bumbo!

August's head control has been getting pretty strong lately, so we thought it was finally time to put him in his bumbo chair. Look at him sitting up like a big boy!

genius

My poor August has inherited my long torso, and with the extra bulk of cloth diapers, it's impossible to get those onsies to fit him. I came up with a genius idea...onsie extenders! I was going to be a millionaire, but it looks like someone has already beat me to it.

otters are the cutest

leaving on a jet plane...

By the time August is only 3 months old, he will have already been on a plane 4 times! That seems like a ridiculous amount, but I guess that's the price you pay when you live far from the ones you love. Did you notice the tickers on the side of the page?

Justin's granddad(August's great-grandpa), or Opa as we call him, lives in the hill country outside of San Antonio, Texas. We are going to take a trip out to see him in a week so he can meet his very first great-grandchild...the first of the next generation of Richters.

Then, just a little over a week after we get back, August and I will be taking a trip out to Florida to see my family. My dad and sis were supposed to come out to Albuquerque, but in the end, it just made more sense for me to go there..I don't really have anything tying me down, I get to see more people (mom!), I get to enjoy some sunshiney warmness, and I will hopefully be able to help my sis with some of her wedding planning!

I hate flying, but I hope August doesn't mind it as much. I'm sure he'll be a trooper as always. I'm just having a hard time figuring out what to bring/not bring or what to check/carry on. At least I'll have Justin with me the first time!

tedi-bea (that's japanese for teddy bear ;))

2 months!

I can't believe my boy is already 2 months old (although in some ways I feel like he should be older). I've been dreading this day for a while since, at this age, it's time to start his first round of immunizations. Thankfully, today was Justin's day off so he could come with. I honestly didn't think I would be able to handle seeing my little guy stabbed with needles. I cry when I get a shot, so I just knew seeing him get them would be too much! Lucky for me, August is one tough little baby! He cried a little bit, but for the most part he was pretty calm. It was actually a pretty sweet moment...me holding one hand, Justin the other, both of us looking him in the eyes and speaking words of comfort to him.

He slept for a while when we got home, then I woke him up to eat and give him some tylenol and then he went right back to sleep. I then went to the grocery store and left him with Just. When I got home from the store, I wasn't thinking and rang the doorbell and woke the poor little one up which resulted in a cryfest. It really wasn't bad, but he NEVER cries, so I knew he must be in a lot of pain. We put him in a warm bath and Justin distracted him with weird noises and gave him a bottle and he eventually calmed down. He's asleep again and I'm hoping he stays that way till the a.m. (I know I'm going to regret this, but I'm going to a kickboxing and abs class at 9).

As far as his growth goes, august is now 11lbs and 14oz and is 23 3/4 inches long! He's growing so fast!

giggles and smiles

August loves to look at himself in the mirror! There's a mirror above him in his swing and he can just entertain himself for hours! There is also a mirror in his crib. The other day, after putting him down for a nap, I heard him just laughing and screeching up a storm so I whipped out the video camera...







He is such a happy baby!

tummy time

Here are a few videos of August playing on his mat, doing what we call "tummy time". He makes the cutest sounds when he's on his tummy. He's not doing much head lifting here, but he sure is cute.

videos

It took a while, but I finally got these videos to upload. They are best viewed with the volume turned down or off (my voice is so annoying!). Enjoy the cuteness!