Chocolate

Sheldon sometimes forgets that Tucker can open cupboards in our house and get into everything that is at his level. It's usually not a big deal because there is nothing in those cupboards that I mind him playing with. Sheldon put some chocolate in the cupboard on Saturday when we were cleaning the house and Tucker quickly found it and was able to open it. He was having a lot of fun when we found him in the kitchen (whenever it is too quite that is when you know to check on him). I watched him stick a whole square of chocolate in and then he would just let it melt in his mouth. He definitely takes after his parents, we love almost anything chocolate!

jUmPiNg

Tucker is just starting to become so funny, because he always wants to copy whatever we do. The other day he picked up a comb and started to try to comb his hair. Here he is trying to learn how to jump, he's definitely got a ways though before he figures it out.

Symantec 5K Run

Sheldon's work had a FREE 5k last Saturday, and Sheldon and I are all about anything free so of course we signed up. We haven't done a race together yet because it always seems like a lot of money, but this one convinced me that we will have to sign up for a longer one. It was so much fun to be a part of a race, my competitive side also came out in me and now I want to train harder so I can be faster. I actually did get 3rd in my age division, but I think there was only 4 or 5 people total in my division, so it's not saying much. Sheldon got 2nd in his division, but once again, I think most of the people who work at Symantec are in their 30s or 40s. Tucker had fun hanging out in the jogger stroller as always. It was nice having Sheldon push the stroller, usually I go running without Sheldon so I have to push the stroller, and man those thing are heavy. Tucker is around 20 lbs, plus the weight of the stroller, and that's around 40lbs total, yikes!

Utah State Fair

Sheldon and Tucker went to the Utah State Fair with the Mills side of the family last Saturday. They had lots of fun petting the animals and looking at all the cool stores. I think Sheldon's favorite event was the hypnotist show. Here are a few of the pictures from their day.

I love this last picture, he had fallen asleep in the stroller and was so tired that he stayed asleep even after Sheldon picked him up. It's hard to see in this picture, but if you look closely at his hand his fingers got pretty scraped up. He took quite a little tumble at the fair and bruised his head as well. His fingers look like they are getting a little infected because it is so hard to keep band-aids on kids. I'm trying my best to keep his fingers clean and I put neosporin on throughout the day. If anyone has any good tips on getting band-aids to stay on, or maybe I just need stickier band-aids!

Walkin' and Talkin'

Tucker is learning so many new things lately, he is an excellent walker now and can stand up on his own. He is also getting so good at talking. When we ask what his name is he says, "Tugga." He can also say cheese and sometimes a version of "Love you." My favorite trick he does lately is when we ask him to bend down he will do a little squat and he will also stomp his feet if you tell him to. This video is a good example of all the things he is saying lately. I'll have to get a video of him bending down because it is so funny, he usually grunts while he is doing it.

Couch Potato

We survived the dentist! It was not a fun experience, but I think Tucker did pretty good considering everything. He screamed bloody murder for 4 minutes, but the dentist was right when he said it would take about 4 minutes. Tucker mainly hated it because they stuck something in his mouth to keep it open and then the noises of all the tools. He calmed down really quickly after it was all over, faster than he calms down with shots. Tucker was also very excited to get another bouncy ball from the dentist. Tucker was kind of tired the rest of the day and I just let him watch a movie. I thought it was so funny that he would just lay on the floor holding his remote watching the movie. He stayed there for about 10 minutes, which is pretty long for him, especially now that he loves to walk around.

Labor Day

Sheldon and I have been trying to go swimming at the pool again for so long, but something always seems to come up or we have bad weather. Labor Day was pretty nice weather and we had fun at the pool with my sister there. I would have prefered it to be a little hotter, because there was a breeze, but it was still fun. Tucker is becoming quite the independent little boy, he was so proud of himself when he crawled off on his own. He would look back at us and smile, and then just keep on crawling. He also loved walking around, but I was a little nervous having him walk on the concrete. He is pretty stable, but I wanted to avoid a nasty fall if I could. He is definitely a walker though, he is always wanting to take off and explore on his own. Most of the time I don't mind, Church is always hard as I am sure everyone with kids knows! I am just glad to have my happy boy back and that the frustrated phase when they are learning to walk is over!

Walkin' around...

Tucker is so good at walking, and when he is in the mood he will walk all over the place! When we go someplace different, he still likes to hold your hand. It won't be very long before I will have to hold him back from running all over the place! He loves following us around and playing chase.

1 year stats

Tucker had his 1 year doctor appt about 2 weeks ago and I just forgot to blog about it. I'm sure you are all dying to hear about it. He is very low in the percentile for weight, but he sure doesn't look that little to me.

weight: 19.6 lb 8%

height: 29.25 in 33%

head: 18.5 in 69%

He hasn't grown lengthwise at all since the last appt., technically he actually shrunk a quarter of an inch, but it's probably just because it's hard to measure a wiggly baby. We have bad news and good news, I will give the bad news first because everyone knows you save the best for last! Sad News: We took Tucker to the dentist this week and he has a little cavity. I brush his teeth every day and give him flouride, but the doctor said it was due to a deformity in his tooth, just really soft enamel in one spot. So next week we have to have it filled,which means we have to hold him while the doctor does a quick filling. It won't be fun so I am making Sheldon come with me.

Good News: Tucker is doing so good at walking, when he wants to he can walk all over place. I will post videos soon of his cute walk.