first of many catch up posts

I seem to be a little behind on my blogging lately.  I guess we will start with "Thanksgiving".  We had to do Thanksgiving a couple weeks early this year since we wouldn't be home because of our cruise.  We had lots of good food and spent time at my dad's house. I didn't get many pictures. I've been pretty bad at having my camera out lately. 

Hayden and jack eating Popsicles after dinner

apparently i wasn't paying very much attention

random Halloween picture because i don't think i ever posted one and he looked so cute in his costume!

growing

             Hayden is 22 months and I really can't believe it!  Less than two months away from being 2.  How do I almost have a two year old!  I feel like this age is the best and worst at the same time.  He is throwing more fits, is unreasonable if you want him to hold still for even a second (which means that shopping, family photos, getting dressed, and anything else that requires holding still are a nightmare.  His favorite words right now are "No!" and "Mine!" and he uses them way more than I appreciate.  He wants what he wants when he wants it and he makes sure to let you know in the most inconvenient way possible!  He has also decided that he will make the choice when he goes to bed.  when we were in delta we couldn't get him to go to bed until midnight!  We put him in his crib and he freaks out!  On happier note he is so much fun when he is happy!  He sings and dances and jabbers all the time.  I love that he is saying things and understanding ALOT.  It comes in handy sometimes when his lazy parents need something that is just out of reach:)  I have been worried about his talking (or what i thought was a lack of) but i was reading up and found out that he is only supposed to know about 20 words. I'm not sure why i was so worried because he is saying over fifty and even says a few phrases.  I tried to make a list and these are the ones I could think of. . . daddy, car, truck, keys, want, eyes, ears, nose, hair, drink, milk, juice, tree, cute, soft, baby, yucky, ow, mine, help, no, yes, yeah, hello, hey, uh oh, bella, lady, mack, treat, bite, binky, outside, ride, some, more, sorry, please, thank you, yay, cheese, ball, mere (come here), bye, see ya, grandpa (sounds more like bompa), hot, bite, potty, that, go, tickle, stroller, shoes, fly, and again.  He also says "ready, set, go!", "where is it?", "where'd it go", "there it is!", "one, two, three!", "what's that?", "what'd he say", and "your in trouble!"  He is hilarious!  my favorite thing that he does right now is he will hide his hand (or an object) behind his back and say "where'd it go, where'd it go!. . . there is is!" ( and yes i meant to put is twice because that's exactly what it sounds like:) he says it with so much excitement! i love it!   He has also turned into a little dare devil.  he loves to say ready, set, go! and jump off the stairs or the couch and he gets a thrill out of falling off things.  I'm starting to think he is going to be an adrenaline junky.  He loves to mimic everything right now.  when we brush our teeth he will get his tooth brush and tooth paste and bring it to me and say "help" and then he will stand by Matt and when Matt spits into the sink Hayden makes a sound like he is spitting too and he also insists on flossing after he brushes ha ha!  He is also a champ at going pee in his potty! I think I will start being more aggressive with potty training next month since he is doing so well.   He is still growing like a weed which is surprising since he NEVER eats!  He is now 34.5" tall and weighs about 25 pounds. I would upload pictures but blogger is not cooperating so i can't but we sure love our little man! . . . even on his bad days!

Milestones. . .

                Hayden is finally coming into a new milestone . . . talking (better late than never i guess).  Not that he is saying sentences or anything but he is finally starting to pick up on alot of the things we say and actually repeat them!  It is super fun and cute and will hopefully reduce some unnecessary fits in the near future:) 
His new/favorites are:
daddy (this is one of his favorites)
Where is it? (he sounds so cute when he says it) Today he pointed to a picture of Matt and said "where is it" ba ha ha i laughed so hard! 
Momma (he only ever says this when he is crying
dinky (binkie), blankie, treat, fries (i know it's sad that this is one of his first words)
truck, car, keys, yadie (lady, which is my mom's dog),
stop it, don't, this
hey (he usually says hey to me and matt when either of us gets home from somewhere and the other day we were in the mall and the cashier said hi to him and he looked at her, smiled and said "hey!" little lady's man!)
the usuals like yeah, no, and yay. 
He has also started being quite the little copy cat!  He doesn't like it when the dogs fight so when they start he shakes his little finger at them and says "no! stop it!" (it makes me feel bad that i say that enough that he caught on to it!) 
whenever i do something that he is watching he has to do it too.  I was looking for his binkies at my mom's the other day and after i looked around/under anything he would fallow right behind and do the same thing. It makes for good entertainment especially with my little brother!  The other day i was teaching him to pinch logan and it was hilarious! (bad example i know).  He LOVES Logan!  He would do everything with him but most of all he loves eating food from him.  apparently Logan's food is better than everyone else's???
He has become super curious about everything! (more so than usual)  He points to everything and says "this?" that's how he asks me what something is.  The other day he was sitting on a blanket that has ducks all over it and he just sat and pointed to each one and said "this?"  Today the things that he caught his interest were belly buttons and Matt's goatee.  he would pull his shirt up and say "where is it?" and i would help him look at his belly button and he would point to it and say "this?" to make me tell him it was his belly button.
He is super great at the animal sounds he knows (puppy, horsie, cow, kitty) Everyone's favorite to here him say is meow. it's pretty hilarious! He also does the dinosaur sound when he sees the dinosaur on toy story.

I know compared to some kids his age he still doesn't say much but at least we're getting there!  He still prefers to tell me what he wants by either pulling my hand to something or leaning in the direction he wants to go. (he really is good at steering you in his desired direction!)  I have felt so bad the last week because i've been busy with some projects that i've been working and haven't had as much time to play with him and apparently with other day he had had enough.  HE came and got me in the kitchen grabbed both my hands and pulled me over to the couch and pushed me to sit down. Then he climbed on my lap to sit with me.  He wouldn't do anything without me for the rest of that day and then that weekend he was the biggest momma's boy ever! that never happens!

We've really enjoyed this stage of Hayden's life and watching him grow and change so much! He is such a blessing and a joy to us!

July adventures

Due to the fact that our sweet baby dumped water on our computer key board and now the b and f keys don't work  I think I will just let the pictures do most of the talking this post. (and yes i did have to copy and past every f and  b into this paragraph!!!) CAUTION: if you don't want to look at pictures please skip this post because there are a whole lot!

LAKE POWELL

seriously matt needs new sunglasses that are actually sunglasses not safety glasses

wakesurfing

of  course he had to cut his nose open

we seriously got some amazing air

even after sunscreen like a million times a day matt still brought this home

 FOURTH OF JULY

he got a little scared when the firetruck honked

he mostly wanted to eat every piece of  candy he picked up

he was trying to get the f ireworks

   

SUMMER SWIMMING

he seriously is such a little fish!

he makes a little friend everywhere we go

Just look at that f ace

his little f riend drake. they love to play trucks together at the pool

he goes right up and down this slide y himsel. matt is just paranoid

RANDOM HAPPENINGS OF CUTENESS

I wish i had pictures of  my three friends cute babies. Hayden loves to give them hugs and kisses! it's so cute!

He just grabbed the mop and started going! He even new that after a minute he needed to re dip it in the water bucket

He loves this cupboard and it sucks! Every five minutes he thinks he needs me to help him get in it so that he can look through everything. apparently bread crumbs are alot more exciting than i thought

he always thinks he needs to feed himself  ice cream and it is pretty entertaining to watch him use the spoon without help

his new love of  powdered sugar doughnuts is adorable (and messy)

what can i say? . . . it was late. . . we were tired. he started out with just two i promise. but then he decided he needed to have mine too!

We have had tons of  fun this summer but i think i'm oficially ready for it to be over (with the exception of  this weekend).  I'm so excited for fall and all the fun stuff  we plan on doing! and guess what??? Only 109 days till our cruise! (yes that sounds like alot but compared to 8 1/2 months it's nothing!)

18 months!

Hayden is 18 months!  He has grown up so much and looks like such a big boy now.  He has the funniest personality and for the most part he is a blast.  He has definitely mastered fit throwing when he doesn't get what he wants though!  He loves playing with kids especially older ones and he can run faster than any baby I have ever seen! 

Some of his favorites are. . .

Favorite song-anything with a fast beat so he can get his groove on

Favorite foods- peas, carrots, corn (he thinks they are candy), anything with syrup, fries (he loves to dip them in fry sauce and ketchup)

Favorite movie- Toy story. it's the only movie he will sit and watch for longer than 30 seconds

Favorite toy- any kind of car or truck. we take them everywhere and he thinks he can never have enough

        He also loves swimming (he will even put his head under water), playing with older kids,  boating, throwing the cushions off the couch, dogs, anything outside, the riding lawn mower, when me and Matt hug (he will come sit right with us and smile at us if we are hugging) drinking out of Matt's mug through a straw, talking on the phone (he will pick it up, open it, and say ello and then he walks around and jabbers and then laughs like whoever he is talking to told him a joke or something! so funny!) and lot more that i can't think of right now.

        He dislikes having to sit still for anything (this complicates changing diapers, riding in the car, and church), contention (he hates it when the dogs fight even! and when Matt tickles me and i scream he freaks out because he thinks we are fighting), sharing (we're working on it, but he's still too young to understand).

        He is now saying a few more words but these are the ones i can think of right now. . . diddy (daddy), dinky (binky), mama, please, ank you (thank you), no, yes, yeah (he says yeah for everything), woof woof, yadie (lady), Bella, ello (hello), bye, hey and stop it.  He's not a big talker and only says things when he wants to but he definitely knows how to get his point across! I'm surprised he is not saying more because he understands sooo much.  I will tell him to get his shoes and he will go in his room, get in his drawer and bring me his shoes to put on and we have to be really carefull about saying the "O" word (outside) if he hears it he HAS to go outside.

       He is doing awesome at walking up and down stairs with minimal help, can open pretty much any door (scary!), climbs on EVERYTHING, is awesome at hiding things (we still haven't found Matt's wedding ring), gives high five's and knuckles (he uses his wrist and used to use his elbow, he pumps his left arm up and down when he runs and is still not great at watching where he is going when he runs (thus the million forehead bruises)

Height: 34.75 in - 94th% 

Weight: 23 lbs - 12th %   Yay! he's been in the 3rd% for quite a while

Just a cute video

All in all he is doing great! We couldn't ask for a healthier more energetic little guy and we love him sooooo much!

New swimsuits!

Yay for finally getting my new swim suits! I've been waiting for a month now (because they are custom made to order) I am so happy with how they turned out! (and especially how well they fit which is a first for me to find a tankini that fits right) Hopefully since it finally started to warm up I'll actually get to where them before our cruise!

Happy graduation!

 Last week we took a quick trip to delta for Matt's brother Jared's graduation.  I can't say that we were actually able to enjoy graduation (seriously it is soooo long with a baby!) but we are so proud of him and excited for him to move up here to go to school!  Hayden loves him to death! Here a just a few pictures we got before we headed straight back to orem that night.  Hayden thought his hat and tassel were the coolest things ever!