass.

I guess the jokes on me Louis :) You were able to sneak that thing off while I was preoccupied...and, it took me an entire hour to realize you'd chucked it out of the stroller!

Look at that beautiful smile!

Firetruck

We've been home this week with Louis and the weather has been beautiful - 60 and sunny! We've gotten out most days for a walk and to check out the changing leaves on the fall trees. I took this pic with my camera phone the other evening while on one of our walks. Louis is sporting a new sweatsuit - this one features a bright red fire truck!

obama pride!

this onesie rocks!

it's got the prez on it.

There's a bear in our tree!

It's a gloomy Saturday in October but we didn't let that deter us from having some outdoor fun. Louis put on his little bear suit and we took a walk...capturing these adorable photos in our own front yard. Louis is at a great age (6mos.). He's so happy all the time. He's learning to sit on his own, has a fantastically healthy appetite and is practically sleeping through the night!

Cutest little scarecrow

After much debate we chose a little scarecrow costume for Louis. It's so cute in orange and brown and has an adorable little hat (which he doesn't really care for).

Can't wait to walk around the neighborhood in a couple weeks and look at all the ghost's and goblins.

a not-so-spooky pumpkin

Last night we carved Louis' pumpkin. We put plastic down on the kitchen floor and let him go crazy in the pumpkin goo.

He loved it!

And, we loved watching him experience the feeling of the slimey seeds and listen to the noise made by banging on the hollow pumpkin.

We carved the pumpkin in Louis' honor - with two bottom front teeth! It's very cute!

Brown Sprout's Blue

Little guy has his first ear infection. I feel so bad for him but he's such a trooper. We went to the doctors today and his ear canal was so full of fluid (and he was squirming so) that the doctor couldn't determine if it was an inner or outer (similar to swimmer's ear) ear infection so we're treating both. He's on antibiotics and ear drops for 7-10 days. Hoping his spirits stay high and that this passes quickly.

Feel better soon my baby boy!

Growing, Growing and Growing!

Today was Louis' 6 mos check up and boy was he tired and fussy. Not to mention he got 5 shots which didn't help matters. Anyway, he is a healthy boy - other than some nasty diaper rash which we got a perscription for - and he weighs 16 lbs., 1 oz. and is 29 inches long! The kid is T-A-L-L!

Good Fall Eatin

Louis' Aunt Amy went apple picking in DC today. It sounded like so much fun and reminded me that we had delicious red and gold apples in the kitchen that Louis' grandparents had given us from their orchard. Following a friends suggestion and my favorite Zuccinni recipe, I turned those beautiful apples into some yummy apple bread. What a wonderful way to usher in the Autumn!

H1N1 scare?

Louis was really feeling lousy Saturday and Sunday and with all the hype and warnings re: H1N1 flu, I was terrified he'd gotten it. Luckily after 24 hrs on Tylenol to reduce his fever he seems to be doing much better. He has his 6 mos. check up tomorrow so the doctor will be able to rule the seasonal and H1N1 flu out. I hope folks really heed the advice distributed by the Board of Health and CDC - stay home if you're sick and stay away from others (especially babies who aren't old enough to receive a flu shot).

Down on the farm

Today we stopped somewhere outside of Lima to pick Louis' first pumpkin. How exciting! There were so many beautiful pumpkins to choose from but we got a very special one! The sun was shining. It was a perfect day.

Look at all those pumpkins (and Louis' bald spot)!

On the road again...

We're heading to Lima this weekend to visit with Louis' grandparents (Matt's parents). Hopefully the boy's on his best behavior. He's been pretty tired this week after school.

School dayz

Louis loves school! He has so many friends - Will, Molly, Big Jack, Bailey & others which he plays with each day. They finger paint, sing songs, and spend a lot of time just looking at each other. However, most of Louis' friends are older than he is and have already transitioned out of the infants classroom. And, just this week, Louis began his own transition. A couple hours each day he goes to the 'older' kids room to play. Pretty soon he'll spend all day there. We're really proud of him and happy that he'll be in a room with kids who are meeting the same developmental milestones that he is. It seems like it was just a few days ago when we were dropping him off that first time - what a heartbreaking experience!

Half Way to my First B-day!

Birthday's are met with such excitment at our house. We spend the entire week leading up to them celebrating. So, it's no surprise that this week we're celebrating all of Brown Sprout's accomplishments in the first 6 mos. of his life. If I'm doing the math right, that's less than 200 days! That's a short amount of time to have accomplished quite a bit. In fact, we now have the high chair out (even though we're not using it quite yet) and he's started sleeping in is own room in his crib (no more pack'n play in our room).

Happy Half-Birthday Son! Have a great week.

Day two in the blog-o-sphere

Louis is 6 mos. old today! Matt and I are celebrating by encouraging Louis to sleep in his own room, in his crib. He did great last night. After his 5 a.m. bottle, we put him back in his crib where he played for about 30 minutes and then put himself back to sleep without crying. I was so proud! The little guy really tries hard to be a good boy!