The Best Thing in the World...

...is having lots of family close by, all of whom are dying to play with your baby. The other day my mom called and declared that she needed some time with the Little Guy. She ended up taking him for three hours while I got to stay home and clean my house, something that is very hard to do when you have to hold a baby who doesn't want to be put down. My sister is going to babysit for us on Saturday so that the Dear Husband can take me out to dinner. I used to think that as soon as I was old enough I would move back to Washington state where I grew up but now that I have a baby, I don't see that happening unless we can take our families with us.

The worst thing in the world is a sick baby. The Dear Husband brought home a cold from work and now the Little Guy and I both have it. At first when I realized Hubby was sick I told him to stay away form the Little Guy... that didn't last long. That night the Little Guy would not sleep and after several hours of holding him, sometime around four a.m., I decided it was better for him to catch a cold than for me to go crazy from lack of sleep and I passed him off to Hubby. Well now it looks like I get to deal with the consequences of that decision. Lucky me.

Anyway, enjoy these new pictures.

Naked babies are the cutest.

Big yawn!

He finally got a good grip on his finger. He is still perfecting the art of sucking his fist.