soft as silk

In my opinion there is nothing softer than a chubby baby's hand. It feels like it could just melt in your grasp...

Yesterday baby learned a new skill- rolling from place to place on the floor. I put him down on the playmat, then went into the kitchen for some water and when I came back he was down by the couch. He demonstrated this new skill over and over for the rest of the night.

Bright's teething pain seems to have lessened, or at least he is getting used to the new sensation of them in his mouth. He has stopped being so terribly fussy and is now just mildly fussy. I'll settle for that, I guess. It's fun to see his two little chompers in his mouth when he smiles. Should have gotten more pictures of his toothless grin before this happened.

It seems as though Bright has started communicating through hollering, for the most part- not in an upset or angry way, just loud. Sometimes this is fun, no so much at 8:00am, or after 9:oopm. Right now Bright is in the crib (not sleeping, by the way) grunting away- either a tired grunt or his "gonna poop" grunt.

This morning we went out to the lake to say god morning to the ducks. Bright really liked seeing the leaves moving in the breeze. He enjoys any trips outside. Last night we took him on a walk around the campus where Andy is working and he feel asleep in the stroller sitting up. It was nice to have a bit of mom and dad time after that without having to entertain baby. We need more of that.