Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Motor Mouth


I am having one of those mornings where I have woken up early for no apparent reason (the baby is sleeping and has been since 9:30 PM), and I can’t seem to go back to sleep. I also had a lot of trouble falling asleep last night and felt restless all night long.  I will probably being taking a nap today. :-)

I am also slightly perturbed this morning.  Before giving up Facebook for Lent, I deliberately took all measures to keep it and any temptation of logging onto it out of my way.  I turned off ALL e-mail notifications.  I made sure to log off of it from my computer AND my phone.  So far, this has been working great….until…this morning! I was checking my e-mail via my phone and saw an e-mail that looked like it was from some kind of message board.  I wasn’t sure what it was or where it was from.  I thought some of my friends started a forum somewhere based on the info.  So, I clicked the link and BAM! I was logged onto Facebook? WHAT? HOW? I didn’t even put in my log in information. So, I’m thinking one of two things happened.
A.)  Somebody hacked my account (which is doubtful because I have an extremely secure password and I am the only one who has had my phone)
B.)  Facebook has now made it possible to automatically be logged on when you click on a link to it in your e-mail...I am thinking maybe just with phones, though..still not sure.
So, I was pretty agitated by that.  I did not use it to read or look at anything and promptly logged off. I did not break my Lent…just in case anybody was up at 6 AM and noticed me on there for like the 2 minutes it took for me to get off of there. lol

Anyway, since I happen to be awake this morning and not currently having to stay on top of little chubby cheeks, I figured I might as well share the plethora of pictures and videos that have accumulated since my last blog post.



 He is not upset in this picture.  He just found it funny to make this face one day and I had to take a picture.  I call it his "kung fu" face.
 Cruising the furniture

 "Can I play with that baby in the camera? He looks like fun!"

 Proudly disobeying me.  I said, "No sir" and he looked at me with that mischievous little grin.
He is again fascinated to see himself in the camera.

Now for a couple of videos...
This first video is the reason for my blog title.  He has been enjoying going around all day long making raspberry noises.  I call it his "motor" that he has running while he plays.  It really sounds like he is trying to pretend he is a machine or car on the go.
This next video is pretty much a continuation of the last one.  He just started making cute sounds in addition to his motor.
He has been working on language a lot recently--practicing different things he can try to say.  He is very comfortable with "mama" now and uses it quite often. He started using it in reference to either myself or my husband.  I am guessing he did this because he realized the term applied to an adult and he can't figure out how to say "dada" yet.  Now, however, "Mama" has become more of a command.  He will come to me and say "mama" when he wants something from me.  He doesn't necessarily want Mama so much as he wants Mama to do something for him.  Here is a video of him commanding "Mama" because he is trying to get in my lap....not to sit there, though, but rather he is interested in climbing me in an attempt to get up on the couch.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

This is Important

Concerned about the status of today's economy, Gordon Lee has a very serious message he would like to convey to the general public.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Gordon Lee says "Mama"


Fun

If there is one word I can use to describe Gordon Lee, it is fun! He is almost always having fun and I have so much fun watching him!  The older he gets, the less he cries.  And when he does cry, it is usually for a very specific reason such as being tired or hungry.  Below are some pictures of him having fun with various things!



He LOVES this frog chair that we got him for Christmas.  But he isn't interested in sitting in it; he likes to tackle it.



He is consistently proud of himself whenever he pulls himself up to stand.  And he especially likes to peek at you from behind something.



Whenever he has been actively playing (crawling around, trying to walk, etc.), he then wants to sit in my lap and play.  I think it is his way of winding down.
In this next picture, he is getting near the point where he is about to sit in my lap, but he is making sure I'm nearby while demonstrating the height of fashion.
Like I said, he is just so much fun! In the video, he is taking 1 step.  That is his new skill he is practicing.  He likes to pull himself up on that brown ottoman, slowly let go of it, and try a few steps.  He made 4 the other day.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Entertainment

Gordon Lee has many ways of entertaining himself! He's pretty good at finding whatever there is around him that can be played with (including many things he is not supposed to have).  
Here, he is blowing raspberries on a ball and having a blast.  He did this for a good 30 minutes.

He has also found his diaper to be very entertaining.

This next one is just entertaining to me.  Gordon Lee says "mmmm" when he takes a bite.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Marching into 8 Months on the 8th!

Gordon Lee is 8 months old today, and I'll just share all of the photos from today! Like I said previously, it is getting hard to take a picture of him. :)





 After this picture, he reached up and pulled the sticky note down. This was the 2nd sticky note.  So, I decided to put it somewhere else.

Then, I just took it away altogether.

In these following two pictures, I'm looking a lot like Jack Nicholson on the cover of The Shining, but Gordon Lee is cute.  He was happy to see me today.



Monday, March 5, 2012

Smile for the Camera

Here are a few pictures I have taken of Gordon Lee recently where I have managed to get him looking at the camera without yet trying to grab it. :)