sickies

Last week Steven got his first case of the sickies. :( He spiked a high fever Saturday night, on through Sunday and had a slightly stuffy nose. He was tested for strep and the pig flu, negative for both, which is great. We're not sure where he picked up this little bug, but he's all better now. The week before this, he had run a low grade fever and we found this:

He's cutting BOTH of his canine teeth on top. Yep, before any of his other top teeth. I read that canines don't typically come in until 18-22 months. He's already a late tooth popper, so this has me stumped. Poor little guy isn't handling it so well. The bottom two teeth were a breeze and these, not so much. His doctor said it's fine and it can happen, so lots of love, cuddles, teething rings and Motrin 'cause these teeth can be pretty uncomfortable coming in. Since this picture was taken they've broken through the skin and he's finally eating again. I just hope he starts sleeping again.

first haircut

We took Steven to get his hair cut for the first time last Sunday. It was time. It was so long it was getting in his eyes and starting to curl up in the back. I always thought I would be the mom to follow the superstition and not cut his hair until he was at least a year old, but then I couldn't remember what it was that was supposed to happen if we did, and just decided we needed to get it done. I don't want him to look like a ragamuffin for his first birthday party. :)

Matt and I took him to a place just for kids called Snip-Its and it was a wonderful experience! Our lady was so nice and Steven did SO well. I think he actually enjoyed it! I'm going to go ahead and say I hope it's this easy every time, but seeing the little 2 year old in front of us I don't think that's going to be the case. This may be the only hair cut pictures ever.

Before:

I know. He's probably going to stab me in my sleep when he sees this when he's older, but I just couldn't help myself. I would have put a bow in it had I had one. Matt was not pleased. Rest assured I took it out before leaving the house.

See how long it was?!

During:

Such a good boy!!

He just realized he was sitting in a pink chair. My son doesn't do pink.

After! SO handsome!

And some video clips!

pumpkin day

This past Saturday Matt, Steven and I along with Nana, Grampy, Aunt Katie, and Uncle Tom made our way up to Marble Falls to a magical land called Sweet Berry Farms. Nana and Grampy want to start a tradition with Steven and take him to their Fall Festival every autumn to pick out pumpkins. The farm was so cute and they had about 37 different kinds of pumpkins and gourds. Steven had a great time picking out pumpkins and running around in the grass.

Here he is with Grampy very carefully picking out just the right pumpkin.

And here he is being just about the cutest 11 month old ever.

His new found love of hay.

He could have ridden around in this wagon all day!

They also had a Steven-sized tractor he liked a lot.

A family photo!

And here is a video clip of him in the wagon showing off his newest talent "So BIG" :)

And here he is having a blast running around in the grass.

do I have something on my face?

he's walking!!

Just a few days short of his 10 month birthday, Steven took his first unassisted steps. 10 months!!! I thought I had a few more months of baby left, but he's definitely walking. Crawling is still faster (and closer to the ground), but he can walk. I am so not ready for my baby to be a toddler. A toddler. Oi. He takes more and more steps everyday. He can now walk across the entire living room without falling.

This is a terrible video, he's falling more than he's walking, but this is the only decent one I've gotten so far. It will have to do for now.

*Please excuse the naked baby, and the soggy, sagging diaper.. It was a lazy Saturday. I promise, I do put clothes on my kid when we go out in public.....most of the time. ;)

And here are some outtakes.

New Toy

Steven got a new toy this past week- a walking toy! He LOVES it! He walks that lion everywhere! He's getting so good at standing on his own- he can go for such a long time without falling and most of the time he sits down on his own too. I have a feeling he's going to take off soon!

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