i'm a stay at home mom!

after many, many discussions, and a lot of thinking...we've decided that i'd resign from my job. it wasn't an easy decision, but we know this is the best decision...and i'm so excited! it's kind of strange that i won't be going back in september, but whenever we'd think of someone else taking care of leo, it just didn't sit right with either of us. so, leo and i went down to torrance on friday, and i handed in my letter of resignation.

phew. decision finally made.

leo's now pulling himself up on everything. and he's now attempting to move around while he's pulled up on something. the other day, he got himself in a bit of a pickle...he pulled himself up on the side table, and stepped up onto the bottom shelf of it...and then was pretty much stuck...with his little fingers starting to lose their grip. he just let out some peeps to be rescued, but he seemed to scare himself a little...poor little guy.

he's also been panting a lot...when he gets excited, he'll start crawling really fast and panting. (this often happens when he notices that the fridge is open...a new favorite.)

and he's now working on tooth number 6.

happy father's day!

brian's first dad's day...

we celebrated on saturday...in the morning, brian slept in, and leo and i went to work. leo mostly just watched, or played with some toys, or stuck around my ankles. occasionally, he'd bang on a pot or two. but really, he didn't do much work at all. we got everything ready to go to the beach, nice and early. we made breakfast, ate, and headed out. we were planning on going to el matador beach, but as we started driving, we passed the new beach club on pch, and figured we'd give it a shot. leo took his first dip in the pool! he seemed a little nervous...his hands definitely did some twirling. but there were also smiles. he went under once...and kept his mouth closed for a good couple of minutes afterwards...maybe to make sure no water got in...just in case. soon after the dip, leo took a nice long nap, and brian and i had lunch (including some yummy jarritos! and some brownies.) we walked around the grounds, and just hung out.

it was a really, really nice day. and to top it off...today we went to the griddle cafe and got some heart-stopping french toast. unbelievable.

i have an absolutely amazing husband, who is now also an absolutely amazing dad. and we have an absolutely amazing little boy. what a lucky girl i am.

check out the pictures here.

more pictures

here's the rest of the them.

the nine month old

here's the little nine month old.

he's about 18 1/2 lbs, and 27 1/2 inches long. he also got his little toe pricked to get his iron checked at his checkup...i was a little nervous, but leo didn't even flinch! he just watched in amazement, and then got his first little bandaid.

leo's been crawling everywhere now. after a couple of days of crying as he was crawling (it seemed like it was just a little more effort than he was used to...things used to just come to him...now all of a sudden, he has to go to them), now he's thoroughly enjoying his new freedom. the best is when i'm in another room, and i see his little face coming around the corner...all smiles. it's ridiculous.

i posted some new pictures on the old site. not nearly all of what i've got, but i'm working on it.

on the move

it's official...he's crawling.

leo's tongue exercises