alright, i dont think many of you are really prepared for the cuteness of valen jude. he is so adorable and has gotten more so over the past week! he went from needing to be held a lot of the time or be in his super saucer, to scooting around on the floor looking for toys to munch on. he is a mover and just wants to get going. i remember dahlia just sitting up against the boppy at this age and chewing on whatever we gave her, but not valen, he is totally different. i wouldnt be surprised if he started crawling very very soon. he gets around really good, but downt crawl quite yet. he actually isnt really interested in eating anymore either, he just wants to play. we will just lay him down and give him a bottle and within minutes he is turned over and trying to get away. he doesnt even care if we take it away either.... nuts! so he has been spitting up a lot more though! all that moving around while he is trying to eat, makes for a lot of spit up. yuck, i am not a fan (= we have been waiting for this moment for a long time though, the moment where he didnt actually want to be held and would rather scoot around! thank you Lord this day came so soon!

it will be fun to see him on christmas at my sisters house with all of the other kids and their toys. he is so much more interactive too. more like a little person who understands than a baby who just stares at things unintently. when i go to put him down for a nap, i just go into the room and he takes one look at that crib and turns to me and starts whimpering and squirming, it is funny. but he always goes to sleep. he was doing better during the day for naps, but now he is fussy for those and not at night. whatever, after all he is a baby, and he doesnt know the rules (= 

he loves it when i clap. if he is fussy on the floor, i just clap in front of him and sing something silly and he is amused for a long time. or tickling him is adorable too. he is so extremely ticklish. we have to put up a video of him laughing, it is hillarious.