A Super Long Post of Little Notes

Tavius and I went to Utah for my nephew's baptism and had so much fun playing with cousins! Unfortunately I am lame and forgot my camera...

Then we got home from our trip and had cousin time with family that was visiting from out of town. So much playing! Tavius loves playing with other kids. If there are lots of other kids he usually just sits and watches while they play. He also gets picked on a bit, but he handles it well and has learned to stand up for himself. It is so cute to see him playing with other kids!

We have been trying to convince him to walk. He walks along all of the furniture and kitchen cabinets. He stands up on boxes to look out of windows. He dances every time he hears music. He especially loves the theme song to The Office. He sits and reads books to himself. He loves playing the piano. He insists on eating whatever we eat. His favorite thing to say is "Uh Oh" when he doesn't like something (he's been getting in trouble a lot lately). And earlier this evening he took 3 steps on his own!!!!! First time ever!

I think you get the point. He is adorable.

My sister we stayed with in Utah has a cat, which Tave absolutely loved. He didn't so much like petting the cat, just getting it's attention and following it around. He is a fast learner, and within a couple of days of being there he started clicking his tongue for the cat. So cute!

The other morning I went in to get him and he was whistling. I don't think he realizes that he is, but he does it every once in a while now.

Jadon is so sweet. Last night for no reason he bought me roses and chocolates and Sun chips.

Oh my goodness, has anyone seen Downton Abbey? I LOVE IT!!!

I have started weeding our backyard so we can have it landscaped and ready to use by the summertime!!! My niece and nephew were nice enough to come help me weed for 2 1/2 hours one day over their spring break. Our yard is going to be awesome when it's finished!

Just some cute pictures of our handsome little man.

He would use this box to stand on to see out the window.

Handsome Little Boy

This picture is from a month ago. He had been constantly doing this cute "kissy-face" as we call it. We used to play a game using his hands and we would make silly faces with his face. This was always his favorite, and now he makes this face a lot while he plays! (Sometimes even upon request!)

Here he is wearing the glasses that go to Amandicus (Jadon's Build-a-Bear from when we were dating). This is his other favorite face to make as he goes about his day. (Seriously...his face looks like this more than anything else, eating his bottom lip. So cute!!!)

We got subs from Firehouse Subs last night and they gave Tavius a cute little plastic fireman hat. He loves wearing it and playing with it, and he looks so cute doing it!

This is our handsome little boy! I seriously tell Jadon at least 10 times each day how handsome our little boy is! Good thing he looks like his dad!

He has started making a lot more noises lately, and it is so fun to hear. We figured out, though, that he says "baba" for "daddy", even though he can say "dada". Also, he thinks (actually, he knows) that he is hilarious! He will just start laughing at things he does, or that we do, or even when nothing is happening. Everything is funny to him. (For those of you who have seen me do Turbo Jam, you should know that he laughs, too.)

When I go out for food, or to stores, I am constantly getting people offering to take him as payment instead! It is pretty entertaining, but I always assure them that I want to keep him and would rather just pay with money.

Apron

Okay, so my sister got married way back in June, and I had been working on this apron for her as a bridal shower gift. Unfortunately, between having a baby and trying to close on our house, it has been unfinished until tonight. I spent the last 4 1/2 hours finishing it, and I am extremely happy to say that it is done and beautiful! Also, it is the first ever project that I have used my dress form for (I got it for Christmas, so exciting!), which means I just HAD to take pictures and I just HAD to show them off.

It criss-crosses in the back and buttons to the waistband. Seems like a lot of work to put on, but it is an adorable oldies pattern if you ask me.

My dad would be very proud of that bow I tied. He was always tying our bows for us on Sundays before church (okay, fine, he also re-tied them during church a few times, seeing as we never sat still).

Now I can give it to her...at her baby shower. I don't think it'll fit her pregnant belly though, what with the buttoning it on and all...hmmm.

7 Months

I missed taking Tavius to his 6 month appointment, so at 7 1/2 months he was 29 inches long and weighed 17.38 lbs. I can't remember the head circumference because they usually tell me in centimeters and this time they told me in inches. He has dropped in percentiles and they want me to take him in for a weight check in a month because he has only gained a couple of pounds since his 4 month check up.

He did so good getting his shots! I was more nervous about them than he was sad after the fact. He cried for less than a minute and he didn't get sick afterwards! I was prepared to have a sick baby for a few days like usual, but he was fine other than a little fussier than normal and a bit warmer than usual. I gave him Tylenol for 2 days when he seemed like he needed it and that was it. We have such a strong boy!

While we were in Oklahoma he ended up laying on my bed by me most of the time, and he got used to sleeping on my pillow with me. He also loved using my blankie. Now he won't sleep without a pillow and a blankie! It is very cute to see him use a blankie when he is going to sleep because he will pull it up to his chin and then sneak his arm out to flatten it! He is so stinkin' cute!

Christmas, New Years, and all of December

So I'm pretty sure I win the lamest mom award. I didn't take a single picture on Christmas. Tavius looked adorable in his santa suit though. Jadon got a picture on his phone that I will have to upload later.

Tavius is growing up so fast. He is such a good crawler and he loves climbing over things. He pulls himself standing up with everything. He walks along the furniture, tries to help with the laundry and dishes, and I absolutely love how he just wanders about the house playing with everything he finds. I am really good at keeping anything I don't want him to get out of reach, so no worries there.

He says "Mama" all the time...when he is tired, sad, playing, and when he is looking for me. I am constantly trying to get him to copy me and say "Dada" or "Bath", (he says "baba" when he sees his bottle). Yesterday morning when I caught him putting his fingers in the plug outlet I said "no, no, no" as I rushed over to put covers in the outlets and he said "no"! Of all the things to copy me on! Sheesh! He is still super cute though, in spite of his stubbornness, which is something I think he got from his daddy, and his daddy thinks he got from me. I guess we'll never agree on that one.

If you look closely in this picture you can see his hair. I love that he is finally getting hair, so I put it in a little faux-hawk and it looked adorable, but it made him look older.