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Smarter and Smarter...

My little man just amazes me by how much smarter he gets, literally he picks up on something new each day. For starters, he's adding more words to his vocab : fan, done, baby, chicken, fish. May not totally be clear but you can tell that's what he's aiming for. It's funny, now when we read him stories before he sleeps he'll say "done"--whether it means he's done looking at the book, I'm done reading it, or if I start reading it and he wishes for me to discontinue reading it after a page or two :) Then he precedes to shut it for me too.

He likes to go around and turn off electronics (like power switches and the computer), likes to open/shut our refridgerator doors for us...and he knows when to run to the kitchen for a drink as he's familiar with the sound of a certain faucet we use for water. He knows how to take out DVD's and put them in the DVD player, put things away he takes out...oh my! More and more.

We're looking forward to our CA trip in almost two weeks! SO excited for beach time and Disney of course. That will probably be my next post, til then take care!

The Latest and Greatest

Just took the little man to the pediatrician for his 18 mo checkup (and last shot besides the flu one for I think years! woohoo!) He's 34 in long, 24 pds. He's still growing on the same percentile except for his height-he's shot up to the 90th! In other words I think he got the tall factor from the Salisbury men ;) We're still on the move to new museums,bounce places,water parks,etc. Anything to tire him out and keep him active. For once I'm actually thrilled to announce that he's done teething for the moment-no meds needed at night, hooray! His top two molars are peeking through. He's happily eating better and getting into trouble--opening/closing the DVD player, climbing out the doggie door....those sorts of things. He's also discovered going through our DVD's and taking out the scene index papers and spreading them across the room. Happy,happy,joy,joy!

Unfortunately that's our most exciting news for the moment. In case I haven't mentioned it before we're anxious for summer to be over so we can run around outside! Have a great weekend everyone!

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18 Months Old...

I thought with a lot of kids going back to school, fall clothes coming out, August coming up...it was time for a fall change on our blog. Though we're still living in summer clothes and weather for probably two more months at least (and thats even before it hits 90 some degree weather in October!)Ugh. Halfway done at least I suppose.

It's hard to believe that Nate is a year and a half old now, in no time I'll be a crying mom on her baby's first day of kindergarten. He's still more active than ever, so we're trying to keep busy with playdates and activities.Going through yet another sleeping transition...he can now go 6-7 hours in the morning before needing a nap and goes to bed at 7:30,though I'm afraid that may turn into later soon too. He's also just about in toddler clothes. He isn't speaking any other words yet. As Nate has been getting older it seems he enjoys playing with other kids more and more. The busier the place the better for him!

We just celebrated Josh's birthday this weekend, hitting a Cuban restaurant for something different. Daddy is trying to teach Nate how to jump at the moment. It's interesting to see how Nate likes doing some things with mommy and others with daddy.

Well I just thought I'd drop an update while I had a few quiet minutes. Time to enjoy the rest of Nate's nap!

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Happy Independence Day!

First, we hope everyone has a fun 4th of July weekend! Ours will be full of pool parties and BBQ's. Busy but good!

Other than not sleeping very well we had a GREAT time in the mountains. Nate absolutely LOVED being outdoors exploring his huge "backyard". We literally had to pry him in kicking and screaming. He was very happy walking around, studying streams and plants. Every night when it started to get dark we had deer and elk that came out across our cabin, it was so relaxing to sit and watch them. And then we had a bear warning...*sigh* I sucked it up for my boys and sang really loud while we hiked and tried to ignore noises at night. I think I deserve a pat on the back for not flooring it back home!

Nate also had an awesome first dental visit. Not that he enjoyed another person being in his mouth, but got an A+ on his report card. It's been confirmed that he has molars and other teeth coming in and no signs of tooth decay, cause of concern for cavities,etc. Whew. We hoped for the best since he doesn't make brushing teeth very easy!

Thats our biggest news for now, off to watch a monsoon storm!

Off..On..Off..On..

I think this title is appropiate for a few reasons--for starters Nate has found the excitement of light switches, and this is how his eating and sleeping have been lately. One night he sleeps all the way through, the next up for five hours straight. Then one day he'll eat fruit, the next few days wants nothing to do with it. So really, I don't know what to expect on any given day!

Our Father's Day was good. We made daddy breakfast, took him out for lunch and made him a frame with a recent picture of him and Nate to put up at work.

This coming weekend we're leaving for the mountains for a few days, hooray! Daddy will be off soon for a week and a half. We're looking forward to being busy with him!

Nate is trying to pronounce "f" words and has gotten into Sesame Street. He has his first dental visit in another week, I'm really hoping we get good news. Otherwise, we're just trying to keep busy with dates with friends and trips to inside places (it's starting to get way too hot for parks and even the zoo, unless we're there at
6 a.m. I'm afraid!) Nate gets hot and red pretty fast so we're trying to stay cool.

Have some things to do so this is all for now!

So Cuddly...

Nate has gotten this compliment from a few people and lately it has proved true. He's had a rough last couple days with his naps (at about an hour he wakes up screaming)and all he wants to do is lay on me. Not that he falls asleep, but he wraps his arms around my neck and digs his head into my shoulder, just wanting to be rocked for a while. Then its over and he runs around, not able to fall back asleep (once he has slept at least for a little bit there's no putting him back down, just an earlier bedtime!) Anyway, I wanted to mention that because it gets me through him not taking a very good nap :) Little Cuddler.

I just took him for his first "professional" haircut this week. We went to a kids themed hair salon so it was good in keeping him entertained some. He wasn't sure if he was suppose to be scared or not, he was half okay and half panicky! hehe. Luckily it didn't take more than even five minutes and he came out pretty adorable.

Josh and I just celebrated our wedding anniversary last weekend--we got to have a really nice dinner out. Fabulous!

We're looking forward to Father's Day. Not quite sure what we're going to be doing yet, some of the time will be with extended family.

I've got someone tugging on my arm now. Ta-ta for now!

An "A" Visit

Nate went in for his 15 mo checkup and the dr was happy with his progress--23 pds, 32 inches long. Three months ago she wanted him to weigh more and be eating more solids. Mission accomplished! He's free to visit the dentist for his first time. Yipes, he doesn't like us brushing his teeth so I don't imagine that trip being too fun. Looking in his mouth is off limits!

We're trying to stay busy despite it being hot out. Thinking of all kinds of air conditioned activities to do! On that note, I am now officially President and Activities Coordinator for my Moms Club. We have had such a fun time with the girls and kids in the group, if no one stepped up to be President the club would have closed. So I will soon be busier! The end of June is our fiscal time so I have to look at bank statements, tax stuff...the total business side. Then it'll be back to scheduling ice cream tours :)

Our cabin getaway up north is in a few weeks, we're really starting to count down! Can't wait for a few days of cooler weather. Have a great weekend!

Taking Off !

Mr 15 month old is getting in more teeth, can run now, eating chicken nuggets and cheese (yay!) and now his favorite words are "dog" and "duck". We also just took him to McD's for his first Happy Meal and playtime. I went ahead and threw away all his bottles so I don't get tempted with bottle weaning. It seemed to be doing pretty well, except that lately at naptimes he's been having a difficult time settling down so I gave in twice....uggghh, I hate that. But hopefully the difficulty will pass soon!

I had another great experience this week getting to attend ASU's graduation commencement. President Obama gave the commencement speech. Despite whatever political party you're with, I think it's awesome to get to at least see the President in person. I also got to see his motorcade leaving town which was also neat. I'm so blessed to have family that can help me out with Nate so I can do fun things every now and then!

We're looking forward to another long weekend next week. It's really warming up here-talking 105 degrees now-so we're also happy that it's time for swimming! Have a great week and a Happy Memorial Day!

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Weaning off Baby :(

We're taking away all of Nate's last baby characteristics--weaning off his bottle is almost a success and now we're also starting to take him off his jar food to encourage more "real" food. He now enjoys yogurt! We have more work to do with fruit,meat, basically anything other than crackers! I guess he has to try things 500 times before he starts to like them :)

He walks 100% of the time now. Thats all he wants to do (preferably outside). He throws his biggest tantrums if I take that away from him! On the outside note, we just booked a cabin getaway for all of us to escape to cooler weather at the end of June. Nate and our dog love the outside so this should suit them well!

Nate got to enjoy Easter a little more this year. He got a basket of books (he loves to be read to before he sleeps) and we had an Easter egg hunt.

I'm starting to look forward to Mother's Day--going out to the spa for a few appointments and dinner with my gentlemen. Should be a nice weekend! Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's!! We all deserve a fun and relaxing day :)