Patton's First Mustang Ride

I found this post that I had started eons ago about Patton's first trip in my parent's mustang.

I thought I'd go ahead and post it because I couldn't believe he was so tiny!  These photos were taken in August 2010 - just a little over a year ago!

This first photo is one of my favorites.

Amelia's Fish

One of Amelia's favorite things to do is play with her fish.  Her fish is an infant gym decorated with an ocean theme that has lots of toys dangling from it.  One of Amelia's favorite toys on the gym is an octopus rattle.  If she moves the octopus just right it will hit the music box and the music will start or change tunes.  She loves playing with the fish and listening to the music.  Here I am trying to explain to her that she is the one starting the music. 

Amelia Talking

We've gotten into a nice routine at night for Amelia's bedtime.  We head up to her room around 8 to get her pajamas on.  She absolutely loves to be naked and we've discovered she loves to play on her rug.  Patton also loves her rug so he always joins us and we have family time in her room!

Here she is "talking" to Dave.  She's quite the chatterbox!

At the Lake

Since we actually had a Saturday free (ok, well, partially free), we packed up the family (it's weird saying that) and headed out.  After a quick stop at the vet for some shots for Patton, we headed over to Wagon Train Lake.  The lake is minutes from our house and we've been meaning to check it out for a while but we've been too busy.  Finally, we made it.

Amelia had a great time rolling around in her stroller.  She's still a little small for the stroller but we tuck her in with a blanket and she loves it.

Patton was in doggie heaven.  There were so many smells - he wasn't sure what to do.  He even worked on his rock climbing.

After lunch we headed over to the boat dock.  We've tried to get Patton interested in the water before, but he didn't want anything to do with.  The last time we took her near a lake, he wouldn't even put his feet in the water.

Fortunately, he was all about exploring the water this time.  He walked right in and was fine with it until a plant got wrapped around his foot.  He backed out of the water quickly after that!

He did love walking down the length of the dock so he and Dave went exploring while Amelia and I hung out.

While they were exploring, I took the opportunity to snap a couple of shots of our drooly daughter.  While I was doing this, I heard Dave yell.  I looked up and couldn't believe my eyes.

Patton jumped right off of the dock and into the water!  Dave and I were both shocked!

This is the world's most timid dog who hates water and here he jumps right in!  He loved it and didn't want to get out!

Unfortunately, it was time to head home after we got Patton out of the water.  He had a nice stench to him and we knew he was going to need a bath before Dave went to the Husker football game.

We had a blast at the lake.  We never thought Patton would get near the water, let alone in the water.  We are definitely headed back there this fall!

We did give Patton a bath when we got home.  The poor guy was pooped.  The vet, the lake and a bath were way too much for one day for him!

3 Months Old

Well, our little girl is already three months old.  It just doesn't seem possible (I'm guessing I'll say that every month)!

She has changed so much in the last month - it's hard to even begin listing the changes.  The biggest thing we've noticed is her neck strength.  She is no longer content to lie down and look around.  She has to have her head up and moving!  She won't relax anymore because she's constantly trying to sit up and look around. 

Sitting in the corner of the couch is one of her favorite spots.  She can lean forward and see everything.  This is her favorite Patton-watching spot.  Patton isn't too sure about sharing the couch with her but he does take care to sit at the opposite end from where she is sitting!

She has also discovered her hands.  She realizes she can touch anything near her and, better yet, can get her hands directly into her mouth!  We have a thumb sucker on our hands now!  You'll constantly hear lip smacking sounds as she's trying to get her thumb in her mouth!  It's super cute.  She also has what we call "worry hands".  She's constantly wringing her hands like a little old lady.  It's so funny to watch.

                                           

Bath time has also become a blast for her.  She loves the water being poured on her and she loves to make a mess by splashing!  She gets so upset when bath time is done.

We've also been trying to record all of her mannerisms so I'll try and post some of the videos soon!

State Fair and Grandmas

What a busy weekend we had.  We spent the weekend in Grand Island to attend the State Fair.  We had a blast!

First we stopped at my mom and dad's and picked up Allie and my mom.  Allie and Amelia had to play first.  Allie kept trying to give Amelia "kisses".  Not sure if they were really kisses as her two bottom teeth were prominently displayed.



Allie kept trying to play with Amelia by grabbing her face.  Amelia wasn't too sure about this and ended up with a couple of scratches but once she's older, I know they'll love playing together.

After some play time we headed to the fair.  Our first stop was the petting zoo.  We had a blast!  They had a crazy variety of animals to pet - zebra, camel, goats, buffalo, water bison.  The list goes on. 

Allie loved watching the goats and kept trying to pull the tag out of this one's year.

This camel really wanted to sniff Allie but she wasn't too sure.

Allie was pretty worn out after riding around for a while, but she was pretty comfy in her stroller.

We stopped at the birthing pavilion to see the piglets and lamb.  They were adorable.  There were also 2 cows in labor but Dave didn't want to hang around to see how that progressed.

Of course, Amelia was hungry about the time we arrived at the birthing pavilion.  I thought it was fitting that she was getting her bottle there.

We also were able to visit both of my grandparents.  They hadn't seen Amelia since she was a couple of weeks old.  She thoroughly enjoyed sleeping with her Great-Grandmas.



Amelia even got to pick corn with Great Grandpa Schlueter! 

All in all, it was a great weekend.  We only wish Grand Island was closer so we could visit more often!

The Whiffle Thumb*

You think he'd learn....

Nine years after he broke his hand sliding into second base during a softball game, he did it again. Yep, last Monday, Dave dove into second base and broke his thumb.

Luckily, he doesn't have to have surgery this time. His thumb is only broken in one place and the break didn't displace the bone. He gets to wear this lovely brace around for the next few weeks while it heals.



He hasn't let this slow him down though. He's still changing diapers and getting Amelia dressed every morning.

Maybe at 30 years old, he'll learn his lesson this time!

*Title courtesy of Rick Stava