Wichita Baby Showers

I went to Wichita a couple of weekends ago for Angel's baby shower and ended up coming home with much more than I expected because Saretta, Angel and Nicole threw me a surprise baby shower. This baby is now set with enough pink to last her quite awhile. Tucker and I drove to Edmond beforehand and met up with Aunt Staci and Cousin Max to make the rest of the trip with to Wichita. Tucker had lots of fun playing with Max's toys and they looked so cute giving hugs to each other.

Aunt Erica trying real hard to get both of the boys to at least look at the camera

Didn't succeed but they still deserve kisses for being so darn adorable

We caught someone getting into the chocolate

Chomping down on the M&M's

18 Month Pictures

A few weeks ago we decided to walk to Breckinridge Park and take some pics of Tucker. We had decided to invest in a better camera because our old one just wasn't cutting it with a toddler who is always on the go-it was way too slow to keep up with him! So this was our first "photo shoot" with our favorite little model.

This is definitely a familiar pose of Tucker's- it means "Pick me up!!"

During wardrobe change

18 Month Check Up

Our little man is 18 months old already! He went to the doctor's on Wednesday and received a clean bill of health...and a couple of shots :( He weighs 25lb 11oz and is 32" tall (or at least we think since he was not being very cooperative during this time and wiggling around a lot). The doctor was concerned that Tucker isn't really talking, but Jason and I are pretty sure he's just a lot like his dad, who was a late talker. In other news, he's still doing pretty well in the toddler bed, although sometimes he likes to get up around 6:30 in the morning and come in to check on mom and dad. He used to sleep in until around 8:00, so this isn't something mom and dad are real crazy about, especially on the weekends. He helped dad put together his baby sister's crib yesterday and had lots of fun hiding under the crib skirt since the mattress is up high. He's getting pretty good at walking up the stairs while holding onto someone's hand. He loves being read to, he has lots and lots of books, but enjoys hearing the same books over, and over, and over.

Here are a few recent pics of what Tucker has been up to
Helping put the crib together for baby sister

On safari (or the Dallas Zoo)

Wondering who this crazy cat is???

We got a shipment of clothes in for Tucker's fall line and baby sister's beginning wardrobe courtesy of Meggie, so Tucker decided to help organize by pulling them all out and dumping them on the ground

MDO

Today was Tucker's first day at Mother's Day Out. He cried hysterically when I dropped him off (totally expected this from my child) and was sobbing when I picked him up 5 hours later. I was assured that he didn't spend the ENTIRE time upset and his comment sheet said he was very happy at lunch (again, totally expected that from my child!). He'll be going once a week and I hope he gets to where he looks forward to this time and drop off is a little easier on him.Striking a pose for his pic

The official "first day in front of the front door pic" - even though we left out of the garage door

If you click on this picture to make it larger, you can see what Tucker has been doing lately to pacify himself. He's discovered it's a lot of fun to suck his finger! He never did take a pacifier, but a couple of months ago he started with his right pointer finger and so it's now swollen and has teeth marks on it.

Dallas Arboretum

We went to the Dallas Arboretum yesterday. I took some pictures of my baby boy, but somehow didn't get any pics of the pretty flowers all around us! So the first images in this post are borrowed from the internet!


This is from later that day at home, with a messy and drooley little man!

Into the Toddler Bed

We converted Tucker's crib into a toddler bed about 2 weeks ago. I was expecting a bit of struggle from him at nap time and bedtime, but he's surprised me and has been doing great with the change. Helping out Dad with the tools

Practicing the climb into bed

Looking happy about the new set up!

Grand Lake 2010

Last week we went to Grand Lake and met up with the Miller side of the family for some rest, relaxation and boating! Tucker had fun hanging out with everyone, especially getting to run around with Cousin Max. It's still really hard to get pictures of the two of them both looking happy and looking at least in the direction of the camera, but we tried. Tucker got to room with Meggie and Grandad, so Jason and I got to sleep in a little too! Tucker wasn't a big fan of hanging out on the boat, but he enjoyed getting in the water and bobbing up and down in his life jacket. Jason got to practice his wakeboarding and surfing and I even did a little myself being 5 months prego. I just didn't do all the cool jumps and flips that I normally do...LOL!One of the few pics I got of Tucker on the boat.

Holding down Max long enough for a pic

Relaxing out back

Hanging out with Daddy. Tucker has really become a Daddy's boy lately. At first I was a little sad about it, but it is kinda nice to give my arms a break every once in a while.

O'Daniel Family photo on the deck

Loving the kid-sized chair

Max and Tucker trying to get away from Grandad

Staci and I found a Bentley

Tucker inspecting the fishing pole with Erica and Meggie

This isn't from the lake, but I had to include it because Papa O'Daniel shaved off his mustache for Tucker's sake and we may never see him clean-shaven again. We got to stop and see Jason's parents on the way back since they were dog-sitting for us.

Test Run

We will be going to the lake next week and it occurred to me that Tucker hadn't worn a life jacket since last summer. So when he was playing in his splash pool with about 2" of water and his dad about a foot away from him, I decided that he could wear his life jacket so he could get used to it.
The jacket is a little back-heavy, so he tumbled over a few times with it. But what do you expect? The boy's only been walking for a few months now!

Tucker's Going To Be A......

2 Toddlers, 2 Cameras, 2 Hours (at least), Maybe 2 Good Pics

Last weekend Tucker and I went to Edmond to visit Staci for her birthday. While we were there, Staci and I attempted to get some pictures of the two boys in some of their matching outfits. It was quite a process. They just have too much going on in their world to sit still for a photo shoot. Here are some of the results: