Eric is 1 year, 2 months, and 2 weeks old!

This week Eric has another new dance move, he now sways from side to side!

His food texture issues seem to be growing, but we keep trying new foods everyday. Noodles of any kind are slimy, fresh strawberries are great but frozen ones that have been thawed are too mushy, and there are foods he ate yesterday that he won't even touch today - although I have discovered that if I put peanut butter on food he is more likely to eat it, lol! He has really taken an interest in most all beans: black beans, white beans, kidney beans, baked beans, etc, so that's good!

On Friday (the 24th) Eric let Dada put him to sleep for the night. This is the very first time I didn't put Eric to sleep. I have put him to sleep for every single nap time and bed time since the day he was born. I was so proud of my boys and just a little sad.


Hugs for Momma!


i love my dog AND his bed!!!


wait, you brought me a what? i don't know, man...

Eric is 1 year, 2 months, and 1 week old!

This week Eric has mastered getting down off the sofa safely, YEA!!!

He has also started dancing on his tippy toes!

Eric has been copying more and more of the words we say, this week he said "good boy" - can you tell I say that to him a lot? lol!

He has also taken a keen interest in the computer (I can't imagine why, lol!) I let him open his own Word document and have at it. He had so much fun typing (and creating random actions I have never even seen before) that he pulled the computer screen to him, hugged it and kissed it!!! And of course now he wants to play on the computer all the time and has a little temper tantrum if I tell him it isn't his turn right then.


Check out the new Hulk outfit I just bought!


I am taking an online class about photo manipulation and having a lot of fun with it!


This was another assignment from my class. :)

Eric is 1 year and 2 months old! (14 months)

Eric is honing his climbing skills, he climbs up everything and under my watchful supervision (while standing 1 inch away from him) he climbed onto the sofa, up the back of the sofa and onto the breakfast bar. He hasn't mastered the getting down part, so I helped him get back to the carpeting. He isn't too interested in learning how to get down, no less get down safely - I'm really hoping that's the next phase.


Breakfast and cartoons! (yes, I climbed up here all by myself!)


Summertime fun in the sun!


Thank you Grandpa Jim for the fun Elmo Sprinker!


Bailey likes it too!

Eric is 1 year, 1 month, and 3 weeks old!

We are officially in size 5 diapers - my gosh time just flies!

Eric has been copying more and more of the words we say, this week he said "light" and "grandma." He has also been making this sound that I can only describe as dolphin or whale language, its not really screaming but more like a high pitched wail; he just walks around the house "singing" his little whale song.

He has also been having fun pushing his high chair all around the kitchen, its super funny when it crashes into things!


Happy Fourth of July!


As Papa Steve would say, "Eric is workin' on those chops!"

Eric is 1 year, 1 month, and 2 weeks old!

This week Eric has grown tall enough to climb up the chair, love seat, and sofa. He climbs up the sofa, up the back, and stands up facing the wall, then tries to make his way sideways to the nearby window sill - such a little daredevil!

He can also take off his own diaper now and has "marked" his territory in the livingroom!

Eric has been copying more and more of the words we say, this week he closed the door and said "Bye bye, Dada" and waved (even though it was 4pm and Dada was at work), then walked all around the house waving, lol!


We built a bridge over the wagon with our new MegaBlocks and then Eric got inside the wagon and I pulled him around, it was great; but what was even greater was when Eric decided to be a one man demolition derby and the bridge come tumbling down!


Tooth #7 popped up June 25, 2009!


His hair is finally getting long enough to show some of those gorgeous curls!

Eric is 1 year, 1 month, and 1 week old!

This is Hub's second Father's Day! He got to go for a run on a trail he has been scoping out for weeks! Then he had breakfast made for him and we went out to lunch! He got some cool presents and then we all went on a family walk in the park! Happy Father's Day to all!

Eric has been copying more and more of the words we say, this week he said, "love you," "bless you," and "thank you!"


The boy and I were playing in the water :)


This is a great video, we've got grass watering, palm watering, mini dance move, peek-a-boo, smile, laugh, airplane point, and wave!


Eric tires of watering the grass and decides to water the cement, Bailey really enjoys this!


What a gorgeous boy!


Here is our Father's Day Family Photo.





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Eric's new favorite thing... LIGHTS!


Matching Father's Day outfits are SO cute to Mommy!!! (everyone else is annoyed by them, lol!)


Everyone hold the leash, its just easier that way!

Eric is 1 year and 1 month old!

Eric has been copying more and more of the words we say, this week he said "bye bye" and waved!!!

Over the weekend we went to Kathy and Dave's house. Bailey's favorite playmates (Peppermint Patty and Lucy) live with Kathy and Dave, Eric got to play with Dave's huge train set - everyone had a wonderful time! (check out Eric's train shirt)

Eric is 1 year and 3 weeks old!

We watched how the sanitation engineer runs his truck. Usually Eric is scared of loud noises, but the garbage truck was way too cool to be scared of. We sat in the window and watched as all 3 sanitation engineers (waste, recycle, and yard clippings) used their trucks to empty the bins all down the street!

This week Eric tried peanut butter for the first time - thank heavens he isn't allergic to it because this boy LOVES peanut butter!!!

Eric has been copying words we say, this week he said "tickle tickle!"


Right after Eric was born, we planted this palm tree for him in the backyard. Here he is in his lifeguarding outfit with hat and sunglasses and his palm!


He fell asleep with his stuffed dog - it's a picture moment because he has NEVER picked out a stuffed animal to sleep with!


Eric loves to dance, he dances anytime there is music, even during commercials!


Speaking of loving music, here is his first harmonica lesson!


Eric has discovered that Bailey knows how to play keep-away!

(as of June 9th, we are officially weened!)

Eric is 1 year and 2 weeks old!

This week, Eric has started to wave again. He was doing it for a while (sort of just holding his arm up in the air without movement) but he stopped. Now he is waving again this time with arm movement and everything! Of course, only when he wants to do it, not on command and not just because someone happens to be leaving, lol!

Eric has been copying words we say, this week he said "kitty cat" and "dog!"

Also this week he has started twirling in a circle. This is pretty fun and pretty funny! I keep trying to get a video of him doing it, but everytime I get the video camera out he stops everything and runs over to the camera to play with it! D'oh!


We went to the library this week for children's scrapbooking day! (This is Eric's first official scrapbooking crop!!!)


Then we went to check out the rest of the library. Look at the tiny little chairs - so cute!


The library has some pretty fun stuff!