The latest vinyl project

I saw this idea in someone's home and tried to replicate it. I like how it turned out, but the tile weighs a billion pounds, so I don't know where to put it now.

Tired frog.

I cannot remember the last time Reed woke up happy in the morning. Maybe when he was like 8 months old and was still sleeping 12 hours at night. Now he goes to bed between 7:45 and 8:00pm and wakes up between 6 and 6:30am. And he wakes up tired and angry. We always let him cry until it seems like he will not fall back asleep and ocassionally we'll go in his room, give him a binky, and lay him back down (because he is usually sitting or standing in his crib). That usually doesn't work, but we keep doing it in hopes that it will. I've tried giving him a drink too to no avail. We have attributed it to teething for a while now, but can a kid really teethe for 4 months straight? It has to be something else. On some miracle mornings, he has slept until 7 or 7:30am but, honestly, I can't remember the last time that happened. AND, we didn't do anything differently to make those magical days happen, it just did by chance. He's not sick just crazy.

So, does anyone else's baby/child do this? Any suggestions to make him sleep longer? It just sucks when he is whining and tired for the next 5-6 hours until his nap (which is usually short too). I'm about ready to drug him with Benadryl. I feel angry every morning.

"Buddy the Elf, what's your favorite color?"

Yes, that's a cotton ball.

Splash Park of Awesomeness

There is a really cool new Splash Park in Highland at the Town Center Plaza. They have a man-made river with big rocks in it and an area with shooting fountains and then tons of grassy area. Frog and I spent over an hour there and he can't even do much! I imagine older kids would LOVE it and they must, because it was packed! These places are free too.


He really liked the river.


I think he mostly liked watching all the kids. He couldn't stop smiling. :)


Don't worry, I put him up there. He's not that good.


I have the cutest baby in the world. Or toddler. Whatever he is.


Fountains


He was a little skeptical, so he usually stayed clear of them.


He found his way to the wood chips while crawling around. Jackpot!


These wood chips must taste good too. Luckily, he couldn't really fit any in his mouth. They should call these ones wood logs not wood chips.


It was a fun afternoon.

How'd that happen?!

I was getting ready for church while Reed was playing in the bathroom. He likes to throw stuff in the bathtub just to see what it looks like. Then he tries to retrieve it. Occasionally, he falls in. Fortunately, he didn't cry very long at all but was just content playing in the empty bathtub.

Fun at the park

Feeding ducks while Reed watched.


Yaay, he likes the swing now! (I don't have a normal baby. He hated swings the first 11 months of his life).


Reed LOVES wood chips......


....including eating them.


Kevin decided to bury Reed in the wood chips.


Reed also loves to crawl on cement. He has calluses on his knees.


He's not so sure about the slide yet.

Picky Eater

What do you do when your 1 year old turns into a picky eater? This is definitely a new thing. Anyone who knows him knows that he would eat almost anything and A LOT of it! But just lately he has decided to get really picky...even with foods I know he likes. I feel like he does it because he can. He even ate baby food once in a while up until a few weeks ago (and we still have some on hand just in case). we just give him what we eat. The worst is when he'll take 2-3 bites of something and then decide to refuse it. I can't make a billion types of food at every meal. My idea is the 3 strikes you're out rule. Once he refuses 3 different foods, he's done with his meal. Any other ideas? He doesn't seem old enough to compromise with yet.