the little gigglemonster

Wow - almost August, and a big 3 months old now! Edison is really funny with all of the giggling and squealing he's doing now. We love hearing him laugh - it's hilarious coming from such a tiny little person. In addition to the new-found laughter, Edison has continued to work on his grabbing skills, and he's now quite adept at grabbing my hair if it's anywhere near clutching range. He also grabbed my earring this morning - making me glad I only had stud earrings in. The dangly ones are definitely in retirement now. 

We also moved up to the jumper toy this week. He immediately started investigating all of the little parts and spun himself around to look at everything. I'm glad he's so tall so he could already play in it (even though there's now zero room in the living room for walking). 

Last week was Liberation Day in Guam. I had the day off so we went and watched a bit of the parade, but the floats were coming every 15 minutes, so we left after about an hour. There are a couple of photos below from the day. 

We also had a near crisis with my milk production. I think it was a combination of stress from work and me not having time to pump when I needed to. After a combination of increased fluids, regular pumping and nursing, fenugreek, some kind of strange plant leaf, and drinking milk (for the first time since I was 15), we seem to be back on track. It was worrisome for a bit there though...

For clarification, I drank Hemp and Chocolate Soy milk. Damon (the peanut gallery) wants me to specify that I did not drink cow's (real) milk.

I'm pretty sure I had other things to mention from the week, but I can't remember and Edison is hungry. So on to the photos! 

This photo of Edison was taken in the late 1800's and recently digitally enhanced.

 Mommy, Edison and a caribou impatiently wait for another float.

 Yes, finally, a float, but that cloud is pretty cool too.

 Dr. Mommy and Dr. Baby say "No pain-meds for you!"

 Edison being entertained by Marcia and Bijal.

"Is this giant poodle head a part of my jumpy thing too?"

While Doug and Kita play with Zeke on the Beach, mommy keeps a look-out for sharks.

 They're totally in love!

 Look, mommy has the camera.

 Edison examines the bag of spinach before he drops it.

 Pretty sunset on the east side of the island during our dog walk.

 "Get that Paparazzi outta here!"

"It's ok, I was just kidding, you're invited"