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April 22, 2008
Table Climbing
So I went out to the kitchen to make lunch like I do every day. While I am out there I hear the sound of a glass tipping over and hitting something (not breaking). I knew we had 2 glasses on the table, but there is no way Desmond climbed up there right? Erm wrong. So here are some picture of my little mischief maker. He uses the Green Boon Potty/step stool as a step stool so he can reach the chair, you can see it in a few of the end pictures. You can see how proud of himself he is as well. We re-enacted the scene, since at the time I couldn't find my camera, which is why I have pictures of him climbing up, in the original instance I just looked and saw him sitting on the table.
Posted by tabrizia at 03:01 PM
April 20, 2008
Blueberry Pie!
We had blueberry pie dessert last night at my in-laws, and Desmond quite enjoyed it. See for yourself:
Dan was impressed he got blueberries on his leg, I was more impressed that he got them in his armpits:
Yes it really did take 3 people to clean him up afterwards:
Posted by tabrizia at 10:55 AM
Eating Jello Salad
We had dinner at my in-laws, and my mother in law made Jello Salad. We learned last week at my Grandmother in law's that Desmond loves Jello, so we gave him some of the Jello Salad. It had pineapple and cottage cheese in it. Here are some pictures of Desmond eating it.
The first couple are his faces while eating cottage cheese:
He had to make sure the Jello was enjoyed by all his body parts including his hair!
Here he is enjoying his Jello salad:
Last but not least is him getting ready and licking the high chair tray so as to get as much of the Jello as he can:
Posted by tabrizia at 10:50 AM
Random Pictures from In-laws
Here are a couple of pictures from the visit to my in-laws that don't really fit in any other category.
Here is Desmond, his grandfather and Dan:
Here he is trying to climb the gate to get into the kitchen:
Posted by tabrizia at 10:48 AM
Flowering Tree
Here are a couple of pictures of Desmond examining a Dogwood's flowers with my Mother in Law:
Posted by tabrizia at 10:46 AM
Outside in the in-laws back yard
We went over my in-laws yesterday, had a great time. Since it was a nice day out my mother in law and I took Desmond outside while Dan and his Dad went out to pick up a new lawnmower, they couldn't fit it in their car, so we used our Matrix. Anyways here are some of pictures from the yard.
Here are a couple of him with my Mother in Law:
Here are some of him exploring:
Here are a couple of him walking, he is getting much better at walking outside:
Here he is playing with some sticks:
Posted by tabrizia at 10:37 AM
April 18, 2008
At the Lake
This evening we took our normal walk with K-line to the lake. This time be brought the camera though, so I took a bunch of pictures of Desmond walking around and crossing the bridge.
Here are a few pictures of him sitting in the grass:
Here he is standing up:
Here he is walking, he had some help from Daddy in one of the pictures:
In this picture he looks like he is marching:
Here he is pointing at things for us to see:
Here he is on the pathway:
Here are some pictures of him on the bridge and crossing it.
Posted by tabrizia at 09:36 PM
Duplo Box
Last night or the night before, I think it was Wednesday night. I looked over and saw Desmond had somehow gotten himself stuck in the Duplo box. So being a good Mommy I went ahead and took pictures rather then helping him to get out.
Posted by tabrizia at 09:27 PM | Comments (1)
April 17, 2008
New Blog Name?
I'm thinking about changing the name of this blog since it really has nothing to do with Math at all anymore. I'm just not sure what to rename it as, does anyone have any ideas? I don't want it to be specific to Desmond since I figure when I have more children I'll talk and post about them too. I also like to occasionally post about things other then Desmond, okay rare but still.
I'm just having problems coming up with a good name, so I am definitely looking for suggestions if anyone has any.
Posted by tabrizia at 04:05 PM | Comments (2)
April 16, 2008
Crayons and an upset Desmond
So I decided to let Desmond play with the crayons again today to see if he wanted to draw rather then eat them. Silly me, he likes eating them. Here are a bunch of unhappy Desmond pictures. In the first few he is getting over his upset because I gave him back a crayon to play with. In the second set he is very unhappy because I won't give him a crayon anymore, since he'd had his wax allowance for the day.
He isn't big on drawing on the paper, but his leg and shirt are good surfaces to draw on.
Here are the second very unhappy set of pictures. He is so cute when he's crying.
You can see the crayon in his mouth in this one.
I love his lips in this one.
Enough pictures Mommy! Talk to the hand.
Posted by tabrizia at 03:20 PM
In the chair
So Sunday evening after getting out of the diaper basket, Desmond decided to push the ottoman over so he could get up in the rocking chair. Here are a couple of the pictures we took of him there.
I love this picture of him. He sort of looks like a zombie!
Posted by tabrizia at 03:14 PM | Comments (1)
April 14, 2008
One Year Stats!
We went to Desmond's 1 year check up today. He is doing great, we finished filling out the developmental milestone sheet, only problem with that is we don't get a new one till he is 2, since that sheet is for 9 months to 24 months. Oh well at least we know he is developing well.
He had one shot, his DTaP and didn't seem to mind it. We'll get him another shot at his 15 month appointment. Based on our plans for his delayed shot schedule he should be caught up to all the vaccines we plan to get him by the time he's 3. I bet that will make his pediatrician happy at least (you can see her squirm about us delaying).
His growth has slowed some, but that is expected he grew an inch since his 9 month appointment and gained a pound and 5 ounces. He is in the 50thpercentile for weight now and the 75th percentile for height. He is in the 80th percentile for head circumference (48cm).
Now for the stats from birth to 1:
At birth he was 7 pounds 14 ounces and 20 3/4 inches
At one months he was 11 pounds and 23 inches
At two months he was 14 pounds and 24 1/2 inches
At four months he was 17 pounds 13 ounces and 26 1/2 inches
At 6 months he was 19 pounds 13 ounces and 27 inches
At 9 months he was 22 pounds 3 ounces and 29 inches
At 1 year (12 months) he is 23 pounds 8 ounces and 30 inches
So he's gained 15 pounds and 14 ounces in a year, almost exactly tripling his birth weight (he is 2 ounces over tripling). He's also grown 9 and 1/4th inches. So he had a great first year and gained weight and height quite nicely. We are extremely pleased. Now to see how much he grows in his second year of life.
Posted by tabrizia at 08:26 PM
A very mischievous child...
So after the party at home Desmond decided to climb into his diaper box. Here are some pictures of him in it. He later climbed up onto the rocking chair, but I haven't gotten those pictures off the camera yet. He was very mischievous last night though.
First are a couple of closeups of him:
Now the in the basket pictures:
Posted by tabrizia at 08:20 PM
Another Party
So yesterday we went to my Grandmother in law's apartment for a second birthday party for Desmond. Most of Dan's (all but his parents) we're able to make his party so we held something on Sunday instead. We also celebrated my Grandmother in law's 81st birthday. We went out to eat lunch at a Chinese Buffet. It was fun and we enjoyed it, so here are the pictures from the party.
First is him opening presents:
Next is him playing with them:
Here he is with the cake (and his cupcake):
And here he is with his Great-Grandmother:
Posted by tabrizia at 08:12 PM
April 08, 2008
INTP Anyone Surprised?
I took a personality quiz and ended up INTP, anyone shocked? I'm not.
Posted by tabrizia at 04:26 PM
April 06, 2008
Birthday Party
Here are some of the pictures we took at Desmond's birthday party. For some reason our good camera was acting up, either over or underexposing the picture so we didn't get that many pictures (even though we took a ton). Here are the ones that I liked out of the ones that seemed to come out decently.
On the way to the party:
Opening presents:
Cake!:
After cake (or Wow is he a mess!):
And last are 2 pictures of Desmond, me, my Mom and my Grandmother (note I didn't say they were good pictures):
Posted by tabrizia at 06:24 PM
April 05, 2008
Happy Birthday Desmond!
Happy first birthday baby boy!
I'll post pictures from his party when we get home.
Posted by tabrizia at 11:48 AM | Comments (1)
April 04, 2008
Desmond is turning one in less then 12 hours!
Wow that went fast. It is really hard to believe that I was in labor with him at this time last year. The year has gone so fast. I find it difficult to believe how fast he's grown in only year. He went from a baby who was 7 pounds 14 ounces and 21 inches to a toddler who is around 24 pounds and 31 inches (not positive on measurements since we don't see the doctor till the 14th).
He has gone from a baby that slept, ate and pooped (and peed) to a little boy who eats, sleeps, poops (and pees), but also plays by himself, walks, chases the dog, talks, manipulates his environment to meet his needs (such as moving his walker to the chair and using it to climb up), claps, laughs, shares his toys and food (if we want it or not), and flirts with everyone he sees. It is just weird to see all these changes in him in one year. He is growing up so fast, and it is really strange since a year seems a lot longer then it really is.
In picture form he has gone from this:
to this:
In the blink of an eye. We have his birthday party tomorrow, I am sure it will be lots of fun. I'll post pictures from it when I get them up. It is just weird to think that my little baby is already 1 (or will be in under 12 hours).
Posted by tabrizia at 03:41 PM