Tuesday, May 20, 2008

What Fox Does For Fun

He enjoys beans and rice, both as a meal and as a facial decoration:


He does "ET" with Daddy and Mommy and anyone else with an extended finger:


He tries to put on his own shoes (and also sometimes our big people shoes):


He hangs out in the sun:


He rides cool cars:


He pretends to fall off furniture to make us laugh (what a ham!):




He loves getting tickled (in this instance, by Justin) and laughing his big belly chuckles:



As Fox grows, he is really developing his own unique personality and interests. We are have a ball with him.

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Look Who's Walking!

Spring is a fun time for babies. Fox has been growing so quickly it is hard to keep up to date on the blog. His newest venture is walking (captured on film below). He has gone up to 6 steps in a row. He loves walking--he'll go back and forth between Mommy and Daddy and just laugh the whole time. He gets a real kick out of it. Next step: dancing! Maybe Aunt Jacque and Uncle Jon can teach him swing...

Fox LOVES going outside. At daycare, he has been spending some time in the toddler room, which means he gets to go to the playground. The teacher puts him at the top of the slide, and he inches himself to it and goes down. You'd think a kid would get tired of that after a while, but not Fox!

He also really enjoys playing in our yard and going for walks. He finds little sticks and rock, and then he uses them to play a game of fetch with himself. I think he could do this for hours, but I usually get bored and find something else for him to do after a while.

Baths are another favorite pastime for Fox. He giggles and laughs and splashes like crazy. He gets kind of upset when I take him out. Actually, there are a few times lately where he has really had fits. I guess most people would call them tantrums. I like the word "fit" better than "tantrum." It isn't often that he does this, but every now and then I get a taste of what the two year old phase of life will be like. He's so cute, though, that I don't mind.

Fox also has been growing big, strong teeth. He has the front 8, and 3 or 4 molars way in the back. It is kind of odd, because it makes him look more like a kid than a baby, and yet his body is so small. He's pretty skinny and little still. His hair is also growing and getting a bit shaggy. We have been discussing a potential haircut in the next few weeks. I am not sure I am ready for that. I remember going with Wanda for Jackson's first haircut. She was sad that he would be losing his baby curls (he didn't, by the way). Well, maybe Fox's hair will gain some curls when he gets it cut! That would be crazy. Curls are ok, I suppose, but I like his hair the way it is. I will miss it when it is not as fluffy and fine.

Now, what you all have been waiting for: pictures! Lately, Fox has done many exciting things that we have photos of. He wore a hat:


He drew a picture in a Thank You card for his daycare teachers (Friday will be his last day). Please note use of left hand. Daddy must be so proud!


He stood up wearing cute jammies:


He enjoyed a meal of rice and beans (he is more of a bean man than a rice man):


And, most importantly, he is learning to walk. This video was shot earlier this week pretty late at night after a long day of using his muscles, so you will notice some plopping. Today, though, he took 6 steps in a row to walk to me. It was amazing!