I worked from home today. Yay! Lex is
cutting two more teeth so he was a bit fussy today and because
of that he kept falling over or pulling things down on top of
him. It was sad, but funny. :) He got all excited about a cord
dangling from the desk and so he scooted right over to it, gave
it a good tug, and the phone came tumbling down (headset cord
connecting headset to phone). Earlier in the day he somehow hit
his head on the wall (neither of us actually saw what happened)
and left a little bruise on his head. Poor baby. Hopefully
these teeth come in quickly. On the bright side, he is extra
cuddly when he’s fussy. He gives great hugs and just wants to
be held all the time. He’s such a sweetie.

We’ve been singing finger songs and practicing baby signs
a lot lately. He doesn’t do the signs yet, but his fingers move
a lot, like he’s trying. When I sing Itsy Bitsy Spider his
hands open and close and wiggle, but can’t quite make the
motions. I sing a few times while I make the signs, then I sing
a few times and help him make them. He laughs. I laugh. Life is
good.

I miss my boy. It’s so hard going to work
every day and leaving him. When I get home I only see him for
an hour or so before it’s bedtime. I feel like all of my time
with him lately is spent getting him up or putting him down. I
wanna play!

I can’t wait until Spring. Lex is so
wiggly now that it takes forever to get him dressed. We
normally put him in two layers because it’s cold (winter
finally hit!) and he seems to get bored after about 1/2 layer.
I used to think it would be tough to have a newborn in winter,
but now I’m thinking that might be easier. At least a newborn
will lay there and let you dress him. Lex is off and squirming
with just a diaper and one arm in his shirt and nothing
more.