Drama!!

And the award for Best Dramatic Performance of 2009 goes to Jasper!

Bug!

The shirt says it all.

Miscellaneous Adorableness

More adventures with food

Something new

Jasper tried his first solid food - rice cereal. I wouldn't say he was all that crazy about it but some managed to get down his throat. It's just practice at this point anyway.

Happy Halloween!

Beware the spooky skele-devil! If he catches you, he will drown you in his drool.

Breaking news update!

Stop the presses! We interrupt your evening to bring you this important news - Jasper is getting his two bottom teeth! One has broken through and the other will soon follow. He hasn't been abnormally cranky - we'll see how tonight goes. Pictures as soon as his tiny choppers will allow.

Bug in a tub

Lucky little Jasper has his own private bathroom. He enjoys his baths much more in the big tub and loves playing with his bath toys.

Reverse Bug

Jasper's starting to scoot around, but hasn't yet grasped the concept of moving forward. Unless, of course, you play this video backwards. Then he's got it down perfectly!

Baby's first beer

The video speaks for itself.

Busy bug, part two

Yes, more videos of Jasper in the exersaucer. They are too cute not to share. After we put him to bed last night, Paul and I sat on the couch and watched these over and over.

Busy bug

Jasper's latest acquisition is an exersaucer - a big, colorful, loud activity center with music and lights that wobbles, turns and bounces. He loves it. And more importantly, he'll sit in it for 15 minutes and happily entertain himself.

Jasper at 5 months

Trip to the pumpkin patch

Rolling Bug

Ladies and gentlemen, please direct your attention to the center ring where the amazing Jasper is now performing! He smiles, he drools, he rolls!!

Happy Bug

This little video demonstrates exactly how happy Jasper is to see his daddy every evening!

Picnic in the park

It was a sunny day in San Francisco today, so I took Jasper to Dolores Park for a "last day before mommy goes back to work" picnic. He also went in the baby swing for the first time and loved it!

A very busy week

The last week has been a very busy one for Jasper. He got to spend some time with Uncle Erik and Auntie Rachel and enjoyed hearing their Burning Man stories. He went to the doctor on Wednesday and we found out he now weighs 14 pounds and 2 ounces which is exactly twice as much as when he was born. He's also 25 inches long. The video below shows one of his cute tricks. And finally today he debuted his latest skill - rolling over! We'll try to get that on video soon. His sleep has been a bit disrupted this week. Apparently there is lots going on in his little brain.

New trick!

Jasper's latest trick is putting his foot in his mouth. The first time he licked his toe, he made a "yuk" face. I guess it didn't taste that good. He was in his crib for 30 minutes today working on his foot to mouth coordination. He even tried to get both of his feet in his mouth at one point! Also, here's a cute little video just because. Enjoy!

Showing off

Here's a picture of Jasper demonstrating his latest skill - grabbing his toes! This is a classic yoga pose called "happy baby" for obvious reasons. He can also do a left hand to right toe grab - very advanced.

Meeting a new friend

Last Sunday, Jasper and I went over to Oakland to see my friend Gabby and her daughter Lucia who is two. Lucia has been a big fan of Jasper via internet since he was born. They finally had the chance to meet in person. Lucia immediately ripped off his socks so she could touch his little feet - I can't blame her. This looks like the start of a beautiful friendship.

Sonoma Weekend

We had a lovely three day weekend in Sonoma - rented a cute little cottage with a private pool and gorgeous view of the Sonoma valley. Jasper enjoyed "swimming" in the pool. He also insisted on being awake for dinner (usually he sleeps quietly in his stroller). See the last photo for the little critter who visited us on Sunday morning - I was standing only about 2 feet away when I noticed him - yikes!

Daddy's home!

Mommy and Jasper are always sooo glad to see Daddy when he gets home. Jasper saves his biggest smiles for his Daddy. Paul gets some quality bug time and they play classic games like "Oh no, I've got your nose!" and "Rightside up, upside down".

Camping with the bug

We took Jasper on his first camping trip last weekend. He's way too little to eat smores, but I think he had a good time anyway. We made him a cozy little nest in the tent and he slept very well. The massive redwood that Paul and Jasper are standing next to is estimated to be 1200 years old. Just think, that's about 7,300 of Jasper's lifetimes!

Smiles everyone, smiles!

Here, at long last, are the promised smiles. Enjoy!!