Update

I know it has been forever since I last posted, and I'm so so sorry. Things have been going really well. We had a lot of fun over the holidays. We spent Thanksgiving in Nevada City with my family and Christmas in Idaho Falls with Ryan's family. It was so fun to see everyone and to be able to spend time with them all. Dainen has had a lot of fun getting to know his cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. And they all love him (who wouldn't, let's be honest).

Dainen is now 11 months old and he is walking. He took his first steps at 10 months and has spent the last month perfecting the art. He is still wobbly, but he's more confident. It is still shocking to see him walk, though, because he is so little. For those of you who haven't heard, he is in the 0% for his weight. When we took him in for his 9 month check-up, they were concerned about his weight so they told us to bring him back for a weight check in a month. So we did and he had only gained 5 oz. that whole month, bringing him up to a whopping 15 lbs. 12 oz. He's just so little. But one of the first things people say when they hold him is how solid he is. He's a strong little guy. And he's so smart. He understands what NO means, but he likes to test his limits, see how serious we are. He knows when he is in trouble, and he speed crawls to try to get away. Sometimes I can't help but laugh, even though I'm supposed to be serious so he knows I'm not playing. Kids are so fun. :) I love being a mom. I love watching him learn and experience things. I love it when he hits those milestones, or even when he just does something that he's never done before. He has started making this cheesy smile face when he thinks he's being funny, or when he thinks we're talking about him. It is the cutest thing! And he does this fake laugh with it. And it's great because it's one of the only times you can see his one little tooth. It finally came in last week, the only tooth he has. So stinkin' cute! I haven't been able to get a picture of it, but when I do, I'll post it.

So, last Thursday, I went to vacuum and Dainen was just walking around the living room. As soon as I turned on the vacuum, he froze. He didn't like it and he thought it was going to get him. So I turned it off and grabbed the camera, and this is what I got. At one point, he had the vacuum on one side of him and the door stop on the other, and he just didn't know what to do. (He really doesn't like door stops. The noise they make scares him.) Poor kid! But So cute!

MY Bubbles!

Dainen had his first bubble bath and he LOVED it! He kept splashing the water and trying to grab the bubbles. What a cutie!

Halloween

Yeah! I'm finally getting Halloween pictures up. Thursday night before Halloween, we went to a party at Chris and Alisha's house. They have a son, Heber, who is only a month older than Dainen. They had fun playing together. Lesley and Neal, my best friend from high school and her husband, came with us with their two kids, Braeden and Chloe. It was a lot of fun. Dainen was a lion. I was a tree. (Laugh all you want but I won the costume contest!) Chloe was a fairy, Braeden was a cowboy, and Heber was a pirate.


Heber Kept trying to lay on Dainen. He would pin him down and lay his head on Dainen's back. He really liked Dainen's soft costume. So Dainen tackled Heber when Heber was drinking a bottle. It was so fun to watch them. We just kept laughing. They had a lot of fun together. :)

Lemons Lemons Lemons!

So Mike and his friend Brian came to visit us awhile back and we went to Outback Steakhouse for dinner. Dainen tried a lemon for the first time and, after the initial shock, loved it and wanted more. This video is kind of dark, but it's all we had. His face is hilarious! Enjoy!

Big Boy!

Here are Dainen's 6 month pictures. He is getting so BIG! (But he is still in the bottom 3% for his weight.) He is so fun and so active. He loves to talk and play and he loves loves loves to jump on mom and dad's bed. He thinks it is so fun and laughs hysterically every time. We love him and are so glad he is in our family!


He loves his horse. Thanks Aunt Alli!




He's started sticking out his tongue like this. It's so funny!

This one is Ryan's favorite. His little tongue is sticking out again.

YUMMY!

Dainen had his 4 month check-up on the 23rd and, after discovering that he is in the 3rd percentile for his weight, we decided to start solid foods. So here he is trying rice cereal for the first time. He really liked it! He would reach for it when Ryan took too long getting it to his mouth and he would open up wide when he saw it coming. We are SO excited!! Maybe now he'll start sleeping longer through the night... (I can hope.)

His bib says "Chick Magnet". Thanks Brad and Mallory! YAY! My big boy!He really did like it. It doesn't really look like he did in this picture.

TAGGED!

I've been tagged for the first time ever by Paige Lloyd. So here you go:

How to play: List 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, and 3 random surprises about yourself.

3 joys
1. Being a mom
2. Being a wife
3. Getting time to myself :)

3 fears
1. losing my baby
2. losing anyone in my family or anyone close to me
3. drowning... I am TERRIFIED of drowning

3 goals
1. travel the world, including going to the DR where Ryan served his mission
2. be a better wife and mom
3. lose the baby fat... it's harder to do than I thought

3 current obsessions/collections
1. blogging
2. playing with my baby
3. taking pictures of my baby, and husband, to put on my blog :)

3 random surprises
1. i'm allergic to sunblock
2. i've watched all 120 dvd's that we own in the last 2 1/2 months, some more than once
3. i'm learning to be a coupon shopper

I now tag: Julie Avery, Lesley Jensen, Breanne Smith, and Mallory Lenhard
Have fun!!