Jamshley Plus One

9/27
Micah waved "bye bye" for the first time today! Mama was leaving the house to get her eyebrows done and after she had nursed him and kissed him goodbye she started walking to the door. While her back was turned, Micah waved at her! Daddy said "he just waved bye bye!" and mama thought that it couldn't have been on purpose but she turned around and said "bye bye buggy" and he did it again! Our child is a genius! <3

9/28
Our first family photo shoot! Micah bear was so very tired during the entire shoot but he was a trooper!

9/29

At Micah's 6 month check up he was 17.9 lbs (55th percentile), 28 inches (95th percentile), and his head was 17.5 inches (80th percentile!) His doctor said he was "very advanced" because he was very tuned into what she was saying and doing and kept blocking her attempts to poke and prod him with the stethoscope and other instruments.

10/12 Bonnie's Birthday party! We got to see lots of family today and Micah got to meet some family members for the first time (including Aunt Bonnie herself!)

10/13 Mama and Micah went to Pretend City for the first time today. It was Halloween themed and Micah dressed up like a skeleton. We met up with our mommy-and-me group and it turns out that Micah matched two of his little buddies! Micah had a blast playing with his friends and putting all the new toys in his mouth (mama had to let go of all her germa-phobe tendencies for the day!) Micah has started a new and very silly tongue move where he sticks out his tongue like a little lizard and then chews on it. Daddy, of course, got it on video! Micah has been sleeping on his tummy lately (thanks daddy!) and is now able to put himself back to sleep more often. He still wakes up as soon as mama lays down to go to sleep because he wants to come in bed with mama and daddy! He continues to wake us up in the morning by smacking us in the face at the same time and yelling. :)

Unplanned matching!

Seriously? It doesn't get much cuter than this.

10/14 Daddy had to get media for a Halloween themed Mommy Matters Class at St. Joseph Hospital so mama and her meetup group went and sang songs and played. Micah got to wear his pumpkin costume and takes cute photos with his friends. ABC news was there too! Maybe we'll see Micah on TV?!

10/16 Micah's television debut! Daddy (being the amazing PR professional he is) got media for St. Joe's and Micah got a close-up!

10/18 Halloween Spooktakular. Mama's Halloween-love-fest continued and Micah dressed up as a little bat!

10/19 We met up with Anabelle, Maggie, and Anthony for the Fall Faire in Newport Beach, ate lunch at Whole Foods, and walked around Fashion Island. Micah just loves his Uncle Anthony, he couldn't stop staring at him and smiling and when he held him he laid his little head on his shoulder! So sweet! <3

Mama and Micah during a farmer's market/coffee play date!

8/23/14 Daddy wore Micah in public for the first time today and tested out the front carry! Micah LOVED it because he could look all around and be part of the action!

8/24/14 Daddy, Mama, and Micah drove out to Dana Point to walk around the cliffs and check out the concert in the park! Micah loved walking around and checking out new sights and sounds.

8/27: Mama came home from work and Micah was crying. Daddy informed her than Micah had been saying mummum non-stop while she was gone. Micah was crying when she walked in the door, but as soon as he saw her he switched to giggling and then just had this giant smile plastered on his face. She started to nurse him to sleep and he just stared into her eyes. Every few seconds he would pop off and start giggling again...it was so sweet.

8/28 Micah is perfecting his whisper, is able to push buttons on his light up toys, lights up when mama sings to him but is all time favorite is the itsy bitsy spider! He loves to smile and looks up at mama and daddy every few moments when he is playing to give them a giant, gummy grin. It's seriously heart melting!

8/30 Micah is able to sit unassisted for a few moments at a time and play with his toys, such a big boy!

9/4 Micah rolled over from his back to his tummy for the first time! Then he rolled right back over to his back....little roly poly!

9/5 Micah is such a wiggle worm these days! We can no longer put him in his bouncer because he either tries to do a back flip out of it or scoots his bottom off of it! The last couple nights when he has woken up we've found him sideways with his little feet out the side slats and last night he had turned a full 180 degrees! He is going to be such a handful when he is mobile!

9/6 We took Micah to South Coast Plaza for his first magic show and he had a ball. He was mostly interested in the families in attendance but he was all smiles (despite refusing to nap all day!) Almost every time we take him out someone tells us that he looks like the Gerber baby...we have to agree that he is pretty much the cutest thing in the world. Mama has discovered that Micah will stop crying if she sings to him, but she has to keep the songs coming! The second the song ends he's back to tears but the moment she starts up he stops. Such a sweet boy! He's still saying "mum mum" when he is upset but now he's added the funniest little face. We go it on video!

9/8 Mama has been anticipating the day she could put baby in Halloween jammies since she was just a couple months pregnant and today she finally was able to! Micah also has a growing collection of Fall and Halloween books thanks to Friday play dates at Barnes and Noble!

9/9 We shot this video of a fun new game Micah has been playing... with himself. He puts his blanket or lovey on his face and leaves it there and we say "uh oh where's the baby?" "where did Micah go?" and he brings it down with a huge smile on his face! Usually peek-a-boo involves a parent hiding, not for Micah tho, he does the hiding and the peeking all on his own!

9/13 Micah's had his first solid food! We gave him two slices of avocado on his highchair tray and let him go to town. He put a little in his mouth and smushed a lot around his tray. He liked feeling the new texture between his fingers and didn't seem to mind the taste either (although very little actually got in his mouth). We got it on video and got some pretty cute photos too! We are excited to try different foods and see what he enjoys but are not very excited about solid-food diapeys!

9/15 Micah is now a professional bubble-blower-rasberry-sound-maker! It's hilarious, he does it over and over again as if he is carrying on a conversation. He also LOVES his little toes and is constantly nibbling on them. He likes to use his feet to kick the hanging toys on his activity mat. He turns himself 180 degrees in his crib and on his play mat, gathers toys, inches his way from one side of the mat to the other, and rolls over with ease.