Low Key

This week has been a very low key week. We have enjoyed just hanging out at home and going on just a few outings. I got my hair cut earlier this week and it was my first cut since Santiago has been born. I needed it badly! I also went to lunch with a friend and did a little back to school supply shopping with her. Santiago spent the afternoon with his grandparents while I was out and about and Hector did some cleaning around the house. Other than that, we have just been hanging out at home and relaxing as a family. It's been real nice!Santiago is wearing a shirt my mom embroidered with an anchor and his name on it. He gets so proud of himself when he pulls himself up to the sitting position using my hands. He can also pull himself all the way from his back to sitting to standing now.

Santiago really LOVES Roxie. He loves watching her run around the house and play with her toys. He really likes it when she gets close to him too. Here I captured the first time Santi made Roxie squeal by pulling on her ears. It scared Santiago but he was ok and so was Rox. I think he wanted to give her a kiss.

He is getting really good at kissing people. I can hold him in my lap and say "Give Momma a kiss" or "Can Momma have a kiss?" and he will lay one right on my lips....or cheek, or nose, or forehead! He gives Daddy kisses too and he has given Grandma Linda one as well when she asked for one. I love it! Here he is trying to give me one while pulling my hair.

Santiago can officially sit up now. He cannot get himself to the sitting position by himself yet but if I sit him up, he can stay there for a good amount of time. Ever since we have started putting him in his exersaucer to play, he doesn't enjoy being on the floor as much. Today I laid newspaper under his blanket to give it a crinkly effect to see if he would stay happy and roll around on the floor today. It worked pretty well. The other day Santiago flipped from his back to his tummy and then back to his back but he hasn't been able to do it again. I was hoping the crinkle in the paper would make him want to roll and roll. Eventually I know he will!

He will tip himself over from the sitting position sometimes landing on his back and sometimes landing on his stomach. It scared him a lot the first time but I think he is getting used to it. Today when he fell to his back he quickly flipped himself to his stomach.

Santiago is still drooling all the time as you can see in this picture. He gets pretty wet when he is playing. He still doesn't have any teeth yet though - just a lot of drool!