bathtime

Sam hasn't liked baths since he was born. The 5 weeks he was in the NICU he had to get sponge baths and then when he finally came home we couldn't give him regular baths until his shunt incision healed. So it was always cold and unpleasant. Then when we finally got him in the bathtub he seemed less than thrilled. I don't think he liked laying back in there. I worried that he would hate baths forever and soon I'd have Pigpen from Peanuts on my hands.

But now all has changed since Sam can sit up on his own and has learned the joy of splashing. I laugh so much when he takes baths now. He has so much fun. Baths should be this fun for everyone.

This video clip is from yesterday, right after he ate some watermelon. So you may see chunks of red floating around. When I first put him in the bath I realized he was still eating! He also just learned to clap and loves to do it - it's the cutest thing to me.

parenting advice

Just a little tip I learned today - don't feed your kid prunes and then put him in the jumperoo. Bad news all around.

abracadabra

So magically my camera started working again. I have no idea what happened. But I was using the time without it to get things done - organizing and cleaning things that I had seriously been neglecting. I got so much done on Sunday.

Then yesterday, literally as I am about to pack everything up to ship off to Nikon, I decided - what the heck, let's see if it works... So I plug in the battery charger and slip the battery in. And what to my wondering eyes should appear? A beautiful flashing orange light to tell me it was charging. I had tried that so many times over the weekend. Always feeling foolish thinking it's not going to just magically start to work again. But sure enough, it did. So I let it charge for a little while, then tried the battery in my camera and the camera worked again, too.

It's wonderful. It's a blessing. I'm so happy I checked it once more! I was really bummed at the thought of being without it for so long.

In lighter news... sweet Samuel cut his first tooth. It seemed like it was never going to come. You can kind of see it in the picture here. It's on his bottom right. It looks the the bottom left one is about to pop up, too. I love the look of baby smiles with two bottom teeth!

Oh wow, I just love this baby boy more than I could ever begin to know how to express into words. It's overwhelming.

it was good while it lasted

After only a month in my care, I have broken my camera. I have no idea how. Thankfully I am better with my child than my things.

Last Friday I took several pictures of Sam and was uploading them to my computer when my camera shut off. Thinking it was just the battery being drained, I tried charging the battery. But the light indicating it was either charging or completely charged didn't illuminate, so I tried the charger in another outlet. Still nothing. I tried the battery back in the camera and nothing happened. Then I tried plugging my camera in with the a/c adapter and it still wouldn't come on. So it appears to be trouble with both the battery AND the camera.

This is quite upsetting. I've become so fond of my camera. I take pictures constantly. It's my instant cure for boredom. And I love capturing Sam's cute little faces and new tricks.

So today I am going to mail it to Nikon in hopes that at least the majority of the issues are covered under the warranty. But the whole process of shipping it to them, having the issue diagnosed and fixed, and then getting it shipped back will all take about a month, I'm guessing. A whole month without it! That's as long as I've had it now. This sucks big time.

I still have my old camera so I suppose can just use that. It's much better than nothing, no doubt. But I have really grown accustomed to the beauty that my D40 produces. The quality is just so superior to anything I've had before. I feel like it's improved my skill tremendously. I want to take better pictures because it's such a great camera.

Woe is me...