We've Moved!

Finally! After all the hiccups and hang ups we had, we've finally moved. Just when we thought it wasn't going to happen, that maybe it just wasn't meant to be, we finally moved into a bigger house that we plan on staying in for awhile (or at least until Dan retires because he doesn't want to deal with this again hahaha). It was a close one though. We had 6 minutes to spare at closing and 54 minutes to spare at getting out of the house, but we did it. Thank you to all the people who've helped! We couldn't do it without you!
Thank you:
Dan- for putting up with us, getting all the paper work done, keeping us up to date with all the changes, helping us move, and the gifts.
Barb- for watching B man while we closed and the gifts.
Mom and Dad- watching B man, packing, cleaning, and unpacking
The Wrights- dinner, helping us move and watching B man.
Nick- helping us move.
Scott- helping us move and overall entertainment.
Todd- helping us move.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Now I really can't wait for Vegas.

10 Months old

B is growing so fast! Here are a lot of pictures to help paint a picture for you. The things that is is up to now:

1. He is into everything. He knows how to open cabinets, climb on furniture, pull the vent covers off, play in the toilet, and is always on the move.

2. He has four teeth, two on top and two on bottom, and he knows how to use them! Ouch! He might be a little biter.

3. He really thinks he is 2 yrs old because he always want to play with the older kids (much more fascinated by them), he thinks he can play on the playground, and doesn't want to be held.

4. He can stand unassisted and takes one step before falling down, but doesn't like to do this often because its just faster to crawl.

5. He gets easily frustrated with tasks and has a melt down if he can't do it or if you make him do something he doesn't want to do. He goes as far as throwing his head back and arching his back, clinching his fists, biting himself, his clothes or you. This is going to be a major issue in the future, especially when he gets bigger than me.

6. On a good note, he is kissing back. If you ask for a kiss he will lean in and give you an open mouth kiss. I love it of course, others think it is gross. He also will hug you. He will sometimes lay his head on your shoulder when you hold him and he is tired, which is so nice and snugly like.



Overall he is a great kid with a big personality!





He can climb behind the TV

Plays with his friend Brevon (he to likes to open mouth kiss too. They almost did it to each other, but we caught them and Mike tried to show them how to high five each other instead.)
Like I said, into everything, no cabinet is safe. You should have seen what he did to the Tupperware cabinet.
He eats at the dinner table with us. No more Bumbo!
Loves to laugh! He loves it when mommy sings "little bunny foo foo". Check out the teeth!
Walking with just holding on to one hand.
Here he is standing on his 10 month birthday. (those shorts are 6-9 month and are so big around him).

Balancing Act

Now that B can push his toy while walking, he decides now he wants to let go and balance standing up. This is a little cooler than "walking" and he does it often. I think the longest lasted 4 seconds. That is counting like this "one one thousand two one thousand..."and so on. That is pretty long. Lots of bumps and bruises. He got his first black eye the other day. Ok it was a tinge black near the corner of the eye for 1 day. Mike says it was a scratch, but I think it definitely looked like a bruise. I want to get him a helmet but I don't think they sell his size at a retail store.

We have been soooo incredibly tired lately. B is sooo incredibly active. He is definitely not the type of baby that can sit and observe everyone else (like his friend Robbie), he has to be involved. He hates being carried or held, unless he is tired. He is in to everything. To make matters worse, he has regressed in his sleeping habits. Hardly any naps and waking up 2-3 times a night. I don't get it. Maybe his teeth hurt. I am sometimes envious of Robbie's mom, she gets to put him down at 7pm, he doesn't roll too far away, and he enjoys being held and will sit on her lap. This is probably a really good temperament to have since Robbie will have a brother soon.

Walking! ...mostly

B can finally push his toy and walk behind it unassisted now! Seriously guys, he is only 9.5 months old. He is seriously advanced and too hyper not to try. He is always on the move. I can't even hold him anymore. All he does from the time he is awake is move! He will squirm in your arms and climb, crawl, and walk all day long. It is exhausting. What happened to my cuddle bug?

(vintage B man, all snuggly)

He had his first trip to the flatirons with Dad. He made it pretty far and that is not an easy hike, very steep. After the hike they had a picnic.

Well, without further ado...here he is all grown up and a walking machine.

I can't believe it is August already! Time just flies these days. Mike and I decided that at the end of September we are going to Vegas...alone. Our relationship is so much more different when we are alone. Can't wait to cut loose...foot loose (sorry had to throw that in). Anyway, B's bottom tooth finally cut and now you can feel the sharpness along his gums. 3 more to go (that I can see). He is getting so brave lately. Yesterday he was playing with his friend (ok my friend) Ariana and all of a sudden I see both hands up in the air over the half wall. I asked Ariana if he was balancing his tummy on the table and she said "no, he stood for a split second!" So naturally when they left I tried to get him to do it again. I placed at the edge of the coffee table and I sat on the couch, held out my hands and told him to "come to mama". He let go and took one step, then crashed to the ground on his butt! Needless to say he didn't try again. I think he will be walking before his first birthday. My biggest fear though, is if he takes his first steps while we are gone in Vegas. I so don't want to miss it.

*********Note to Grandmas that are watching B while we are gone- DO NOT ENCOURAGE WALKING WHILE WE ARE GONE PLEASE**************

This is the best picture I could get, you can see his shining tooth on his bottom left. Hard I know, but it is fully there. The top two are right there too.

On another note, I am doing a 5K at the end of August. I probably already mentioned this previously. I'm not a runner so this is a real challenge for me. According to the running program I'm doing, I should be able to run 2 miles now. HAHAHA. I modified this a bit. On my run I took a wrong turn and ended up running up a hill for 7 minutes of my 10 min run cycle. It pretty much took everything out of me and ruined the rest of the run. I couldn't complete my next 10 min run after my 2 minute recovering. Then I started gagging and felt like I was going to throw up. I decided to try the last 10 min run again after a longer recovery and STILL couldn't complete it. I am so screwed for this race. I want to give up so bad. Now I kinda want to get pregnant so that I have an excuse to eat brownies and lay on the couch (like I could/would anyways). Just a thought.