Long time, no blog. Clark's had a relatively "easy" month by residency/intern year standards, so we've been trying to enjoy every minute. Next month, it's back to reality with another tough month of OBGYN for Clark. We've done all kinds of neat things this month.
Clark took Hayden to the duck pond in his new wagon.
Hayden got to practice one of his new favorite activities. Pointing. He points at EVERYTHING. He also calls everything a "dog." This can be awkward at restaurants.
By all accounts, Hayden thought the ducks were pretty cool and Dad got to work on his new photography skills. I have to say, Clark did a great job.
He also had a pretty good looking model, don't you think?
Hayden's still not enthusiastic about the swings. Maybe one day.
The next weekend was BEAUTIFUL and Hayden and I packed up and headed to Dallas to hang out with Auntie Ally and Hayden's girl, Maggie at the Arboretum.
I am not as good of photographer as Clark. Plus, it's a little difficult to snap candid shots when Hayden and Maggie were wreaking havoc all over the Arboretum. Hayden kept crawling over to a family that was next to us to steal french fries from them. I am not kidding. Maggie tried to stomp some pretty flowers.
Maggie was sweet and gave Hayden lots of kisses.
Hayden gave the Dallas Arboretum a BIG thumbs up.
Hayden turned 13 months old on Monday, the 22nd. What's new with a 13 month old?
- Naps are so over. We're lucky if we get an hour nap out of him in the morning and maybe 20 minutes in the afternoon. While Hayden thinks this is cool, Mom and Dad do not.
- The vocabulary is up to 3 words, "Mama" (which is said rarely, boo), "Dada" (said often and with some recognition), and "dog." As I mentioned before, almost everything is "dog." We're working on that.
- Hayden loves to put things "up." His Mickey Mouse airplane has a seat that you lift up and put things inside. We'll find the telephone, remote, and various other toys inside the seat.
- He expresses his displeasure by whining and the new "fake" cry. As time goes on, Hayden shows more of his "Kelly-like" qualities.
- He's an eating MACHINE. Seriously, this kid hasn't seen a piece of food he doesn't like. This includes dog food and rawhides. We're working on that as well. I'm told it isn't poisonous or anything, however, we're not encouraging it.
- He no longer wants a sippy cup before bed.
- Jury is still out on milk. We've completely transitioned to whole milk with no formula added in (peace out Enfamil. You're not getting anymore of my $$$). However, he doesn't always drink it. Some days, he gulps it down. Others...eh, not so much. I'm determined that this kid is going to drink milk so I'm not giving up.
- We've experienced the first "real food" throw up. Well, the babysitter did. It was traumatic enough to give me PTSD, and I wasn't even there. Needless to say every time Hayden coughs, I'm afraid he's going to barf.
Oh. And the biggest of them all...Hayden is WALKING. He kind of looks like a drunk, munchkin version of Frankenstein, but it can definitely be labeled as walking. I think all that big boy barf knocked something loose, because the very next day Hayden took 5 steps in a row. He's now walking around, but still prefers his awkward crawl. I think we'll be in full blown walking stage by next week. I will attempt to load a video of him walking. Please ignore a) the Little People Rabbit he insists on carrying around...in his mouth, b) my obnoxious encouraging baby voice and c) the fact that Hayden's wearing a Polo with no pants. Okay, I've literally tried all day to upload that video. I'll try again later...
In a not related to Hayden, but important note, I would like to say SIC 'EM BEARS. Clark and I are very proud to be Baylor Bears and we love our school very much. We met there and made some of our best friends there. We have lots of happy memories there. I can say that neither of us have been more disappointed in our school, our administration and our athletic department than in 2003 during the Patrick Denehey/Dave Bliss scandal that almost effectively ended the Baylor Basketball program. Our hearts broke as our school began associated with such a horrible, reprehensible event. For the past 7 years you couldn't say the name Baylor without associating it with the murder of Patrick Denehey and the attempted cover up by Dave Bliss. Our scholarship players left, our schedule cut, scholarships cut, Bliss was fired, our AD was fired. Two weeks later, Baylor hired Scott Drew. Scott Drew turned our basketball program around and made it 1000x better. I'm taking time out of our Hayden-centric blog to post this because of Baylor's outstanding performance to date in the NCAA tournament this year. Tonight we play Duke for a spot in the Final Four. Not only is this exciting because IT'S THE FINAL FOUR! IT'S DUKE! WE'RE BAYLOR! It's exciting because of where our program has come from and what all Scott Drew has done for our school. I am even more proud to be a Baylor Bear today. Clark, Hayden and I will be glued to the TV today at 4 pm to watch the Bears. Sic Em!
