Like Mother/Father, Like Son

Fun with the Fam

It was great to go home and spend time with our families and each other for the break. Cruise is just so much fun. His personality is coming out. He always seems to have a little smirk and he learned how to blow bubbles, which he constantly does. Smirking and blowing bubbles at the same time makes him look as though he's teasing you or laughing at you. We've discovered that he's a little shy. The poor guy's lost most the hair on the top of his head. =( He likes to fake that he's coughing and then smile. Strange, but very cute.

Even with all his changes he's still our same calm, relaxed little guy.

He's gotten good at push-ups.

Bath time's the best. I love his muscles! Ok, rolls.

Cruise with Aunt Kelly and Uncle Nicholas.

Getting a kiss from cousin Alexis.

Aunt Kelly getting some good laughs from Cruise.

Having some fun with Uncle Jake.

Cruise hasn't started crawling yet, but in trying to scoot forward, he scoots backward. =)

Getting fond of San Fran'

So the longer we live here the more I love this place. I'll admit it was quite an adjustment, and my level of fondness seems to correlate with the temperature, but this place is really unlike any other. It's gorgeous. There is so much to do. Of course it helps when your husband has a week off of school so you can enjoy it with him. Here are some of the places I like to go to and the views from there.

Also, yay for Eric! He got through 3rd quarter finals! Those are infamous for being the toughest finals at UOP, and they are done!! I've been so impressed with Eric's nack for being able to pull off the lowest A in the class -- in other words spend the least amount of time studying possible to get the grade he needs. He's our hero. Everyone here says that school is all down hill from here... but I'll believe it when I see it. Don't want to get my hopes up too high. =) However, if the worst is over, then it wasn't all THAT bad....

Life is good, indeed. I feel extremely blessed.

Discovering his feet

Cruise has really been progressing a ton in the past month. This clip is from a few weeks ago. It was on a day when he was sitting next to me on the couch looking down and he noticed his feet for what might have been the first time. He tried to grab them and play with them, and immediately after that he started using them... creatively. Watch the video to see what I mean. =)

Now he always tries to raise his legs to grab his feet, even if he is in a sitting position. It's funny to watch.

Couple Cute Clips of Cruise

How's that alliteration?

3 months!

I can't believe it's been three months already that we have had Cruise with us. It's been so fun... that's probably why the time has flown. Eric's been able to spend more time at home this quarter which has been great. (Maybe it's because I'm trying to be a better cook.) Maybe the reason the last three months have been so great is that Cruise has been sleeping through the night since before he hit two months. I know. I'm so lucky; I almost feel guilty.

(Above: Happy rested mom)

Since we had Cruise I haven't really posted much about what Eric and I have been up to. That's because we haven't really been up to anything interesting. The most exciting thing about us is now Cruise. I'll try to get more interesting so I have something to post about myself.

He loves his baths. He looks like a little fat king relaxing on his throne while I wash him. =)


This was pretty funny. Eric and I went on a hike in the brisk San Francisco weather, so we bundled him all up to keep him warm. When we came back and I laid him down, he stayed exactly how he was put. I think his arms and legs were so heavy he thought he couldn't move them. This could be a break through. Maybe I'll put him down for his naps like this.

Approaching 3 months

At this point Cruise seemed to reach the apex of his chubbiness. We think he's grown a little length-wise since then and appears to be a little trimmer... dangit. I love his chub. The rolls on his arms really just look like muscles to me. =) Maybe you can tell a little in the pictures below.