Mr. Manners

“teatoo for the dental floss mommy!”

This is too funny not to share..

There really aren’t any words that Jasper says regularly that I don’t understand, so imagine my surprise when he started saying what sounded like “boobies” when…

Let’s Discuss: Big Kid Bed?

When we were shopping for cribs I remember just wanting something clean, modern and inexpensive. Whether or not it could convert to a “big boy” bed wasn’t really at the top of my list of priorities.   Imagining my as of…

Jasper Sings Happy Birthday

Actually, I’m not sure this really qualifies as singing, but he says it a whole lot!

Seriously, he’s OBSESSED with happy birthday. It started when one of his daycare classmates had his first birthday last week and everyone sang…

It’s Official, Jasper is a Baby Genius!

Normally I’m fairly tongue in cheek when I proclaim Jasper is brilliant or advanced – (well aware that each child is the second coming in their mommy’s eyes!) but this COMPLETELY floored me:

Neither of us ever taught him…

First Words.. Bye Bye Banana

I’ve neglected to blog about a pretty exciting development over the past few weeks.. Jasper has started talking! Since this is, after all, his virtual baby book, I figured I’d better post it for posterity so when he asks me…

He’s Got Skillz

I took so many photos of Jasper this weekend that I wanted to share but haven’t had time to edit them properly so a video will have to do!

My dad reminded me that I should be taking more…

Putting a Lid on It

Thank you for all the wonderful 1st birthday present ideas!

I couldn’t resist posting this little video that so perfectly illustrates the sequences developmental leap that we discussed yesterday.  Not only does Jasper realize that the lid should go…

He Walks!!!!!

Yesterday Jasper started strolling around his baby jail as if he’d been doing it his whole life (witness the middle clip of him walking WHILE chewing ice in the mesh feeder!)

It was amazing to watch the little light…

Child of the Future

Shot with my Tamron AF 28-75mm f/2.8 Lens lens and canon 430 ex II speedlite at these settings:
f4.0
SS 1/6oth
ISO 200

SO this is a real email I received over the…

Kisses from Jasper

A few weeks ago Jasper started making these little kissy sounds. It’s so unbearably cute I have to grit my teeth whenever he does it. Normally he’ll kiss a few times in a row, but last night he wasn’t feeling…