Blue-Eyed Boy

Back in the Saddle

With some new found time on my hands, I decided to start taking Trip walking/jogging three days a week. The colder weather and a friend from church who holds me accountable have made this commitment much easier! I think Trip really enjoys these morning outings. Below are a few pictures of me and Trip bundled up in our cold-weather gear Monday morning.
Don't you just want to pinch those chubby cheeks?

Little J

This is a picture of J with his dad when he was around one year old. I think that Trip is looking more and more like J ... especially the hair!

Sleepy Boys

8 Month Update

(I measured and weighed Trip myself this month, so I'm not sure how accurate these stats are)

Height: 28.25 inches (75th percentile)

Weight: 21.5 lbs. (75th percentile)
Looks like: He is looking more and more like J to me ... but most people still say he is a mix
Development: Sits, Rolls as his form of transportation, scoots on his back (I'll post a video of this), can balance on hands and knees, yells like an Indian, gives hugs and kisses, reaches for mom and dad, has had a few moments of separation anxiety from me but only if he is really tired
Likes: Loves "Lamby" and "Monkey Tate" the best, Mom's hair, playing anything with Dad, the blue Direct TV box that bounces around on the TV screen when it is idol, the slide show of pictures that plays on J's computer when it is idol ... Still loves the Jumperoo
Dislikes: Anything that requires work ... sitting, tummy time, having to try to get to something that is out of his reach. Now that he knows how to reach for us, if he is doing something he doesn't want to be doing, he will fuss and reach for us to pick him up. It is very cute and also very hard to resist! I also think he is in the "frustration" stage of pre-crawling. I can tell he wants to get up and move, but he still doesn't know how to accomplish that.

Favorite Moments: Trip's primary form of communicating at the moment is yelling ... Loud! It sounds a little like he is really upset, but he isn't, he's just using his voice. So, when we are out in public and he is yelling, I get a whole lot of stares. The other day we were at Wal-Mart and he was sitting happily in the front of the cart, reaching for things as we went down the isles and just yelling. I'm afraid that I've gotten so used to it that I don't even get embarrassed anymore. Another funny yelling moment was on my way in to San Antonio for a friend's son's birthday party. I left the house just in time to get stuck in the 5 o'clock traffic and a 30 minute trip turned into an hour. So, I turned on some music to try and pass the time. After turning on the music, Trip started yelling in the back seat. Each time I would turn the music up, he would turn the volume on his yelling up!

Aunt Anna

My sister, Anna, and her boyfriend, Peter, came down for a short visit this past weekend. They were so patient and flexible with us, which we were thankful for after some busy weekends. Of course, their primary reason for making the drive was to see Trip! We also enjoyed a few good meals, and just relaxing together at the house. I wasn't very good about taking pictures, but here are a few ...Anna and Trip ... he kept closing his eyes because of the flash on the camera
Trip and Peter

Trip napping with his Aunt Anna.

Pumpkin Patch Baby

First Halloween

These are the only pictures I got of Trip in his Halloween costume on the actual day of Halloween ... In his carseat on our way to a friend's house. I took these on my cell phone, so the quality isn't the best.

Trip with his friend Mattie ... the top part of his tiger costume didn't stay on for long! Luckily he had a cute pumpkin shirt on underneath. He's upset in this picture because I was making him play during nap time :(

Here are a few shots I took of Trip right after he got his costume about a month ago. He is posing with his friend Riley, who is a chicken. Things started off great ...
But soon, Trip became what we now lovingly refer to as "Grumpy Tiger"!

The Grumpy Tiger cheered up pretty quickly after he shed his tiger coat!