lucky AND charming!

melissa, this one is for your "funny faces" book. you tell me what he is looking at? i haven't a clue!

here is a funny story about yesterday. (well actually 2 days ago since now it is officially a new day.)

nathaniel and i went on a walk after he got home from work on wednesday. we set off with a dog and a stroller (kendal was sitting ALL the way up in the stroller).

first, we ran into our neighbors and their dog. big big dog. kendal loves dogs. he wasn't even afraid in the slightest. khaki even licked his face when he was trying to grab her whiskers.

ok, so we finally stopped socializing and started exercising and kendal got a little fussy. i figured he was cold, since i am so smart and didn't bring him a coat. yea, i was warm... i was moving! he was getting cold air blasted in his face! so i wrapped him in his blanket and popped that hush button in his mouth and he sucked away.

not 2 minutes later i looked down to see kendal slumped over the front of the stroller. nathaniel said in a panic voice "OH MY GOD WHAT IS WRONG WITH HIM???" and i, likewise, reached down and shoved him backwards.

he was asleep. i didn't even know he was sleepy. guess the stroller works kinda like the car because he ALWAYS sleeps in the car (even a 5 minute ride turns into a quick nap!) so i laid back the stroller seat and covered his little legs and arms up, and he slept the rest of the way around the block!

isn't that a funny story? well, many of you have already seen these photos, but here are some old ones and some new ones too - there are our homemade st. patty's day pictures!

the "chip - n - dale" look

kendal was WAY interested in what those leaves were made of (acrylic).

don't you know i kiss him all day long?
know what? i don't mind my face all slobbery anymore!

i had another thought... tomorrow is kendal's half birthday. can you believe he is 6 months old? i can't. seems like just yesterday my water broke... and no, i still have not forgotten how bad labor hurts after 6 months. although, i'd gladly do it again to get another one just like him.

he is so big. i weighed him 2 days ago and he was 19.6 pounds and that was AFTER a big poop and at least 2 hours after he ate last. (i.e., he was "empty") kate and mom and i went shopping to buy him a few new clothes. he can't fit those thunder thighs into the 12 month jeans. so, on to the stretchy pants... which the 12 month ones are too small now. so, we have started in the 18 month clothes! he is wearing "real" pjs now (shirt and pants rather than the footie snap up thingys). now if i could only get him to stand up...