A couple stories :)

 

Jayden is now a full fledge walker! The only time he crawls is when he falls down and needs to get to something to pull himself back up, or if he REALLY wants to get to something as quick as he can and walking just isn't fast enough, lol. He is getting so good at it though. He looks like a little zombie when he walks still - arms stretched out in front of him to balance himself. I keep trying to take a picture of him like that, arms stretched out, but every time he sees me he stops and drops his arms and smiles ... little camera ham that he is, lol. So I will try and catch him by surprise. :) He is pretty dang good at catching himself and re-balancing himself before he falls on the floor now though. It's so cute to watch him, cuz you can tell that he's trying to concentrate so he wont fall over. lol.

He has started a new little thing - he doesnt like for me to feed him unless I'm feeding him something with a spoon. Other then that - he wants to do it himself. I put something, anything, in his mouth, and he will spit it out and then grab another piece of whatever I'm feeding him and put that in his mouth. lol. I don't know why he does that, part of growing up and claiming his independence I suppose. :) All the parent websites that I'm a "member" of say that this is pretty normal, so I guess I'm not all that worried ;) haha. Haven't braved giving him a spoon and bowl just yet - too scared to do that! Maybe one day soon, but definitely not too soon!

So I went grocery shopping with my mom the other day and this little man was reeeeaaaachiiiiinnnnng for EVERYTHING that he could. Even with the strap around him he would lean as far as he could and try to grab whatever was closest. FInally, my mom handed him a bag of chocolates that she was buying so he could play with it. He looked at it for a while and played with it in his hands, and then decided he was done with it, so he threw it on the floor. Not dropped, THREW. lol. So I picked it up and handed it back to him. He threw it back down. I picked it up, told him not to throw it again, and handed it back to him. What did he do? He looked at me, grinned, and then threw it back on the floor. lol. So i picked it up and put it in the basket behind him. That little man turned around and reached for it, and grabbed it, looked at it for a half a second, and then threw it on the ground again. I couldnt help but laugh. So i finally put it as far away in the basket as i could from him. He turned around, looked at what was in the basket, and grabbed a bag of vegetable and the whole game started again. haha. I wish you could've heard his little giggles, he thought it was soooo funny. Every time I put his current bag/game piece in the back of the basket he would grab something new - didn't matter what it was. He once even grabbed a produce bag that had 2 or 3 sweet potatoes in it. He almost threw it too, but mom caught it just in time before he could actually throw it. lol.

I put him down for a nap the other day, and then went into my room to clean up the mess that he had made, and he cried for all of ... oh, i dunno ... 10 seconds when he stopped. He usually doesn't cry long, but definitely longer then 10 seconds, so i was a little suspicious. I went into his room to see what he was doing - and he had grabbed his baby monitor and pulled it into the crib with him and was playing with it. I took it from him, laid him back down, put the baby monitor back on the basket it was sitting on but farther away this time and went back into my room. Again, he cried for 5 or so seconds and then it was really quiet again. I went back in there to find him in his bed with the baby monitor again. lol. But this time, he had pulled the lid of the basket closer to his crib and THEN grabbed the monitor. lol. He is so smart, I can hardly believe it. :) 

 

 

Jaybers is a Walking Machine!!

Jaybers is starting to get more confident in walking! He is doing it more and more often which is good, but it scares me! lol. So I finally got a video for you to watch! Here you go! ...

... he is getting so good at it, huh?! He loves to push things around too - whether its a chair from the table, or his sound table (its a little "table" that has different sound makers on it, and it does music or other sounds on it) or the computer chair, whatever he can find! lol. I think he will definitely be just walking by his birthday if he keeps this pace up! ;) :)

I'll talk to you soon! I love you!

Our Lil Tazmanian

Merry (late) Christmas and Happy New Year!

Jayden has a special way of going through the house - and leaving a nice little mess trail behind him. I can always tell where he's been by things that are out of its place. He LOVES to pull the pillows off the couches, the blankets off the back of the couches, dump the dog food and/or water from the dog bowls, the books (as many as he can get to and reach), spreading Padfoots toys all over the front room, empty the diaper bag which sits on a chair by the back door, jars, lids and Tupperware from the bottom drawers in the kitchen, all the kid cups and water pitchers from the drawer and cupboard that is of course in his reach, and then scattering everything that he possibly can in the play room. lol. I almost feel like all I do anymore is go around the house cleaning up behind him ;)

Our little man has started to master walking :) He is getting more and more confident and brave everyday - taking more and more steps at once. The farthest he's gone so far I think it 8 or 9 feet - pretty impressive for a 10 1/2 month old I think! The kids (the Tart kids) keep asking that if Jay is walking good enough by his birthday if we're still gonna go to Charlie Safari ... I told them no and that we'll probably go next year for his 2nd b-day when you can be there. I want him to be able to play in all the toys and everything with you :)

There are 2 chairs that we keep by the back door and he loves to stand in front of them and push them along - anywhere he might be wanting to go. Its so cute. He loves to do that with the vacuum too when its out. He used to do it with a little toy shopping cart, but he hasnt used that often anymore. He LOVES to play in Padfoots kennel too. I don't know why, but he does. He will crawl in there and then play with the gate/door and just talk and talk and talk. Its so cute. I thought it was so funny.

His vocabulary is also growing. As you know he can say mama and dada, and I swear I heard him say "bye" last night. We were at the store and the clerk was just in love with him so when we were leaving I told Toots to "say bye bye" which usually he just waves, but he started waving and i Swear I heard him say "byyyyeee". I was shocked. Totally excited, but shocked :) He is also getting to where he likes to feed himself. If I feed him something and he thinks he could've done it better, he will spit it out, and then grab the same thing, (but a different slice usually) and put it in his mouth again. Little terd ;) just likes to defy mommy already, and hes not even a year old!

He LOVES to play with the little bear your mom got him for Christmas. It has a couple of songs on there and he has even started "dancing" when he hears them. He also claps his hands when he hears the "paddy cake" song. It is SO gosh darn cute. Jared and Marcus also got a soft rubber bowling set, and he LOVES to steal the pins from them when they play. They get mad at him, but I think its hillarious and just laugh :) hehe, I know, evil right? 

 

Well I should get going. I hope you have/had a good day and I'm sure I'll talk to you soon! I hope you liked all the pictures this time!! I LOVE YOU! xoxoxoxoxoxo

Oh How Time Flies!

I know, I know! Two and a half months have gone by and I haven't written! What can I say? Chasing after a little baby is CRAZY HARD work! I never thought I would get more excersize chasing after a baby then any other time! :)

So Jaybers (or as I've been calling him lately, Toots) is now 9 1/2 months old! And crawling! Can you believe it!? He is a crawling MONSTER! He LOVES to explore and go just about anywhere he pleases. He loves to play the game "Lets see how far up the stairs I can get before Mommy catches me". And then he gets mad when I put the baby gate up, hahaha! Mommy wins, always! lol.

He has also figured out, that when he's in the high chair, there is always a dog near by that would love some food. So what does he do? He grabs a handful of whatever is on his tray, and throws it to the floor for the dog(s). Or he'll grab a handful and put it on the chair next to him - which then usually falls onto the floor. It's driving me crazy! I swear, when mom cursed me with "I hope you have a kid just like you!", I got worse. This kid is SO much more stubborn then I ever was!

Last week, mom and I were sitting at the table across from eachother, and Jay wanted up on my lap, so I picked him up. He then proceeded to crawl up onto the table. Ok, no big deal. Dinner had been cleared off, and Jay wanted to see Grandma - he crawled over to her. Then Jay then starts to crawl down the long length of the table, towards the chips. Mom pulls jay away from them. Jay heads off for them again. I pull jay away from them. He heads for them AGAIN. Mom puts the chips in dads chair, I pull Jay away. Jay heads for them again. This game went on for about 5 minutes probably - and Jay NEVER gave up on getting to those chips. He wanted those chips and there was no way we were gonna stop him - he was gonna get them one way or another. lol. When this kid decides that he wants something - he goes for it. Which I guess in the long run of life, thats a good thing, right? But right now, its just stubborness, and with both of our stubbornesses (is that a word?) its double strong, lol. :)

Jay will be one years old in 2 1/2 months - and I cant believe how fast time has gone by! I still find it hard to believe sometimes that we're parents! I never thought that at 24 I'd be a mom - and loving every snotty nose, poopy diaper, screaming crying and hair wrenching moment of it :)

... speaking of poopy diapers, I smell one now, whew! So I better go. Sorry there aren't any pictures this time. The upload thing isn't working for me. I'll post some in a few days though, ok? I LOVE YOU! and BE SAFE!

Peek-A-Boo!

Jay-bers is 7 months old as of today! Our little boy is growing up SO fast! :( It kind of makes me sad!
Jayden has learned (and loves!) peek-a-boo! I would try and do it with him every now and then, and usually he would just make this face at me like "what are you doing mommy?". But now, he loves it and giggles every time you do it. When Jess finally got a recording of it, it was just before his bed time, so towards the end of the video he gets a little tired, but it's still totally adorable ...

Like I said before, he is still so close to crawling. I keep the Flip very close by so when he actually starts to crawl I'll get his first little crawls on video for you. He is also very in love with other little babies. It's like he's thinking "oh hey! Someone my size finally!". He always tries to grab their hair or legs or arms ... whatever he can get a hold of.

And Padfoot, Jess and Georges dog, he is ALWAYS grabbing at him. lol. Yesterday he got a hold of his ear and was just holding onto it and then started pulling it a little. Padfoot just let him do it too. He finally started whimpering a little, but thats it. Pretty impressive. Padfoot likes to think that everyone is always trying to play with him so I have to keep a close eye on Jay when I let him on the floor but let me tell ya, when Jay is in that walker, Padfoot runs for it! Jayden is always trying to hunt him down! lol.
So I babysat this little girl this last week, Kaydence, she is so cute. She is just over one years old - and Jay is like, 2 or 3 inches taller then her! Can you believe that!? He's 5 months younger then her and taller then her! I knew our little boy was tall, but come on! Ok, so Kay's parents are both SHORT, so she's probably gonna be short too, but still! Come on! lol. I still think he's gonna end up being like, 6'6''. hehe. And an NBA basketball player, haha. Ok, better stop before I get carried away!
Well I'm sure I'll talk to you soon. Stay safe and we love and miss you!
XOXOXO

Cookie Madness!

So our little boy needed his fingernails and toenails cut last night, so I decided to finally cut them before he scratched himself or me. I did his fingernails first and he did fine. But then I got to his toenails and he was so interested in the clipper that it was hard for me to actually cut his toenails. I had some Oreo cookies near by, so i decided to use one to my advantage. I twisted off one of the cookies and handed it to him. He, of course, immidiantly put it in his mouth and started chomping away. As I was cutting his nails, his hands and face started to get little chocolate bits on it, and then more, and then more ... and then both his hands were COVERED with slobber and chocolate, and his face had a fair share too. His stomach had a little bit, his arms and legs too, and he even managed to get his diaper. LOL.

Makes me wonder what he's gonna look like after his first birthday, lol. Cuz you know he's gonna have his own birthday cake to chomp into and make a mess out of! Haha. Hope you enjoy the pics, I sure do love you! Stay safe out there and know that your wifey and baby boy are thinking of you back home! XOXO

Our Little Walker

So Jay-bers has been mastering the walker. He loves that thing - it gives him so much mobility that he didnt have before! He goes all over the first floor of the house. At first there was that big rug in the front room, so he could only go around the outer edges, but Jess decided to put it away for a little while since they got the new puppy, so now he has free reign over the whole floor!

He's also just about to master crawling too. How crazy is that!? Our son is just days away from being 7 months old and already just about to crawl! He got his first bloody nose today though :( He was sitting on the floor and wanted to get into the crawling position and his hand slipped from beneath him and he hit his little nose on the floor, poor little guy. It didnt bleed too bad, just a little bit, but I felt so bad for him! I think I was more upset then he was! lol - pretty typical huh? haha.

Hope you have a good day sweetie. Don't work TOO hard and STAY SAFE! Love ya!