September Pics

Here is a look at a few of the other things that happened this month...

We had our first bout with croup, which led to lots of sad snuggles :(.

Feeling better, but still a double ear kind of day
 (Boston has always liked to hold ears when he is tired. It usually starts with his own, then moves to the ears of the person holding him as he gets more and more sleepy).

Showing me is yummy blue candy- ahhhh.

His "say cheese" face after getting yogurt all over.

Just going for a drive :-)

We went to a Disney themed birthday party.
We borrowed this cowboy shirt from a friend, and Boston was crazy excited to wear it.

Boston loves to "hide"...

 Even if he doesn't always fit :).

Boston found a nice little hat at grandma's house.

Checking in on baby sister. We are so excited to meet her!

Quite an Imagination

I feel like Boston is growing up way too fast all of the sudden. Last night he slept all night in his big boy bed. Today he went potty twice on the toilet. Tonight, as we were singing songs and getting ready for bed, he said his first prayer. Where did my baby go?!! He is so smart and talking up a storm. While we were chatting through Face Time with my parents my dad asked him how many toes he has. He answered 10 without even hesitating. I don’t think I taught him that!

Boston is also developing quite an imagination, and I’ve decided some of this stuff needs to be documented. For example today, “Tato Head” his Mr. Potato head toy, had a very busy day. I had to change tato head’s diaper before I could change Bostons. At lunch “tato head drinking Boson apple juice all gone.” And tonight as we were getting Boston ready for bed, “tato head reading stories.”

Yesterday the focus was on Boston’s bear (a giant stuffed animal, about as tall as I am, usually used for tackling and wrestling). This was our conversation when Boston woke up from his nap:

B: Bear coughing

Me: Is he ok?

B: Bear sick

Me: Oh no, does he need a hug?

B: Bear need medicine

We then had to pretend to pour medicine in our hands and let the bear drink it. After each ‘dose’ Boston would let me know “Bear need more medicine.” After a few minutes of this Boston told me “Bear all better,” and went back to wrestling/tackling it.

Big Boy Bed

Earlier this summer, we found a great deal on a super cute twin size bed at a yard sale in Utah. The only problem was that it wouldn't fit in our car, so we had to wait for Riley's family to make a trip to Vegas. About a week before their visit, Boston figured out how to climb out of his crib. It totally caught me by surprise! He loves to jump and play in his crib. He usually plays in there for 15-20 minutes before he lets me get him out after a nap, so I didn't think he would ever even try to climb out. Boy was I wrong. I laid him down for a nap one day, then went downstairs. A few minutes later I heard a strange noise (his bedroom door opening), then the sound of little feet running. I looked up into the loft, to hear a giggling little voice tell me "I awake mommy". So, of course I had to have him show me how he got down, and sure enough, he did it again.



Since I could no longer keep him in his crib, the timing for the arrival of his "big boy bed" was perfect. We ordered a mattress online, and it came a few days before the bed, adding to the excitement. He calls it his "magaress."

This is the box Boston's mattress came in. I thought it was the wrong one and was totally bummed. Then I took it out of the box, and it fluffed right up into a twin size mattress- way cool! Plus, Boston thinks the box is an awesome tunnel.

Boson laying on his "magaress."

A few days latter, his "big boy bed" arrived. After a few hours of frustration, and a trip to Home Depot, Riley and his brother got it all put together. I love it, and Boston does too! It is so funny to look at the monitor and see him in there playing when he wakes up.

Ater one of his first nights in his new bed, Boston came running into my room about an hour earlier than usual. He was wide awake and happy as could be as he told me "I awake mommy, Boson all done sleeping". I was definitely not happy to get up, but he was so cute that I couldn't be upset. He then convinced me that we needed to go downstairs for milk and cereal, and was quite proud of himself when I complied :).