Pooh has been navigating her way around her play area without really “crawling.”. She kind of rolls, scoots and even low crawls military style to get where she wants.

It officially changed today.

I was eating lunch and set a glass of Limeade on the floor. I almost didn’t reach down in time to pick it back up! As soon as she saw it she must have figured she didn’t have time to sccit over there.

Two hands and two fat little knees were definitely working in concert to get to my cool drink. Unfortunately, Daddy ruined her plans. But in typical fashion, she moved on to her next mission.

I also got one of those special kisses today.

Out of the blue, she reached in, lips puckered, and laid one on me!  It is the best feeling in the world, it makes me tingle and still brings a smile to my face.

Nope, I’m not talking about the wife or thinking back to some girlfriend years ago.  I’m talking about last night and Pooh.  It wasn’t the first time she game Daddy a kiss, and it better not be the last, but they are all so very special.

We always give her pecks on the cheek whether she likes it or not.  She is so cute and lovable, we can’t help ourselves.  Those are the best little cheeks in the whole wide world.  Of course that is my opinion and if you are a parent your opinion surely differs, but you know what I’m talking about.  She really brings the old man some joy.

There are times when we will ask her to give us a kiss and she will oblige; normally with a wet one.  On those special occasions, which come randomly, she will look us in the eye and give us a kiss without us asking.  Those bring a smile to our face.  But the ultimate is when [...] Continue Reading…

Pooh cannot crawl and at 8 months certainly can’t walk yet, but she is getting around.  OK, she isn’t covering a lot of distance or anything like that, but she finds a way to do her thing.  She will sit up, lean over, get on her stomach and repeat the process to get where whe wants.  My wife mentioned it today – it is almost as if she is in one place one minute and when you turn to look away she moves.

I think she could crawl if she really wanted to, but she apparently doesn’t want to.  She will get on her knees like she is about to crawl and then she will lay on her stomach.  A while ago she didn’t like to lay on her stomach, but that isn’t the case anymore.  She sleeps on her stomach, she will roll over after going to sleep on her stomach or back.  Also, she will lay on her stomach and watch her videos; Mickey’s Playhouse is her favorite.

One thing we have to be concerned with, once she starts moving better/faster, is steps.  We spend the majority of our time in our loft on the second floor.

I have heard [...] Continue Reading…

What I’ve Been Up To

As you may or may not know, I recently retired from the Military after 20 years.  It has been an adjustment to say the least; I still haven’t got used to wondering what I’m going to where to work in the morning.  On the other hand, the timing was right and although I miss the people I worked with the timing was right for my family.

Along with retiring, we moved from Mississippi to Las Vegas.  I’m originally from Indiana, but after living in Las Vegas for nearly 7 years it is my adopted home.  I’m sure we won’t have a problem getting people to visit us out here.

Moving is always rough, but looking back on it we seem to have made the transition without any large incidents.

What Has Pooh Been Up To

K (spell it how you say it), also known as Pooh, has been doing great!  She is so precious to us and we are amazed at how she learns new things everyday.

She has two of the cutest teeth – both on the bottom – and is learning how to use them.  I was feeding her a cracker the other day and watching/feeling how she [...] Continue Reading…