The One with the Sixteen Month Update

Guess who's late to the party again?  At least this time I have an excuse.  School is back in session and every year I forget how tired I get at the beginning...  Also, I started this post last weekend, but am just getting around to finishing it now.

Liam Michael you are

SIXTEEN MONTHS OLD!

Summer vacation is officially over and Mama is back in school (and so are you...more on that in a bit!). 

What are your stats and what does the doctor say?

We are guessing you are right around 32 pounds now and I swear you grow out of clothes every day.  We go back to see Dr. G. in November.

What are you eating?

You are still an excellent eater most of the time.  You do go through phases of not loving certain foods that seemed to be your favorite just days before, but most days you eat very well.  You still love fruit of all kinds, macaroni, cheese, eggs, and hummus.  You are still drinking whole milk and are only drinking that with your meals.  You have water in between meals and are no longer drinking anything before bed.

When do you sleep and eat?

As the summer was winding down and Mama was getting ready to go back to work, we tried to keep you on a consistent schedule most days.  You are awake between 6:00 and 6:30 and you explore around the house for a bit while Mommy and Daddy get ready for work.  On the days you go to school, you eat breakfast around 6:45.  On the days you are home with Nana, you usually don't have anything until closer to 7:30 (you usually sleep a little later on those days as well).  At school, you have another "breakfast" around 9:00 and eat lunch at 11:30.  You take a nap at school (on a good day) from 12:30-2:30.  When you are home with Nana or on the weekends, you still sometimes need a morning nap.  If you take a morning nap, you will do another nap around 3:00.  We do dinner around 5:45 and you are asleep by 7:30 on most nights.

What size clothes and diapers are you wearing?

You are still in 18 month and 18-24 month clothes, but you are wearing 24 month pajamas and some 24 month summer clothes before it gets too chilly for them.  You are still in size 4 Pampers Cruisers during the day and size 5 Huggies Overnites with a liner at night.  You wear a size 6 shoe, but those are starting to get a little tight.

What are some things you love?

You are so into big trucks, buses, and anything that moves lately.  During our walks, you love to point out mail trucks, diggers, and dump trucks.  You are all boy!  You still love going outside to play and we are soaking up every last minute of nice weather.  You love looking at books and will bring them over to us to read with you.  You still love Max's water and food dishes and have managed to dump several bowls of water all over the place in recent days.  You still love walks in your stroller and going to the library to play with all the toys there.  You like to play with all the kitchen tools and will make noise with anything you can (including banging bowls and spoons on the glass slider doors!). You also love to roll around, jump and play on Mommy and Daddy's bed.

What are your favorite books and toys?

You would have us read Little Blue Truck Leads the Way to you over and over again!  You also love The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Tumble Bumble, and Moo, Baa, La La La.  Right now, your favorite toys are kitchen spoons and bowls, Nana's plastic cup, and Mommy's brushes.  You still love your lawn mower too!  Everything still goes in your mouth so there are a lot of things that are still off limits to you.

What are some things you don't love?

Diaper changes are a battle lately and you just don't like to sit still for that long.  You don't like being in your high chair for too long and will get mighty cranky if we don't clean you up fast enough.  You are getting frustrated with your inability to talk when we can't understand what you want and it has certainly been difficult for everyone.

What is your behavior like?

Despite your moments of true toddler-style split personality, you really are a great little boy.  You get so animated when you are excited and flash that amazing smile to anyone who is looking.  However, you are exerting your independence and making it known that you are here and want to make decisions.  We are working on setting limits, giving you consequences, and helping you to understand right and wrong as much as is possible at your age.  

What can you do?

This month, you learned how to "knock" on a door when you want to go in and Daddy taught you how to do a fist bump.  Nana taught you how to do Ring Around the Rosey and you think it's hysterical to fall down at the end.  You have also been using a spoon and fork with more accuracy (although it's still quite a mess with the spoon!).  You learned to climb on things this month and get so excited when you climb on top of the slide or your rocking chair and then "jump" into our arms.

All boy loves dirt, huh?

What are you saying?

Still no real words little man.  This is getting harder and harder for you and us, but we know it will happen when you are ready.  You have definitely starting being even more verbal since school started.

How many teeth do you have?

You officially have 16 teeth but we have a sneaking suspicion that those 2 year molars are going to make an appearance sooner rather than later.

What are some firsts from this month?

This month, you went to the zoo for the first time with Mommy and Daddy.  You really enjoyed watching the elephants and giraffes.  You had a playdate with all three of your girlfriends and were very sweet to the babies.  The biggest thing this month was that you started school two days a week.  You also played at the beach with some friends and actually enjoyed it!

How is school going?
You started school during the last week in August.  We did a trial run before Mommy actually went back to school and you did one short day and one longer day that week.  Now that Mommy is back in school full time, you are going on Thursday and Friday from 7:45-3:45.  So far, you have been doing well and seem to enjoy going there (Mommy on the other hand cries about it regularly).  You love to play outside and have even gone to the playground on a little "field trip."  You have painted and played in sensory bins.  Your eating and napping have been going well while you are at school on most days.  Just this week (which is technically part of your 17 month post), you have started to get more clingy and cry when I leave you there in the morning. It completely breaks my heart to see you sad and upset, but you have recovered and done well for the rest of the day (I obviously called to check in on you!).

Your first piece of artwork from school.

What are we looking forward to in the next month?

This month, we will do some fall activities (apple picking, playing with leaves) and spend a weekend in Connecticut to celebrate some special birthdays.  We will also celebrate Daddy's birthday toward the end of the month.  You will also get your first haircut...Mommy isn't thrilled about this, but the hair is in your eyes and driving you crazy!  We are also going to soak up the nice weather with lots of outside time.

This month has certainly been a lot of fun, Mr. Man.  We are looking forward to seeing how you change and grow in the coming weeks.

The One with the Thursday Thoughts (on a Friday)

I got a little behind this week.

First full week of school.
Open House.
Being a full time teacher and a full time mom.
Having quite the class of little hellions.

Life is a little hectic to say the least.

• I'm exhausted.  L is definitely experiencing the 4-5 month sleep regression issues.  They are minor compared to other stories I have heard, but he is definitely having some weird sleep situations going on.  Like wide awake at 1 am and ready to play.  Or making tons of noises at 4 am and causing Max to keep getting up from his sleep and going over to check on him.  Or really ready to start his day at 5:15 on a day when Mommy was going to sleep in just a little.  The pacifier will lull him back to sleep in the real middle of the night.  But those times at 4 or 5, he's pretty much awake and therefore so is Mama.  Hopefully, he goes back to his blissful 11-12 hours soon.

• I'm kinda over school already.  Is that bad?

• I cannot get on the pumpkin train.  I think it's gross

• I can, however, get on the other fall tastes, smells, and activities train.  I am looking forward to a weekend at the apple orchard with Hubs and the little man very soon. 

• The cost of formula sucks.  I really wished my boobs worked correctly.

• I have had a few meltdowns this week once I got home from school.  I feel like I can barely keep my head above water right now with school and the pressures to be the perfect teacher (I know I never will be, but I still want to try my absolute hardest to be awesome at my job) while dealing with a challenging class and being "present" once I'm home with my family.  I really think this whole working out of the house thing blows.

•  I put L in his highchair the other day just for fun.  Holy hell he looks like a stinkin toddler in it!  And I must say he loves it.  I was wheeling him from room to room and he thought that was just so much fun.

Boon highchair

• I'm quite excited for the new fall shows and my old shows coming back.  I don't have a chance in hell of being able to find the time to watch any of them, but I'm excited nonetheless.

Okay, I'm off to indulge in pizza and beer.  Hope everyone has a great weekend!
 

The One with the Four Month Update

Liam Michael you are

FOUR MONTHS OLD!

**This post was saved until you were four months and one day so we could get your stats from the doctor, but we took your pictures on your four month birthday**

What a month it has been!  You and Mommy celebrated her final weeks at home for maternity leave/summer vacation - Mommy officially went back to work on Tuesday.  She is trying her best to be strong and brave, but this is, by far, the toughest thing she has ever done.  Leaving your sweet smiling face every day is very tough, but you are in excellent hands with Nana.

What are your stats and what does the doctor say?
We went to see Dr. G. today and you weighed in at a whopping 17 pounds, 10 ounces. You are 25 1/4 inches long.  He is very happy with all you are doing and said you seem like a very happy and relaxed baby.  You a still our blond-haired, blue-eyed baby.

What are you eating?
You are an eating machine kiddo!  You spent most of the last month eating four 7-ounce bottles a day, but we decided to bump you up to four 8-ounce bottles a day of Similac Advance formula about 2 weeks ago.  You have one every 4 hours or so.  You still have one 1- or 2-ounce bottle after your bath before you go to sleep.

When do you sleep and eat?
You are still a great sleeper at night.  You are doing between 10 and 11 hours a night, and even surprised us with an 11 and a half hour night last weekend!  Things are little more complicated in the mornings now that Mommy is back at work, but you are up sometime between 6:00 and 6:30.  Mommy gives you your first bottle of the day in your room while you stretch and wake up.  You either hang in your bouncy chair or go to sit with Nana while Mommy and Daddy eat breakfast, pack lunches, and get ready for work.  Mommy tries to leave between 7:15 and 7:30 (usually with lots of tears...from her, not you!).  Sometime between 8:30 and 9:00 you sleep for about 30 minutes in your bouncy chair.  You are still getting the hiccups right before you fall asleep.   When you wake up, Nana says you read stories, play on your mat, or sing some songs.  You eat again around 10:00 and then you and Nana do some more playing.  You usually take a longer nap between 12 and 2, but it's often broken up into smaller increments.  We are working on a nap routine, but you are really afraid you are going to miss something and don't like to take long naps!  You have another bottle around 2:15 and hang out with Nana until Mommy gets home from school.  When Mommy gets home, you help her make the lunches for the next day and tell her all about your day with your coos and gurgles.  You usually take another short nap around 4:30 and then Mommy or Nana takes you for a walk when you get a little cranky.  You have your last bottle around 6:00 and we start getting ready for bed by 6:45.  You are usually asleep by 7:30.

What do your routines look like?
Mommy was supposed to start a nap routine with you before she went back to school, but it just didn't seem to happen.  So Nana is going to work on that with you.  You love your baths at night and like to kick and splash in there.  You get your massage with special lotion after your bath and you are still getting swaddled like a burrito every night.  You have a 1- or 2-ounce bottle and we read a story together.  Mommy rocks you and sings you a song before you go to sleep in the Rock 'n Play.

What size clothes and diapers are you wearing?
All of your 3 month clothes are all packed away.  You are wearing all 3-6 month and 6 month clothes, you big boy!  You are wearing size 2 diapers.

What are some things you love?
You love just about everything little boy!  You are just one of the happiest babies we have ever seen.  You love to grab at objects and put them in your mouth, especially your Sophie the giraffe teether.  You really like to hang out in your stroller and like when we take you on walks.   You love to lay on Mommy and Daddy's bed and kick your legs.  In fact, you love to kick your legs no matter where you are!  You have so much fun smiling and talking and really seem to listen when someone talks to you.  You like to pull yourself up with someone's help and you definitely prefer to be sitting with help as opposed to laying down.  You like rides in the car and usually fall asleep.  You are super happy on your changing table.  You also seem quite amused when Max licks you.

What are some things you don't love?
You really do not get fussy often, but you definitely let us know when you are tired and need some quiet time.  Tummy time is still a struggle for you, but mean Mommy makes you do it anyway!  You lift your head like a big boy, but haven't figured out how to use your arms to push yourself up yet.  Your little personality is already displaying itself and you get mighty frustrated when you are trying to make your hands bring something to your mouth and it doesn't work the way you planned. 

What can you do?
You are still full of smiles almost all the time and your laugh is almost there.  Right now it's more of an opened mouth catching of your breath, but we know the giggles are coming soon!  You pull your head up all the time now and are not content to be just lying flat.  You grab things that are in front of or above you.  You have found your thumb (only on your left hand) and like to put it in your mouth for short amounts of time.  You have also found your left foot and like to grab it.  You track things moving around the room and turn toward voices and noises.  You are sitting up with support and love to look around.  You raise your eyebrows and it is just the cutest thing to see.  You also learned a new trick on the day you were baptized.  You put your tongue over your top lip and suck on your lip.  Mommy has tried to recreate this herself, but you appear to have the upper hand on this one because it cannot be replicated!  You also do this fake cough that cracks us all up.

Here's the lip suck...no idea how you manage to do this!

The eyebrows are so blond, but the expressions are priceless!

Where have you gone?
This month was quiet for trips.  We finished up our Mommies' Group and went to visit Mommy's school a few times.  We tried to take a day trip to Newport but there was big thunderstorm that day and we had to come home.

Who has visited and watched you?
Nana is your full time babysitter now that Mommy is back at work.  She is having so much fun with you!

What was Mommy's Mother of the Year moment this month?
On Mommy's first day back to work, she was so excited to come home to see you.  You were sitting in your bouncy chair on the kitchen island while Nana cooked something for dinner.  When Mommy went to take you out of your seat, she bumped your head on the light above the island.  You looked like you were going to cry for a second, but then started grinning at Mommy.  I felt awfully bad for hitting your head, but you didn't seemed too bothered by it!

What are some of your nicknames?
Pumpkin, Cookie, Peanut, Bug, Punkin Pie, L.  Some of your aunts and uncles also call you Cinco because of your birthday on Cinco de Mayo.

What are we looking forward to in the next month?
This month, we are going to celebrate your friend Sophia's first birthday with a trip to Connecticut.  Daddy's birthday is also this month and we will definitely do something special to celebrate.  We also have a cookout with our friends from the summer Mommies' Group.  Most of all, we will just be soaking up as much time as possible with you now that Mommy is back to teaching and Daddy is working quite a bit of overtime.

Pictures from our photo shoot when Mommy got home from school yesterday...

 Yes, that is a huge string of drool hanging from your mouth.

And just for comparison purposes...

You are the best little boy in the world and Mommy and Daddy love watching you grow and change every day!

The One with the Thursday Thoughts

School is officially back in session as of today.  I truly don't know where the summer (plus the 7 weeks I had off before that) went.  I feel like it has all flown by and I cannot believe I am starting a new school year with new kids with a kid of my own at home.

Onto the Thursday thoughts...

• Fall is upon us and I must say I'm excited.  While I would have loved more time off with the munchkin, if I have to go back to work, I want the weather to cool off a little.  Just enough for sweaters and warm drinks...not enough for snow and arctic temperatures.

• Speaking of fall, I am enjoying my last few lightings of my summer candles and scent bulbs before I switch everything over.  

• And more fall things, I cannot wait to go apple and pumpkin picking with Liam this year.  Obviously he won't be able to participate, but the whole process is just so exciting to me.  And after fall comes CHRISTMAS!  Don't even get me started on how ecstatic I am about the holiday season now that I have a child.  It's like normal excitement times a jillion!

• Am I the only one who finds immense satisfaction out of using the booger sucker on my kid?  It feels like a great accomplishment when we get a good one out.  ::crickets::  Yeah, I was pretty sure it was just me.

• I have a slight obsession with bibs for Liam right now.  I try to match them to his outfit every morning.  Any recommendations for good ones from a store or an Etsy shop?  We have the teething ones from Carter's and I like those.  Normal velcro irritates Liam's neck so it needs to have that soft, flat velcro or a snap.  I picked up these ones from Carter's the other day.

• The beginning of the school year makes me feel like a CD set to repeat.  There are so many routines to teach them at the beginning.  It's all worth it in the end once they learn them, but boy is it tedious in the beginning.

• We borrowed a Bumbo seat from a friend this week and L seems to really like it.  I didn't originally register for it because I felt like we really didn't need another piece of baby junk, but this is nice for my always curious and nosy little boy.  He can do some more sitting up in it, although he isn't loving that he can't move his legs as much.  I also need to pick up or have a cover made for it because his chubby thighs get stuck to the seat!

And yes, I know the risks of putting him up on the counter on the seat.  He is never unsupervised in it.  Ever.

• I am a self-diagnosed hater of Halloween, but I must admit I am a little more excited about it this year.  I have already started looking at costumes for Liam.  I know he's only going to wear it for like a split second but I am already imagining the cute pictures.  I am thinking an elephant or a lobster.

• Going back to work has been really tough, but I already appreciate every single second I do get with L even more than before.  But damn it would be really nice to be a SAH mom.

Off to enlighten more minds...or at least teach them how to stand in a line quietly!

The One with the Thursday Thoughts

Two days in a row with a post?  Who the hell is this blogger and what did you do with Jessica?

So life has been pretty uneventful lately (other than the whole getting ready to go back to school...more on that below) and I am soaking up every last second with the little man before I start working.

• I have not tried on any of my capris or pants with zippers and buttons since I had Liam.  I don't have the slightest idea what I am going to wear once school starts if when they don't fit.

• We had a few trial run days this week where I left for school around the time I would like to leave once school starts.  Obviously my mom and Liam were fine and I was a wreck.  The only thing that saved me was that I knew I could leave whenever I wanted and come home.  Next week will suck.

• I really despise doing bulletin boards.  It's just one more thing to add to the list of things to get accomplished every month.  But it did turn out cute.

• I've been trying to add a Pinterest hover button over my pictures.  All the instructions I can find tell me to find </body> in my blogging template.  I don't have </body> anywhere in my template.  Any ideas blogging friends?  I'm getting frustrated.

• Today I spent an insane amount of hours reorganizing my classroom books.  It was quite the mess in there and it's definitely not done.  Maybe I'll just tell the kids they can't touch any of the books yet!

Hot effin mess.  And there are some many more books that aren't in this picture.

•  L does this hysterical eyebrow raising thing.  His eyebrows are so blonde you can barely see them, but he is getting so expressive with them.

• I have been reading other blogs but have been slacking on my commenting because I usually read them on my phone while feeding L. So I promise I am still reading and will try to be better about commenting. 

• Sophie the giraffe is definitely laced with crack.

• Max chomped huge bites into a bunch of papers that were in a bag on a chair that should have been out of his reach.  He got in big trouble.  Sometimes this dog drives me insane.

• I need to decide on a fall bag.  I have been using the diaper bag as my purse since L was born but I guess I need a real bag again now that I am going back to work and am pretty sure I won't need diapers and butt paste while I'm there.  I think I'll pull out my fabulous polka-dot Kate Spade.

• It's time for meal planning and lunch making again.  I am looking for some new dinner recipes and plan on spending some time with my Pinterest board this weekend.

L and I are off to run some errands while I can still go out in the middle of the day on a Thursday.

The One with the Thursday Thoughts

Liam and I are back from North Carolina and trying to get back into a routine.  We had a really nice time visiting family and L even tried out the pool for the first time.  I'll do a separate post about that soon.

In the meantime, onto the Thursday thoughts...

• L's baptism is in a few weeks.  I have about eleventy jillion things to do between now and then.  Least of which is getting this house organized.  There is stuff everywhere.  We are really running out of room here.

• I made banana bread yesterday with some too ripe to eat bananas.  It turned out pretty well and I just had some for breakfast.

• I turn 31 tomorrow.  Last year, I was writing about turning 30 and having to stab myself with needles.  My how a year can change everything.

• I am already thinking about when I am going to go into my classroom to start getting organized.  I hate this feeling every summer, but I am finding myself really dreading it this summer.  It's going to mean going back to work and leaving Liam.  I could seriously burst into tears just about any time I think about this.

• I downloaded a book on my Nook and have read almost 300 pages.  I still cannot figure out if I've read it before.  The premise and some of the story are so familiar but I'm still not sure.

• I participated in a children's book exchange with some friends.  I sent out one children's book and Liam is supposed to get 36 in return.  He's gotten quite a few so far from all over the country.  It's been a great way to build up his library.

• I just realized I have no pictures in this post.  I'm too lazy to plug in my phone or camera to transfer pictures.

• The moms' group we joined is a lot of fun.  I've met some really great moms and babies and it's so nice to get out of the house every Monday.  We've even made other plans to walk in the park and go to the mall.

• Liam has started to swat at the toys above him on his playmat.  It's so amazing to watch him develop these skills.  He's still not a fan of tummy time.

• Since I got back from vacation on Tuesday afternoon, I've done 5 loads of laundry.  I feel like I'm living in the laundry room!  

Little man is waking up from his morning snooze so I'm off to entertain him and decide if we are leaving the house today.

Happy Thursday!

The One with the Thursday Thoughts

How is it Thursday already?  I feel like this week has flown by.  That is most definitely because I am not working.  If I were stuck in school, it would be the longest.week.ever.  They are all like that in June.

Here's what's floating around in my head today...

• I went into school yesterday to go over a few things with my sub.  She has been doing an awesome job with the kids and they seem to be learning everything they are supposed to.  However, my anal, controlling, OCD self couldn't stand that there were no extra sharpened pencils in the bucket for extra sharpened pencils.  In fact, I sharpened a whole bunch when I was there last Thursday after school because there weren't any then either.  So in less than a week, my hoarding students went through eleventy jillion pencils and there are no more.  Good thing school is almost done because apparently no more pencils will be sharpened.  So stupid, I know.  But these are the things that bug me.

• I started the massive project entitled, "Pack for a week-long road trip with your newborn and your mother including clothes and the like for a wedding you are in."  It is overwhelming to say the least.  Liam's crib is currently the place that all things that are being packed have landed.  Good thing he doesn't sleep in it yet.

This is like 4 things out of the 6 million more that need to be packed.  I have lists all over the house.

• If Max steals one more pillow off the couch or sock or towel or blanket, I may kill him.  He's been warned.

• I am really craving a Passion Tea Lemonade from Starbucks.  And also the Fuji Apple Chicken Salad from Panera.  And some chocolate.  There will definitely be a food stop or two when L and I go out to run errands in a bit.

• Hubs is on a "we are moving" kick.  I have been on that kick for a while for space and school reasons, but now he is suddenly on the bandwagon because he wants a new car.  Do not even ask how making a huge purchase like a house would mean that he could get a new car.  His logic baffles me.

• I am working on this project for my best friend's wedding shower gift.  She already knows about it, so it's not like I'm ruining the secret or anything.  Relax.  It is also getting packed for the road trip next week.

• My kid is the loudest freaking waker-upper ever.  He stretches, grunts, groans, farts, and makes all these ridiculous noises for like an hour before he actually wakes up.  It's hysterical to listen to.  Unless it starts at 4 am.  Then it's terrible.  But still kinda hysterical and definitely still adorable.

• Big Father's Day plans in the works for this weekend.  Recap post coming next week.

• After taking an hour and a half to wake up this morning, I leaned over and saw this.  ::melt my heart::

Off to run those errands.  Have a wonderful Thursday!

The One with Not Much to Say

This post title pretty much sums it up.

Things are quiet, life is good, silly dog is recovering nicely from his ear infection.

I don't have much of anything exciting to share at this point.

School is very choppy right now with days off for holidays and professional development and hurricanes.  I always feel like such a better teacher in January because I get so much more accomplished.

I'm headed to CT this weekend to visit some friends and family so I'll be blogging from the road tomorrow and Sunday.  The weekly pregnancy update won't happen until I get home on Monday.

Hope everyone has a rockin' Friday night.  I'm off to babysit.

The One with Some Catch-Up

What up blogging world?

Sorry I've been MIA for a while.  That whole going back to school nonsense has really gotten in the way of my blogging life.  And pretty much any other kind of life I may have had during the summer.

Quick run-down of life lately:

• I am pretty happy with my class this year.  They are a good group and we haven't had any major issues yet.  Couple of chatterboxes, but I usually whip them into shape quickly!  Thankfully very different from how my year started last September.

• Saw these Candy Corn White Chocolate M&Ms when I was at Target last week and I immediately picked them up.  I don't know how to describe the taste...it's not really candy corn like, but they are pretty fab.

Oh em gee!  Festive and delish!

• I need to seal our granite countertops this weekend.  It's such a project and I dread doing it every year, but they desperately need to be done.

• As previously mentioned, I won't be talking about the results of all of our tests quite yet.  I'm just not ready to go there.  Thanks for being patient with me.

• I put together this made up creation for lunch today.  It's a pizza I made using the Philly cooking creme (I adore this stuff).  I found a new pesto one at the store last week and mixed that in with the chicken.  Then I spread ranch dressing on the pizza shell, put the pesto chicken on top and slathered it with cheese.  It was super yummy and lacking in all nutritional value.

• I really need to go shopping for school clothes soon.  I need new shirts desperately and I am bored with my entire wardrobe.  Both Hubs and my wallet are going to strongly disagree with this idea.

• We spent over an hour at Golfers' Warehouse today looking at putters.  And by we, I mean Hubs played with golf clubs for an eternity and I stood around watching.  I may deserve a present for my patience.  I may discuss that with him later today.  Perhaps this is where I will throw in the idea of the aforementioned wardrobe overhaul.

I am going to force myself to go and vacuum now.  I'm pretty sure I could create another Max with all of the fur that is flying around the house.  Speaking of the Wigglebutt, here's a picture from this week...

I just want to smush his face!

Off for a date with Dyson!