The one shoed wonder

Trey lives life on the wild side.  He only wears one shoe.  We are forever looking for his other one:).

Cookie Monster

Trey is definitely my child.  He has an undying love of anything sweet.  He'll hear us opening a treat from a different room, and he'll come running and say "Bite!  Bite!"  I made cookies a couple of days ago and all day he kept trying to get me to give him more.  I think the only words I heard come out his mouth all day were "Cookie cookie!" and "Bite" with an occasional "baba" thrown in the mix.  He got upset at me after a while and decided to try getting them himself :).

 Recognizing defeat :)

Hip, Hip, Hooray for Baby Trey!

Our little Trey bunny L-O-V-E-S to be praised.  He grins when we say "Good boy Trey!" and claps his hands when we call out "Way to go buddy!"  He shouts YAY when we say it first :).  We've been trying to deter him from using "NO" which has been a frequent visitor in our household the last few weeks, by giving him constant praise when he does something we like.  Is it working?  Absolutely!  I guess only time will tell for how long though :).  Other than saying "NO" Trey hasn't really said many new full-on words.  He sure gets brownie points for trying though...ba is ball...shhh is shoe.  It's been fun to see that he actually understands what we're telling him, even if he still struggles communicating back.  He will go get his shoes, help put his toys away (if we praise him :), pick out a book for us to read to him, and sometimes stop doing something if we tell him to stop, or when we use the N word.  He sure knows how to make us happy!  We love this kiddo!   

Trey and his daddy...we LOVE it when he says "daddy"...it's super high pitched and pretty much adorable :)  

 I thought it was funny they're making the same face in this one :)

15 Months

Random facts about 15 month old Trey:

* He says a few words...mama, dada, hi, bye, cookie, ow, no, dadu (thank you)...there might be a few more, I just can't think of them right now.
* He hits his head on something (usually the tile) at least once a week.  He's always got a bruise on his forehead...sometimes 2.
* He can hear a bag of treats being opened from about a mile away, and he comes running.  He especially loves Flipz.  It makes it really hard to sneak them.
* He hates having his diaper changed.  He turns into the wiggliest kid alive when he even suspects it's new diaper time.
* He won't play with his toys, but loves to play in the drawers in the kitchen.  Especially if there are forks or spoons involved.
* One of his favorite past times is pulling all of the books off the bookshelf.  Yay for mommy and daddy, who have to constantly put them away :).
* He likes to play in the garbage.  Our garbage pail has now taken up permanent residence on top of our kitchen counter where it's out of reach.
* He has started throwing tantrums to try and get his way...NOT FUN!
* Whenever we get him out of his crib the first thing we hear is "HI!"
* He's got 8 teeth, with 4 molars making their way in.
* He loves the "5 Little Monkeys" chant.  Especially when the doctor says, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"  He gives a huge grin.
* He will do anything to make us laugh.  Then once we do, he'll fake laugh with us.

We absolutely love having this little boy in our lives.  He brings us so much joy!

He's always pulling out the oven drawer and putting things in it.  Then he decided it would be fun to play in :).

First Time Parents

Dale and I are first time parents...which means everything our 1 kid does is pretty much the most exciting thing in the world.  That means when our kiddo is ready for his first haircut, I want to be there.  I want to collect some of his hair (even if it is too small to really collect).  Dale and I had talked about giving Trey a haircut for quite awhile.  It was growing over his ears, and getting pretty shaggy.  The kid does not lack in the hair department (though his leg hair, which was ridiculously thick when he was born, has gradually evened out).  But, we were busy, and life went on.  Trey's haircut was put on the back burner for awhile.  Then one day I came home from work and saw Trey's freshly cut hair.  Dale had given him his first haircut while I was at work.  I gotta admit, as cute as Trey looked, I was pretty disappointed/somewhat upset.  It was lucky for us Dale was teaching Piano lessons for 3 hours so I had time to get over it.  I know he was just being helpful.  I get that.  But I did have to explain that as a working mom I feel like I already miss out on so much, so I want to be there for those big things we can control...like my kid's first haircut.  As it turned out giving Trey a haircut was a 2 person job, and Dale wasn't actually able to finish it completely by himself.  So, I still got my pictures.  I still got a few scraps of hair.  And our hairy kid has now had 2 haircuts, and could technically use a third. 

 

ALMOST 8 months

Yesterday Dale and I were talking about how fast Trey is growing up.  I said, "It's crazy he's 8 months old already!"  Then Dale so kindly insisted Trey is not 8 months yet...not for another 3 days.  So Trey is ALMOST 8 months old :).

Yesterday Marcie took more pics of our sweet little boy for us :).  I am so in love with every single one.  I can't even decide which one is my favorite.  They all are!  He's so grown up :).

Trey Milestones

Trey is getting so big!  A couple of weeks ago we went to his 6 month appointment and he weighed in at a whoppin 14 pounds.  It's crazy to see him grow up so fast.  We are loving each new stage, though he doesn't necessarily think it's a thrill.  We've been feeding him solid foods and he thinks we are torturing him when we feed him peas.  We are trying to get past it :).  Here's some random pics we've taken of him over last couple of weeks.

Don't worry, the cupcake never made it into his mouth.  

Dale just thought it was funny to make a mess of poor little Trey :)

 My new favorite picture of my little man!  His hair is getting SO
long!  We're thinking it's time for a haircut. 

He's Got Skills

Trey learned to hold his bottle!  Only for a few minutes though.  He just can't seem to get his hands to do what he wants!

Being a Mom is the greatest!

Me with my cutie Trey.  I love you bud!

Trey Video

I've tried and tried to upload a video but could only get it to work 

if I went through youtube.  Oh well :)  

  

Growing Up

Dear Trey,

You are a whoppin 3 1/2 months old!  I can't believe how much you have grown! :)  You smile up a storm whenever we talk to you, and you laugh a lot.  You've finally decided I'm funny too, which makes me so happy!  I love your little laugh.  

Right now you absolutely love your changing table.  We call it your "happy place" because even if you are crying, when we lay you on the changing table you give an instant smile!  You love to kick your legs too.  Especially while on the changing table.  

You have also discovered your voice.  You used to just give little coos, but now we get to hear your sweet little squeals too!  You like to stand, but not for too long.  You are learning to like your bouncer.  Sometimes you can even bounce yourself :)  It always surprises you when you do it on your own, and it makes you smile!  

You have a frog toy that sings when you push a button.  A couple of weeks ago you were trying SO hard to make it sing on your own!  I watched you for nearly 15 minutes as you tried to get your hands to cooperate.  I wanted to jump in and help, but I held strong and just cheered you on :).  Finally you did it all by yourself!  I was so excited for you!  I'm sure you were proud of yourself too :).  

You are such a good baby.  You only cry when you need something...or when your daddy makes the seagull sound from "The Little Mermaid".  It terrifies you.  Your face crumples and you make the saddest face as you cry.  You don't like loud noises.  

Lately you have turned into a "Slobber Monster".  Your shirt is always wet, and you're always drooling.  You like to suck on your fist too.  Once in a while you manage to get just your thumb in your mouth, but it's mostly your whole fist.  It bugs daddy.  He keeps taking your hand out and wiping it off, and you keep putting it back in when he isn't looking.  It's a constant battle :).  

You are sleeping pretty good through the night.  You go to bed around 10:00 and get up around 7:00.  Daddy is really good at putting you to bed.  You always fall asleep in his arms.  Of course, he has a secret method to doing this.  He breathes on your face and makes you all warm.  Sometimes I think he must need a breath mint.  The look on your face says it all :).  

Well Baby, we are so grateful to have you in our lives!  We always thank our Father in Heaven for sending you to us.  We love you so much!  

Love always,

Mama :)

1 month

 1 1/2 months

2 months- Daddy took this one so I could have a smiling

picture of you at work :)

3 months

3 1/2 months

Just like Daddy

This makes me smile :)

Baby Giggles

My favorite sound in the world right now is baby giggling.  There's nothing sweeter!  The only problem is I cannot for the life of me get my baby to giggle for me!  He laughs at Dale non-stop.  He laughs for random people at church.  He WILL NOT laugh for me...until tonight.  I tricked him into it.  Dale was doing his normal goofy "ABOO" routine, and Trey was giggling up a storm.  Then Dale finished and I snuck in.  All I had to do was say "ABOO" and he gave me the HUGEST laugh!  He did it twice...then he realized it was me and stopped :(.  Oh well, at least I got 2 in!  My new goal is to get him to laugh without the help of Dale :).  

Lovin the Luau

Dale and I have been looking for fun activities that force us to leave our apartment. We've become mild hermits since having Trey, and decided it's time for us to join society again. We just happened to come across an ad for "Luau Day" at Gardner Village. Lucky us! They had a bunch of activities for the kids, and had some good food and awesome entertainment!

Dale and Trey struttin their stuff :)

Obviously we got a kick out of this!

Daddy and Trey!

Mommy and Trey :)

My sister, Sam, and my little nephew joined us for a little while.

Sam doing the LIMBO!

Racheal and the baby boys

Cousins...not the best pic, but it will have to do :)

Preston was a little jealous that his mom was holding someone else.  He was gently "patting" Trey at first, then started pushing him away :).  Don't worry, they'll soon be best buds! 

Girls just wanna have fun

As part of my last big Hurrah before going back to school, Trey and I went to lunch with my Grandma, my mom, my sister, and my cutie nephew Preston. I LOVE girls days! Girls days + our handsome little guys of course :). Trey did great until we ended up at The Quilted Bear. Apparently he shares his dad's feelings about shopping. Oh well :)

Mums and Grandma

Racheal and I

Cutie Preston :)

My sweetheart Trey!