Pumpkin Carving

We learned that pumpkins are one of Monk's favorite things.
Check out what is inside this thing.

Play with the guts from the inside

Watch daddy carve it

And finally the finished product. He has one tooth just like Monk.

Cradle Cap

Monk had a little case of cradle cap so I read this article and have been told by some other people to put oil on it and let it sit there for a little while and then wash it out. I was really excited about the whole thing and I was willing to do anything to get rid of the dry skin on his head. So I proceeded to what I thought would be an easy process. It all went wrong when I put too much on his head. You can see the massive amount that I put on there from this picture. The moment after I put too much on his head Fisherman said, "this is your deal." Meaning that I had to take care of the whole thing. I never realized how many things actually hit Monk's hair. I thought that he could play while he had it on his head, but he kept grazing things along his hair. I finally made it to bath time and realized that I should have taken off his clothes before I put the oil in his hair, CRAP!

The next day Monk wakes up with crusties in his eye. I immediately thought that it was pink eye because it was all red. Later I figured out that it was just from getting oil in his eye the night before. What an awful mom I am! I feel so bad. You can tell on this picture that his eye on the right is all irritated. I don't think that I will ever be doing that again.

Crawling

Monk has been crawling for awhile, but this is for those of you who have not seen him do it yet. There has not been much going on at our house so I have resorted to this video with my hidious voice on it. HA! This has made me decide to talk to Monk in a "normal" voice from now on. Anyway back to the video, I love when Monk goes from crawling to a sitting position it is just WAY too cute and also notice the one sock. That child is constantly taking off his socks.

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Secret Video

This little video is really bad quality because for some reason our camera does not take very good movies, but it made me laugh so hard. This is a short clip of Fisherman and Monk playing. Fisherman has no idea that I am taping this. First they are playing with lambchop the puppet and then there is a little break for a hug, which is oh so cute. Lastly Fisherman ends up hitting Monk on the head with one of his toys. The funny thing about this part of the movie is that Fisherman also taps his own head while making some very comical sound effects. Notice how they change with the person that is being hit. I always wonder what Fisherman does with Monk alone and now I know.

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My Little Punkin Seed

Eight Months Old 10/8/06 - Monk

Yesterday Monk turned 8 months old. He is getting to be so much more interactive every day. Everyday he is doing something new and exciting it seems. All of these little things that he is learning and accomplishing make parenting one of the best things in the world.
He is in love with his blankie lately. When he has it he fiddles with it between his fingers and it just melts my heart. He has a little waffle blankie with the satin edges. I had one just like it when I was a kid. I tried and tried to get him to like a pacifier, but he never took to it. So I was surprised that he took to his blankie.
One of my favorite things that has happened in the last month is that he has become more attached to me. The smile on his face when I pick him up is irreplaceable. When we play in his room together he will be busy with his toys and then all of a sudden he will crawl over to me to get what I call a "mommy break." He snuggles his head in my chest for a couple of minutes and then he is right back to playing. He does the same thing periodically with his blankie.
One more thing that he has learned this past month is to wave bye-bye. I have yet to catch it on camera, but it is the sweetest thing that you could ever witness. He gets all excited about it and his arm just goes buck wild.
Some of his favorite things to do lately include taking off his socks, which you may have read about in one of my previous blogs, crawling all over the place, and dropping stuff just to see mom or dad pick it up.
Monk there have been so many times in the past month that if there were a way that I could have made time stand still I would have. There are moments that you will lay your head on my shoulder and cuddle and moments where you, your dad, and I will be laughing all together as one and I just want to hold unto moments like that for just a little while longer. Your dad and I are the luckiest people in the world to be able to experience you and to watch you grow. Being able to watch you as you grow is like having front row tickets to the best concert in the world. We love you with al our hearts.
-Dad and Mom

Blowing Raspberries

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One of Monk's favorite things to do lately is to blow raspberries. He has been doing this for a really long time, but lately it has been really intense and aggressive. Oh yeah and the thing that he is beating on underneath him is Angler. Poor dog! It is a little distorted and sideways, but it is still funny.

Our New Occupation

You may have thought that I am a receptionist and that Fisherman sells cleaning supplies, but you were wrong. We have been hired as Monk's professional sock putter oners. The first picture that you see to the left is the picture taken right before we went for a car ride. Here he is distraught because the socks are still on his feet. The bottom picture was taken after we arrived at our destination. Socks are off and he is happy as a clam. Crazy kid!