Here's Your Prize!

You all win!! Here's your prize - I "lured" Lincoln across the rug using Mr. Snail's hynoptic music. He can definitely get wherever he wants to go using a combination of rolling and scooting.

A Winner!!

Actually, there are many winners! The correct answer is sweet potatoes. More specifically, sweet potatoes mixed with oatmeal - this substance is not only healthy, but it creates a concrete-like orange substance that adheres to skin and clothing.

I'll post the video soon - I'll need assistance from my Senior Control Officer for Technnical Talent (S.C.O.T.T.) to help me get it uploaded. Please be patient (and don't ask how long it took me to think up that acronym!).

A Contest!!

I've decided to have a contest, and everybody can be a winner! The photo below was taken after Lincoln's lunch today. As many of you know, he's not been liking most solids. So today when he actually decided to eat something I was thrilled and didn't worry too much about the mess. So here's the contest: post a comment telling me what you think Lincoln had for lunch today. If anyone posts the correct answer, I'll reward you all with a video of Lincoln doing his new snake/scoot crawl technique. Good luck!!

Secret Pal is revealed!

You may be wondering who has been sending me all of the great knitting stuff (and so have I!), and this week my secret pal has revealed herself and sent one final awesome package. She is (drumroll)... Anne, and she has some pet ferrets, which explains why Dr. Zaius has *loved* all of her packages.

So, here are the goodies she sent me this month:




First, a wonderful book called "Kids: A Knitter's Dozen" - I've already picket out a sweater I'll make for Lincoln! She also sent two patterns: A lovely wrap with a star design from Knitpicks (which is on my list of "must-knit soon", and a pattern for a cardigan that uses every color of Knitpicks Palette they make! This one may have to be put aside for a while as I work up the nerve to try it! She also included a color card for Palette so I can see the colors in real life. Finally, she sent me a lovely simmer pot with tea lights and three different scents - cool water, sandlewood (my favorite!) and mulled wine. YUMMY!!

THANK YOU ANNE! She has been a wonderful secret pal and I will be reading her blog regularly to see what she's been knitting!

Lincoln really enjoys reading time with Mommy and Daddy, but since he's very independant he also enjoys doing some light reading on his own. To help him out, I've provided him with some old magazines to "explore":










Here he is reading an old Shape magazine. The article is about trimming your belly, but Lincoln seems to have misunderstood the directions - even though I told him that eating the magazine will *not* help reduce his belly.

Snow...

It snowed last night, so today was Lincoln's first encounter with the white stuff. His reaction was mixed. He wasn't thrilled, but he wasn't upset (remember the leaf incident from the Fall).

Do the Locomotion...

Since it's Friday, I thought I'd have a post about the different ways Lincoln gets around the house. He is a master of rolling from side to side, and can move very quickly by simply rolling. He has also developed a bit of forward movement. I won't call it crawling because that would require him to be on his hands and knees. Instead, he uses his feet to "shove" his upper body and head along the floor. He has to stop every couple of inches to lift his head off the ground to see how far he's moved. He's pretty good at it, too - I just watched him "shove" across the entire length of the living room! I think crawling is just around the corner...
I don't have video yet of Lincoln's shove maneuver, so here's a photo from a couple of weeks ago showing one of Lincoln's other favorite forms of locomotion - having mom and dad push him in a stroller!

Separation Anxiety...

Lincoln is spending his first day at "Miss Lucy's" today - and mommy is feeling a bit of separation anxiety! He'll be at daycare on Tuesdays and Thursdays so that I can prepare for class and (finally!) finish my dissertation. Don't worry - I'm on my lunch break right now and will be back to writing shortly.

I've been watching this video a lot today to get my Lincoln fix. He's sitting up all by himself!

Lincoln gets his own car

It took a while, but Lincoln finally got his own car. As you can see, he's reached a new milestone - sitting up all by himself! In this photo, we're using the boppy to help support him. We've also learned the importance of surrounding him with pillows so when he tips (and he does tip a lot, no matter how close we are or how close we're watching) he doesn't fall very far. We're so proud of our little man!

A Visit from Jen!

Jen was visiting from Boston this weekend, so Jayne had us over for dinner. The food was *fabulous* (hard-boiled eggs in lasagne, who knew it could be so good?), and Lincoln enjoyed meeting some of my college buddies. Here's a photo of Jen and Lincoln discussing the Red Sox, and of Lincoln and Baxter. Baxter is Jayne's cat, and as you can see he's approximately twice the size of Lincoln.

We went to Lincoln's 6-month appointment on Friday, and Lincoln weighed in at just under 13 pounds. Not bad, considering he wasn't eating very much when he was sick. He'll never be a sumo wrestler, but we still love him!

A wild beast

While at my parents for Christmas, we captured this wild creature roaming around their house. I know it closely resembles Lincoln, but those antlers make it's exact species very hard to determine.

Lincoln Wrestles a Sneetch

Lincoln wanted everyone to see this video of him wrestling with his Sneetch toy. In this video you can hear his hoarse voice and raspy breathing that's he's had for the past few days. Obviously it hasn't hurt his fighting form. Go Lincoln!

Lincoln: Then and Now

For your viewing enjoyment, here is a look back at how far Lincoln has come. The photo at left was taken when he was just a couple of weeks old, and the photo at right is from last week. Not only does he look a lot bigger, but a lot happier, too (maybe it's because he no longer has baby pattern baldness?)



Our little family has been fighting a cold for the past few days. It's a bit uncomfortable for me to be stuffed up, but it's much worse for poor Lincoln, who can't sleep since he needs to breathe through his nose. We've had several nights of very little sleep, so we're hoping that he clears up soon.