Giggles McGee

Almost every night Macadam has Waverly laughing. Without even trying. She thinks he is so funny, even when he's having a meltdown (he's not such a fan of those giggles).  Anyway, here's some great belly laughs from earlier this evening while we were on the phone with Rob.

Just bust a move

My mom just gifted me with a Flip video camera for my birthday and after several months of not having a camera with video, we instantly caught Mac on tape. After misplacing a gift from his friend Jack of his favorite songs, we were able to play them in the car. We were pleasantly surprised with the second song (the first being from Elmo) being something Rob and I both loved in elementary school.

Lots of action around here, just not on the blog

We're in a bit of a blogging drought  and hope to update with all of our happenings. Photos from our fantastic trip are uploaded but now just need them to be on the internet for your viewing pleasure. Until then, here are two videos of Mac from earlier this week. It's also the debut of his new 'do.

Riding his new horse standin - his broom:


Singing and playing the guitar with his pops - he's kind of on to something here:)

Gimme gimme green beans

Ah vegetables. They used to be a fan favorite but for several months now, we've diligently and covertly snuck them into Macadam's diet as he hasn't been keen on their presence. Mind you, at child care, we know that he eats certain ones a lot. However, in the last week or two, he's been loving green beans. In fact, he'll skip the usual favorite of cheese or brown and rise and just eat the beans. I caught him on tape for the first devouring of them last week. Enjoy!


Green bean machine from Keli Faw on Vimeo.

Ride 'em cowboy

It was hard to pick the best of the three videos we last took of Mac and his Rody horse. He loves the book, Cowboy Small by Lois Lenski and he is really into riding his horse these days. Mostly it's because the bouncing is a lot easier. He's also enjoying strumming his air guitar and singing, "Home, home on the range..." It sounds more like, "Ohmmm, ahhh, raaaa," but either way, it's equal parts entertaining and adorable.


Giddyup from Keli Faw on Vimeo.

And now the video

Here's the video from Mac's first ride yesterday. It's short but just enough to see how much he likes it.

First bike ride from Keli Faw on Vimeo.

Happy Friday!

Baby Hulk

It's hard to say where this came from but after seeing him turn red from squeezing, we had to grab the camera to capture Macadam's new found fury. Well, I guess fury isn't the best description since you can see he finds it to be quite funny. We also have some fun pictures from recent weekend trips I hope to share this week.

squeeze from Keli Faw on Vimeo.

That's not my name

Hopefully we'll be getting more in-depth coverage of Macadam's dancing skills to his current favorite song That's Not my Name by the Ting Tings, but until then, here's a little snippet. The shaking of the finger kills me. We think he picked it up from the older kids at childcare, or he's brilliant:).

That's not my name from Keli Faw on Vimeo.

Giggles redux

A few months ago I posted a video of Macadam with a case of the giggles, well he's back again. It's hard to say if these could get old, but I am sure there's a way. Until then, enjoy.

Pirate's Booty is hilarious from Keli Faw on Vimeo.

Baby's best friend

After many months of working on saying gentle, and working with Mac to be nice to Buster, we may be getting somewhere...for now. If only the same could be said for when it comes to his other baby friends:).

Our new dog

What? They got another dog? No, not really. While we dog sat for a few weeks, Macadam seemed to realize that the grass is greener for the four-legged set. That's right, meet our new puppy, little Mac.

He grabs most of his toys with his teeth then shakes them back and forth. If that's not enough, he pants when he's thirsty. It's hilarious but also slightly unsettling. We probably aren't helping matters when we grab onto whatever he's holding with our mouths but it's hard to resist.

Crazytown

Just when we thought it might slow down, things just a get a little more unruly. We have a ton to share with everyone as Mac's social calendar continues to go big. For now though, I leave you with an admittedly longer video but I think you'll enjoy it. His giggles just don't quit and no, I won't reveal my secret of how we got him to laugh this long:).

Happy weekend!

Holiday weekend

Here's a nice little way to get your holiday weekend off to a happy start. Watch this.

Mobile Mac

This video is from just a couple of days ago but already it seems like Macadam is light years faster than what is documented. We're really in for it now:).

Mexico is for babies

We've shared with most that our trip to Mexico for Pat and Megan's wedding was beyond expectations. We're not ones for resort travel usually but it was a pleasant surprise to be treated graciously each day, be served drinks on the beach, wake up to the Caribbean Sea, take walks in the sand and watch Macadam basically grow by leaps and bounds socially while we were there. The wedding was a huge success and being able to spend a few days with friends and their families is a rare treat.

I think the saying, "it takes a village," really rang true while we were on our trip. For four days Macadam was surrounded by a very loving and doting group of people. He's not deprived of attention by any means at home but to be constantly surrounded by a big group of people that pay attention, well, our little man couldn't get enough of it. By the time we were back on the plane, he was not sure why fellow passengers weren't loving on him. I wish I had video of him trying to get the attention, it was so cute. His flirting has hit a whole new level of shamelessness as well.

The resort was super family friendly and even had a room that was sponsored by Fisher-Price, I don't think he knew what to do with so much plastic and loud toys (or maybe that was us). We were able to use a floatie and Mac enjoyed the water so much, both in the pool and the ocean. He even fell asleep when he was in the floatie in the ocean. Something about the waves lulling him to sleep. The beach cabanas were perfect cribs and allowed us to enjoy the sun, read and relax while he took naps. Hard to ask for more!

There are a ton of photos so there's a slideshow below.

And a video of wave skepticism and eating sand:)

Splashing and sharing secrets

Just a couple of videos from the past week, enjoy!

First symphony overture

A cacophony of Macadam's sounds, both the fun and the loud.

Hard-hitting journalism

Macadam and I are no Frost-Nixon but I did bring him out of his shell in these two clips (sorry, they were both so cute I couldn't edit the post for just one). Turn up the volume and enjoy some pretty sweet coos.

Babies who brunch

This past Saturday we had our childbirth class reunion brunch. It was so much fun to see the other babies and their parents, particularly after witnessing a few months of their pregnancies. My favorite shot is with the babies lined up on the couch. By the time all the babies were on the couch, Macadam had started to show the fatigue of sitting up. From the video, you can also see what mayhem it was behind the scenes and mortifying my singing voice can be:).

On Sunday, Macadam had a much more mellow brunch with his friend Lila.

Monday morning pick me up