Termites? Beaver?

Okay, so the other night Austin was throwing a rare tantrum before bed. We didn' t know what was going on, he was fed, bathed and had his story. This guy is usually like clockwork when it comes to bed time. But Friday night he had different plans. Being the dilligent parents we are we didn't want to give in to his spoiled tantrum so we left him in his crib and let him cry. I had even done the "mommy crawl" into his room to make sure that he wasn't stuck or hurt in any way. Finally, after about 45minutes of keeping the neighborhood awake he either passed out, lost conciousness or just decided to go give up because it was quiet until 8am the next morning. After the coast was clear we went in to make sure he wasn't blue and this was the condition of his beautiful crib. He had used his four little teeth to let us know just how made he was at us. I am assuming he was teething, but we have yet to see any new pearly whites sprouting. I just want to know if my homeowners is going to cover this?

Chucky, is it you?

Shameless Cameo

I should have mentioned in the intro to Austin's blog that there would indeed be a few shameless cameo's of the other star in our family, our precious Corgi. I figure Raumi deserves a little attention considering that this newly mobile little boy has decided to make pulling her ears, tugging on her whiskers, smacking her back and poking her nose his personal mission in life.

We also wanted our devoted readers to know that Austin is not the only one learning new skills in our house. For the past few days Adrian and I have been trying to figure out why the pillows on our bed have been ruffled when we get home. We of course assumed it was Raumi but we couldn't figure out how she was getting up on the bed. We tried endlessly to entice her to jump on the bed for us but she always "acted" like she couldn't jump up on her own. The operative term being, "acted", because the other day I came out of the shower to find the scene in the photo above. I had finally caught her red handed because when I got in the shower she was on the floor. I think the funniest part is that she still pretends like she is helpless and can't get on the bed on her own. Sometimes, I think our dog thinks she is smarter than us. :-)

Hello, are you there?

This picture does not do justice to Austin's newest trick but you get the jist of it. Austin's most recent milestone is to hold his toy phone to his ear and say what sounds like, "hello?" it's totally hilarious. I don't know where he models this behavior from it must be all those hours his dad spends on the phone.

Outdoor man

I see you!!!
Just doing a little upside down reading.

Since Austin was born he has been a lover of the outdoors. When he was a newborn and crying non stop I would just pack him in his Bjorn and stand in the front yard and that would make him happy. I guess we don't have to worry about having a little couch potatoe on our hands. Since our weather has been beautiful the past few weeks he is getting to enjoy some time outside again. We set him and his toys on his blanket and he is happy for hours on end.