Monday Monday

We've been busy, as always.  Jayden is getting better and better about sitting up - although he does eventually get tired and tip over.  We have to always be next to him or stack pillows around him so that when he falls he doesn't end up with a concussion.  He's still talking a lot - but no real words yet no matter how much I say "mama" and "daddy" to him. 

He is definitely getting more clingy, particularly to me.  In the mornings, Carmen will get up with him and hang out with him while I shower and get ready for the day.  He'll be playing and happy and having a good time.  And then I walk in the door and there's nothing but tears.  It's a little hard for me, but I have to just take it as a stage and a function of what I am to him (food, comfort, etc.) 

Today I had to go to court in the morning, but I was home by 9:30 am so Carmen could go to work.  For the next few hours, Jayden was either asleep or in my arms.  Anytime I sat him down by himself, he screamed.  So we made soup with him in the baby bjorn, I carried him to make his own meals and I held him to fall asleep, of course.  It was exhausting.  In the afternoon, Jayden and I went to this place called Pretend City.  Pretend City (as my friend said) is basically Disneyland for kids.  It's meant for older kids - they have a grocery store, a theater, a sushi restaurant, a farm, a house for rent (that even has some construction) and about a billion other things.  On the third Monday of the month they open it up to infants only, so my friend and I took our babies today.  Jayden and Shreya (my friend's daughter) still aren't very mobile, so we found a soft area and hung out there the whole time.  Once the kids are roaming around, though, this is going to be awesome.  So many things to see and explore! 

Here are some pictures - from when Grandma Barb was here, and from this past week. 

Umm, ADORABLE (if I may say so myself).  Taking after Grandpa Allan with his love of hats.  We even bought one for Jayden for when he's a little older and it actually fits his head (thanks Grandma Barb).

At Pretend City.  Jayden is always so serious when he gets to new places.  He takes it all in and observes.  And of course plays with the red string that he finds on the ground.

Mmm, yummy.  Nothing better than a pre-chewed toy...

Jayden and Shreya.  Shreya is two weeks younger, but WAY more mobile.  She is almost crawling.  Meanwhile Jayden just sat in one place and reached for things.  Oh well...

Towards the end.  Starting to get tired, so reaching for mama, of course.

They're making progress at the house - we hope to move there in about two weeks.  Later than I wanted, but we're getting some amazing work done.  Including painting.  They finished Jayden's room today - here's what it looks like!  I can't wait to move him in there, I think it will look wonderful.  AND I'm so glad we had our contractor paint; Carmen and I would definitely have ended up with paint all over the chair rail. 

Jayden's room at the new house - it got painted today!