Back in the Nursery
Now that we are back from Minnesota I am realizing how much Hale has changed in just two weeks. I had commented to Landon that it is hard for me to observe changes in Hale when we are traveling because we are totally out of our routine. It's fun to see him back in his room and witness all the new ways that he is interacting with his surroundings.
The depressing thing is that this nursery photoshoot was way harder than it has ever been before. He is so active now and less interested in posing for the camera. Shoot - I was kind of hoping that he would always sit still for my pictures. Guess he'll be a normal boy after all.
Since we don't yet have a walk behind toy for him (we tried to buy one but happened to hit Walmart on the one evening they closed at 6pm) he has taken to walking behind household items - like this laundry basket pictured below. My personal favorite was when he walked behind the vacuum cleaner for 20 minutes while I vacuumed up pine needles leftover from Christmas. I think he thought that he was pushing it for me - he was so proud!
He is also playing peek a boo with us now. He likes this little furry blanket. He places more importance on the throwing down of the blanket than on the actual hiding of his eyes. Sometimes he only raises the blanket to his chest before he vigorously THROWS it down. We usually still humor him with a "boo!!" But sometimes he is pretty good and will even draw out the suspense a little - hiding his face for 5 seconds or more.
This is an ugly picture - but you can see his new four teeth on top.
He is standing independantly now for long durations. It's fun to watch him. He usually does better when he doesn't realize that he is doing it. Landon and I can't believed how fast he developed this skill!
The depressing thing is that this nursery photoshoot was way harder than it has ever been before. He is so active now and less interested in posing for the camera. Shoot - I was kind of hoping that he would always sit still for my pictures. Guess he'll be a normal boy after all.
Since we don't yet have a walk behind toy for him (we tried to buy one but happened to hit Walmart on the one evening they closed at 6pm) he has taken to walking behind household items - like this laundry basket pictured below. My personal favorite was when he walked behind the vacuum cleaner for 20 minutes while I vacuumed up pine needles leftover from Christmas. I think he thought that he was pushing it for me - he was so proud!
He is also playing peek a boo with us now. He likes this little furry blanket. He places more importance on the throwing down of the blanket than on the actual hiding of his eyes. Sometimes he only raises the blanket to his chest before he vigorously THROWS it down. We usually still humor him with a "boo!!" But sometimes he is pretty good and will even draw out the suspense a little - hiding his face for 5 seconds or more.
This is an ugly picture - but you can see his new four teeth on top.
He is standing independantly now for long durations. It's fun to watch him. He usually does better when he doesn't realize that he is doing it. Landon and I can't believed how fast he developed this skill!
posted by Van Dyk Family at
4:26 PM
3 Comments:
Oh my goodness, he really IS getting old! He is getting so much hair! And he looks like such a big boy (sniff, sniff). Way to go with the pics. I wish I had your knack for telling stories with pictures. Miss you!
nothing is cuter than a baby's chubby legs
Can't live without the little blankies!
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