Tuesday, January 13, 2009

10 Months Old


Who would have thought I'd be posting this 10 month old blog already?! In two short months, my son will be a year old. I just cannot fathom where the time has gone. I swear that after we had Baylen, he grew up faster than I ever imagined he would. Is it because we have been so crazy-busy with two children so close together in age?! Most likely.

Our little Mister is so close to walking. He's pushing the stroller, Brynn's trike, and his push toy everywhere and grinning from ear-to-ear. He's standing for longer periods of time each day.

He tries to climb the stairs (and can make it to the top) every chance he gets.

He has another tooth, which came this weekend! It is his top/front left tooth. This means he's now up to 5 teeth. He still looks like a little vampire though, with his side teeth growing in more and more each day.

His sleep patterns are all screwed up lately. It's b/c we went to IA, then came back, then switched beds and mattresses. Dj switched his mattress back to his former one and last night, he did much better. There have been probably 6 nights this past month he's slept through the night. This is HUGE for him and us.

He is starting to slim down. Believe it or not, it's true. His waist is so long and skinny and a lot of his pants are too big in that area. His legs are still chunky-monkey, but even his hands, FEET and arms have toned up/slimmed down. I can get shoes on his feet (size 4 and 5...thanks Parker!!)

He is enjoying more people food, and often, wants to eat what we're having instead of his baby food. He loves Ritz crackers and toast. He also enjoys french fries. (I know, real healthy choices there) He has recently started going into the dining room at daycare to try out eating breakfast with all the "big" kids and the past two days, and he's been doing very well.

Mr. Social. He's talking so much these days--just babbles all sorts of sounds, but lately has been saying "Ooooohhh" when something surprising or interesting happens, or when he discovers something new. It's really cute.

Can throw a ball and loves to play this game with Brynn when she isn't crabby about it being HER ball...even when they're playing with HIS ball she insists both are hers. But he just goes w/ the flow.

He shakes his head no and waves "hi"

He signs "all done" when he's finished eating and FREAKS if we don't get him washed off right that second!

Screeches and hangs on for dear life when Brynna tries to take ANYTHING from him. He has even learned to put his hand out and try and block her. This is way funny to watch.

Loves noise toys.

Is still a pretty easy-going kid. He rolls with it.

He has been enjoying listening to books more and more....but they have to be short or he's outta there.

He dances whenever he hears music. (LOVE IT) and he thinks he's the man whenever he's bouncing to the beat. He also bobs his head to the music while he's bouncing. So hilarious! My little Justin Timberlake haha

Each day I just see more and more how he is growing out of his little baby stages. My "little" baby days with him are ending so soon and it's so not fair! I remember experiencing this feeling with Brynn and not really knowing how to move past my beloved months we spent with her as a baby girl. I guess I have to keep reminding myself that once they turn one, our little ones surprise us with something new nearly every single day--they are like little sponges and that is a whole lot of fun too. And by age 2.....all I can say is HILARIOUS.LITTLE.PEOPLE.

First mohawk


Here is Baylen's first mohawk! :) finally he has enough hair!

I know....

my header doesn't match my new background theme. Working on this tonight...

Monday, January 12, 2009

A new bed!


When we were staying w/ my parents in Iowa, Brynn slept on a fold-away bed and did really well on it the entire vacation. She told us she was ready for a "big girl" bed, so we decided when we returned home, we would go and look and see what we could find for her. Her crib converts into a toddler bed, and we have the kit, but we decided to go ahead and by a little bed and keep her crib. Baylen would then move to her crib and she'd get the new bed. When we picked it out, she was smiling and once we brought it up and Dj started working on it in her room, she was grinning from ear-to-ear. She was so excited and kept picking up screwdrivers and other tools trying to help Dj assemble it. When it was finished, she went over and "rested" for a few minutes. She's been doing pretty well sleeping in there at night, but because Baylen has NOT been sleeping very well the past few nights, she tends to wake up every so often when he wakes up.




Sunday, January 11, 2009

This is what happens when...

your 2-year-old finds a tube of Calleigh's diaper paste and mistakes it for face cream.


Happy New Year..a little late



We rung in 2009 with the best company. I only have a couple of photos b/c the rest are on Dj's good camera. Anyway, here are 2 and we had the best time at Megan's house seeing you all. (Abby, Brian, Nikki, Klas, Bekkah, Amy R., Heather R., Megan, Kevin, Lydia, Amanda (baby girl), Jason, Wookie, Amy and Miss Ashley). It was a really fun time. I think I drank..wait...I KNOW I consumed too many drinks, but I guess it had been awhile since I had done that...a LONNNNNNG while. We celebrated without our children and it was nice to have a little night off and just be adults and have adult fun. I felt like I had so much more time to talk with everyone and not feel like I was constantly running after a child. :)

I have made a few New Year's resolutions and I hope they will stick.

1. Continue to lose weight. I have done a good job thus far, weighing a little less than I did before I was pregnant w/ Brynn. But I would like to lose about 5 more pounds and tone up, esp. in my tummy area. I will continue to work out 3 days a week or more after school. I've been mostly running on the treadmill and lifting weights.

2. To find a massage therapist. My insurance pays for like 40 a year....I need to get on this!!! I think this will help with stress levels and

3. To buy a Wii Fit. I have some of the $ I received from Christmas, so I'll continue to save until I have enough or until amazon.com has them in stock again. This will allow be to work out more at home on the weekends.

4. To try Yoga. The Wii Fit should help with this a lot, but my main reason for trying this out is because I need to really work on stretching out my muscles and body more. I have noticed the older I get, the stiffer and more sore I become after working out or playing vb or bb games. I also think if I stretched using Yoga that it would help my strength training and help me feel better.

5. To narrow my pop drinking to one a day. Right now I'm at two. This will continue until my son decides it is cool to sleep through the night 90-100% of the time. But it's still on my list.

6. To be more patient. I feel so tired all the time due to my child not sleeping all that well, that it wears me down and my patience levels are shot by the end of the day. It is not fair to anyone or anything I take it out on.

7. To just get a babysitter every once in awhile--like maybe once a month and go out with my hubs and do something with just the two of us. We do not do this hardly EVER.

8. To pay off my credit card. I need to work on not buying anything for myself or my kids for awhile until I get this paid off.

9. To enjoy each moment with my kids b/c it is just flying by. I don't always do this...life gets in the way sometimes and I need to just stop and smell the roses more often than I have been the past couple of months.

A lot of resolutions, I know, but all of them are definitely doable.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Congrats, Katie and Dave!


I know it's been awhile since I've blogged, but we've been extremely busy! This past weekend was Katie's wedding and it was beautiful. Katie is my best friend from elementary and high school. We have known each other and been friends for 25 years. She and I share many memories together--mostly memories that involve laughing! :) The Catholic church was in downtown DM and it was just gorgeous. Katie looked beautiful and everything fell into place. I was a bridesmaid in the wedding and we had a lot of fun. Despite the freezing rain, we all enjoyed The Rumbles' music, riding in the limo, and just being together for two days.

Here are just a few photos. For an entire album, check out Sarah's Gallery over here on My Favorite Links on lower right side of this page and you can see a whole lot more!