My Little Silas Boy

Tomorrow our little Chunky Monkey is a whole TEN WEEKS! People tell you that children grow up too fast, but I never realized how quickly time could fly until our wee one came along. It is amazing how things change from one day to the next. For example: one day Silas wasn't smiling (except for sleep smiles... and gas) and the next day he was. There was no gradual "getting the hang of it", he just started doing it. Same with rolling over. It seems like he just decides to do it and it's done.

The newest thing our 13 pounder is attempting...

Sitting up. He is anxious to be able to sit up on his own. It started yesterday and now any time he is in a horizontal position he starts flailing his limbs and lifting his head. Grunting and struggling to try to achieve something he can't quite accomplish yet. It is hilarious to watch, but it quickly becomes a frustration to us both. He gets fussy and my arms are forced to endure the burden of his weight for however long he wishes to stand and bounce on my stomach. He is so enthralled by his surroundings that he has no time or desire to lay around all day. On the bright side, he is much happier in his swing staring at his mobile or sitting in his vibrating/bouncy chair in the kitchen while I cook dinner. He loves to watch and observe, even if his vision isn't great yet, he loves to look around and see the happenings around him. Additionally, he is napping much better and going down far more easy because he wears himself out with all the excitement and hopefully this means our little chunk monk will be easily entertained because there is not a whole lot of real excitement around this house.

Look at this cutie trying to take in the world around him.

Some current names we call our boy that will likely confuse him later as he begins to speak:
Mommy's Nicknames-
Chunkey Monkey
Stink Bug
Gladimir Pootin'
Sweet Boy
Sir Spits A Lot

Daddy's Nicknames-
Tiny Tim
Little Man
Peach Head
Silas Boy

And these are just to name a few. Everyday we establish a new name for him it seems, but these are the most common ones heard around our house. He doesn't seem to mind though ;) .

Other new things we are experiencing include an increase in spitting up, which I have decided is directly related to his desire to be more active. Little laughs- nothing continuous yet. And a sudden disinterest in his pacifier with a newly found interest in chewing his hand. It is a new thing ALL the time.

Other than the new adventures of Silas Martin there is very little else to up date on, so until next time- HAVE A BLESSED DAY!

p.s. He really is THE cutest baby in my world. Love his little fat cheeks and his soft little "Peach Head".

You have a blog? Yes...

Welcome back ME! Haha! Sooooo to say "it has been a while" is a bit of an understatement. More like it is has been forever and a day. To tell the truth I haven't needed to update my blog so much considering it was started as a way to update family and friends of the happenings in the Martin household whilst we live in distant lands far from those we love most. *sigh* The life of an Army family. Up until recently we have been fairly close to our home base and the need to keep our dear ones well informed was easy and the upkeep of a blog seemed tedious and unnecessary- HOWEVER- we now find ourselves farther away than ever before with a new baby and I felt 'twas time to once again put my typing skills to work and update those who care.

Since my last post way too much has happened to thoroughly inform. The highlights include: a move to Virginia, followed by a move to Maryland during a hurricane, followed by the birth of our first son in December. We are learning to live without the comfort and support of having our immediate families near by. It has been hard on me, but for the first time I am reaching out and really making an effort to establish friendships. For an introvert such as myself, it isn't always easy, but I feel blessed that God has provided us with a good community here on post and a great church. I suspect this experience being far from home will be a tremendous gift to us in the long run and that we will be the better for it. That said, we are both very anxious to be back in Texas! We love our home state and we are definitely proud to be Texans :) .

Now that you have been somewhat caught up on our life...

The following video is a sweet one! Our 8 week old boy is talking (cooing) to his Daddy. You have to wait 'til near the end before he actually starts, it is the last two out of four minutes I believe, the rest of the time you can laugh at and be in awe of his sweet cute self ;) . This video is mostly for the grandparents. I know it is hard on Granny and Mimi to be so far away from their adorably sweet and, I dare say, amazing grandbaby boy...

Video: SilasTalking

Check back soon for more exciting info (but not really) on the Maryland dwelling Martins.