The Sweetest Sound in the World!

Yesterday I heard the sweetest sound a mother can hear. My baby's first laugh! I was changing his diaper and he was doing his usual routine with the smiles and coos, then just as I tickled his little belly he laughed out loud!! I have been anticipating that moment for weeks. For some reason I have been more excited to hear him laugh than to see him roll over. I was so happy I called Evan and my mom to tell them.

The sweetest sound was shortly followed by a not so sweet sound coming from my little guy. He must have had a little stomach bug because from about 2:00 pm yesterday he projectile vomited about every 30 minutes. He didn't have a fever and he didn't have any other symptoms so when I called the Dr. they said just to give him pedialite to prevent dehydration. I figured he would be up all not puking, but once I put him to bed he was fine. He woke for his nighttime feeding and has been fine ever since. No more puke. But, needless to say I had a lot of laundry to do today. Alex and I went through quite a few outfits yesterday.

Fist of Fury!

Alex discovered recently that he has hands. He spends a lot of time just staring at them in amazement. We like to refer to it as the fist of fury because he clenches his fist and throws it out in front of him and holds it there as if to say: "you wanna piece of me?" It's really very cute. He has also started to grab the hangy things from his activity center and bring them to his mouth. At first he just made attempts to bat at them, but now he can successfully grab a hold of one object and bring it to him.

Sadly, I enrolled him daycare yesterday afternoon :( *sigh* I have to return to work on the 19th. However, my boss has agreed to let me work from home 3 days a week. That means that I will only take him to daycare on Mondays and Fridays. I would rather not have to do it at all, but it's temporary. I did tell the lady who watches the infants that if he rolls over or giggles for the first time while he's there, not to tell me. I asked her to let me think I saw it for the first time. She laughed and said most parents tell her the same thing.

Happy Mother's Day to all of you mothers who are reading this.Tomorrow is my first Mother's Day!! I'm super excited!!