Eight

Geb's first winter?  So far, so good.  

The cold season has been quite considerate lately.  No big snowfall since the most talked-about snow in October-- to everyone's surprise.  I can't thank the weather gods enough.  Sure, I didn't care about the seasons; warm or cold, before parenthood. Apparently, life's been poles apart.  I now bundle up for two!

Weather woes aside.

Presenting, at age eight months today~

Exactly six days before his first Christmas.

Geb is more and more mobile, excited to bust a move by the minute.  We are at anything-baby-does-is-amazing phase.  Anything Geb does is big news.  We laugh.  We giggle. We gush about it day-in and day-out. And we celebrate every learned skill, big or small.

He has learned to straighten up his back when we set him down.  It would be nice to photograph Geb under the tree~ opening presents, without losing balance as he could hurt himself.  

My wish is for the little guy to sit on his own, safely, in time for Christmas or New Year.  Santa, pretty please?

Meanwhile, this baby slowly grows fondness over birthday cakes each month.

It's for him, he can tell.

YUMMYness, you are so very few inches away..

Who wouldn't drool? Tell me :)

Oh, Gebbie.  In as much as I'd like to see you grow and live a full life, something about what you are now~ I don't want to let go.  

Don't grow up on me just yet.

Happy, happy 8th Dodong!

Many, many more birthday cakes to dig~

..and, err, squeeze.

Wanna know an open secret, baby love?

..your little family is certified GEB-a-holic!

You are absolutely, absolutely ADDICTIVE.

Why, Hello There Christmas.

Look how snow flurry made the tree so pretty!

That's a real tree by the way, at the front yard. We had a surprise snowfall today.  Nice and light snow, creating ice-powdered rooftops, pine-trees and chimneys.  So CHRISTMAS-sy, I know.

Excuse the clueless look.  I imagine our baby is in complete daze, as to how this world have gotten insanely cold.  Too much for a little guy to handle.

Here's Tatay kisses to keep you warm, baby love.

We love you, Timoy

Geb is nursing a very bad cold.  I suspect he got it from a playdate last week. It couldn't be teething as he was perfectly fine when the first tooth peeked through, two weeks ago.  Poor little thing couldn't sleep well at night.  

Then comes Timoy, our little saviour.

Timoy-the-turtle is a squeaky bath toy during the day, and a roommate at night.  Currently though, it progressed into Geb's most favorite toy in and out of the bath tub.  He loves it so much, it consequently landed on his chest when he dozed off.

Brian and I giggled with delight as we watched these two having a restful night.

Too cute, I can't help but fire away some snaps.  Definitely not choreographed. Believe me.

Here's hoping our little Geb will feel a lot better soon.  

No clingy baby on Christmas Day, please.

Hear Ye!

Something we are so thrilled about today ~

There. First tooth, finally. Hurray!!

Geb showed signs of teething at four months, we kept on speculating he's gonna cut tooth pretty soon.  Quite a long wait, ei?

Tried my utmost best to capture a much clearer view, but no luck.  Baby loves to stick out his teeny tongue instead. Hee.  

We're grateful teething was a breeze for little Geb.  There were occasional colds and few discomforts, but manageable.

Another milestone to celebrate, palangga.  Your little family is jumping happy-dancing all around with excitement!

Perhaps one more tooth before Christmas?

Seven

What can I say?

This boy have grown into such a darling right before our eyes.  Nevermind the nose that seem to grow sideways each day. He was born with a bit attractive shape, I swear. It's a wonder where the better-shaped-nose has gone.

Little Geb, age 6 weeks

See what I mean? 

We will excuse the hair this time. That's another story.

In other news, Ninang Gracie's visit made our monthly fete extra special. Ninang flew all the way from Florida for this:

first Ninang-Baby kiss evah!

I was seven months prego the last time we bonded.  

Gracie dear, you are super. And you brought really exciting news~  something we are all so thrilled about. We're truly happy for you and Andy. We lurrve you!

Since November is also my birth month, our little family celebrated for two.  

Nanay is thirty when baby turned seven-month old. Yeeba!

Happy, happy seventh little buster!

Thank you for making me feel proud to be a Mother-- every day.

Okay, that's more like GLORIOUS than proud.  Hee.

Falling Into Autumn

Allow me to put it this way-- 

.. you have religiously followed this blog and have clearly recollected this post here.  The words, spellbinding.  The images, so vivid.

So, here it is, today.  We intend to visit this same place each year.  Like a family tradition.

Look, we even wore the exact same outfit!  Plus, our happy addition this year--

..little darling, Geb.

 

Boy, was I glad the whole ensemble still fits.  Hee.  Those boots gave me a hard time, though.  Motherhood bestowed upon me a size bigger calf, thank you very much.

Awesome Sister slash Auntie joined the fun.

It was particularly freezing, we had to run around, strike a pose and take turns behind the lens.  Nonetheless, it was grand.  So thrilled to be back!

 

Next year.   Until then.

Taste of Winter in October

"Forget about Fall colors.  Maryland sees white in October!"

I'm on my fourth winter this year.  I must say I'm one of those who doesn't look forward to snow season anymore.  The splendor of snow-covered pine trees and rooftops is such a beauty.  Breathtaking, I have to say.  But the thrill, the excitement-- I lost them at some point. 

Maryland rarely get snow even in November, so imagine our surprise when we learned yesterday's forecast of 2-4 inches of snow before October ends.

Today.

Well, we woke up to a pretty white canvas outside our window.  Contrary to my claim, I was so thrilled to see shower of snowflakes that fell faster and sized bigger by the minute.  Of course the excitement was for the little guy-- having his first snow ever, this year.  Never had this place see white in October since 1979.  And it just did today, on Geb's first winter.

Baby boy, at six months, amazingly unfurled excitement over the white showers. We watched his eyes sparkle in awe, his arms up in the air as he trace every trickle of snowflakes down to the ground. 

The trade between fall colors and white today is a big treat.  We are making memories. More to come. 

Note: I accidentally deleted all precious photos for this blogpost-- banging my head now.  I'm in the process of recovering them through Snapfiles.  I shall update this  entry with photos once recovered. Wish me all the luck in the world!