Almost 15 Months
July 26th, 2010You are such an amazing boy and your Daddy and I love you so much! You are growing every day and your smile and personality lights up the room. I love taking care of you and spending time with you, you are so much fun. You are doing some amazing things!
You are into EVERYTHING. You currently have many ways of getting around which include: army crawling, crawling on hands and knees, cruising and even some steps! You have perfected the army crawl. You are so fast and it is so fun to watch you move your arms and legs and little bottom to propel yourself! You also crawl in the “normal” way about 50% of the time.
You crawl this way when you want to go stand up on something. You are an expert cruiser. You cruise along the wall, tables, chairs and even Mommy and Daddy. You walk behind your lawn mower and push toy and have walked between things like table and couch but are not quite comfortable with having no support in this big world. When you have stood without support for long enough, you get nervous and go to what you know: the floor.
You are talking all the time and when you get really excited about what you are saying you increase the volume quite a bit. You say Ma-ma and Da-da a lot and to us. You say “Amen” after your doll that says a prayer. We think Sebastian is “da”. You are communicating with signs. You are great at the “more” sign and use it pretty much whenever you want something. You sign “all done” when you want down from your chair. You wave hello and goodbye, you point when you want something, and you love playing peekaboo. You love to kneel down and then bounce up and surprise people. You give high fives, and shake your head no when you don’t want something.
We took you to the zoo earlier in the month and you had a great time and were so good. It was very hot but you never got upset and you loved seeing all the animals and pointing to them. You were worn out! We also got to go to the horse races for Daddy’s work, you had a great time and loved pointing to the tractors and the horses!
You love your toys but some of your favorite things to play with are regular household items like an empty wipe jar or soap pump. You are very inquisitive and you like to open boxes and put things in them and then take them out. You will do this for 5-1o minutes. You are great in the car (although we will see how you do on your trip to Kansas in a few days) and love to go to restaurants and run errands with Mommy and Daddy. You are tolerating brushing your teeth twice a day but will barely let Mommy get some swipes in. You still love your bath. You love to go swimming and have had several swimming parties this summer with friends in your pool. You feel very comfortable and have even put your head under water! You actually will leave your hat on in the water and you also did at the zoo.
You are still taking two naps a day. Mommy keeps thinking that you might move to one but then you go and sleep almost two hours twice a day most days. You have been waking up early in the morning, though. You don’t cry, you just play until Mommy or Daddy come to get you at 7 AM. You are a good eater. You have whole milk from a cup twice a day; in the morning, first thing and at night before your bath. You eat applesauce/oatmeal, yogurt and fruit everyday for breakfast and sometimes have eggs or toast. You like peanut butter sandwiches, grilled chesse, pasta, black beans, cheese, and some type of veggie for lunch. You really like it best when Daddy brings us lunch and it includes french fries! You have been the most picky with vegetables. You will eat a ton of some vegetables and Mommy will get all excited and then you don’t want it anymore . Mommy doesn’t pressure, she just keeps offering. Sometimes you surprise her and can’t get enough and other times you won’t even try them. For a snack you have fruit. You love blueberries, mangos, papaya, bananas, grapes, cantaloupe, watermelon, peaches, pears, apples, and cranberries/raisins. For dinner you eat whatever Mommy and Daddy are having or we make you fish (tilapia or cod) chicken nuggets and potatoes. You love water and drink it throughout the day from your cup. You seem more picky when we go out to eat but you will always eat raisins, cheerios, rice crackers or goldfish if nothing else.
You are with Mommy all day during the week and get very excited when Daddy gets home. Daddy and you like to wrestle and he chases you or you play cars or go swimming. Daddy seems to be the most fun. You do seem to love Mommy, you always
give me snuggles and kiss me. Mommy and Daddy let you watch a little TV, usually on the weekend mornings in our bed. Your favorite is Thomas but you like Clifford and Dragon Tales too. You seem interested for 15 minutes or so and then you want to go play. We like it because you are still and will cuddle with us.
You love to look at books still and are starting to point at pictures correctly when Mommy asks you. You love cows and the moon and kitties and doggies. You point to your head really well and your nose and ears sporadically. You know your feet. You like to go to the library. Mommy has taken you a couple of times with Tiana and Daelyn and you seem to have fun. You like playing with other kids. You really like going to church and playing with the kids in your class. Mommy is so proud of you when she drops you off and picks you up and you are happy. You like to get people’s attention when we are out. You either wave or yell until they look at you and then you flash your adorable dimples in a huge smile until they melt. You know how cute you are already.
We are looking forward to our trip to Kansas to see Grandad and Nana and Kansas family soon and Mommy and Daddy are getting away in August for the weekend and Nana is coming to stay with you. We are going on an airplane (for your second time) to visit Uncle Jake in Colorado. You had a good time playing with Uncle Nathan on the fourth of July. We went to Nonni and Poppi’s house this year and you were great. I look forward to every day with you Henry. I love you so much, Mommy


What type of things? Well I have loved every second I get to spend with my wife Rebekah, and my son Henry. Even though I spend less time with them these days because I’m gone from 8 AM to 5 PM, I become absolutely giddy the moment I walk through the garage door at 5:01 PM. Henry and I play so hard that I’m usually worn out by 6:00 PM. That could also be residual from the long day of work, but who knows. We’ve also been able to limit the amount of time Bekah has to work. We are able to take a nice trip or a weekend getaway when we choose. We’ve been able to pay off all debt excluding the house, and add to our savings. I was extremely pleased that we were able to max out our contribution to Henry’s college fund.
Taking a vacation even seems a little stressful, though don’t expect me to sacrifice my vacation time for the man. I was so surprised by my wife on Father’s Day. Typically I’m more of the planner as it relates to finances, shopping, vacations, gifts, etc. This year Bekah and Henry spoiled me with a nice breakfast and
Back to my family and friends…I have really hated not being able to communicate on a regular basis with everyone. I feel like I never have real, deep, meaningful conversations with anyone from my mom/dad to friends like Aaron Nunley, Danny, even Dave. All these out-of-towners that I don’t get to see regularly deserve more than a five minute phone call while I’m in my car in between appointments. Heck, Bekah deserves more communication and we talk everyday. I don’t know how to make that happen, but if you’re reading this and you’re one of those that wishes we talked more just know that I really do too. I know my mom and others don’t always call because they are worried that I am too stressed or too busy, but I love hearing from people. It’s more of a break in the stress and busy-ness than anything else.
I am grateful for things like my small group, where I have made some incredibly great friends and constantly learn from our discussions. I love playing softball on a regular basis, as it allows me to get an athletic and physical release that I otherwise would not get. I loved seeing Dave get married last weekend. I can’t believe he is married. He just looks so happy, and I know the feeling. God has blessed me with a great foundation and home full of love.

You love to drink out of a straw and you are really good at it. You are saying “ha” for “hi” and waving. You say “da-da” all the time and “ma-ma” sometimes. You are signing “more” and “all done”. You love to chase Sebastian around the house and you wave at him all the time. You love to play with cords and will drag cords around the house with you. One of Mommy’s favorite times of the day is the early morning when I get you out of bed and you drink your cup of milk and we snuggle in Mommy and Daddy’s bed. You are such a sweetheart. I am so loving being your Mommy and watching you grow. You have such a sense of adventure and curiosity already. I cannot wait for this next month. I praise Jesus for you daily and pray that you will come to know Him soon.








