Valentine's Day 2015

This Valentine's Day was pretty crazy for us . . . and I'm the one to blame. It was my year to plan and I planned a very full day. We were so wiped by the end.

I planned a James Bond themed day and left clues/missions for him throughout the day to follow, which ultimately lead him to some presents.

(I get carried away when I get to design stuff. So yes, I made this cool pointless movie poster for the day.)

The first thing we did was go on a bike ride (a "high speed chase").

We got Trey a bike trailer earlier in the week and it was his first bike ride. I didn't think about all the set up that would take. Everything is more difficult and time consuming with a baby. But we finally got out and enjoyed a nice little ride. Then we had a picnic at the end. Aaron obtained the stolen box that the clues were leading to and this was inside . . .

Guys, I realize I'm a crazy person. Yes, I created my own villain - for a silly Valentine's Day scavenger hunt. But you do have to admit, he's pretty awesome, right? Also Aaron didn't get why he's holding a cat. I told him that's what villains do. They stroke their evil cats as they tell their evil plans. IT'S TOTALLY A THING. He had no idea what I was talking about. (Someone please back me up here!) 

Next, after going home and dropping Trey off with my sister Taryn, we went to a shooting range to - you know - shoot stuff. (Plus that's how he earned the "antidote" to cure him from the poison. Which was pink grapefruit soda in a little vile.) 

It was a lot of fun. But I was pretty awful at it - like really bad. We shot a few hand guns and a revolver - I don't know the specifics, ask Aaron if you really care. 

Then we had to come back home so I could nurse Trey (he still doesn't really take a bottle.) And we went back out again to dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory.

It was a fun day but I realized at the end that I went completely overboard and Aaron wouldn't have cared if we just went out to dinner or something. I'm not saying he wasn't appreciative - because he was - but he would have been fine with something way more simple than I made it.

Anyway that's all I have to say about that.

Now for the part that everyone actual cares about. . . pictures of Trey. Taryn got him this adorable onesie that says "Most Eligible Bachelor" and so I had to take some pictures of him in it. Because what crazy over the top mother doesn't do a Valentine's Day photo shoot of their baby?!

Half a Year

My baby is half a year old as of February 1st. And as a gift to me he's been sleeping well since then. (It's only been two nights but I'm crossing my finger this is a more permanent thing.)

It's crazy that he's that old already. But as he has grown he's developed more of a personality that gets more fun with each month. Seriously, he's such a smiley & fun baby. That doesn't mean he's an angel child but he's got spirit! 

So as usual I took his 6 month pictures. And here they are....

The title of this one should be "chins" :)

It's getting hard to pose him with his kangaroo stuffed animal because he just wants to stick it in his mouth!

We took these on Sunday so Aaron was home to help. He was the one doing "peek-a-boo" and other shenanigans to get Trey to smile. Anyway we got some father-son pictures too. 

And then they did their tricks. . . Super Baby!

Speaking of tricks...

Then I caught this moment -

In other Trey news he got his first tooth! It's on the bottom and it's sharp! And yes, I have been the victim of a few Trey biting attacks. *ouch*

To keep busy we go for walks now that the weather is nicer and we play on the swings.

Although he can't crawl he's always after things. He moves around by rolling and scooting. The baby monitor that we use is an app, so we leave the iPad in his crib and can see him on our phones. But now he can seem to get to anything that's semi-close to him. As you can see we can no longer leave the iPad in the crib. . . 

And sometimes we go to Target together. Here's the progression of our latest trip. 

We sure do love and adore this little guy of ours!

Trey Baby Turns Five Months

Happy 2015 everyone! On New Years Day my baby turned 5 months old!

He's getting so big.

He is eating rice cereal and whatever else his dad gives him to try (like dr. pepper or thin mints) that I usually don't approve of.

He's very vocal. He talks and yells and screeches and laughs.

He is very strong. He can stand up on his chunky legs without our help holding him up, (he just needs help with balance). And he basically does V-sits when he doesn't want to be laying down on the floor anymore.

He has more hair and it's slowly growing in over his bald spot on the back of his head.

Oh and he LOVES watching cars out our window. Normally we hold him next to the window in the living room. It's fun to watch his eyes follow each car that goes by. However, when it's just me home and I'm trying to get some design work done I created this spot for him to by the window....

And no those are not bars on our window, it's the headboard to the bed he's standing on and it's right next to my desk. He's surrounded by pillows just in case he topples. 

Oh and he likes to try and eat the bars.... 

Anyway I took some pictures to document his 5 month mark.... and here they are!

Blessing Day

On November 30th, we were able to give Trey his baby blessing. We had both sides of the family in town and Trey's cousin, Lyla, was blessed the same day. It was such a wonderful time with family. 

Here's Jim & Deena (Aaron's parents) with their two new grand babies. 

Aaron gave Trey such a wonderful father's blessing. And luckily Trey didn't cry during it. Whew, I was worried about that. I was also worried he'd have a blow out all over his white blessing outfit. Luckily, that didn't happen either. The day went smoothly and none of my worries played out. Thank goodness.

Look at those chunky cheeks. They are just so kissable. 

We took a lot of pictures, my mom was there so obviously we would. But we got some great ones with family.

Of course we took pictures of the babies together. They are just so cute!