friday night...

cleary flips!

link to videos of cleary
i am really bad at this blogging thing....
today I got a really great video of Cleary flipping on the baby gym. if i could only figure out how to post it here. hmmm......

Halloween!

For Cleary's first halloween he attended my bf's bday party thrown by me on friday night... it was a Diva Party and mommy dressed up as lady gaga!  He was the perfect baby and slept through most of the party when he was awake he enjoyed visiting with all of the Divas.

blue bird costume

On Halloween we visited my mom who had a small get together so we could hand out candy together... it drizzled all night but Cleary didn't mind.  I made his blue bird costume out of fleece after trying to find a baby bird costume unsuccessfully :( But I love the way it turned out and it looks super cute on him and keeps him extra cozy and warm.  I wouldn't have been able to make it but Cleary's Mimi came over and held him while I finished sewing.

naked bird cuddled in the babynest sling (he gets too hot at aunt Christies house, he is use to 64 degrees!)

Cleary's Christmas Wishlist

Cleary would love your handmade gifts for Christmas... His new baby handmade clothes and blankets are by far the most cherished items that he has.
On our wishlist we also have:

http://www.naturalpod.com/shop/ 
***clutch ball***

http://hyenacart.com/BrightLifeToys/index.php?c=11&p=88301

imagiPLAY brand toys... any
plantoys
wool felt food 
http://www.lillybeanmarket.com/ (I love this company)
handmade wooden toys 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/happysquashtoys 

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34052248

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33356985

i spy bag

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33120250

handmade games, instruments, cloth balls and blocks
handmade anything that looks fun!!!!
these items can be found on www.etsy.com and www.hyenacart.com or by searching the web

all the beautiful handmade love...

the two striped blankets were handmade (crocheted I think) by Cleary's grandmother Janet and the blue sweater and blankie was knit by his granmother Johnelle, we are so lucky to be given such beautiful gifts and they will be cherished!

Cloth Diapers!

In an attempt to make Cleary's world cleaner (lessen the trashpile he will inevitably live on in his 30's) we have switched to cloth diapers.  I am trying to have as little waste as possible in our house... I only have cloth napkins and I try and recycle everything.  Bonus- all the money I will save!
He is still a good sleeper and a good eater, he took a bath tonight and he loved it and smiled and cooed; right now he is sleeping soundly on my lap with a full belly.

Hospital photo shoot

Cleary was 2 days old and me and Jeff hadn't slept in 3!

It is early! Well early for me pre-mommy hood, but standard post. We had a good night, Cleary went to bed early, around nine and woke up again at midnight then back to bed. Morning came at 6, when he just wanted to eat and go back to sleep. Awake again at 8, this is when I get us out of bed... but lazy baby just wants to sleep the morning away. I thank my lucky stars everyday that he doesn't cry at night, right now he is sleeping in a side sleeper or on my chest. He makes a little heh, heh, heh noise when he needs something... I can usually figure out what he needs while still mostly asleep so we always have very peaceful nights.

cleary's heart

Today I found out that Cleary has a perfect heart! He turns a little blue when he gets upset so the ped doc said to let the cardio guy check him out. He cooed and layed still for about 30 mins of the nurses ecto-gramming (or what ever she was doing to him) but then he was not having it anymore and was like "yo! back up off me" why did the crazy doctor ask why my baby was so fussy, when he was so good for so long??
Anyway, his heart is perfect and we think he turns blue from vaso-constricting; that means he just gets really tense when he gets fussy and i can see all of his veins. This has only happened a few times, but imagine my shock when little man starts to turn blue all over! He is such a happy baby, so I luckily don't have to suffer his scary blue attacks often.

Cleary is 2 days old in this picture.