valen had his shots today and i weighed him while we were there. he weighs 15 1/2 lbs! that is 3 more lbs than 6 weeks ago. i could tell he was getting chubby, but i see him all the time so it is hard to tell how much he really is. chubby babies are so cute! well all babies are cute, but the extra chub makes them extra smoochable!

this picture is so funny! when he crawls around, his shirts gets pulled down from the carpet, exposing himself(= this is dahlia cardboard house he likes to paw at. 

valen is crawling so fast now. he has been crawling (army crawl) for a while, but hasnt gotten up on his knees yet. he is so cute to watch slither across the floor. when he wants something he will climb over anything to get it! he really likes walls too.... he just crawls over to a wall and paws at it... or dressers or the tv stand, i wonder what he is thinking. he is such an explorer. definitely more so than dahlia was.

changing his diaper is quite a chore. he is so wiggly and doesnt like to be lying on his back that we literally have to hold him down to get the job done. when the diapers are full of poo, it takes us both to ensure that the poo stays where it should! very scary situation. the other night i went out and valen happened to poo right after i left... so justin had to tackle it alone. of course it can be done but justin was dangling valen by the ankles trying to wipe his butt upside down. those straps on the changing pad are such a joke, he still gets away. we cant even use the table anymore because he will end up falling on the floor, it is much safer to be on the floor to begin with. so the best time to change him is while he is eating, and also change his clothes at that same time.

he is sleeping better at night now. wakes up sometimes before 5 so we just change his diaper and put him back down. sometimes he wakes up at 6 or 7 and wants to play, but usually within a half hour he is tired again. we started using pampers at night and he hasnt leaked through since, well except last night....