Baby Moves 2013 - The Exercise that's Sweeping the Nation

The most popular New Year's Resolution is to lose weight (go to the gym regularly, eat better, diet or something of that nature).

No need to buy the latest dvd of the most happening work out or dance craze like "Dancing with the Oldies", Billy Blank's "Tae Bo", or Susan Powter's "Stop the Insanity. 

You don't need to buy the lates diets such as the South Beach Diet, the Adkins Diet, or Jenny Craig.

Please do not waste your money on the newest and greatest weight loss gadget like the Thigh Master, the Nordic Trac, or Gazelle). 

I have the work out that actually works....and it's so easy my 5 month old has mastered it.  If you can do this simple exercise 30 minutes a day...I guarantee that you will lose weight.  I stake my reputation on it.

Here are the simple steps:

1. Lay down on your belly
2. Push yourself up (waist up) like a push-up
3. Lay back down
4. Kick your legs up in the air
5. Repeat

Here they are in picture form:

Lay Down on your Belly

Push Yourself Up

Lay Back Down & Kick Your Legs

(Isn't this fun and easy?)

Repeat

Now here it is all together on video for you to see.  (I couldn't get the leg kicks to show up that well in a still photo.)

Christmas w/ The Dude (Part 2)

As stated in a previous post, The Dude was a hit with my family in Ohio over Christmas.  He was passed around more than the Stanley Cup.  Everyone wanted their turn to hold the little guy. 

Here are just a few of the pics of different people getting their turn:

Cousin Emma

Aunt Tawni

Uncle Bill

Cousin Ava

Cousin Jadon

Cousin Kara

Aunt Leah

Cousin Alicia

Owen reading his new book to Emma

Not sure what expression this is on The Dude's face. 

Is he happy or mad that Uncle Bill is holding him?

Ava-isms

My niece, Ava, is quite the character.  One of the things Emily and I look forward to the most when we visit my family back in Ohio is to hear the Ava stories from my sister and her husband. 

Ava is 7 years old now, but she has been always a girl who said whatever was on her mind (the second it got there). 

This trip was no exception.  Ava was pretty obsessed with The Dude.  Here are a few of the conversations she had in regards to him on this trip:

Ava: How can you tell if Owen pooped in his diaper?
Emily: Well, it will probably be smelly, or, he might cry b/c he's uncomfortable.
Ava: What if it's only a little hard poop?
Emily: I guess I might not know if that's the case.  Do you want to help change him; is that what you're getting at?
Leah (Ava's mom): I think that is exactly where this line of questioning is headed


Ava: I want at least one baby, or maybe more than two.  If my baby is really cute, I'll try it's food. 


Ava: Can Owen come play w/ me in the basement?
Emily: Not yet, he's too little.
Ava: Can Owen come play w/ me outside?
Emily: Not yet, he's too little.  


Ava: Why can't I hold Owen like Emma?
Emily: Because she is 13, and you're 7.
Ava: But he likes me, and he doesn't like Emma.


Ava: Can we go look at your baby?
Emily: Not right now, b/c he is sleeping, and it's dark in his room.
Ava: Oh, well I'm really good at finding things in the dark.

The Dude cracking up at his cousin Ava...just like we all do.

What Do You Call It?

The Dude learned a new trick. 

I have no idea what to call it (or even how to describe it), but as parents who are impressed by literally everything he does....we were amazed.

Do you know how you can blow (and maybe half spit) through your mouth and thereby vibrating your lips....in a kind of "sputtering" (I told you I had no idea how to describe it) manner?  Well, Emily was feeding The Dude tonight and he was mimicking her doing it.  And then he continued to do it......over......and over again.  So, Em went and got me to video it (because our family doesn't get enough photos/videos of him each and everyday.)

As soon as I got my phone out and ready to video it.......he stopped doing it - (you can hear Em in the background trying to coach him with what he should be doing.):

Then.....he started again.  So, I took my phone out and started videoing again:

But he stopped again.  This happened about 7 more times.....until......We finally got it on tape (of course with a little excess food coming out of his mouth....but that's alright.)

Ohio Christmas w/ The Dude

Here is a preview of a much longer post I will be putting up soon with a bunch of pictures of The Dude with a bunch of his newly met relatives this trip. 

I thought I would try to make it into 2 posts, so the next post wouldn't have so many photos in it.  (It will still have a lot, don't worry.)

Anyway....here's a tease:

The Dude in his Christmas Bibs

Grandma and Cousin Ava checking out The Dude

The Dude getting a Christmas Present

How can you be upset after seeing that smile?

Jagged Little Tooth

We got back from our trip back to Ohio late last night and we all are pretty exhausted.

The Dude has been a rock star this whole trip.  We left on Saturday night (so he could sleep the majority of the way) and got to Ohio around 12:30 am Sunday morning. 

He was a little more growly than usual, but we attributed that to his inability to get good naps in the daytime.  However on Monday we went back to the hotel and discovered that it wasn't just the naps that may have been the reason.....the Dude was breaking in a new tooth. 

I know it isn't a good pic, but you try getting a "frame-worthy" pic of the inside of the mouth of a teething baby.

So, given the fact, he was traveling like a mad man, overwhelmed by an insane amount of people that he wasn't used to.......and also teething, The Dude was a rock star.  Couldn't have asked for a better trip.

Happy Boy

Owen is such a happy kid.  He is constantly smiling and laughing and kicking his legs.  The other day I was changing his diaper and he was laughing and kicking his legs so crazy that it was difficult to finish the job. 

Finally, I decided to pull out my phone and start videoing it.  (Of course, as soon as I did that....it tapered off a little, but you'll get the idea.)