Hopping through the grass with Mom! 7/21/2011
Hopping Down the Hall with Oma! 7/22/2011
I saw T crawl for the first time on Monday July 25th. It was morning, before daycare and he crawled three "steps". On Tuesday they counted 12 "steps" at daycare. He's crawled a little every day since then. Yay! Although he's finally decided to crawl, he's also decided that its a lot of work and he only does it to reach what he wants and then he plonks back down onto his cute little bottom.
T likes to do things his own way. Apparently walking is too mundane so he's decided to hop instead. I'd like to point out that we don't own a jumper, a walker or any other baby containing device where he can jump on his own. It's all us and it's a lot of exercise for everyone involved. We love it!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Slam that Chameleon!
It's not just the Chameleon - it's any board book that makes a cool slamming sound.
We're working on T's bedtime routine. I don't want to jinx my sleep tonight by saying it's helping, but I think it might be. We're working on putting him to bed awake. Neither of us like the idea of letting him cry it out, so we're trying methods from the "No Cry Sleep Solution." We read and/or sing to T after putting him in his crib until he goes to sleep. If he's having a tough time, we add some back patting and rubbing, but I'm working on getting father from the crib.
We had a little challenge last week when he learned to sit up on his own and kept "practicing" in the crib at bed time and in the middle of the night, but he's learned to lay back down again for the most part ... or else he gets drowsy and face plants. I can't believe it took us this long, but we finally put the crib on it's lowest setting. T is able to pull to his knees (and every once in a while his feet) from sitting, so now that he can get from his stomach/back to a sitting position on his own we had to make the change.
T has slept for 5+ hours in a row for three days!!!! Technically, that's sleeping through the night. Woohoo! He sometimes even follows that 5 hours by another 4. Unheard of. I've been sleep deprived for so long that 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep is huge! I really hope he continues to sleep for 5 hours at least once a night and that we can eventually stretch that 5 to 6 ... and 7 ... and 8 ...
We're working on T's bedtime routine. I don't want to jinx my sleep tonight by saying it's helping, but I think it might be. We're working on putting him to bed awake. Neither of us like the idea of letting him cry it out, so we're trying methods from the "No Cry Sleep Solution." We read and/or sing to T after putting him in his crib until he goes to sleep. If he's having a tough time, we add some back patting and rubbing, but I'm working on getting father from the crib.
We had a little challenge last week when he learned to sit up on his own and kept "practicing" in the crib at bed time and in the middle of the night, but he's learned to lay back down again for the most part ... or else he gets drowsy and face plants. I can't believe it took us this long, but we finally put the crib on it's lowest setting. T is able to pull to his knees (and every once in a while his feet) from sitting, so now that he can get from his stomach/back to a sitting position on his own we had to make the change.
T has slept for 5+ hours in a row for three days!!!! Technically, that's sleeping through the night. Woohoo! He sometimes even follows that 5 hours by another 4. Unheard of. I've been sleep deprived for so long that 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep is huge! I really hope he continues to sleep for 5 hours at least once a night and that we can eventually stretch that 5 to 6 ... and 7 ... and 8 ...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Another Mylar Balloon
The Scoot Received this one one at work for an achievement and brought it home for T to play with. He took it in to daycare when we picked T up. Both T and one of his little daycare friends, Paige, found it great fun with smiles and laughter. Apparently Paige doesn't laugh very often so her soft little haha was actually a big thing for a tiny little girl whose main concern is when her next feeding will be. Babies + Balloons = a barrel of laughs.
July 14, 2011
He reminds me of a Macy's Thanksgiving day parade balloon flying through the air like this with his adorable chubby little ham hock thighs
July 14, 2011
He reminds me of a Macy's Thanksgiving day parade balloon flying through the air like this with his adorable chubby little ham hock thighs
Bear Lake
July 6, 2011 - Keeping it real in the sand of North Beach. North Beach is the only beach left at Bear Lake with the super high water this year. I hear its the highest it's ever been. Even North beach is just a tiny strip of sand right now, and it can barely contain my little man and all this attitude.
July 6, 2011 - Showing off his awesome Hanna Andersson one old fashioned one piece bathing suit. T is on the cutting edge of retro fashion here ... all his cousins are still wearing trunks. I wonder if he'll ever forgive me for dressing him like this. I just don't think he could possibly be any cuter!
July 6, 2011 - Grandpa and Cousin Erin with the jet ski. Look at all that junk at the water's edge that we had to walk through. That's from the high water. It even contains a dead fish or two .... eeeeewwwwwwww!
July 7, 2011 - Helping Daddy play Pirates of the Caribbean Pinball at the Bear Hollow Lodge.
July 7, 2011 - Do we really have to leave?
July 7, 2011 - This airplane is almost as cool as I am!
July 7, 2011 - Bye bye Utah
July 6, 2011 - Showing off his awesome Hanna Andersson one old fashioned one piece bathing suit. T is on the cutting edge of retro fashion here ... all his cousins are still wearing trunks. I wonder if he'll ever forgive me for dressing him like this. I just don't think he could possibly be any cuter!
July 6, 2011 - Grandpa and Cousin Erin with the jet ski. Look at all that junk at the water's edge that we had to walk through. That's from the high water. It even contains a dead fish or two .... eeeeewwwwwwww!
July 7, 2011 - Helping Daddy play Pirates of the Caribbean Pinball at the Bear Hollow Lodge.
July 7, 2011 - Do we really have to leave?
July 7, 2011 - This airplane is almost as cool as I am!
July 7, 2011 - Bye bye Utah
Extended Family Reunion July 2-4
For the first time in 10 years we went to my families extended family reunion at Camp Lomia in Logan Canyon, Utah. We got to see almost all of my cousins, aunts, and uncles on my Dad's side. I was so fun to see family I haven't seen in years and to meet spouses and children that have joined the family in the last few years. I'm the third oldest cousin on my Dad's side so it was a little crazy to see that some of my cousins (most younger) almost have teenagers! Yep, I got off to a late start, but better late than never.
We camped for two nights after arriving late July 2 and were so grateful to my sister Jill for setting up her tent for us to borrow and making us all very comfy beds complete with foam pads. We all slept well both nights - even T who actually slept better than usual. This was T's first camping trip and I dare say we'd do it again.
We camped for two nights after arriving late July 2 and were so grateful to my sister Jill for setting up her tent for us to borrow and making us all very comfy beds complete with foam pads. We all slept well both nights - even T who actually slept better than usual. This was T's first camping trip and I dare say we'd do it again.
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