The stats are in! Thayer is still tall and still thin!

95% for height at 32 inches
25% for weight at 22 lbs 11 oz

My son is so big and strong!

First Words

Sigh, time is going by too too fast! He has said his first words and I have been holding off of deeming them first words for about 3 weeks. He says "dada" and "baba" and not just his garbled blabber foreign language that he has been speaking for months now. But, he is actually reaching for Daddy and say "dada" and holding up his bottle and asking for more by saying "baba." Sigh, he says mama every once in a while but never in reference to me - so it must be a fluke. He also will throw up his hands and say "Hazaa!" That he learned from me. :)

The other day I bought his Halloween costume and this year he is going to be a pirate! I guess I could have sewn his a costume like I did last year, but the Spartan was a lot easier and less time consuming. The costume was also like 50% off - how could I say no? This year for my 30th birthday I am having a pirate themed party. Usually it is just a costume party seeing that my birthday is the day before Halloween, BUT it is my 30th and I want everyone to be pirates. It is all about me - right Cody?

I am going to do some online shopping, when I have the funds, and buy a pirate flag to be flown from our house. Seeing the hoodlums that live a few houses down, I hope that it is not stolen b/c that would be just a little too ironic.

Anyways, Thayer has a doc appt and I will post his percentages later today! Me hopes that he has gained a healthily amount of weight so that I can stop worrying!

What a fun weekend, good times were had by all! We had, yet another, birthday party for Thayer and this time it was at home and with all his little daycare friends around. What I realized was - he has no little boy friends. none. All little girls. He had 7 little girls at the house playing with him on Saturday. SEVEN! no little boys. Chris and I are thinking that we will take him to one of those little baby play places like Gymboree (sp?) so that he can meet some boys. Not that he does not enjoy his girlfriends, but one day he will need boyfriends around to talk about his girlfriends :) Thayer got some excellent toys too, and we heard them all day on Sunday.
It is fun to watch him, as we slowly leave the room to pay attention to laundry or dishes, as he plays and laughs to himself. What a little man he is becoming. I look at pictures from a year ago and sit in wonderment at how different he looks, how much like a little person he is with thoughts and ideas of his own. What a great joy it is to be a parent. Best thing I have ever done. Greatest thing in my life!
This weekend we are off to Breckenridge, TX for the annual Cooper Brown Scholarship golf tournament. We missed last year because I was not able to be more than a hour away from the hospital, but we are excited for Thayer to meet more friends that he will see on a annual basis. It will be a change though that I usually caddie for Chris and this year I will not be able to. But, I am sure all the old stories will be told, songs will be sung and more memories made. I wonder if Mr. Weatherby is still alive, and if he is, will he share another Jack and Diet Coke with me. Boy, that man makes his drinks STRONG!

It is a sad sad day. Estelle Getty has passed away. My favorite Golden Girl. For the rest of the week in her remembrance I will wear a Miami moo-moo, wicker purse and large coke bottle glasses.

You will be missd, Estelle!

Well we are back from WV (pictures to follow later) and it seemed like it was a very long trip. Chris, Thayer and I got home yesterday at about 10:00AM - which I very much enjoyed having the afternoon at home and to putter around the house, do laundry and the whats-nots that you do when you return home. lately, I have been doing these things when it is 2:00AM after the family had been stuck in an airport all day.

During the trip you could tell that everyone was a bit moody at the end - we wanted to be home, Thayer wanted his own bed and Jenn and Brad wanted their home back. I think that maybe a full week was too long and next time we will stick to 4-5 days....before the fish starts to stink. Jenn is a wonderful mom and even though she was completely tired AND recovering from her C-section, she was a lovely hostess. Seeing Dad was brilliant and it seems that Thayer's first words might be "grandpa" - but will see. Mom and James came over a few days when they were not having to work and they even gave Thayer his first trikie for his birthday.

Did I forget to mention that we had 2 birthdays while we were there. Dad turned 52 on Tuesday and Thayer turned the big ole ONE on Friday. Thayer had cake twice - once with Grandma and James and once with the rest of the family. Ummm, yea...sugar is no good! That little boy would just stand up and squeal for about 2 hours straight as loud as he could, then he would laugh b/c it was funny to him to see us all plug our ears. I told my mom that he was really tiring with being everywhere all the time and she said wait until he walks really well - which the family thinks is about a month away. My friend Jenny's baby is a little over a month older than Thayer and is starting to walk - it looks like a very exciting time and I just can't wait to see our little man doing the same.

We have Thayer's first birthday party for family and friends in Austin this weekend at the house and that will make a total of three parties for little man's first birthday. I am going today at lunch to buy his birthday presents and I just can't decide what to get him. Chris and I were thinking about this work bench and tools at Target, but I need to check the age approval range of it. Babyzone.com said that the best gifts for 12-18 months are kitchens and work benches...do like mommy and daddy do...so we will see!

Just a little blasty blast from the past...I do not know where this year went! Here that silly ole T Dog (as Auntie Jenny calls him) from a full year ago! Good grief, that was officially the FASTEST year of my life!

TOMORROW! TOMORROW! TOMORROW!

I get to see my sister tomorrow and her little baby boy! I am excited to see her in a whole new light, which is as a mommy. I am sure that she is awesome at it, but still it is a sister that I have never "met" before...and I am excited!

Posting might not be for a while as I visit with family. It will be a great week next week with meeting Bauer, Dad's birthday and then Thayer's first birthday! There will be TONS of photos! I just can't wait. Now, fingers crossed that Continental does not fuck up any more of our travel plans then they already have! That reminds me, I need to write my letter to them. BOO! After this trip, I will never book with them again!

I really do love my friends. I have this excellent group of work buddies that go to happy hour about once a month and it always ends up being happy hourS more that just a couple of calm drinks where you talk about work and eat hot wings.

It is kinda like this: remember that group of friends when you were in high school that would pass notes all day about the party that night? Then, once you all would get to the party you would only hang out with each other and then chat it up about who is dating who and what kissing what-his(or her)-face was like. All the while, totally ignoring the rest of the party b/c you and this group of people felt that the night could not get any better. You were the group of people that everyone would come up to and tell you how "totally cool and awesome" you were and all you could do was agree. Then, ultimately, someone's parents would call and everyone would ohh and ahhh about being in trouble, but inside you really hoped that one of your besties was not grounded. yeah, the happy hour gang is like that.

Last night was totally fun and we had all the right characters present. We had the shy girl (or seemingly shy) that comes into her own once she has a few drinks in her and then shocks the shit outta you with the awesomely stupendous comments. You have the crazy party girl with the heart of gold. The one that would bend over backward for a friend and who would totally have your back in a fight (even though she is only 5 feet tall). You have the token dude, that is the dude's dude and all other dudes look to and say "how did he get so cool - I wanna be cool?" The one that somehow is so randomly cool that he wears sun glasses inside and walks likes he knows something that no one else knows. Finally, there is the entertainer, always ready with a joke, story or quick jig - anything to make the friends laugh. She is the one that every one mistakes for being an attention hog and the case is really that...well...she is an attention hog.

A perfect mix. The perfect group. The perfect time.

Here is our babysitter who found our camera while we were out for Chris' birthday on Saturday! I think she has a career in store for her!

We love her! Let us know if you need a great sitter....just hide your camera, rock band mic and lock your computer! :)

Countdown to WV - 4 days! HAHZAA!

Thayer's First Haircut!

Well, we all knew that his hair was getting a little long. But, I totally loved those little curls - they were the only thing that looked like me on the baby that I carried and bore for all those months. Well, he was beginning to look a little "Hippie-ish" and so we took him into the Snip-its on Sunday for his first hair cut. He did really well until she started the clippers on him. The very smart stylist gave him a sucker that really distracted him from the buzzing all around his head. He did not mind the scissors at all and smiled when she was doing it.

Thayer Before the Cut - (notice how the hair is curling into his ears)

Thayer During the Cut (he loved his stylist Brittany)

Thayer After the Cut (he is saying "Where did my hair go?")

On another note, Thayer is now trying to put clothes on by himself - even thought he is getting is all wrong - we applaud and encourage him all the way! Well done baby! Well done!

Countdown to WV - 5 days!

Some Seattle Photos!

The trip to see grandpa was WONDERFUL and we had a fun time at Laura's (whose name is now deemed "LB" to Thayer). Thayer really did enjoy the ranch but it took a while, eventually he enjoyed the horses and even the dogs.

On Thursday night, we went over to Pat and Dan's and were able to see Great Grandpa Walters - who Thayer is named after. We took a lot of photos while at Uncle Dan's but not all will be posted straight away - I need to load them into the computer. BUT, below is a picture of Thayer, Grandpa and Great Grandpa Thayer! I love this picture for some reason, I think that it will soon be printed out and hung in the hallway!

The weather was a little hotter than i would have liked in Seattle (Ravensdale) this past weekend and even hit the mid 90s. I guess I was just hoping for some drizzle and gloom...which was a no go. What we did get to do was play on REAL grass (not this hard Texas stupid ole crap grass) and we played for a couple hours a day outside on the fluffy, soft, green Washington grass! Below is a picture of Grandpa and Thayer! This sight was seen many a times over the long weekend! Those two playing together was a highlight of the trip!

More pics to come from the Seattle trip later this week!

Countdown to WV - 10 DAYS!

Bauer has arrived! For all those readers who knew that my sister was due...Bauer arrived last Friday, June the 27th! He was a nice 9lbs 4 oz and 21 inches long. Jenn and he are already home and baby time has begun...fun!