Laundry and Giggles

Thayne is such a sweet and happy little guy. Our days are filled with a lot of moments like this:

(Sorry I was so close to the microphone on the first video. Just listen for Thayne's sweet laugh, and it will be more enjoyable to watch)

Pickle Pickle

On Thanksgiving we tried giving Thayne mashed potatoes and he made a funny face and acted like he didn't like them much. He reached for the pickles, so we decided to let him try one. Pickles are his new favorite food. 

Really mean, but kind of funny. This is what happens when his pickle is taken away:

Note- He was very happy once he got the pickle in his hand and back into his mouth

Crawling!

11/30/11

...or at least forward movement.

12/5/11

He's shaping up to be quite the swimmer     

Stats

Thayne had his 6 month appointment yesterday and handled it like a champ. Here are his six month stats:

Weight- 21 lbs, 92%
Height- 29 in, 99%

Halloween!

 Our little Tiger. He wasn't quite as excited about the costume as we were. For Trunk-or-Treat Tyler and I dressed as our little Tiger's Zoo keepers. It was a great costume consisting of khakis, a hat, and a jacket. Though, next year we'll try and show up to the church at the beginning of the trunk-or-treat instead of at the end and maybe we'll actually get some candy.

Rawr!

Happy Birthday Tyler!

Since Thayne has joined our family, Tyler has talked about: 1) Finding a rocking chair that will somehow fit in our house and 2) How he wishes he could feed Thayne. I looked at many a store and KSL ads to find a chair that would work for our house and our budget. I found an IKEA chair that looked like it would work and sneakily brought Tyler to the store for a "date night." Believe it or not, we really do like date nights to IKEA. We both liked the chair and found out it was on clearance that day and that day only, so... I broke down and told Tyler about his surprise gift, because try as I might, I could not think of a way to sneak the chair into the car without Tyler knowing. So, the chair came a little early, but was still well received. During the night before his birthday, I made sure to pump so that Ty could feed Thayne before he went to work and it made Tyler VERY happy :) Thayne was slightly confused at first, but didn't mind so much as long as he was still getting food.

We had lunch/dinner at our new favorite restaurant, The Four Seasons just off Center St on University, and had a yummy desert of Belgian Waffles at the Awful Waffle.

Happy Birthday Ty! 

Joy

    Thayne and I spent the morning running errands all around Provo and Orem and finished our outing by meeting Tyler for lunch. When we got home, many explosive noises let me know that Thayne was in need of a diaper change. While disposing of the old, I let Thayne play with the new diaper. He promptly put it on his head and had the biggest smile on his face. His fun ended as I strapped the diaper where it belonged, but moments later Thayne let out some big toots and started laughing. He is definitely a boy.
    Then we came to the living room and the torture began with Tummy Time while I did some laundry. He's getting smart. He knows how to get out of the dreaded Tummy Time. He rolls onto his back. We played with toys for a bit and had some good laughs as I pretended to devour his neck and he responded in kind by gumming my cheek. I left him with his toys as I finished a few projects. His occasional whimpers and moans kept me vaguely aware that he was getting cranky. Projects done, I started looking at blogs and really enjoyed this post by my aunt Jane. Then I looked over to where my once cranky baby lay and instead saw this:

It just made me happy.