Frog Towel, Part Deux

Two days after Micah came home, we took him to his Aunt Chrissy's (five houses down the street) to go swimming. He loved it (still does). After he got out, she wrapped him in the Frog Towel and told us to keep it.

We continued on with Frog Towel, taking a progression of shots in said towel over his first year. I'm happy to say that Frog Towel lives on and Lia Makbe is the newest member of our family to have the honor of being photographed in the Towel. She loved it. Obviously.

Big Time Micah

Seriously, my child is growing up so fast. I know, it happens.

This week - he has peed on the big potty a total of 5 times. It's so crazy - he's not even two yet. Now, for you seasoned potty trainers who are jumping to tell me not to get too excited - I know. This could go away and it could be years before Micah is actually officially Potty Trained, capital P, capital T. But, it is still pretty exciting! (I even cried a bit the first time I saw him in action - weird, right?)

So, you want to know how it went down? The other night he was getting ready for a bath and came over to me (I was on the computer) and he, erm, grabbed his 'business'. So, I asked (completely kidding), "Do you have to go potty? Have dad take you." He grabbed dad's hand and off they went. I continued with my facebook addiction and they came back and both had huge grins. I didn't even believe Kevin when he told me that Micah had done it! So, we high fived and all that. The next night he was IN the bath and stood up, and again grabbed his business and said, "MOM." I asked if he had to go, he answered, "Yeh" and we went - and he went! He did the same thing the next night. Then, today he went twice after a shower.

The key here is that he's been naked each time. So, if we could just let him be naked all the time, maybe this would happen quickly. Too bad it's 20 degrees outside and poeple might think it strange if they see Micah running naked when they peer in our windows (our neighbors are nosy, really).

Okay, seriously, is that boring? I know I'll want to read about it someday, so, sorry to put you through that, but it's important. (Just as I'm sure Micah will find it important that I told the world about his first time peeing on the potty. At least I did not take pictures. Yet.)

And, pictures (of things other than Micah on the potty)...

Anyone remember Frog Towel? This is Micah's sultry look in Frog Towel.

Hanging out in the ol' Trailer Ride. Sweet.

This is what Mic does when you point a camera at him and say, "Cheese!" This is his cheese face. Yeah, it needs work. (But I do love this so much.)

All in One Day

Micah's first birthday was marked by an ice storm that caused us to stay holed up inside all day. We had to cancel a lunch with friends at the Ethiopian restaurant - but we're rescheduling for next week. The benefit of a day stuck inside is that today, for the first time, Micah crawled up on all fours! Yippee! I noticed he was trying to get up and go (rather than sit-scoot or hovercraft) so I put his baby-legs on for maximum traction - and off he went. I've never seen anything as cute as his little bootie crawling away from me. Big milestone on his first birthday!!

We had spaghetti for dinner (his favorite) and Gracie & Mitch came up to hang out with us. Micah was especially impressed when Mitch (who is 10) was rocking the guitar hero on a really hard level backwards! I mean not looking at the screen. (I was impressed too.) Gracie helped us out with bath and took pics, but I'm tired so I'll post later.

We finished the night with a family prayer for Micah's first mom - who we thought about and talked about a lot today.

And, just for fun, on Micah's first birthday, I'll leave you with a progression of frog towel photos - because they're so cute.

August 16th - literally 2 days after we got home.

September 27th

And, last week!