Getting Ready for Halloween

So tell me more about this Halloween business, you say I go around asking people for CANDY?

Tucker has been learning to give kisses. He's getting pretty good at giving them on request, but they sure are slobbery!


Do I have hat hair?

Squealing Good Fun

Here's a video of Tucker rolling around exercising his vocal cords.

Bunches of Birthdays

We told Tucker about all the birthdays taking place this month, and he could not believe it.

Then we reminded him later during his bath, and he was still completely shocked by the number of birthdays...

Annabelle on the 18th
Jeff on the 21st
Angel on the 22nd
Heath on the 23rd
Meggie, Erica, JJ, and Tyler on the 25th
Grandad on the 27th
Ruth on the 29th
Tessa on the 30th

So Tucker says to all those with birthdays this month, "Have a crazy good birthday!"

Tucker Loves His Peas

Here is a video of Tucker's first experience with a vegetable-organic sweet peas! Yum, yum! The video shows him making yucky faces at the stuff, but he ate almost the entire serving without turning his head away or refusing the spoon of the green goo. Jason and I have decided that we think Tucker is pretty much like his dad-who will eat just about anything and not like his mom-who is a picky eater.

6 Months Old!

Tucker is 6 months old today! He celebrated with his Mommy and Meggie (for those of you keeping track, Grandma Miller, formerly known as Grameggie has now been shortened to just Meggie) in Enid, OK. We went to Old Navy, Walgreens and visited our friends Andrea, Cade and Vivi. He missed his Daddy because he has been in Tucson for work the last couple of days. Jason has been working for the last 2-1/2 years and for the first 2 years he never traveled for his job. In the 6 months since Tucker has been born, he has had 3 business trips. Coincidence? Or is he just planning these trips so he can get a couple of nights of good, uninterupted sleep in a comfy hotel room? Hmmm...makes you wonder. We will be glad to see him tomorrow!

Tucker's 6 month appointment was on Monday and he did very well with his shots-cried bloody murder for about 30 seconds and was OK after that. He weighs 17lbs 10oz (50% percentile) and is 26.5" long (25-50% percentile).

Just Sitting Around Teething

The other day Ticey was over with her twins, Hudson and Kennedy for a play date with Tucker. They are just a few weeks younger than Tucker so it is fun to see them all together and swap stories with Mom. When they were over, Tucker must have been wanting to show off for the twins because he was sitting by himself for a long time which he hadn't done before. This week also brings another first-Tucker's first tooth coming in! And second! On Sunday night I noticed the first one starting to break through and then just yesterday when I was checking the progress, I saw that a second tooth was starting to come in as well.

Hudson, Tucker and Kennedy relaxing on the couch

Tucker sitting up all by himself

Doesn't look like much yet, but this is the beginning of the teeth coming in!

Lazy days sitting in the pj's

Sometimes we gotta take take a break from all the sitting and do our baby exercises. Touch your toes, roll over, repeat!

Visiting with the O'Daniels

This past weekend Mama and Papa O'Daniel came to visit and brought Tucker's cousins, Adam and Addi. Tucker had lots of fun and loved going to the pool with them. Jason and I spent some time working out in the yard while Tucker enjoyed the air conditioning inside with Mama and Papa.

Wedding and Family

Last weekend we went to my Cousin Davy's wedding in Gainesville, TX. We had lots of visitors and even had 13 people stay overnight at our house. Good thing we just replaced the hot water heater! Tucker loved all the attention and Jason and I loved having my cousins Holly and Will around since they fight about who gets to change the next diaper!

Tucker and his parents at the wedding

Holly and Tucker enjoying the reception

"Give it here before Mom sees!"
Lately, Tucker has been taking sips out of Mom and Dad's water cups. He's trying to steal a swig of Dad's beer here!

Tucker and his dad posing with Cousin Max and Uncle Jeff

The Miller girls - Tucker was helping and wanted to get his finger in the picture!

Tucker falling asleep on the job

Peek A Boo

Funny Food

So Tucker has been experimenting with rice cereal for a couple of weeks now and he's taken to it pretty well. The other day I tried giving it to him in the Bumbo seat instead of the high chair, just for a change of pace. For some reason, he couldn't stop giggling during his meal time.