Time is flying by...

I have a lot to update at this point but right now I just have time to post this picture I took the other day.  Gone is the baby look.  This is all lil man.  Days/weeks fly by with work out of the house, work in the house & making time for family fun.  I blink and another month has gone by.  Now we are at 22 months; almost 2.  Where did the last year go?  

22 months & changing everyday.  

Say goodbye to the "party"!

R's 1st Haircut

We have been putting off R's 1st haircut because it seems as soon as you cut it they become little boys.  I wasn't ready for that.  I loved his shaggy lil do.  Until this point B had been giving him small trims from time to time.  His untouched curls in the back would stretch past the middle of his back it was wet.  

Well R & I went with B to get his haircut the other saturday and decided to let lil man has his 1st haircut with his daddy.  The lady who cut his hair has been cutting B's hair since he was in high school.  She is a sweet lady and was so wonderful with R.  

You hear about little kids freaking out when getting their haircut; thankfully this did not happen. R loved being in the barber chair and getting his golden locks cut.  Although I do think he looks super cute with his new do; we did have hair-do remorse after it was over for days.  

Love these curls!

Loving it!

The final product

Pillow & a bay-beee.

I have slacked on the last couple months so this will be a combined 20 & 21 month catch up. Lil man is growing too quickly for me lately. I look at him each morning and see less baby and more lil boy.

R's current obsession is keys in addition still to his love of cars, jeep's, trucks and buses. When we are driving in the car he will point and say the name of each of these varieties. When he started to throw mini tantrums when he couldn't have our keys I found kids keys that had metal ends so they looked more real but that only distracted him for a couple days. This kid is no dummy; he wants the real thing. So we washed an old set of keys and he frequently has them gripped in his hand as he walks around the house.

I'm thankful that for the most part R is still enjoying all types of food. I feel it is a good sign that the first thing on his plate he wants to eat is his fruits and veggies. He even has developed a huge liking for salad. I tried giving him lettuce for the longest time assuming for some reason he wouldn't like it; well I was wrong. He is also a big lover of Teriyaki chicken and rice. We sometimes go to a local place that is quick and easy. He will devour a bowl of egg flower soup, and multiple helpings of rice, beef, chicken, and salad. One thing I think is strange is he is hit and miss with carbs. The only way he likes potatoes is if they are in a french fry form and sometimes he wants pasta while other times he wants nothing to do with it. He still LOVES milk. Last week he had already gone through a half gallon of "milt" (as he pronounces it) in two days and during the day he is at school.

His vocabulary is still growing rapidly but he really isn't stringing multiple words together. This week he did it once for the first time. Brian had just came home and walked out of our bathroom. R points at him and says, " Dada poo poo", so I guess that is a step forward.

We have always kept R's crib empty. I have always had this huge fear of him suffocating on something. Lately he developed a liking for a "babee" and his pillow pet. It is so endearing to see his "babee" tightly in his grip and his head (or whole body) on his pillow.

His current favorite books are "Elmo Loves You" and "Dr. Seuss ABC". I need to video tape him going through his abc's with us because some of this pronunciations are wonderful while others are quite interesting.

Cheers to another 2 months!

The Loaded Brush...

A couple of weeks ago B & I had a date night at a great place in Portland called The Loaded Brush. It was a Living Social deal a month ago and I heard these classes are fun. B wasn't really interested until I told him one of the upcoming painting classes was of Mt. Hood. We had a wonderful time and I would recommend this place to anyone who is interested. The owner Aaron was funny, helpful & entertaining.

We had planned on having a competition and having people vote on whose was better but I gave up that idea when I was called the "special" student. Well at least I had fun=).

Ballet slippers and a flash light.

Lil man had a poop for the records today at school. I feel bad for the teacher that had to clean that mess up but is it bad to say I'm glad it wasn't me=). This one was so messy it traveled all the way to his shoes. These are the only shoes they could find for R since we don't take spare shoes to school only extra clothes. He loves what he now calls his "slips". It was just a funny sight to see him running around the playground when I went to pick him up in ballet "slips".
Playing with the battery-less flash light kept this one entertained for a long while.

Shamrock Run! I finally did it!!!

I do not love running. I am not a runner and probably never will be. I am happy to say though that along with Brian we finished our first 5k run together. It is not a marathon and 3 miles is not a lot but for this girl it is enough. I had a lot of fun though. The atmosphere was energetic, happy and their is so many crazy dressed people to look at.

Sadly I didn't ask a friend to take a picture of Bri & I together on our first race but he was there too and a great motivator to me as always. It was very fun to run over the finish line hand in hand with my man!

So until next year, Happy St. Paddy's Day and see you next year at the race!

19 months

Time is flying. Every week I get a email from babycenter.com about the weekly milestones of R & what you can expect at that age. Every week I am continuously surprised that I am getting the new email already. Did another week really fly by?

Well as I have said before; this little guy keeps us on our toes. His vocabulary and ability to communicate grows daily. I can tell by his pants that he is growing upwards but he is still coming in at a mere 24 lbs.

His current obsessions are cars & lights. When we are driving in our car or walking through a parking lot he has to point at EVERY automobile and says "car"?! Over & over. When we go to Costco he also loves to run into the tire shop. Please don't tell me he is going to get his dad's weird tire obsession too. I'm going to go crazy in the future if I have to listen to the both of them talk about the tread pattern on tires=).

He also loves lights & light switches. He will have you hold him all day and turn lights on & off if you will let him. When he figures out what light switch goes with what light he says "wow" & when he turns it off he says "uh oh"! He has suckered a couple of people to do it & he will have you do it for hours! Unfortunate for us it is hard not to abide to him when that cute little "peas" for please come out of his mouth.

He did a couple funny things the last couple weeks I would like to share. One morning I was getting his breakfast ready and he was sitting in his high chair. I had the Today show on the tv and all of a sudden I saw him pointing at the tv and saying "GG"; which is what he calls Brian's Grandma Rita. I peaked around the corner at the tv and it was the Smucker's segment on people's birthday it was that day who were turning over 100. Every picture that came on the screen he said "GG".

Him & I were sitting on the couch yesterday; out of the blue he says "Hadley". Hadley is my good friend's daughter, whom he has only met once. I said, "what did you say"? He said, "Hadley". I said, "Can you show me Hadley"? So he climbed down from the couch, ran to the kitchen and pointed to her picture on the fridge! Can we say someone has a crush already?!

Spring is showing signs that it is almost here despite the snow showers today. I'm ready and looking forward to my after school walks with this kid. He loves being outside and I can't wait for us to be able to.

We are getting hardwood floors and the boxes have become an indoor climbing activity. Also a place to eat your breakfast.
He loves his Cheerios & can eat a couple bowls full in the morning.
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with blue berry sauce! He approved.
Playing blocks with Grandma!