Milestone Update!!!!!!!

Ok, so lots has happened since June! Tripp is crawling at Olympic speed, at least it seems that way by the time it takes you to catch him! He is so funny about it because he moves with such determination and forceful motions. He climbs up on everything and cruises all the time. He loves his Elmo walker and has figured out that once you get to the back tires of mommy's car, the walker starts to go very, very fast...due to the wonderful slope of our driveway! He loves it though so we let him roll and stop him before he reaches the end so he can truck it back up the driveway to do it again! To cute! Tripp now has 2 top teeth that have cut thru and he thinks he can eat anything. He is now eating pretty much anything from our plates and he loves potatoes and carrots. Yummo! He is also eating lots of diced fruits and veggies. Still lovin' his pears though.

Mom and Dad are doing great. Getting more sleep thanks to the teeth finally coming thru and enjoying every brand new day. I can honestly say that some days are and adventure and others are just plain tiring, but all so worth it.

Take a look at our daredevil! Thanks to the people who didn't overbid us on that stupid bench!

Tripp's Beach Vacation

On July 16-19 we took our vacation and went to Ocean Isle Beach, NC. This was Tripp's first visit to the beach and he LOVED it! Tripp loved the sand and the waves and everything that the beach is about. He flirted with the women that walked by and played and crawled all over the place. I think that his best time was getting to eat the sand. Yep, I let him do it...why not, you can't stop that little hand every single time it goes up to his mouth, but we would spit most of it back out. We got really good pictures of Tripp b/c he hammed it up for us the whole time! He even helped mommy pack to go back home!

Where Has The Time Gone?

Well, it has been almost 2 whole months since I have updated everyone on how our family is doing. I will try to do this in little segments so that it isn't all jumbled up together.

4th of July:

4th of July was spent with our neighbors and some friends. We cooked out hotdogs and just played in the pool all day. Had a great time and Tripp LOVES the pool! After that we went to Dillon Park for the fireworks show. The older kids played on the bounce houses until the show started and me, Michael & Tripp ate some homemade ice cream. When the show started, Tripp really wasn't too sure of what was going on and then we showed him the sky, and he was mezmerized! After the show was over, we went home and we all passed out! It was a long day for ALL of us; and Tripp was such a trooper. Thanks babe!

Tripp is 6 Months Old!

Tripp went to the doctor on yesterday, 6/2/08, for his 6 month check-up and shots. He was 17.12 lbs and 27" long. He sure is a growing boy! He had to get 3 shots and some of them were 3-in-1, so he was hurting pretty bad. He took lots of naps and slept all night (aside from the occasional talking in his sleep to find his paci) and he was very happy this morning. He truly is the joy of my life (right next to Michael of course!)

Guess What Tripp Can Do?

So, Tripp has finally decided that he is his own person and he can do whatever he wants to do. That being said, his 2 teeth finally broke through and more have started coming, he is sitting on his own and he is crawling! Oh my gosh, the fun has begun! He is so much fun. He does get really frustrated when he has to crawl long distances, the baby gate is up, or you tell him "no". He is slowly beginning to learn what "no" means...when you tell him no, he makes one more move until you say "no" again and then he stops what he is doing, presses his forehead to the floor and starts crying and screaming. It really is funny. He truly has his mother's temper!

Tripp's Surgery

Tripp had his surgery on 5/23/2008 at 8am. He had to be re-circumsized...poor thing! He did really well. That afternoon after we got home, we had a little scare because there was more blood than we were told to expect, but we got it under control and he was a champ. Last Thursday, 5/29/08, Tripp busted some of his stitches so we called the doctor, who said to bring him in. They checked him on Friday, 5/30/08, and said that they would not re-suture, but that it will have to heal from the inside out-in other words-another week of him not being able to get in his walker, jumper, etc. But anyway, Tripp has been a champ and everything is healing just fine. Here are some pics

Milestone Update!

Well, we had a great weekend. Me and Tripp went to Kinley's birthday party at Swan Lake on Saturday and we went to Swan Lake on Sunday with daddy too! We fed the swans, geese, ducks, turtles, and squirrels. Tripp enjoyed watching all the animals and daddy liked watching the bedding fish.

So anyway, Tripp can finally roll all the way over both ways! He started doing this last week and he loves it! He has also learned to put his feet in his mouth and he tries to take his socks off. He is trying to sit up on his own and he pulls up on your fingers really well, but he has a hard time staying up. He wants to sit up on his own but when you set him against the couch or the chair, he sits there for a minute and then he bounces himself down. I think he thinks that it is little game of ours; but I'll take it!

He is really starting to eat a lot better now too. I really think I am just a messy feeder vs him being a messy eater! We are still working on the applesauce right now b/c the sweet potatos just didn't agree with Tripp's tummy. He does get bananas every now and then and we tried peaches too. I think we will try pears next. This has been a fun learning and messy experience for all of us!