cotton babies

Following Orders ;-)

Oklahoma

Summer Breeze..

...Makes Me Feel Fine

Playing in the Willamette River

Toddle

Mr. Wibbly Wobbly

Little Mover

Our cruiser has official moved on to a walker. He has finally built up the confidence to let go of my hand and walk, but he only does that when he has a destination in mind. Tonight he had his first fall. He did a face plant off of our neighbor’s patio into gravel. It looked awful his face was covered in little rocks and mud and it was cut up and bleeding. I was trying to comfort him and clean it off with a towel and he was just screaming. Turns out he was screaming because I was wiping his face and the "blood" was only raspberry juice lol. He has a few scrapes but nothing to write home to grandma about :)
He started to really walk on his own about 2 or 3 days ago and he can already walk 15+ steps. I am so proud of my little man!
We have entered a new realm of babyhood called independence aka temper tantrums. Mr. Man will porpoise his body and melt to the flood squealing, yes squealing, not crying and whine until he is either distracted or gets his way. If he needs a nap they are intensified 10X. I was at the store the other day and I actually had to leave and wait outside because of the scene he was causing, I looked at my phone and saw it was almost an hour past nap time. I plopped him in the Ergo and was able to finish my shopping while he slept.
Declan has 11 teeth, 6 on top and 5 on bottom! His bottom right molar has been working its way in the last week and I believe it has a lot to do with the tantrums we are experiencing ;)
Time to wind down and turn off my brain by turning on the TV

HAPPY 4TH EVERYONE!!!!!

Japanese Garden

summer days

13 months old

His facial expressions crack me up!!!

We had a backyard photo session this evening

Today was a very important day

I saw my first parade, The Junior Rose Parade

and

Da

Da

DAAAAA

I CRAWLED FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!

Priceless

Talking on the phoneI scooted to the table and pulled myself up
Picking the phone up off the floor and setting it on the table

Cruised over to momma for a hug