Pat and Nic Holloway: July 2012

Friday, July 20, 2012

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Diapering...

Today my *8* month old has done the following:

1. I left him in only his diaper while I went to the bathroom, I came back to a baby without a diaper! How in the world did he figure that out?!?

2. Later in the day while trying to change his diaper he kept squirming away, so I laid him down for the upteenth time and firmly told him "NO" to which he immediately started giggling.

I have to assume this is only the first chapter in many more diaper adventures to come! I've got my work cut out for me!!

But really, how can you even be remotely upset with this face?!?

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Dylan has been busy this last month! I was sitting in bed the other night just thinking how amazing it is how quickly babies learn/grow/change. Just imagine if we continued learning and growing at the rate of infants our entire lives! I feel like some things just happened so naturally that it's hard to even pinpoint exactly when it occurred and then others have been fairly traumatic for everyone involved (yes teething, I'm talking about you!) I swear every stage is just as great as the one prior and while there are times I miss my tiny newborn who just wants to cuddle with me all day, i'm loving my now mobile eight month old!

Accomplishments/Facts:

His baby jabber has officially turned into the sounds of "mama" we've also heard "dada" and "hi" (I'm still undecided on if this counts as a "first word" or not!)

We have not one, but two teeth! bottom left on 6/20 and bottom right on 7/2

Army Crawling all over the house! Really got mobile on 6/27. His favorite destinations include; doggies, cords, shoes, door stop, diaper box, stroller, car seat, dog bowls, toes, and mom!

First trip to Hogle Zoo

Every time he laughs he gets the hiccups
Went swimming for the first time and loved it!
Often gets mistaken for a girl and when corrected the response is always "oh, but those eye lashes!"

Likes:

Books - his favorite being Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?

Straws

Napkins and Paper towels

Funny and/or new sounds made by mom and dad

Climbing all over mom and dad

The puppies, and by likes I mean loves! Specifically pulling tails, ears, and paws

Sharing a popsicle with dad

Toys that make sounds/sing songs

Giggling with daddy

Jumping

Dislikes:

When mom leaves the room, or even acts like she's going to. If I stand up, he cries.

Being with anyone other than mom after 8:00 p.m.

The doggies hiding from him

Not getting his way - I can't believe these tantrums are already starting!

His car seat - still - except now he fights me when I try to put him in it

Happy 2/3's of a year our amazing little boy!

Dad and Mom are crazy about you!!

Sunday, July 8, 2012

30.

30! Does this sound old to anyone else?!? It certainly sounds a lot older than it feels! I've been soaking it all in since the 1st and I can safely say I'm pretty okay with it, however, I sometimes can't believe that I graduated from high school 12 years ago, or even crazier I've been out of college for 7 years, but as unbelievable as it all sounds, it true! The good news is, each year just keeps getting better! I couldn't be happier with my happy little life and my adorable little family, which makes me think that 30 is actually pretty awesome! I've also realized that no matter what my age happens to be, I will always be a kid at heart, which is evident by how I celebrated the big 3.0. For my happy day the fam and some friends spent the day at Hogle Zoo! It was so hot, but super fun! I absolutely love the zoo and was so excited to take Dylan for the first time (he's still a bit too young and didn't seem to really care, but it was still a great day!) In addition, I took myself birthday shopping and got some clothes and had dinner at Red Iguana (my favorite restaurant), not once, but twice! Once with friends and once the following weekend when my folks came to town for a late celebration! It's been a great week of celebrating my happy day - thanks to all for the birthday wishes, calls, cards, gifts, lunches and treats - it means so much to me!!