Tayden and I made the trip to Spirit Lake this weekend to spend some time with my mom and family while Seth headed to the farm to celebrate Grandpa Charlie’s 80th Birthday. Seth had lots of fun getting a taste of what our house is going to be like in 10 years with more than one kid running around as he hung out with all of his little cousins! Granted, we won’t have 5+ kids of our own, but take our kids and add a few friends and there you go!
Today Tayden ate a great lunch of peas, turkey, cheese, and applesauce so we thought it was ok to give him half of an oreo and he LOVED it! He didn’t know what to think at first, but that skepticism sure didn’t last long!!
It’s Winter Games weekend here in Spirit Lake so my sisters kept somewhat busy with a few random activities including the Polar Plunge and a Volleyball Tournament. We brought Tayden to watch Traci play and he LOVED running around the gym in between games! He had no fear of the other players on the other side of the gym and would have joined their game if they’d have let him! I sense we have a basketball player on our hands as he loved the court!
This video was taken over a month ago on December 19th. I was so excited that he was taking his first steps and was telling everybody that he’ll be walking by Christmas! Well, he was able to take a step or two by Christmas but didn’t really walk on a regular basis until this past week! So, that’s a little over a month later! Check out this video of his First Steps Ever!!!
So tonight was supposed to be date night for Seth and I. Ty (Seth’s brother) and Lindsey (Ty’s girlfriend) were planning to come babysit Tayden while we went to dinner and a movie. It was a Christmas present that they gave us! And it was probably one of the best gifts we got! Babysitters get spendy!!! But anyway, the weather was not kind and it kept them in Brookings. SO, the pizza we had ordered for them now became our pizza and we settled in for a night of good company, pizza, and a movie! We thought maybe Tayden wanted to partake in the Pizza Party so we allowed him to try a few bites of it! He actually wasn’t too crazy for the pizza and preferred to eat his peas instead! (That’s ok by me!!) After Mr. Tayden was in bed, Seth and I decided to watch The Change Up. It was a pretty good movie. LOTS of swearing (which I didn’t really notice the severity of until I was watching it w/my parents and realized it was quite bad!), but the message was cute! Good thing we didn’t pay tons of money to see it in the theater as it was a good couch movie!
Aunt Traci was here for a visit to do some shopping and it finally got cold! We broke out the mittens! Tayden actually didn’t mind having them on, but they come off quite easily so they didn’t stay on for long! I think we need in invest in those things that clip the mittens to the coat!
With Tayden beginning to walk more on a regular basis, I witness many falls! I’ve noticed that he’s taken to carrying as many of his toys in his mouth as he can! While I think this is super adorable, I try to limit how much he does it as I can only imagine what would happen if he falls while carrying those scissors that I always let him play with in his mouth! I kid, I kid! No scissors…
That being said, A walking baby is a more active baby, that’s for sure! And he LOVES to climb, so that keeps me on my feet as well! :)
Posted in Uncategorized on 01/16/2012 12:19 pm by sharla
Well, last week I made the decision to start running again for real – I think! My sister(s) and I took a look at some area races and decided on the ones that we feel comfortable running. The final one is a half marathon! My goal is to run another half marathon before I let my body be taken over again by another little parasite (otherwise known as a baby).
The next step is to actually sign up for the race! I’m hoping that since we have a plan, it’ll give me the ambition to run again. I’ve been running off and on since I had Tayden and I even ran a couple of 5k’s but it was basically just for fun and I trained for like 2 or 3 weeks prior. If I want to run another half, I think I’m going to have to train for longer than 2 or 3 weeks!
I’ve put my Nike+ widget back up on my blog to give me some accountability! Wish me luck!!
So today Tayden was being pretty needy and grumpy and I had to get ready! He didn’t really sleep when I put him down for a nap so I took a very fast shower. Then I turned on the TV with some cartoons and sat him on the bed. He usually never pays attention, but I thought I’d try. He actually sat there for about 10 minutes! I was able to dry my hair and do some of my makeup w/out interruptions! Now, that being said, I absolutely DO NOT want to use the TV as a babysitter. Once he actually starts watching TV and stops paying attention to his toys, I’ll have to think about how much TV I have on. But as of now, other than this and like 2 or 3 other times, he could care less about the TV. Let’s hope that lasts for a while!!
Today was so warm that we were able to actually go outside and play! It was so warm in fact, that our jackets were almost a bit much! Tayden had fun playing on the neighbor’s play set. He went down the slide a bunch of times (with my help of course) and insisted on putting all of the sandbox toys in his mouth! After redirecting him multiple times, I thought a walk would be a better idea! So we hopped into the stroller and took a nice long walk!
To be honest, I’m a bit frustrated with this weather! I mean, I know some people are loving it, but I have issues with it being the middle of January and no snow on the ground. :-( Hoping for some soon!!!
Tayden’s hair was starting to go over his ears and I was starting to see a near mullet so we thought it was about time to get his first haircut! Traci, my mom and I set out to bring him in! Auntie Annie had to work (someone’s gotta work!!). He was a champ! Sarah cut his hair and was so good with him as he did move around some, but don’t most 1 year olds?!?! I may need to learn how to cut his hair though, because I don’t think I’ll enjoy paying $20 each month for a haircut once he gets older!!
We had a great Christmas this year! The weather made travel very easy therefore less stressful on all of us! We headed to my parents’ house for Christmas Eve and then came back to Sioux Falls on Christmas Day to celebrate with Seth’s Aunts, Uncles, and Grandma before going over to be with my Aunts, Uncles and Grandparents. We then hosted Seth’s family on the day after Christmas at our house where I served a roast dinner. It was busy, but fun! Seth may not have thought it was as relaxing as he would have liked it to be, but not many Christmases are super relaxing, are they? :/
Here are a few photos that were captured throughout the holiday. I wish I was better at taking pictures, but alas, I didn’t get any of us at our extended families or when Seth’s family was here. It usually turns out that my camera is taken from me while I’m home, thus we get some good pics!
Tayden helped Grandma and Grandpa with the dishes after dessert.
Future Athlete Grandpa Tim’s Hunting Buddy
SO, the pizza we had ordered for them now became our pizza and we settled in for a night of good company, pizza, and a movie! We thought maybe Tayden wanted to partake in the Pizza Party so we allowed him to try a few bites of it! He actually wasn’t too crazy for the pizza and preferred to eat his peas instead! (That’s ok by me!!) After Mr. Tayden was in bed, Seth and I decided to watch The Change Up. It was a pretty good movie. LOTS of swearing (which I didn’t really notice the severity of until I was watching it w/my parents and realized it was quite bad!), but the message was cute! Good thing we didn’t pay tons of money to see it in the theater as it was a good couch movie!
Aunt Traci was here for a visit to do some shopping and it finally got cold! We broke out the mittens! Tayden actually didn’t mind having them on, but they come off quite easily so they didn’t stay on for long! I think we need in invest in those things that clip the mittens to the coat!
With Tayden beginning to walk more on a regular basis, I witness many falls! I’ve noticed that he’s taken to carrying as many of his toys in his mouth as he can! While I think this is super adorable, I try to limit how much he does it as I can only imagine what would happen if he falls while carrying those scissors that I always let him play with in his mouth! I kid, I kid! No scissors…
