This past 18th was our 9 month family anniversary. Mikah is a crawling champion and will follow Ben or I around the house, pull himself to a standing position on our leg, and pout for us to pick him up. He has 7 teeth now and is still growing bigger everyday. His shoe size is 5/6, clothes 24month, and weighs 30lbs.
He had sooo much fun in Hawaii. The 80F and sunny weather provided the perfect opportunities for him to crawl around grass and explore the ocean. It was a little bit depressing returning to Portland, although we are so happy to be back home. We decided to do an early spring cleaning and rearranged the house and our work room. More importantly, we spent the past week taking care of our personal health. Sometimes we forget to do that since we are so focused on taking care of the other little creatures around us.
Ben made this silly accronym, VEFIM (pronounced ‘vee-phum’), which stands for:
Vitamins (like Fish Oil!)
Exercise (20min, 3 times a week)
Food (eating enough quality foods, at the right times)
Interaction (with other people)
Massage (can’t do this everyday, but nice to get pampered now and then)
He posted this sign in our living room to make sure we remember to think of ourselves.
Now that we’re re-energized we’re going to spend the rest of the month preparing for Easter and Portland Saturday Market, which is starting again on March 6th.
(Ben + Sara) + VEFIM = Kitty Egg Crayon EXPLOSION!
A little late, as usual, but here nonetheless!
Mikah is so freaking handsome. While I’m not one for beauty pageants, I recently entered Mikah into the
Regis and Kelly Beautiful Baby Contest. I think the prize is worth it- 1 winner will receive $125,000 toward a collage education, and 4 runner ups will receive $25,000 for a college education… Plus some other stuff, but the fund for college is our motivation for doing it. It’s a long-shot, but nothing to lose!
It’s a kitty totem pole.
In other news, Ben and I have been preparing for a trip to Hawaii! As mentioned, we spent this past Christmas with just the 3 of us (and the kitties). While my family doesn’t usually celebrate Christmas anyway, I still felt a little melancholy around New Years. So I called my mom and booked a last minute ticket to Hawaii (off season tickets + 10% off sale for total of under $540 for 2 people!).
Ben and Mikah have never been to Hawaii so I am very excited for them to see where I grew up. More importantly i’m happy that my extended family will finally get a chance to meet Mikah before he gets too old.
This is actually our 4 month anniversary picture. A bit late but better now than never! Mikah is just under 23lbs here! As you can see his entire self takes up nearly my entire torso already. I sometimes carry him in the MOBY wrap but really he prefers being on Ben as there is still room for him to nestle into his chest. It’s just uncomfortable when I wear him- our heads keep bumping into each other like a 2 headed beast of some sort. We sometimes put him in a stroller but really would like to carry him around more without killing our backs. I usually opt to carry him in my arms.
So far we’ve tried a *really* old fashioned sling (hand-me-down) that is just too bulky for Mikah, Baby Bjorn which worked when he was smaller but digs into our shoulders now that he’s heavier, and the Moby which works OK but is inconvenient as far as putting him in it and taking him out goes. A back carrier might do the trick…
If anyone has a suggestion on a really great baby carrier I’d love to hear it!
Also as a side note, Ben has entered “the grey one“, Lulu, into America’s Most Lovable Pets sponsored by Wheel of Fortune and PEOPLEPets.com .. Maybe she’ll win :}
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