Friday, October 30, 2009
Animal Noises
Last night we were practicing animal noises. Dexter really likes the monkey, dog and cat. After making a realistic lion roar Dexter's bottom lip got really big and started quivering, a few pouts later the water works turned on. The whole time he was looking at me as if to say "I can't believe you just did that to me. Don't you love me?" Poor guy must have thought it was real because it took quite a while to console his peircing cries. I was curious to see if it was the lion noise that actually scared him, or my facial expression when I roared. After he was calm for a while I made some more animal noises and then made the lion noise again with a "Happy Face". Yeah, he's definately afraid my lion roar, but not daddy's lion roar.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
All Smiles!
Getting out of bed has always been a difficult task for me, but mornings are much easier with Dexter around. When you lean over his crib Dexter greets you with a huge grin as if to say "It's so good to see you. I know you're not very happy right now, but I love you so very much!" With a greeting like this, how could your morning be bad? He continues these smiles and grins throughout the entire morning. I was shopping with him recently and after seeing him smile a women commented "Everyone says at that age all smiles are because of gas. I don't believe them". After kindly asking Dexter to give me a smile, he did. She then said "If he's smiling because you're asking him to, then it's not gas."
Dexters vocal abilities are also starting to develop, if you count grunts. It seems as if he desperately wants to talk, but it only comes out in grunts & he does it all the time. I could understand if you're holding him with your arm across his belly- it's probably not the most comfortable position. We constantly get comments like "He must be working on something". Well, he can't be "working on something" all the time.
We recently visited some friends who have a baby one month older than Dexter. The difference one month makes is amazing. We enjoy seeing the next things he'll be doing- babbling & squealing with delight.
Dexters vocal abilities are also starting to develop, if you count grunts. It seems as if he desperately wants to talk, but it only comes out in grunts & he does it all the time. I could understand if you're holding him with your arm across his belly- it's probably not the most comfortable position. We constantly get comments like "He must be working on something". Well, he can't be "working on something" all the time.
We recently visited some friends who have a baby one month older than Dexter. The difference one month makes is amazing. We enjoy seeing the next things he'll be doing- babbling & squealing with delight.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Dexter goes Camping
Dexter loves the outdoors and enjoyed tenting at 6 weeks old. Our yearly trip to Algonac went well and the company was great. I can definately see the benefits of getting a hotel with children, but then you don't have an adventure.
We just returned from our last camping trip of the year, with the Shinabery Family. We came from all over the Western Hemisphere and converged upon Glouster, Ohio. Four years ago we all got together at a Potowatomee in Angola, Indiana, a state park, and were very excited to find a lodge with many large rooms and plenty to do for the kids. This time however we were all disappointed with the accomadations- when we made reservations we were told the campsites & cabins were close to one another. They were actually a 20 minute drive around the lake. We tried to get closer, but they would not allow us to do so. Although we were very disappointed in this, the grounds themselves were gorgeous and there were many opportunities for everyone to keep busy.
James, brother Andy and nephew Kody decided to ride their bikes, through the mountainous terrain, from the campsite to the cabin. Dad proceeded to take a group of us to the cabins & turned right around to make sure the three riding their bikes were doing alright. He was unable to find them because they decided to take the trails instead of the main roads. After they arrived at the cabin we heard stories of flipping over handle bars, bikes breaking, and walking up the very large hills.
Date Night- James and I were able to play volleyball last night with a group from church. It has been many years since I've played volleyball and there have been many changes with the rules and positions. The others were very accomadating since I was taught to do everything opposite of what they were used to. The first hour was pretty intense (I was playing with the group who is more competative). The second hour I decided to play more relaxed since I could hardly walk. You don't realize how out of shape you are until you begin to exercise. My mom watched Dexter for the evening and encouraged us to make a habit of playing (Only because she wants to watch Dexter, even if he does sleep the entire time.).
We just returned from our last camping trip of the year, with the Shinabery Family. We came from all over the Western Hemisphere and converged upon Glouster, Ohio. Four years ago we all got together at a Potowatomee in Angola, Indiana, a state park, and were very excited to find a lodge with many large rooms and plenty to do for the kids. This time however we were all disappointed with the accomadations- when we made reservations we were told the campsites & cabins were close to one another. They were actually a 20 minute drive around the lake. We tried to get closer, but they would not allow us to do so. Although we were very disappointed in this, the grounds themselves were gorgeous and there were many opportunities for everyone to keep busy.
James, brother Andy and nephew Kody decided to ride their bikes, through the mountainous terrain, from the campsite to the cabin. Dad proceeded to take a group of us to the cabins & turned right around to make sure the three riding their bikes were doing alright. He was unable to find them because they decided to take the trails instead of the main roads. After they arrived at the cabin we heard stories of flipping over handle bars, bikes breaking, and walking up the very large hills.
Date Night- James and I were able to play volleyball last night with a group from church. It has been many years since I've played volleyball and there have been many changes with the rules and positions. The others were very accomadating since I was taught to do everything opposite of what they were used to. The first hour was pretty intense (I was playing with the group who is more competative). The second hour I decided to play more relaxed since I could hardly walk. You don't realize how out of shape you are until you begin to exercise. My mom watched Dexter for the evening and encouraged us to make a habit of playing (Only because she wants to watch Dexter, even if he does sleep the entire time.).
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