Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts
Monday, May 12, 2008
Two weeks till the big 0-2!!
Hello again everyone!
Halen has been very busy lately. Last weekend we went up to my dads to get started on cleaning out his house. Halen like the ride, mainly because he loves trucks. Of course on the expressway they're everywhere. He had fun up north playing with his cousins. He really liked "driving" my dads lawn tractor and RV. He's too cute sometimes.
Thursday the 8th, we drove to Ohio to pick up Halen's very first puppy, a pure bread American Bulldog. We named him Jager. He weighs 17 pounds and is very adorable. Halen loves dogs so much that I could,'t wait any longer to get him his own.
We spent a very wet Mothers Day at Greenfield Village for "A day out with Thomas." It was unfortunate that it poured down rain because all of the activites would have been fun. The train ride was enough. We basically sat in water the whole time. We took Halen's friend Tyler too. Poor kids were soaked. We went to the gift shop and called it a day.
I was very surprised the other day when I heard Halen counting. We always count to 3 for things so I thought that was the extent of him numbers. Out of nowhere he counted to 10 totally unprompted. Now we do it together too. He takes every other number. He is talking a lot too. Questions galore. My favorite is when he hears a plane. He says, "I heard a plane." He sounds like Tattoo from Fantasy Island though. Cracks me up!!
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Can you believe Halen is almost two?
Hello again everyone!
It has been a while since I have truly updated Halen's comings and goings. He is growing so quickly and in so many ways lately. His speech is amazing to me. We have conversations all the time. He tells me what he wants and thinks ALL the time now. Sometimes I love it and sometimes I do not. Today we were at the store picking out a birthday gift for his future wife Julia. If he didn't like something that I was picking out he would tell me, "I don't like it." At first I didn't think I heard him correctly. When I picked out something that he DID like, he said, "I like it." What a stinker huh? These new phrases continued at JoAnns when we went there. I went to get a keepsake box for my fathers flag. He told me he liked it when I put it in the cart. Funny!
His last four teeth are coming in. Actually they started a couple of weeks ago. He had a high fever and Croup on top of it. The night before my fathers funeral, we were at the hospital until one in the morning. Halen was a big fat mess that whole week. All he wanted was me! I was so overwhelmed with him and all that was going on. Anyway, he is back to himself and not a minute to soon.
He is VERY into Thomas the train. We went to visit his cousins last week and they still have their old Thomas stuff. He was in HEAVEN. He played with the trains and tracks for quite a while. I think I will have a Thomas themed Birthday party for him this year.
His new favorite thing is OUTSIDE!!! Ever since we got this break in the weather he wants to be outside. He loves playing with the neighbor dogs and talking to the neighbors. He knows all the dogs names and he knows Charlie who lives behind us. We went for a nice walk last night and Halen did not want to go home. He cried when I got him out of the stroller.
Most notably however, Halen has been in a toddler bed for several weeks. He kept trying to climb out of his crib so I had to go to a bed. The first night was rough. After that it was smooth sailing. He loves his bed!
It has been a while since I have truly updated Halen's comings and goings. He is growing so quickly and in so many ways lately. His speech is amazing to me. We have conversations all the time. He tells me what he wants and thinks ALL the time now. Sometimes I love it and sometimes I do not. Today we were at the store picking out a birthday gift for his future wife Julia. If he didn't like something that I was picking out he would tell me, "I don't like it." At first I didn't think I heard him correctly. When I picked out something that he DID like, he said, "I like it." What a stinker huh? These new phrases continued at JoAnns when we went there. I went to get a keepsake box for my fathers flag. He told me he liked it when I put it in the cart. Funny!
His last four teeth are coming in. Actually they started a couple of weeks ago. He had a high fever and Croup on top of it. The night before my fathers funeral, we were at the hospital until one in the morning. Halen was a big fat mess that whole week. All he wanted was me! I was so overwhelmed with him and all that was going on. Anyway, he is back to himself and not a minute to soon.
He is VERY into Thomas the train. We went to visit his cousins last week and they still have their old Thomas stuff. He was in HEAVEN. He played with the trains and tracks for quite a while. I think I will have a Thomas themed Birthday party for him this year.
His new favorite thing is OUTSIDE!!! Ever since we got this break in the weather he wants to be outside. He loves playing with the neighbor dogs and talking to the neighbors. He knows all the dogs names and he knows Charlie who lives behind us. We went for a nice walk last night and Halen did not want to go home. He cried when I got him out of the stroller.
Most notably however, Halen has been in a toddler bed for several weeks. He kept trying to climb out of his crib so I had to go to a bed. The first night was rough. After that it was smooth sailing. He loves his bed!
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Picture Day
Well, we took Halen for pictures today. We went to a new place. Portrait innovations, in front of Lakeside Mall. I have to say that of all of the places we have been, I like them the best. We got great quality pictures, a lot of pics for the price and the girl who worked with us was wonderful. Halen was more interested in running around at first, but we managed to get some excellent photos. We ended up with 13 sheets of pictures! We also ordered our Christmas cards too.
I love this one of his face close up and the one with the teddy bear!
I want to also add that Halen has some new words.
37. Sara
38. Buddy
39. Cray-Cray (Craisins)
40. Baby
41. Food
42. Papa (still working on Grandma)
43. cheese
44. cheese-cheese (grilled cheese)
45. Santa/Tanta
46. Tap
47. Dora
48. Elmo
49. Coffee (caw-caw) He eve recognizes the Starbucks symbol as coffee. I actually make 99% of my cappuccino at home, so I don't know why he knows it.
50. pie (for pie and pizza)
51.puppy
52. soup
53. blue
54. ghost
55. Feet
56. socks
57. ear
58. head
I should also add that Halen has learned several body parts:
- Head
- Eyes
- Ears
- Nose
- Mouth
- Belly
- Feet
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