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Um....Adorable? I think so.

Now Featuring...Cuddles and Bugs

This weeks Now Featuring... is brought to you by my nephew (surprise, surprise).

Monkey has been speaking so much better as of late. He's saying more things and putting together sentences and pronouncing letters he previously had trouble with.

For example, "Cuggles" and "goog" are now "cuddles" and "good." The kid is a genius. Although I kind of liked it when he asked for cuggles, it was heart-meltingly adorable and irresistible. I could spend all day telling you the cute things he says, but that would make me boring so I will resist the urge.

So, this week, Monkey has been especially funny. He has such a personality...I love it. I can relate to the things he does, I think we are very much alike in a lot of aspects. If I start singing a song, chances are he'll keep it going and sing his own little version of it. This week it's the Please and Thank You song from Backyardigans. He's also been better about manners lately.

Okay. I just can't help myself. Really, this week my nephews were my bright spot...they made my week. I got cuddles and loves from Monkey and LB (who is now going to be referred to as "Bug" on this blog for reasons that may be explained at a future time). Monkey was funny and made me laugh a lot this week just by being himself. Bug is growing and growing and he smiles and coos and plays much more now.

Most of all, I was happy that I could spend time with them this week and that it is helpful to my sister. There is no place I would rather be. I love being able to just go home and enjoy my family and I love that my sister and bro-in-law allow me to be such a big part of their lives and the lives of their children.

Now Featuring...

It's been over a week since my inaugural Now Featuring... post, but that's because I've been busy doing lots of things that made me pretty darn happy. I could post about how happy I was to get to see Crinners and Cristin and Dee last Wednesday night and the delicious meal that came with that (Thanks, Dee!!) and how much I miss seeing those guys on a regular basis. I could also post about the happy times I shared with my friends in Utah over the weekend, for there were many many happy times. But, those things will have to wait for other posts.

The one thing that made me most happy this week was coming home to my nephews. Sappy, I know...but true all the same. I got home on Monday night and Lauren was out with some friends. Wil was about to feed Little Bear his bottle but I volunteered to do it instead - for the free cuddles of course. He was happy to eat and snuggle and there wasn't much fighting with the bottle (which is out of the ordinary) and he burped two big burps, quick and easy (which is also out of the ordinary due to his reflux). That gave me loads of snuggle time with LB (who still really does look like a little bear).

Yesterday I went home for lunch. Lauren made us egg sandwiches that were tres yummy. Monkey seemed happy to see me but was in his chair eating lunch when I arrived. I gave him his presents (a fish book and a Berenstain Bears DVD for after naptime) and I read him his new book. We finished eating and I got up to get myself a drink. When he climbed out of his chair, he ran straight to me with his arms up and gave me hugs and kisses. Then he just chilled there for a while talking to me about the new van they were going to buy and just laying his head on my shoulder to catch up on "cuggles". It's amazing how much his vocabulary has improved just in the five days I was gone. He's putting together more complex sentences and not using his baby words as much (vroom vroom is now occasionally "car"). We went to the car dealership to pick up the new van and a fire engine drove past the window. Monkey ran over to Lauren and said "Saw! Saw!" (meaning he saw something cool) and then said "Saw a HUGE engine!" Later we also saw a HUGE motorcycle...I was corrected when I didn't describe it as huge.

So anyway, that's what made my week this week. Happy boys who missed me and free flowing cuddles and kisses. What could be better?

This baby is the cutest baby of all babies.

I was holding LB last night trying to distract him from his hunger while Lauren was cooking us a delicious dinner. He was being such a happy baby and he started smiling all over the place. This was the first time I have seen his spontaneous smiling - and a lot of it. I decided it was time for a photo shoot (since he happened to be wearing an outfit that matched his "pretty" (that's what Monkey calls his big blanket - Bob-O is his little blanket). Here are the results:

Really. This picture kills me with cuteness. Those eyes. That smile. *swoon*

So serious.

He's even cute when it's blurry! Such talent!

I just love his little legs. They are soft and pudgy, just the way they should be.

And there's my Monkey looking oh so suave and handsome...ignore the binks, he's been having a rough couple of days.

There are no words to describe the awesomeness of this photo. If only I had the ability to pull out a Mr. T quote.

Monkey: Heavy, Zizi, heaaavvvy.

Can't you just see all the fun they'll have and all the trouble they'll get into?

Overall, pretty successful photo shoot, don't you think? I think we have a future male model on our hands - only he'll be the super intelligent kind who only does it to pay his way through Harvard and maybe on the side as he researches a cure for cancer. Those are some pretty high hopes for a 7 week old, eh?