The older Brit gets, the more things that happen in a week and the more I need to post about them, but something always seems to prevent it….like a baby who only takes 2 naps now and likes attention all the time. So, I have to try to remember all the things that we’ve done and he’s done in the past week. Sadly, my memory has gotten a lot worse than it used be.

I’ve written about his teeth before, but he now has 5 teeth coming in all at once. It’s made him a bit more cranky and needy. He doesn’t like to play on his own as much as usual, and he likes to have me hold him. Then he’s completely fine. It’s so cute looking in his little mouth and seeing all his teeth though. There are 3 on top: 2 front and 1 on the left side. Then the 2 bottom middle.

I’ve been hard at work trying to promote Sprout Shell. We landed in a Holiday Gift Guide by Posh Mama–thanks to one of our retailers–and there’s an interview with City Mommy at citymommy.com. We’ve also added a clearance section to our website for those of you who missed out on the sample sale and still want to get a great deal on our slightly imperfect products.

Thursday I went with my friend Kristie to an open house for a med spa in her work building. It was fun to see all the “old” women there who had obviously had some work done already, and who were searching for more things to help them look better. In reality, they didn’t look too good at all. Kind of sad. We went for the chance to win permanent makeup treatments–for Kristie. I’m way too chicken to do it.

Friday Brit played with his friends as we parents and friends celebrated Ashley’s graduation. It was fun to get together, because it doesn’t happen very often that we can coordinate schedules to accommodate everyone. Brit is still the littlest of his friends. Hudson is a couple inches taller at least. And Mav, well, Brit’s definitely not even close. It’s interesting to see how different they are, even though they’re so close in age.

Saturday Paige and Cliff were our models for some new Sprout Shell photos. These will be going up on our site to show them in action. They look a lot better that way. Thanks guys! They look great. That night we ventured into Beverly Hills for the annual Snowflake lighting party. And this is the best part–Brit got to meet Santa! I was so excited when I saw the golden chair on Via Rodeo. There was a line, but I didn’t care. He had to see him. Especially since this one was nice looking and not creepy. The pictures speak for themselves:

Mark and I then stepped in and once I was holding him he calmed down and we got a cute family pic.

Those white specs are “snow” blown out of machines on top of the building. It’d be cool if they were actually snow makers, but it blows out tiny clumps of bubbles, like soap. So not the same!

The fire works were pretty good, and Brit was mesmerized.

This week has also been a first for some foods–he tried black beans and guacamole and loves them both. I’ve tried avocado before, but he always spit it out. But, we were eating out Saturday after the party and he wanted food too. So, we gave him the closest baby-friendly food we had–Mark’s guacamole. He wanted more and more. Then, we tried black beans on Sunday and he loved those too. I guess all that Mexican food I’ve had paid off.

With the moving and climbing has come the spills and falls. Sunday he bonked his head on a chair at church. It left a nice bruise on his temple. Then yesterday he slipped and hit near his chin on the bookshelf. It left a nice red mark. But, today was the worst. He flipped the tray off his Bumbo while I was in the kitchen and as he was looking down at it, probably trying to reach it, he fell out and landed on the tray that was upside down–not smooth and gentle. I rushed over, and he only cried a bit, but soon a big red spot with scrapes developed. I felt so bad! So, lesson: no more leaving him while in the Bumbo, even with the tray on. He’s getting a new chair for Christmas.

His hair is getting pretty long on top, and curly. Sometimes it’s just out of control.