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Friday, August 31, 2012

"sili squeeze": A New Experience

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"It's like Christmas! Dempsey's first #silisqueeze came today. I just ordered it Wednesday."
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Check out the sili squeeze company to learn more about this neat product and check back here for the follow up post once I get Dempsey to use it.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Bed Head

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"Bed head. "
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Why Bother Buying the Teethers

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"EVERYTHING is a chew toy!"
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In His Mother's Arms

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"In his mother's arms. "
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Family Splash! Time

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"Kenagys @ Splash!"
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Lesson Taught by Kamatz

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"The motion in this pic is #kamatz swatting at #dempsey because Dempsey is pulling his fur. Lol. Go Kamatz! I <3 br="br" consequences.="consequences." natural="natural">
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Monday, August 27, 2012

The Corner Library

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"#dempsey was #helping in his own way. #picstitch"
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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Dempsey Through the "Roller Coaster"

Sawyer named this toy the "Roller Coaster" several years ago.  Glad to see brother is enjoying it too.


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"Mommy's lap is the perfect place for #dempsey to play w/ his "roller coaster" toy. "

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Safety First | Then A Bike Ride w/ Dad

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"#picstitch Safety first. The boys ate off while I make dinner. #dempsey #daddy #sawyer #father & #sons #bike #riding #summer #fun #exercise"
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Learning To Use A Sippy Cup

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"Sippy cup... we're working on it... Including some tough love. Lol. #quitcryingandfigureitout"
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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Good Morning

Jake took a freshly awake Dempsey into Sawyer's room this morning. The
first things I hear are "Good morning Dempsey" and "I love you
Dempsey, so much" from a sleepy sounding Sawyer.

Just precious.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

In His Father's Arms

"So precious. Sleeping prince."

Typical Pre-bath Activity


"Classic pre-bath Dempsey activity."

Costco Has Good Taste


"They've started selling some SUPER CUTE product at Costco! ;-) (baby in a box)"

"Great" Minds Think Alike


"Great Grandparents think alike. :-) Dempsey birthday cards. Can you tell which one he got first? Lol"

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Baby's Hobbies

The Dempsey baby loves his books and movies.

Progress | 1 Year

Lets see.  What are some stats to share with you all?

Dempsey turns 1 tomorrow!  The days have been long but the months have been fast.

He has no less than eight teeth now.  Poor little guy has a tough time teething.  Much more than brother did.

He's a professional walker.

He is wearing both 12M and 18M clothes.  A size 4 toddler shoe.  Size 3 diapers.

Still not totally switched over to "solids" because he's a bit lazy and REALLY likes his bottles.

He has experienced what I will label as night terrors.  Those nights where he just wakes up screaming and is practically inconsolable for a time.  I did find that a bottle helped but that makes the nights hard for all involved.

He had a runny nose recently but no fever.  A slight cough.  So to help him sleep at night I discovered a small cocktail of Children's Advil and Children's Benadryl helped.  Last night, with hardly any Advil in him, and food for that matter, he slept for 12 HOURS!  Hopefully this is a new trend!!

He is a babbler.  Boy does he like to hear himself.  We do too.  He has his words for "mom, "dad", "brother", "cat", "fan" and he squeals when he realizes you've started a bath for him.

He is our "on my terms" child.  Strong willed.  Stubborn.  Limit tester.

He loves his books.

He can entertain himself for long periods of time.

He's an explorer.  Cur-EE-ous!

He loves his brother Sawyer!  They giggle together and have recently started rough housing- gently.  It will be no time before these two are rolling around the house.

He is our fiery red head and we love that.

Baby Loves His Bath

Thursday, August 9, 2012

First Plane Flight

On our recent "vacation" to Washington state we successfully navigated the clouds w/ a happy child who thankfully slept a good portion of the way.

The return flight was the exact opposite. So much the opposite that it is safe to call us "those people". I've never been one to judge harshly the people on planes who have unruly children and I will be quick to offer grace even more after this experience.

But he IS cute.