Uncle Ronald

On Sunday we visited Uncle Ronald's Play Place for Trevor to stretch his legs after being cooped up with more snow. Trevor was anxious to finish his food so that he could play with the other kids. Guess how many chicken nuggets are stored in those cheeks!


Trevor was very proud to go up the stairs to the slide all by himself...



...as well as go down like a big boy!


But the little slide didn't keep him content for long. He soon figured out there was a whole world above him that he wanted to explore too!


So up he climbed!

And Dadda got to follow! Here we can almost hear him saying "oooooooohhhh"!

Whoa, I'm kinda high up he seems to be thinking!

The best part of the day was seeing Trevor's smile as he came down the big boy slide with Dadda. Not sure who was having more fun - Trevor or Dadda! Boys!!

On our way out we got Shamrock shakes. By "we" we mean Mommy and Daddy but once Trevor had a taste of one Mommy didn't get hers back until it was almost done :( Well, he got his dairy in for the day!

Trevor's 15 month pics

Our photographer put a selection of photos from Trevor's 15 month session on her blog - check it out here:

http://blog.jmphotomn.com/mn-portrait-photographer-trevor/

Even though he was a little bit of a grump that day because we had to wake him up from his nap, he rebounded nicely. Ha! Rebounded, good choice of a word considering Mommy pretty much crashed him into the glass wall not realizing it was there. Whoops!!

Trevor's Toys

Trevor has had a fun-filled week doing what he does best - playing! He loves the new laptop he got since the fake keyboard just wasn't cutting it any longer.


It goes everywhere with him:


He can even read emails on it that Mommy and Daddy send him!

The classes at the Little Gym are really paying off because he is climbing everywhere - the couch, his changing table. We have a little monkey on our hands. A cute little monkey! Check out his baby blues!

Of course no day is complete without climbing up onto his glider and reading books!

Trevor is also enjoying walking around with his popper toy. It's not annoying at all!

Trevor is also very into "walking" Randle. He picks up the leash and either leads Randle from room to room or Randle leads him...which he is just fine with.

Trevor also very much enjoys non-traditional toys. His toy of choice today was paper muffin tins. $20 laptop or $1 muffin tins? Whatever floats his boat is just fine with us!

Weekend!

We had a wonderful weekend filled with friends! On Friday night we tried out a new babysitter and went out to dinner with our neighbors. We only recently met our new neighbors but they have turned out to be fast friends. Katie and Erik are their names and they are a hoot! Their only downside is that they are Packer fans and have been proudly flying their freakin' Packer flag outside their home since the Superbowl. Being the fun people we all are, we anonymously sent them an article on how Packer Backers should behave in Vikings country. Well, Katie posted it on Facebook and boy were their friends worried about the neighborhood they moved into. Those Packer fans are so guilable!! But, Katie and Erik knew it was us and thought it was hilarious!


After dinner at the nearby Sunshine Factory (where Sara used to waitress during grad school) and a quick stop for homemade "BTS" cake (for the baby of course - Katie is pregnant and due St. Patrick's Day), we came back to our house to play Wii! We got very into Just Dance and we are sure they are home practicing now for a rematch!

On Saturday night our friends Erin and Dan came over for dinner. Erin and Dan were not afraid to get on the floor and play with Trevor. In true Trevor fashion, he kept asking Erin to read books which she gladly did!

The Wii game of choice that night was Guitar Hero and they picked it up very quick! We had some tough battles going on!

15 Months!

Trevor turned 15 months old on Friday! The lucky boy got to celebrate with some shots at his doctor's appointment the day prior but he took them like a champ and only shed a few tears (Mommy too!). We learned he still has fluid in his ears (going on 3 months) so we were referred to a peds ENT as a potential tubes candidate. So, we'll see what happens. And he's on antibiotics again - #8 for our little guy :(

His stats:

Weight - 25 lbs, 2 oz (59th percentile)

Height - 32.3 inches (85th percentile)

Head - 18.8 inches (67th percentile)

It's amazing to see how much his weight keeps increasing!! He used to be in the 40th percentile but our guy likes to eat! Case in point when we had lunch with Aunt Annie on Friday - even the waitress commented!

We recently got out the tunnel and tent that Grandma Jeanne and Grandpa Steve gave him for Christmas. Trevor loves it! Our dining room is becoming Trevor's toy area but that's okay, it's nice to see him playing and loving life!

Treats!

Instead of Daddy and Grandpa Steve, now Randle's treat guy is Trevor. Every morning Trevor walks into Randle's area and points for the treats.


Then he usually taunts Randle for a while walking around with the treat in his hand.


Until Randle says enough is enough and goes in for the treat. Trevor's hardest part of this is letting go of the treat but he does pretty good when you ask him to let go of it.


Even without an actual treat Trevor will stand next to Randle, squat down and pretend to give him one. It's funny! It was even funnier at our ECFE class...when we sing 'Old MacDonald' the teacher always uses different animal hand puppets. Well, Trevor walked right up to the horse, squated down and pretended to feed it a treat. He continued to do this for the cow and pig as well. Too cute!!

Big Boy Cup

Trevor has decided that he's over his sippy cup and prefers a big boy cup. He's so observant - this all happened after he diligently watched Mommy drink from a glass. He threw his sippy cup down and pointed for where his stash of glasses were. He then did the milk sign and the rest is history!

He drank it all up and didn't spill a bit - well, minus the milk 'moustache' he had after finishing!

So Sad

Trevor has been just a mix of emotions lately (is there a full moon or something)? One minute he's happy, the next minute sad. One minute he's laughing and playing, the next minute he's frustrated and throwing the toy to the ground. Oh my!!

We were even able to capture an example of what we are talking about - here he's playing in his house having a great time...

...and the next he's so sad :(

Oh, Trevor, it's not so bad :(

And as soon as it started, it's pretty much over :(

Randle wasn't sure what to do, so he went to his hiding place - underneath the chair. Boys!

15 Month Pics

We took Trevor's 15 month pictures a little early because of our photographer's hectic schedule and we love the sneak peek she gave us. Could our little guy be any cuter? (Coming from non-biased parents of course :)) And she captured these when he was a bit of a grump because of teething. His 4 molars are all in, now all of his "I" teeth are coming in at once. Poor guy!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!! Trevor thanks everyone who sent him Valentines but he's wondering where all the candy is? Not yet buddy!!

We were just looking back on pictures of Trevor from the past 14 months and where does time go? Here he was last Valentine's Day!