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Last night was a great night. Frank and Rhianna came over for dinner with their two little ones. Gwen is such a little bitsy angel and Little Frankie is anything but little - he is a bruiser! He is 6 weeks older than Ezekiel, so it was hilarious to put them side by side. They looked like two little brutes (or two little weebles laying side by side). He is a little charmer though - and he is sitting up (on his own) and pulling himself into a standing position - at 4.5 months old!!! I hope E. can do all of that at such an early age.

We bought Ezekiel a Bumbo chair so he can practice sitting up. He is simply hilarious in it. He sits there like he thinks it is his recliner and bobs his head around, smiling. Here he is, he looks a bit silly but it was the only picture we got of him in his Bumbo:



We went to Ezekiel's pediatritian last week for E's two month appointment. He weighs 15.85 lbs (97th %) and is 24.5 inches tall (97th %). He had his FOUR shots and he was a little trooper (but more composed than either me or his Daddy). We talked with Dr. Tony about how Ezekiel eats SO much (and I have to pump EVERYTHING, so it is getting a little rough). Dr. Tony asked a bunch of questions (like, does he open his mouth when you are eating and try to get your food? can he hold his neck up on his own, etc etc). After the question session and explaining to us about Ezekiel's size so he needs more food, Dr. Tony told us that E. is ready for food! Like, for real....not in his bottle (which we had a problem with anyway). He wanted us to start him on rice cereal in a bowl with a spoon. So, we listened and started it. The very first night, Ezekiel opened his mouth wide after like the third spoonful. He "got" it. He loves his food like his daddy loves his food! It was so awesome, but so sad too. We both cried watching our little tyke open his mouth wide for the spoon. He has nights when he doesn't want anything to do with the cereal, he only wants his bottle and that is ok with me. He is only 11 weeks old, after all. Next, we will try Rice Cereal with Banana.

Tonight, he is a little cranky. Here is a pic of him tonight in his pjs though:



This is another of him tonight in hs pjs. Yep, different pjs. This was before the poop-pant-mishap of 2007. You will notice the big smile; he knew what was coming....



I am so in love with this kid. It is crazy.

what a face

Everyone keeps saying that Ee-key has me wrapped right around his finger. I don't know what they are talking about.......

update

Ezekiel is getting to be such a big boy. He weighs in at 15 pounds now! We have had to pack away so many cute outfits (many that he never even got to wear) as he is now in 3-6 month clothes. He is learning "fake-fussing". I still get a kick out of it. If he isn't get his way with something, he sticks out his little bottom lip and then makes this ahh-ahh-ahh noise that scares him if he does it too loud. Of course, he is only 9 weeks old - I imagine I'll be pretty sick of it by the time he is, say, 2.

We also had to take care of his co-sleeper. His arms were touching both sides and since he is moving now, we would wake up to find his face pressed into the side of the sleeper. It has been difficult moving him to his big boy crib. He doesn't like it and it makes me so sad to see him swimming in this huge crib. He is still in our bedroom though, so that makes it easier on me to be able to see him from my bed.

Here he is in his big boy crib. You can tell he isn't too sure of things (this is the first moment when he was laid down in it for the first time)



He did finally pass out and sleep for a half hour in the crib. Then we put him in his swing to sleep. The next morning, he refused to sleep in either. I laid him in bed with me and Marty and apparently all three of us passed out. This is me waking up to find the little turd sleeping soundly in our bed



and this one is just one I'm including because I thought Beckie (my sister) looks so pretty holding Ezekiel:

Now that's huge!

People don't really understand when we talk about our "big" cat L.E. They think...15 pounds? no? 17 pounds? no?

Let's try 30 pounds of massive cat puddle of beef. He has a jiggle time that rivals Homer Simpsons. To demonstrate his little "problem" here is a pic that Marty shot....of Ezekiel and L.E. Keep in mind - Ezekiel is a human; L.E. is not.

Ezekiel is 5.5 weeks today

He is growing so fast. Weighing in at a chubby chubster cheeks 12 lbs! (Did I mention that I've lost 36 lbs since having him?) Today, he and I spent the day out shopping. What a great little guy! I try to keep him entertained throughout the day in hopes that it will help him sleep at night. It usually doesn't work. Last night, I think he went to bed at about 6:30am. He was back up by 7:30. In two weeks, I go back to work. I do not know what I will do, especially with Marty not getting home until late late at night. I went into work tonight to see everyone and talk to my boss about coming back. My boss is being so great - she is actually going to let Ezekiel come in for an hour a day (after Marty goes to work but I am still at work).

Anyway, I thought this pic was sweet as pie - I took it last night and thought I'd share:

belly time

Here is a little video of Ezekiel doing belly time.

Belly Time

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Mommy & Ezekiel - Bath Time

Disclaimer: this blog is decidedly R-Rated. There is at least one full frontal nudity shot (of Ezekiel, not me). There are some shots that include my belly - just ignore them. Seriously, if your stomach muscle was sliced through, you wouldn't be able to suck it in for photos either!

If you are offended by nudity, you may want to click your back button and click on one of my other, less offensive posts. If you are offended by Extreme Cuteness, you may want to tap the back button furiously to escape this post as it is so oozing of cuteness it just may spray cute-juice all over the entire inter-web as we know it.

As a side note, if you are actually viewing this post, it means you are on my preferred list so I'm thinking that a) you are not easily offended b) you love cute things and hate mean things and c) I don't believe you are a pedophile.

So, on with the post!!! I've mentioned how much Ezekiel loves his baths. They help ease his fussing tremendously. I get in the bath with him, cradle his little head and he spreads out eagle-style and snores for about 45 minutes. I love this relaxed side of him. He actually spreads out his toes and occasionally sticks them out of the water and waggles them around (just like his Daddy does). So here are some pictures to share his cuteness.

This is Ezekiel staring up at me, getting ready to go into full on relax mode:



Enjoying the water:



Hair washing, while laying back in the water:



Just like Daddy, totally relaxed and enjoying bathtime: