At Ashley's Request....

OK, the problem with the picture is the girl binkie. How it happened....When Dallin was only about 3 month old, Russ went to the store. I asked him to pick up a pack of binkies while he was there because we were down to one. He comes home and and hands me the binkies. I ask him what he was thinking when he picked out the binkies. He didn't understand. They were the right kind. What was the big deal. I then kindly explained to him that there is a reason there where two colors of binkies. At three month, if I give Dallin a pink binkie, he's going to look like a girl. They have been sitting on my baker's rack (Supposedly going to be exchanged) since then. This past weekend, Dallin woke up Friday morning very sick. He was crying and nothing I did calmed him down. I couldn't find a binkie anywhere. It was 6:00 a.m., so I was not going to to store. So out came the pink and purple binkies. And now they are here to stay. On the bright side, now he's one I think you can tell he's a boy, even with a girl binkie.

You Learn Something New Every Day.

And what I learned today is that I have always been lied too. It is just as bad when it's your own child throwing up. Just because it came from Dallin, it does not mean I dry heaved any less. It's a good thing Russ had a strong stomach.

Can You See Anything Wrong With This Picture?

Russ thinks there is nothing wrong. I want other people's opinions.

What Would You Do?

So I have a problem with Dallin, and I wanted all the Mom's I know out there (and even if you're not a Mom, you opinions are appreciated too.) to let me know what they would do. Dallin bites. Not to be mean or when he doesn't get his way. It happens when he's tired and wants to be held. You pick him up and he snuggles into your arms. You hold him, rock him, snuggle with him, kiss him, and next thing you know, he bites you. The Doctor said he is just over zealous when showing affection and I should be careful not to react and make seem like a game to him. How are you suppose to not react when he bites your chin and won't let go? Usually He just bits my shoulder or the inside of my elbow. Any ideas on how to break this habit? Should I worry or not? I don't want to end up with the Biter in the daycare. He only had bitten Russ and I, for now. Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks!

Faking Sick?

So I'm starting to wonder if Dallin is learning to fake sick already. I got a phone call at work today. It was the daycare. Dallin had been crying all morning. For those of you who have been around Dallin, you know this isn't normal. He didn't want to take his bottle. He was acting like he wasn't feeling well at all. I didn't question it because he had a fever on Monday. I just thought maybe it had come back. When I got to the daycare I could hear Dallin crying. As soon as I got into the infant room and sat down with him on my lap, he stopped crying and acted completely normal. I took him home and took his temperature. Normal. When we got home, he was giggly and silly and played in the front room with me. Not one cry. I think he was faking so he could go home. :) OK, so he has a bit of a runny nose, but the Doctor thinks it's just a small cold. After spending all day with him, I couldn't believe he was acting to ornery at daycare.

Not only was he happy today, he learned a lot of new "tricks" while we spent the afternoon together. He learned to open the china hutch cupboards. (Adding one more danger zone in our house now.) He learned that if he throws the ball at me, I will roll it back to him. (OK, so it's more like throwing the ball towards the ground and it bounces to me, but he had fun playing. We played for almost 20 minutes and he would giggle every time I would catch the ball.) And he took his first steps today. (He walked about 3 steps the first time before he got to me. We practiced a bunch more times too.)

Today was a lot of work for a "sick" kid. :)

Pumpkin Patches, Birthday Parties, and Trunk Or Treat

Here is a quick run down of the last week.

Dallin loved the hayride. This is him with his pumpkin.

Grandpa Clark, Dallin, Skylar, Grandma Tana, and Brynlee on the hayride.

This is Dallin's birthday cake from the Jenkins' party. It's really a bunch of cupcakes.

Dallin loved opening the presents. Skylar had to help him because it took so long for him to get them open.

Lots of candle because we were celebrating Dallin's, Brynlee's, Ty's, and Jason's birthdays. As for the lack of clothes, I know Dallin was getting ready to get messy with birthday cake. I don't know about Bryn and Sky. :)

First time Mom has let Dallin have more than a few bites of cake. And definitely the first time he has got to eat it on his own. He loved it.

This picture was taken after the trunk or treat at our ward. He had a blast. And didn't mind his costume. Yeah! Aly took some cute pictures of him on Halloween. I'll post it once she gets it to me.

We went out to eat with my mom, Ash, and her kids. All we could get Dallin to eat was an ice cream cone minus the ice cream.

And here are the cousins. That was a tough picture to take.

Family Photos

Well, Veronica Reeve, who took Dallin's 6 months pictures, took our family pictures a week ago. Here are the one's she posted on her blog. What do you all think. Russ and Dallin look great. I think she took so many of Dallin because she knows I'm a sucker for buying cute pictures of my baby. And if you are wondering why her post is lable the "J" Family, it's because I email her from my old account, Nicole Jenkins. I guess I never mentioned that my last name is now Richins. :)