Catching Up

A lot has happened since I last posted so here is an update. My parents came for Thanksgiving this year and the day we went to pick them up we stopped at Denver Children’s Museum. They have an area just for kids under 4 and they require you to take off your shoes. They also have a train room, a fire exhibit, a vet exhibit, a grocery store and diner, an art area, and an area where you can create things using paper tubes, milk jugs, etc. It was a lot of fun and we are looking forward to going back.

 

Adam’s daycare is wonderful! They were learning about pajamas so they had a pajama day. They also rented out a community building and had a Christmas party.I have a video of his Christmas program but can’t get it to load so I will try later.

 

Last but not least Daffney came over to Cheyenne and we went to dinner. It was so good to see her!

Snow and Halloween

We had a large snow storm that started Tuesday night and went through Thursday evening. I think overall we ended up with 12-15 inches. Most of the city was closed from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday.

 

 

 

This was Thursday morning. I had to shovel just to bring in our garbage can. The snow came up to my knee in most places.

This was Friday or Sat. when the snow started melting.

This was Adam’s 2nd Halloween and he was a dinosaur. We didn’t do much since he is still pretty young but I took him to the fire station and to our next door neighbors. He also got to go to the Fall Festival at his daycare.

Growing up

Adam seems to be learning something new everyday. He likes to help throw things in the trash, wipe his face and nose, wave his hand in front of his nose when you say stinky, sign language for more, all done, and please. I just can’t believe how quickly he catches on to everything.

This is his attempt at jumping…

 

His dancing skills…

Random pics

One of his many art projects from daycare

He was having a great time going up and down the stairs with his mittens on.

Tile and Paint

So here is our new shower…

Rashes and Houses

Last week Adam had a rash and as mysteriously as it appeared it disappeared.

We are also looking at building a house…not sure if we can sell our house right now though so we will see what happens.

Update

It has been quite some time since I have posted as we have been very busy trying to figure out what is wrong with Adam. He has been a medical mystery for the past month. We went to Children’s Hospital in Denver which was a wonderful experience. The facility is newer and I was amazed by everything. We had to where name tags and verify is appointment for security and the people there were actually able to draw his blood unlike the people in Cheyenne. We are still waiting on test results but he is finally over the flu which is a really good thing. The past week he just looked pathetic and didn’t move from this position for about three days. I am just happy that I have my little boy back :)

This past weekend we went to Estes Park for a much needed break. It was wonderful to be able to lay around and do nothing for a couple of days. We stayed at a place called Wildwood Inn and it was only 1/4 mile from Rocky Mountain National Park.

Growing up…

Adam is 14 months today and continues to amaze me everyday. He is learning sign language at daycare and can regularly use please and more. He will also point to himself when you say Adam or you. He is using a fork and getting both of his bottom teeth. He is becoming such a big boy and so independent.

His first hair cut at the salon

Before…

After…

He loves to clean mommy’s floors

 

I promise we did not torture him to get this picture…he just does not like people playing with his mouth.

Update

While Leevi was in DC for a week long class with the fire department, Adam and I had a few visitors. Kelsey and Lulu came to see us for 5 days which was wonderful. We went to the zoo and Frontier Days and they watched Adam while I had to work. Then Daffney came and stayed with me for a couple of days. Here are some pictures…

He has never really liked sweets but he LOVES strawberry cake with cream cheese frosting!

On another note Cheyenne does a craft fair during Christmas and my supervisor wants to get a bunch of us together to do a table and she thinks I should sell my pictures but I am not too sure about that yet…we will see.

Updates

Every time Adam hits another milestone it is hard for me to believe and makes me a little sad that he is becoming a little boy. By 13 months he was off the bottle, formula, and baby food. He pretty much did it all on his own now if only he would get a tooth. The doctor is not worried so I am not going to be either. He is also wanting to use a fork…

He was standing in the tub and getting his hands wet and them attempting to wash himself off…he seems so young to be becoming so independent. He is also helping get himself dressed and undressed and is always trying to put his own shoes on.

I am sick once again…I am so tired of getting so sick and I understand that daycare has a lot to do with it but it just seems excessive to me. I am going to a new doctor on Friday in the hopes that I can healthy again.

Last weekend we sanded and stained our mantel to a lighter color and I am going to be dying the grout to a light gray instead of the awful black color it is now.

Sorry its Christmas but its the only before picture I could find

Here is the after pictures.