Grabbin' Arms

Ebby is grabbing things now! He also has a well-developed need to put everything he can grab into his mouth. It's so fun to hear him playing with a rattle (or rattle-like object) while we're driving somewhere.
He's also even more interactive, cooing and chirping and hooting at us when we talk to him. My favorite experiences so far have been hearing him coo along with music in the car. It's priceless.

Smiles and Sleeps

It's amazing how full and wonderful life is now that Ebby is a part of it. I find that I wake up every morning (and a few times at night - still) happy to be with Ebby and excited to see what he'll do and learn.
Andrew and I are trying to get Ebby on a more predictable schedule and so are in a kind of 'transition schedule'. Poor Ebby. It's been hard on him but we know it will be better for him in the long run. Last night's 5 am wake-up might have had something to do with our new schedule but I'm not sure. It was very wierd. Ebby wanted to be sleeping but was too excited to be awake. When I came into his room he was crying really hard but the second he saw me he was laughing and giggling. It was so cute I had to pick him up. He immediately started crying again. So, I put him down and he giggled until he realized I was going to go back to bed. Then he started really crying. When I finally got him back to sleep he slipped into the deepest sleep I've ever seen him sleep. Weird.
So, our lives are full of cute moments and lovable cuddles. I believe Ebby's hair is coming back. He looks at us a LOT more and he actually smiles at us. He's also a lot more vocal. He really likes saying "Mmmm - Mm - Mmmm." And he's starting to reach for objects. Life is perfect.

I'm ready for my close up!

Loving A&M

Yesterday as I was dropping off Andrew at school we saw one of Andrew's old professors. He took one look at Andrew and then briskly walked over to the car and said, "Hi, Joy. How are you doing? And how's Ebby?" I couldn't believe it. He not only remembered Andrew but Ebby and I as well - and we've never met each other. Everyone is so nice here. I love it.

Wonderful Sounds of Ebby

Not only is Ebby making eye contact and smiling at us more often, he's also become much more outspoken. Granted, none of it is intelligible, but it sure is cute!

Walking!?

Ebby's defiantly in a hurry to be up and moving around. He's still a good sleeper and a great baby. But we've noticed that when he is awake he prefers to be vertical. He likes being carried around but he really likes sitting up or better yet standing. Andrew took it one step further in this video.

Finding his Thumb

Ebby's still in the process of finding his thumb but it's the cutest thing when he does. What's even cuter is that he doesn't know what to do with his fingers when he is sucking his thumb. They're either in his eye or up his nose.

At Ben's Wedding