Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Camping Overnighter
Shad planned a little overnight camping trip with his family a month or so ago up American Fork canyon. It was so beautiful and had some fun moments, but camping is not quite as great with kids as it was without kids! Am I allowed to say that? Maybe I shouldn't say not as great, maybe its just different. Shad and I had camped with Tavvin when he was about 1 and he slept great so we had high hopes that Harlow might as well. We should have known better! She was awake screaming at the top of her lungs at about 3 in the morning and would not be consoled. I think she wanted a warm bottle, but I couldn't give her that! I think she also hated being somewhere weird and it was also pretty cold! Anyway, I ended up sitting in our car with her, freezing my tail off, trying to get her to calm down and sleep. I finally got her calmed down watching a movie with me in the tent a few hours later and she was so tired that she slept the rest of the night and into the morning. That was the worst of it though, the rest of the time was actually pretty fun! And Tavvin loved all of it so that made it worth it in my book. (I'm just really sorry to everyone who was kept up all night by Harlow !)
Tavvin Update
Well, not a ton has changed for Tavvin since I last updated. It seems like that first year and a half they grow SO quickly, and then it slows down (at least a little). He's definitely getting bigger, smarter, and more mature. He also says the darnedest things, I've written a few down so I'll post them. He's starting listening more to what Shad and I say, and repeating it. That makes for some funny moments! He's also become much more curious, asking, What's this mean? about everything. I started him in a mommy-swap preschool a few weeks ago with 5 other moms in my neighborhood. He loves it and he's been doing great. He technically shouldn't be starting preschool till next year at the earliest, but since his bday is so close to the deadline and also because my friend asked if I would like to, we decided to do this preschool this year anyway.
Some "Tavvinisms":
Me: You're good at this game Tav
Tav: Yeah, I'm am
At dinner one night when Shad was trying to get Tavvin to eat: "Relax dad! Just relax!"
Getting ready one morning Tav looks down an my naked chest and says, "What are those mom?" So I told him... and he then looks down at his own chest and exclaims, "I have nickels too!"
We've been telling him about areas of his body that are private and shouldn't be touched (potty training really opened that can of worms). So one morning in the shower he starts yelling, "Mommy!! Sissy's touchin my weenie!!" haha. At least he's learning right?
He is my little best friend and I love hanging out with him. The few times we get together while Harlow is sleeping are just the best. He loves to craft and do creative things and I really love that about him. He will sit and play play dough or color for a really long time, and I love watching his creative mind work. He just started being able to push the pedals on his training wheel bike and we're so proud of him! He loves little treasures and trinkets and he loves to make contraptions. He's not especially interested in regular toys, he likes to use them to make different things. He has this current "contraption" that's a wand tied onto a yo-yo wrapped onto another toy or two. He also loves to play "gumballs"-he has this little toy gumball machine we put coins into and the gumball rolls out. He also likes to play "coins" where he sticks coins into a musical piggy bank. He loves to play "wrestles" with daddy and is very active and into rough and tumble play. He also loves riding his "scooter" which is a little 3 wheeler without pedals that he cruises on by pushing with his feet. He loves treats and candy and we use it against him to get him to eat, because he's not a great eater. His favorite food is "cheesy noodles"-noodles with butter and parmesan cheese. He also loves juice, which I don't buy regularly so he gets it when he can.
Tav is so cute and sweet and such a fun member of our family. He keeps us laughing and we love him so much.
Some "Tavvinisms":
Me: You're good at this game Tav
Tav: Yeah, I'm am
At dinner one night when Shad was trying to get Tavvin to eat: "Relax dad! Just relax!"
Getting ready one morning Tav looks down an my naked chest and says, "What are those mom?" So I told him... and he then looks down at his own chest and exclaims, "I have nickels too!"
We've been telling him about areas of his body that are private and shouldn't be touched (potty training really opened that can of worms). So one morning in the shower he starts yelling, "Mommy!! Sissy's touchin my weenie!!" haha. At least he's learning right?
He is my little best friend and I love hanging out with him. The few times we get together while Harlow is sleeping are just the best. He loves to craft and do creative things and I really love that about him. He will sit and play play dough or color for a really long time, and I love watching his creative mind work. He just started being able to push the pedals on his training wheel bike and we're so proud of him! He loves little treasures and trinkets and he loves to make contraptions. He's not especially interested in regular toys, he likes to use them to make different things. He has this current "contraption" that's a wand tied onto a yo-yo wrapped onto another toy or two. He also loves to play "gumballs"-he has this little toy gumball machine we put coins into and the gumball rolls out. He also likes to play "coins" where he sticks coins into a musical piggy bank. He loves to play "wrestles" with daddy and is very active and into rough and tumble play. He also loves riding his "scooter" which is a little 3 wheeler without pedals that he cruises on by pushing with his feet. He loves treats and candy and we use it against him to get him to eat, because he's not a great eater. His favorite food is "cheesy noodles"-noodles with butter and parmesan cheese. He also loves juice, which I don't buy regularly so he gets it when he can.
Tav is so cute and sweet and such a fun member of our family. He keeps us laughing and we love him so much.
"How old are you?"
Climbing partners
"I'm a super hero"-in a scary bad guy voice
Just decided to lounge on a box one day. He keeps me laughing
Tavvin LOVES his grandmas.
Alpine days
Playing games with the big kids at the Webb Reunion
He always says, "Mommy, I just need to take a break"
This year was the year of fights at the dinner table. It seems like almost every night was a battle to get him to sit at the table and eat his food. He has made a little improvement though :).
Hayes and Tav at Snoasis in Alpine
"Show me your muscles Tav!"
He was very proud of this fake tattoo daddy put on him.
He posed like this for me in front of a hot tub at a massive house in the parade of homes.
I was cleaning the house one day and realized the kids were being a little too quiet. I came into his room to find he had dumped most of a baby powder bottle onto the floor. I guess theres worse things he could have dumped on the floor?
Monday, September 14, 2015
Harlow Update
Our baby girl turned 1 exactly a month ago! Which means she's now 13 months! She's getting so big and I love it. Her last update was at 9 months so a lot has happened since then!
She weighs about 18 lbs. and is about 28 inches long. She currently wears 12 month clothes, but will probably be in 18 month in the next month or two.
She says "mama" "dada" and "hi". She makes attemps at a lot of other words, but those are her solid ones at the moment.
She is very feisty and will definitely let you know if she's not happy! She is a very loud squawker and squealer and screamer! She will also slap, shake her head, or pull on your hair. Little spitfire.
She crawls super fast, and can balance standing up, but refuses to walk! We know she absolutely could, but she is waiting until she wants to. She'll only do what she wants, when she wants to do it!
She has gotten more snuggly in recent months and we love love love it!
She loves her "lamby" stuffed animal and will get a huge grin on her face when you give it to her, then yell "HI!" very animatedly with a huge grin on her face.
She loves fruit, but is very fickle about most food. Again, she will only eat what she wants when she wants it. If she tastes something she doesn't like she'll spit it out immediately and use her hand to try and scrape every last crumb from her mouth. And then she will through every piece of what's left on her tray onto the floor.
She loves to dance and has recently started doing this spinning move that it hilarious. She gets a big grin on her face and starts bobbing when she hears music.
She absolutely hates getting dressed and getting her diaper changed. She will wriggle and squirm and scream. I have to pin her down. Its insane.
She loves the shower and the bath as well as the pool and splash pad.
This last month she has discovered she can point at things to communicate. She now loves to point at everything and have you walk her over to it so she can tell you all about it with a very pleased look on her face.
She hates being in the carseat for very long, and if she's in there long enough being unhappy, she will just cry at the top of her lungs until you get her out. Road trips are a real treat :).
She doesn't nap very well and I have a hard time planning anything around her naps because we can't seem to get a great routine down. She almost always takes an afternoon nap (unpredictable how long) and sometimes takes a morning nap.
She loves to climb things. She climbs to the top of the stairs and yells through the railing all the time. She also likes to climb on top of Tav's step stools and just sits there looking super pleased.
She's pretty good at entertaining herself without my help. This is a novelty because Tavvin still doesn't do this very well.
About every day Shad and I comment about how darn cute she is. We just can't get enough of her sweet and sassy adorable self. I can't wait to watch her continue to grow! Love you Lo!!
She weighs about 18 lbs. and is about 28 inches long. She currently wears 12 month clothes, but will probably be in 18 month in the next month or two.
She says "mama" "dada" and "hi". She makes attemps at a lot of other words, but those are her solid ones at the moment.
She is very feisty and will definitely let you know if she's not happy! She is a very loud squawker and squealer and screamer! She will also slap, shake her head, or pull on your hair. Little spitfire.
She crawls super fast, and can balance standing up, but refuses to walk! We know she absolutely could, but she is waiting until she wants to. She'll only do what she wants, when she wants to do it!
She has gotten more snuggly in recent months and we love love love it!
She loves her "lamby" stuffed animal and will get a huge grin on her face when you give it to her, then yell "HI!" very animatedly with a huge grin on her face.
She loves fruit, but is very fickle about most food. Again, she will only eat what she wants when she wants it. If she tastes something she doesn't like she'll spit it out immediately and use her hand to try and scrape every last crumb from her mouth. And then she will through every piece of what's left on her tray onto the floor.
She loves to dance and has recently started doing this spinning move that it hilarious. She gets a big grin on her face and starts bobbing when she hears music.
She absolutely hates getting dressed and getting her diaper changed. She will wriggle and squirm and scream. I have to pin her down. Its insane.
She loves the shower and the bath as well as the pool and splash pad.
This last month she has discovered she can point at things to communicate. She now loves to point at everything and have you walk her over to it so she can tell you all about it with a very pleased look on her face.
She hates being in the carseat for very long, and if she's in there long enough being unhappy, she will just cry at the top of her lungs until you get her out. Road trips are a real treat :).
She doesn't nap very well and I have a hard time planning anything around her naps because we can't seem to get a great routine down. She almost always takes an afternoon nap (unpredictable how long) and sometimes takes a morning nap.
She loves to climb things. She climbs to the top of the stairs and yells through the railing all the time. She also likes to climb on top of Tav's step stools and just sits there looking super pleased.
She's pretty good at entertaining herself without my help. This is a novelty because Tavvin still doesn't do this very well.
About every day Shad and I comment about how darn cute she is. We just can't get enough of her sweet and sassy adorable self. I can't wait to watch her continue to grow! Love you Lo!!
There's a suction cup on this little fan bullet toy thing and she kept sucking on it like a binki haha
Partners in Crime
She gets SO happy when we let her play with the steering wheel
"Tada!"
Perfectly shows her sassy personality
Wearing uncle Spencer's... well whatever this thing was from his motorcycle accident
Her beloved Lamby
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