Gates

DH and I have fairly different ideas about what D is and isn't allowed to do. When he is home with me I let him run around the house, but I go along with him to make sure he stays out of things he shouldn't be into. DH tries to blockade him into the living room so we can keep an eye on him. Dean at this point can climb over anything we use to blockade the living room with ease. This causes lots of "angst" between DH and I, particularly when I'm trying to cook dinner.
To solve one of the main problems of D going into our bathroom where all the cat stuff is DH brought home a gate, hoping that the cats could fit through but the kid could not. To help our old blind cat get in and out he set the gate about 5 inches above the ground.
Once it was all set up D and I went to check it out. At first he was MAD that he couldn't get into our room, but it took just a moment for him to lay flat on the floor, turn his head, and wiggle under the gate. Then he sat (on the far side of the gate) grinning at us. I haven't laughed so hard in a very long time!

Sharing

After school D and I often have snack. He enjoys goldfish (plain, no cheese allowed) and even more than the goldfish themselves he likes to share with (feed them to) mommy. Cute, neh?

Oh NO!

Now he can really climb!

Wordless Wednesday

15 months! (and a week)

Playing with the table paper

Trying to climb up on the chair

Like everything else in my life, this post is running late. Dean turned 15 months last Friday, and we had his 15 month appointment on Monday. He looked great according to his doctor, and got 4 shots. When the nurse brought the shot tray in he asked "What's that?" it broke my heart!

At 15 months he:

• Weighs about 24 pounds 11 ounces (on the baby scale)
• Is 32 inches tall (he's growing again!)
• Is between 18 & 24 month clothes, but is growing out of the 18 months 1-pieces
• Wears size 5 shoes & size 4 diapers
• Runs all over and climbs on everything
• Loves to wear hats (particularly his dad's)
• Thinks the cats are Hilarious
• Is starting to be good at using a fork & spoon
• and Refuses to be fed
• He loves steps (but isn't very good at them)
• Is still a mama's boy (but in a good way)
• Is a great sleeper for dad, but a bad sleeper for mom
• Loves to wear his bumblebee costume
• Can say "What's that", "apple", "dada", "ball", "bumble", & "bye-bye" and says DA for about everything else (he still won't say Mama except in Dire circumstances, stinker!)

Wordless Wednesday

Autumn Leaves

We have two beautiful maple trees out in front of our house, and I love the red color they turn in the fall. The light wasn't very good, but some of my pics turned out cute I think! (This is good because my keys almost got lost in the grass in the process, can you see them by his knee?!)

Horseys

On Monday we decided to take Dean to the arena to see Grandma & Grandpa ride. D loved looking at the horses, but was a little unsure when he got to sit on them. The pictures aren't great but you get the idea. Grandma's new horse is SO docile & sweet, she was happy to have us pet her. She's pretty too, don't you think? After seeing the horses D was pretty happy just to run around in the dirt & climb the stairs, it really doesn't take much to entertain him!

Wordless(almost) Wednesday

Love Daddy's Cowboy hat!

And Mommy's ladybug antennae

Halloween

My little bumble bee (he can say bumble now, it's the cutest!)
Dean with his pumpkin

DH was a cowboy and D was a big fan of the hat.