What Linc has been up too!

Just wanted to write a couple things about Linc so that I don't forget:
- Started walking around 11 months and is now running. This makes church pretty painful because all he wants to do is run! We have to trap him in the bench and he doesn't like that very much.
- Knows where eyes, nose, and ears are.
- Says Dad A LOT - and mama sometimes. Says Uh-oh- and a lot of jibberish that I don't really understand :)
- Will sometime talk through his nose - for those who know him know what I'm talking about. It's annoying and funny at the same time. Adam said tonight that he would have been a good Aboriginal because apparently that is how they talk. Ha
- Is for the most part a great sleeper. Sleeps 10-11 hours at night and is still taking 2 naps a day.
- He is a crazy sleeper! He will not stay in the same place. If I go and check on him one minute and check on him 5 minutes later - he is clear across his crib and backwards. Needless to say - if he ever gets up crying in the night and I bring him into my bed or sleep with him on the couch for a bit - I don't sleep. He tosses and turns like crazy. I'm so happy that for the most part he loves his crib :)
- Not a very good eater. I usually have to force feed him food. He of course has his favorites and it isn't always a chore but most of the time he doesn't eat very well. He loves yogurt, applesauce, toast, granola bars, and most baby food. I mostly have a problem giving him "big people" food. He hates meat and has a very sensitive gag reflex. Is it strange to still be feeding my almost 15 month baby food? Keep in mind he only has 2 teeth on bottom and his top two teeth are only about 1/2 through. I hate buying baby food but at least he is getting some vegetables and fruit in his diet.
- Like I said above - has 2 teeth on bottom and his top two have come halfway down. I think he is going to have a gap between his front teeth. Just like his mom did when she was young :)
- Loves electronics. Phones, remote control, xbox controller, computer mouse, etc. He has even thrown my nice wireless apple mouse in the toilet and the blu ray remote in the toilet. Our fault! Need to keep that lid down!
- His favorite drawer is still the spatula, spoon, measuring cup drawer and I am constantly finding them strewn through the house. It drives Adam crazy but I don't mind. Whatever keeps him entertained :)
- Has learned how to climb onto the couches recently. If we are on the couch - he needs to be too.
- Loves animals. For awhile we had horses behind our house and if we would say to him "Do you want to go see the horseys?" He would respond with a big grin- "Eeeeeeee." (It is hard to spell out baby sounds, ha ha). He loves petting (hitting) the horses and has even gone on a couple rides with grandpa.

-Loves playing xbox with dad and even sometimes yells at the TV just like him!! HA HA

- Plays peek-a-boo, blows kisses, gives kisses, clicks his tongue, and blows raspberries.
-Gives the best slobbery kisses ever.

That is all for now!

1st Birthday

Obviously way overdue but that is the story of my life. Lincon turned 1 on February 19th. We celebrated with Family on Saturday the 18th at Pizza Pie Cafe. My very talented sister-in-law Adrienne  made his amazing birthday cake. For some reason Linc reminds us of a turtle and has from day 1 so I thought it would be fun to have a turtle cake. I think Squirt of Finding Nemo is cute so that is what she did!

Lincon got very spoiled from his aunts, uncles, and grandparents.

His pile of presents

Linc and his birthday cake

 

 He enjoyed playing in his cake but I didn't really think it through and I ended up having to clean/bathe him in a public sink. Oh well!

 

We are so grateful for a little guy and can't believe how fast the last year has gone. It has been the greatest year and he brings so much joy to us. Love you buddy!

January catch up

Well January is going by fast! Lincon started taking his first steps the first week of January and is getting steadier every day. He still resorts to crawling most of the time but loves walking along furniture and walking in between Adam and I.

I have a video but it is struggling to upload so maybe another time :)

I also noticed his first tooth today! I can't quite see anything (because every time I try to look he sticks his tongue out). But while I was feeding him some breakfast this morning I heard the little tooth clinking on the spoon (a little trick my grandma taught me - - You can hear the tooth before you can feel it :)

We moved into our new place on the 31st of December and we are loving it. It is so nice to be in a house with no neighbors sharing walls :) I will work on getting pictures put up.

We are really liking our new ward and I was recently put in as an Achievement Days leader for the 8-9 year olds. I went to my first activity day and it was a lot of fun. Adam taught Priesthood on Sunday and it went really well. Since we have been married, Adam has taught Priesthood in every ward we have been in (5 wards I think) and he said that this ward was by far the best. So it has been great!

I have been loving staying home with Lincon all day. After the holiday's and moving, Lincon's schedule got thrown off but after a few weeks we are finally back to normal and he is sleeping and eating like a champ.

Here are a couple of pictures of Linc from this month and a few things that he loves  - -

Loves drooling :) ha ha

His favorite cupboard. He gets all of the Tupperware out....

He loves bathtime!

LOVES the toliet. Keep in mind that usually I run and close the toilet but I thought I should document it. Please ignore the bump on his head and his dirty face and clothes... :) I promise he doesn't look like a homeless child all of the time.

Loves hanging out with dad and he loves the laptop.

Christmas Card

Here is the Christmas card I sent out this year. Because I was kind of cheap this year - I decided to design and print it myself.

9 months

Lincon is already 9 months and a week so I guess I better get going.

I was so relieved to know that at 9 months there is no shots!! So the doctor's office was quick and painless this time around.

Weight 18.2 - 14% (Has only gained 1.4 lbs since 6 months - Guess I need to feed him more!)
Height 28 in. - 40%
Head 17.8  - 43%

He started crawling around 8 months (maybe a little before). He did the army crawl with the left arm and right foot mostly but has since moved to his knees until he figures out how much faster he is on his belly and switches back to the army.

He pulls himself up onto whatever he can. He loves standing by the couch, crib, the tub, chairs, legs, etc. He has finally figured out how to get back down to a sitting position from standing which has decreased the number of bonks on the head from falling backwards however it does still happen.

His favorite toys that aren't actually toys - -
Vents. He loves running his hands up and down our big vents. The other day when our home teachers were over (one of them lives below us), he commented how they were laughing the other night when they heard Lincon "discovering" the vents. 
Bathroom scale. He loves loves pounding on it. Especially when we are in the bathroom getting ready.
Entertainment center. He pulls all of our movies out multiple times a day. We have started just throwing them back in instead of straightening them everytime. I don't mind and it keeps him entertained.
Doorstops. What baby doesn't love doorstops. When you flick them they make an awesome sound :) He has already broken one off -- whoops :)
Cords. Of course he tries to pull every cord so we have just designated an old xbox cord thing that he gets to play with.

He babbles, talks, and blows his lips constantly. Dad is the best at getting him laughing and he loves playing. We are loving seeing him grow and learn but it is going to fast. Sorry no pictures this time - - I will post some pictures and videos next time.

Halloween 2011

I stink at blogging. It's a fact. I'm going to try and post some things I missed and back date them.....

As for Halloween this year, we decided to take Linc down to Shelley so he could go trick or treating with his cousins and see his grandparents. He has had a cold for awhile so we only took him to a couple houses (plus he doesn't eat candy - - it was all for us :).

We had fun eating pizza with family on the Balmforth side, visiting Great-Grandma & Grandpa, and my parents. He was a tropper and didn't try and pull off his head piece once!

This was the end of the night... don't judge :)

Playing with Grandpa

Oakley, Linc, & Oscar

My cute little bat

Bad Mom

I had my first experience today that made me say "I'm a bad mom."
Here is the story - - don't worry it all works out in the end.
I was helping Adam with his homework in Lincon's bedroom/the office. We had the door completely shut because we had some company in the front room. Linc was down for a nap on our bed. All of the sudden we hear a thump and then Lincon starts screaming.
Adam and I look at each other panicked and then ran to our room. Poor linc rolled off our bed and onto the floor.
He must have been awake for awhile because he was just playing and had fallen off. The only thing is since the door was closed we didn't hear him when he woke up.
Don't worry -  10 minutes later he was laughing and having fun but it scared all of us for awhile.