Stuck in the bathroom

Today we got all ready to go to church.  You were playing in the bathroom and Daddy was ironing his clothes just a few feet away.  He finished up and we were all ready to go and went to go get you from the bathroom because you had closed the door.  That's when we realized. . .that you were trapped!  He could only open the door about half an inch, and saw that you had opened the drawers right inside the doorway so that they were blocking the door from opening any further.

 



Thankfully you were unaware of the situation and were still blissfully playing in the bathroom with the cotton swabs.  So we scrambled around to find something small enough to fit in the crack to try to close the drawer.  Finally I thought to grab a flat metal pan from the kitchen and we used that to push the drawer in little by little (I would jam the sheet into the side of the drawer to gain traction and then push it to move the drawer up a little, then pull the sheet out and start over)  Finally you were free, and somehow we still managed to make it to church on time!

Lydia

Aunt Rachel had her baby, and they named her Lydia.  She is so sweet.  The week after she was born we went up to their house to meet and cuddle her.  I sat you on the couch then put Lydia on your lap.  I expected you to just wriggle away and get down to keep playing, but instead you immediately put one arm on top of her and just stared down at her quietly.  After a few moments I started to pull her away and you reached your arms out and grabbed her blanket and started to whine, so I put her back down on your lap and you were happy again.  I'm so glad you adore her!

 

While we were there, I put you in your old swing that Lydia is borrowing.  You are definitely so much bigger now than when we first put you in it at a month old! 

Being Silly

 Today when Ellie was here you were digging in her diaper bag and found her blanket.  You immediately put it over your head and started crawling around the living room blind.  You thought you were so funny!  You couldn't stop giggling!

Aquarium

Daddy's work had their company party at the aquarium.  We had so much fun, but then you fell asleep from exhaustion on the way home!

Random pictures from August

Learning how to stand on your tiptoes.  So funny to see you stretch and reach for something on those little twinkle-toes!

You have no fear getting yourself into tight spaces, but then you get really upset and start to wail when you get stuck like this!

There are some days where you definitely look like a little active boy with all your bumps and bruises.  This is right after you took a tumble down the stairs at Aunt Rachel and Uncle Peter's and gave yourself a big goose-egg on your forehead.

We went to Daddy's cohort reunion and you got to experience a sandbox for the first time.  You loved sifting through the sand and moving piles around.

You've finally showed an interest in your ring tower.  You can't do it in order yet but if you run out of room at the top you will carefully balance the rest of the rings one on top of the other until you're done.

Sam's Club had a great sale on diapers so we stocked up and I just left them in the living room to put away later.  I was so surprised when I turned around and found you had used the small box as a stepping stone and had scampered to the top of this makeshift "tower!"  It was a good insight into the little monkey climber I am sure you will quickly become, climbing up everything!

Finally, your friend Jaxon is home!  He's been away all summer.  It was fun to see how much you two have grown.  At the store you took a real interest in each other and were jabbering on to each other for long periods of time.  Can't wait to resume our playdates!

Date night at Wingers!  Your eyes got as big as saucers when they brought the bowl of popcorn so we let you try some.  You practically inhaled it, you were shoveling it in as fast as you could!

Group Hug!

Isn't this so cute?? You all were so excited today when Daddy came home from work.  He was greeted by 3 big hugs!

13 months

Once you turned a year old I planned to only do updates every few months, but you are just growing and changing so fast that I already have a list of new skills and talents of yours!

Some things about you at 13 months:

• We moved the crib all the way down.  You're a very active little boy so now that you're pulling up on the crib daily we decided we better lower it before you try to climb over the side.  We also finally readjusted the straps in your carseat to be at the highest level.  You're still a little too short so the straps run along your neck but you're more comfortable than before.
• You like to play with the magnets on the fridge.  Daddy bought you some fun dinosaur magnets that can be all your own.  You also like the dishwasher and try to climb onto it whenever the door is down so I have to make sure to always keep it closed and locked when you're awake.
• You are still regularly throwing tantrums whenever I have to take things away from you.  Thankfully you usually calm down after a second.  We try to just ignore your tantrums so you are quickly learning you don't get attention for screaming.
• You recognize your favorite books and toys.  If we're holding you and you see your binky or a favorite book you'll get excited and point your hand at it to let us know you want it.
• You climb stairs!  And very well too!  There was almost no learning curve, one day you saw the stairs and decided you wanted to climb to the top, and so you did it like it was no big deal.  We had to put baby gates and the top and bottom of the stairs because anytime the gate is down you see your opportunity and start climbing up.  Today you climbed up all by yourself in search of Daddy before we realized the gate was down.
• You LOVE to feed the puppies.  This has caused some problems at mealtimes because if we give you more than a bite at a time you'll throw the food over the side to the puppies.  So we are still mostly spoon-feeding you to prevent this.  You'll even grin and share your favorite treats with them, or will "share" by letting them take a lick, then putting the rest in your mouth.  Ew!
• You say 5 words now.  You learned them in this order: hi, lights ("dites"), Dada/Daddy, uh-oh, and thank you ("tankew!")  So cute.
• We started you on formula and cow's milk.  We still have about 11 gallons of mommy milk in the freezer but we didn't want to wait until it was gone to transition you, plus we're going to NY in a month and won't be able to take enough milk to cover the whole trip.  It has been a rough transition since you flatly refused anything but breastmilk but we're slowly getting you to take other things, and some days you even seem like cow's milk.  Right now your breakfast bottle is half mommy milk/half formula, and then the rest of the day your sippy cup has 2 parts cow's milk to 1 part formula.  You don't drink nearly as much milk the rest of the day but we give you lots of cheese and dairy to help supplement.
• As you have become more active you've had less and less physical obstacles.  For example, when you first started crawling and getting into the puppy food we hid it behind the couch.  Eventually you figured out where it was and would crawl behind the couch too.  So we put it ON the couch, out of your reach.  Then you would stand on the puppy's bed or other things to make you taller to reach.  So now we have the food back behind the couch, and the ottoman is creating a blockade.  It's only a matter of time before you learn to climb over the couch to get it though!  You climb over toys and people all the time.
• You had your first haircut yesterday!  Thankfully it doesn't make you look too grown up, and your head has seemed a lot less sweaty from the hot summer sun.