My first time swimming

I absolutely adore this photo. We took it at the end of May when the weather started to get warmer. This is the first time that we put Micah in the swimming pool. He was a bit shy at first but we think he really loved the adventure.

You can check out all of Micah's photos from his first swimming experience by clicking on this link: check me out

Baby Genius

Micah will kill daddy in later years for taking this photo. But daddy couldn’t help himself…

Cute AND smart!

The Guardian

Micah now has a protector and guardian with his older brother Boomer. While doing yard work today, we caught Boomer protecting Micah while he slept:

Micah also wants Boomer to look the same as him (please refer to the Dandy Lion post) so he placed a dandelion on his head:

The guardian photo looks cute but it is actually rather amazing because Boomer treats babies and small kids the same as he treats cats. He is LEERY of cats and honestly chooses to ignore the fact that cats exist. We saw this behavior with his cousins Jake, Matthew, and Ian. Boomer has been avoiding Micah since he was born. 12 weeks later, though, Boomer is starting to accept his new/future tormentor. He is still hesitant about Micah but at least will sniff him for a few seconds. I even saw him give Micah a lick on his face the other day. No photo unfortunately…

Dandy Lion

Micah and Daddy went for a walk by ourselves yesterday while Theresia got some well deserved alone time. Daddy took advantage of the opportunity to decorate the butter monkey and violate his destroy his masculine reputation.

ShamWow!

So I’m not sure if many of you know that we are doing the cloth diaper thing. Theresia, bless her soul, did a ton of research and we narrowed Micah’s hiney-wear to the BumGenius 3.0 brand sold by CottonBabies.com. I was a skeptic at first but now I’m sold. The trick to these diapers are the inserts (wicks and holds the moisture) and the liners (for days with diaper rash because the inserts and the diapers don’t work so well with Boudreaux’s Butt Paste all over it). Check out the website to get a better description.

So anyway, we’ve all seen the ShamWow commercials. Theresia and I got sucked in and we actually caved and bought a pack of ShamWows.

(Incidentally, we were on the cusp of getting a couple of Snuggies at the same time but they didn’t make a baby size nor do they cater to 70-lb dogs so we declined.)

ANYHOO. That’s another story…

The ShamWow is advertised to hold up to 12 times its weight in liquid. They are machine washable and also come with a 10-year warranty. Would it not be ingenious to replace the liners of his diapers with a ShamWow? We’re contemplating it but at least we have all of the key components to give it a try.



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Micah is well fed...

carnivore
Main Entry: car·ni·vore
Pronunciation: \ˈkär-nə-,vor\
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from Latin carnivorus
Date: 1840
1: any of an order (Carnivora) of typically flesh-eating mammals that includes dogs, foxes, bears, raccoons, and cats



boobivore
Main Entry: boob·i·vore
Pronunciation: \ˈbüb-ə-ˌvor\
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from Latin boobivorus
Date: March 2009
1: One of an order (Boobivora) of typically boob-eating mammals that includes Micah Alexander Weston-Weiner

The Boobivore has a VORACIOUS appetite lately. A single boob no longer satiates him.

Welcome Micah Alexander

Well, here is our official blog for Micah Alexander - the Butter Monkey. We've had many of you ask why we call him the Butter Monkey. Well, we all seem to get hooked on an animal. Based on how active he was during Theresia's pregnancy and all of the acrobatic flipping he did in her belly, we just assumed he was a monkey - up to no good. As Micah grew bigger, we stopped referring to him as "Wilson" (a reference to the movie Cast Away because he was the size of a volley ball) and started referring to him as a little ButterBall (turkey). Ultimately we merged the two names and started calling him the Butter Monkey. It stuck! :)


In conjunction with Micah's new nickname, we decided to create this Blog so that we can more easily share new photos and stories of Micah.


We've also set up an email address - thebuttermonkey@gmail.com - which anyone can use to send an email to both Theresia AND Dave. Sending an email to this email address will forward a copy to both of our personal email accounts.



One last thing - for those who don't have our current mailing address (many have asked):



Dave Weiner, Theresia Weston, and Micah Weston-Weiner

47 W Como Ave

Columbus, OH 43202


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So...





Micah was born to the world on March 2nd at 8:50pm. They weighed him in at a whopping 9 lbs and 4.68 oz and measured 22 inches long. Here is the first picture of our new family:






We learned fast that Micah's not a fussy baby. Knock on wood, we hope he stays this way. He continues to be a bundle of smiles for all of us:








Here's a picture of daddy getting to hold Micah for the first time. Check out the leg chub and his GI Joe Kung Fu grip:





Grandma Terry got to put her L&D nursing skills (ironically she was never an L&D nurse) and help bring Micah into the world. She was a pleasure to have with us for the week both before and after Micah was born.





Here's Micah enjoying his first day at home. Something I never appreciated until the little Butter Monkey came along... Pacifiers rule!

Grandpa George and Joyce drove 8 hours from Maryland to spend a couple of days hanging out with the baby. Here's Grandpa holding Micah who is wearing the new hat that Grandpa bought for him:

Grandpa Homer and Grandma Judy arrived at the end of the first week. They have been treasuring their time with their new grandson. Theresia and I have been treasuring Grandma Judy's cooking.

Micah enjoyed his first beer: Shlitz - the original recipe. Don't worry about disturbing the baby. He's passed out.

Micah AND Boomer enjoyed a walk down to the dog park today (Sunday 3/15). It was Micah's first casual stroll. Boomer is a whore for a good walk.

I wouldn't be a bastard to my brothers if I didn't include dinner from tonight. The adults enjoyed Dave's famous pizza while Micah enjoyed a personal Pizza Bread to make his cousins and his uncles jealous. To Aaron and Mike - WHO'S YO DADDY?!!?