Baby Powder

I was getting ready for the day and was blow drying my hair - - -All of the sudden I smelled baby powder and saw some flying through the air. I turned around and Linc was shaking the baby powder everywhere and this is what he looked like. Hard to get mad over something so funny. Plus - he is cute :)

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.

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

6 months

This post is long overdue considering in 2 weeks he will 7 months but I need to document!

Linc is 6 months old and growing up so fast. At his checkup he was:
17 lbs - 35%
26.5 - 52%
Head - 17 in - 33%

For those of you who spend anytime around Lincon or us, you probably know that he doesn't cry. Sure he whines and whimpers every once in awhile but he doesn' ever full on cry - - except when he gets his shots. Adam and I have been able to go to every appointment so far except for this last one I had to go alone and I struggled listening to my baby scream. I hate it :( It has definently gotten worse the older he gets. But he was a trooper the rest of the day and was all smiles after he woke up from his nap.

We did a little photoshoot - - and he wasn't very cooperative. He wasn't crying or fussing or anything - he just wouldn't smile. Something about when I put that big black camera in front of my face makes the smiles go away. I need to make something like this:

Find this here

A few things about Linc
-He is rolling everywhere. He started rolling at 5 months, but now when I put him down in 1 spot, 5 minutes later he is across the room and backwards.
- He is sitting like a champ.
- Has a scratching fettish. When he is in his crip, he scratches the sheets. When he is in his carseat, he scratches the belt. When he sits on my lap, he scratches my jeans. He also scratches our skin and himself so we have to make sure to keep those nails short!
- Loves his food - except the meat baby food. We tried that 1 day and he literally dry heaved. I think we'll wait another month before we gave that a try. (Although I don't even know if I'll ever give it to him because it smells like cat food and looks disgusting)
- His favorite foods are: rice cereal, peas, & carrots. He is starting to like sweet potatos and wasn't a big fan of bananas on the first go around but we'll see.
- Sleeps 11-12 hours a night. He is still waking up about once to eat on occassion but he is so cute so he gets away with it. Goes to bed at 8:45 or 9 and gets up at 8:30 most days.
-Loves taking naps on mom and dad's bed. He looks like a King in the middle of our King size bed.
- Loves hanging out with dad. Adam has been on his 7 week break from school so he has been the stay at home dad. They have been spending lots of time together. :)
- Still spits and blows bubbles a lot. However he has been talking a lot lately too.

 

In the middle of this video is Lincon's "cry"

Here are a few goodies from our little photoshoot. Of course we had to do some Boise State pictures . . . Go Boise!

Linc and his funny ways

Here are a couple of videos of Linc off my phone. The first one is him laughing. Please ignore my obnoxious voice.... apparently he thinks it funny. And yes.... that wet ring around his neck is slobber.

This one is some weird thing he has been doing with his mouth lately. Adam and I think it is pretty entertaining.

baby giggle

Apparently the word "boo" is a funny word. I love how the more ridiculous you act, the funnier you are to babies :)