10 months old

A few days late, but Baby Z is 10 months old.


New stuff...
Shakes his head "no"
In the last few days has started babbling A LOT - all sorts of sounds (ga, ba, ma, la, wa)
Likes to point at things with his right index finger
Rests his head on my chest to snuggle
Says "mama" likes he's calling for me
Sticks his tongue out (looks like a lizard)
Puts his hands on the sides of his head & slides them forward (not sure what it means but it's cute)
We recently started giving him solid food & he isn't very interested. So far he's tried apple slices, applesauce, quinoa, banana, tiny bite of cheesecake (courtesy of Grams) and scrambled eggs. He seems to like applesauce & the apple slices a little bit, but didn't take to any of the other food.
And unfortunately is up about every 2 hours at night AGAIN. I am pretty certain he will never sleep through the night.

And still...
Teething - though he still just has the 1 tooth
Loves to stand up with help.
Not very interested in crawling - though he can easily go from being on his tummy to sitting up all on his own.
Loves to laugh when his brother is being silly.

More pics...

Laughing with Grams-


Having fun with Bro-


After writing this up, I did find a baby food that he likes! I plan on making most of his food, but we are away from home so we are trying premade. He likes butternut squash & pear from Earth's Best...

My little artist

LittleBigMan is 3 3/4 years old. He is quite the artist lately - enjoying drawing, coloring & painting. From today - his latest drawing of Daddy, (himself), Bro & Mommy:

(Despite all of us looking sad/angry/evil - LittleBigMan said we are all happy except himself. He is "sad when I talk back to Mommy")

From last week - a drawing that he said was of himself:


I am amazed by his drawing, though I admit I have no idea what is normal at his age. I just love to see his creativity!

Christmas Day photos

Mama Made Them wooden toy review

I normally don't review products on here, but these wooden toys are so cool that I wanted to share...

Wooden toys from Mama Made Them on Etsy-
We purchased these through a group buy (at a discount) as Christmas gifts for the boys. These are such good quality that I would definitely be willing to pay full price for them.  These toys are big fun for little hands & creative minds!

Bath toys - both boys have lots of fun with these in the bathtub. Good bye plastic bath toys, hello durable wooden toys!


Playground - my oldest LOVES this. The merry-go-round is so cool as is the swing.


Fire truck, bulldozer & flatbed truck - I love that the ladder comes off of the firetruck. The flatbed truck is just awesome.


Gas & Go Set - this one is awesome because it comes with 3 vehicles & lots of wooden people. All around fun.


LittleBigMan says his favorite toy is the firetruck. He thinks the peg person that is small with a black shirt & dark hair is himself. He has quite the adventures, especially when he replaces the fireman with himself! (And the red person in the back is his cousin Parker who I'm told is also a "good guy")


And here he is rescuing Daddy from the top of the swing...


Not pictured - teething keys. Baby Z really enjoys the sound these make & of course chewing on them.

Mama Made Them has some other great items... more vehicles, tools, storytelling sets, buildings & more. I think the Sun House & Little Kitchen look especially fun.

So if you're on the lookout for well made, durable toys that spark creativity go check out Mama Made Them.