New Things

Trent has changed so much in the past month. He is growing up! I'm going to try and remember all of the new things he is doing. There are so many! It may be difficult. First of all, can I just say how that picture up there is the most adorable thing I've ever seen. I love my boy!!

Getting More Stable 

He loves to walk around the furniture in the living room and he will let go and stand on his own. He will also take a few steps while holding only ONE of our hands. =) He can walk. He just doesn't know it yet. 

He is really good at pushing around his walker toy that Uncle Jimmy, Aunt LiLi and Cousin Rowynn got him for his birthday! It was his very first birthday present. =) 

MORE TEETH!

Well, we didn't even notice that his top right tooth had broken the gums. Mimi saw it first thing when we were all together in Houston for the wedding. And now it's sticking out so much that you can see it when he smiles. I love it! And the top left one is swelling. Any day!

Having more teeth makes it much easier to hold onto his favorite toy (my rubber iPhone case) with no hands!

Trying ALL Kinds of Foods!

There are few foods I won't give him now. He is past the point of having to try things for several days before moving on to something new. Thank goodness! On the way back from Houston we ate at Rudy's and I gave him some of my turkey. He liked it!!  I let him taste all fruits and he has liked them all so far. Strawberries, cantaloupe and even watermelon!

Here he is tasting the cantaloupe.

He liked it so much he grabbed the fork and put the whole piece in his mouth! Don't worry, mommy intervened. 

He Knows How to Get Down
I'm not talking about his dance moves, however he has started to shake it a little. It's so cute! And he just grins ear to ear when we sing to him. OK, anyway. I think he knows how to get down from furniture...like the couch and our ottoman. We were at the library with Natalie and Jonah and they had these CUTE little chairs. I sat him in one to take pictures and after a minute or two he turned over and slid himself down! OMG! I don't know if I have been doing this for him without noticing that I was doing it, but I'm sure doing it now! What a valuable skill.

Here he is starting the maneuver. Crazy! 

And here he is with his friend Jonah. =) They had a GREAT time crawling around and getting into the books and puppets. So cute. 

More Complex Jabbering

 "He says some stuff I can't even repeat." - Joel

It's so true. It sounds like he is really trying to have a conversation with us and say things. It's the cutest thing!

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Baby J

Joseph is still doing great! I have an appointment on Tuesday morning and I think I might start going every week after that. I'm predicting a mid-June baby. I DO have a friend getting married on the 18th. Maybe that will get him to come out! ...

(For those who don't know: I was supposed to be a bridesmaid in my good friend Tish's wedding the day Trent was born. I was getting up to grab my stuff and drive to Mesquite and I didn't even make it across the room when my water broke. Crazy! I had ZERO signs of it coming soon too. And 7 hours later he was born - during her ceremony. Classic! She is a great friend and she called me the next day to check on us. I love you Leti!)

Other than that, J is very wild in there. He hears Trent cry or talk and starts kicking around. I think it's so cool how he will know Trent's voice when he's born. I can't wait to see Trent walk into the delivery room to meet his new little brother. It brings tears to my eyes just to think about it!

 

Wedding!

We drove to Houston this past weekend for uncle Jeff's wedding! It was a lot of fun and so great to see the Bourdier side of the family. We hadn't seen most of Joel's family since Christmas! Trent was a good little traveler, as usual. =)

Trent missed his cousin Rowynn. =) 

He also missed his Mimi VERY much!

This is Daddy and his siblings. What a good lookin' group!

 

Uncle Jimmy is so silly! Trent just loves to play with him.

 

My boys looked VERY handsome for the wedding. =)

I made Trent's bow tie for the occasion. Bourdier men know how to dress!

 

Mr and Mrs Jeff Bourdier!

He loves his Pappy!!

My silly boy talked through the whole wedding (except when he heard daddy singing...cute!) And then he passed out cold shortly after it was over. Bless his sweet little heart.

The reception was so cool! It was on the veranda of the Alden hotel, downtown.

Trent tasted his first fresh strawberry and he liked it! =)

He made some silly faces because it was sour. hehe

Family of almost four! Mommy is about to burst!

I love this shot of the four Bourdi Sisters!  Jacqueline (on the right) is the only born Bourdi Sister. The three of us on the left are married in. =) We are all so lucky and blessed to be married to those Bourdier Brothers!

We also spent some time with Klint and Michelle that night and Sunday morning, but I did not take any pictures. =( Luckily we will be seeing them in a few short weeks after the arrival of baby Joseph! - Who is doing very well, by the way. He is getting stronger and stronger! I feel like he is constantly moving and way stronger than Trent was. I hope he isn't a wild card! I think he will be just as sweet as his big brother.

10 Months!

Our big boy turned TEN months this week!! I can't believe how fast time is going by. I still remember him being so tiny! But at the same time that seems like a different baby. It's amazing how much they change in a year. 

 He loves to "help" mommy.

Trent has been quite the jabbermouth lately. He is always making noises - nothing new- but now he says words! He says Mama, Dada and Yes. =) Joel just got him saying Yes. It's so cute. It's more like "ssuh" but we can tell he is trying.

 

Oh they are so handsome!

He eats just about any baby food now. I don't worry about the schedule so much anymore since he's had all the basics and then some. He likes almost everything but he HATES this broccoli/carrot mix I got. I don't blame him. It smells terrible. I tried to give him a green bean and he gagged...a tiny bit of mashed potatoes....gagged. He even gags on bananas if they aren't mashed completely. I don't know what to do with that boy! The Dr. gave the go-ahead for table foods but he can't get them down. Poor baby.

I'm pretty sure his favorite thing to eat are puffs. He loves those things!!

 We have been practicing using a spoon. I want him to feed himself asap to make life with two little ones easier. =)

 He's getting the idea of the spoon. He knows to put it in the bowl for more.

One thing we work on during feeding time is sign language. We are learning:

More

Eat

All done

Milk

Drink and Juice

He understands more and will open his mouth when you say it, but he doesn't do the sign yet. He has a harder time with horizontal movements. He does the all done hands sometimes and sometimes he even tries to say it! I just love it. 

Go Lumberjacks!! We'll get him to do that sign soon. ;)

We have finally tackled the sippy cup!!! I tried a few that did not work at all. He either rejected them or they spilled ALL over him because the flow was so fast. We tried the soft spout Nuby cups with handles and they do ok, but they are hard to open and hard to keep from leaking. You have to get every piece put together JUST right. Finally I got the tall Nuby cups with no handles and he does REALLY well with them. They are much easier to open and he was already a pro at holding his bottle so holding the cup is no problemo.

I did not intentionally match him to his cup. 

First Baseball Game

Joel and I are not huge sports fans but we do love baseball. We took Trent to the Heritage v. Centennial game (Joel teaches at Heritage) and it was a blast! ...literally! It was so windy!! Trent didn't mind the wind. He was such a good boy and we were there for a few hours. The wind got a little chilly so he wore daddy's jacket. =)

Mr. Smarty Pants!

I took Trent out to Collinsville last week to visit Aunt Kay and Uncle Larry. Kay is making Joseph's crib bumper. She made Trent's last year and it is perfect!

 =) I can't wait to see Joseph's!

Back to the visit in Collinsville. On the drive there he got to ride in is brand new big boy seat! He likes it. =)Mommy likes it because it's rear facing up to 45 lbs and forward facing up to 65!

Trent apparently liked Josh Groban's singing on Ellen. He got right up to the tv!

So Aunt Kay was holding him and playing and she starts to do Pat-a-Cake with him. She took his hands and did it several times and he just laughed when she threw them in the pan. =) Then Trent took Kay's hands and wanted to make her do it. She was saying the words and clapping and when she got to the "roll them up" part HE ROLLED HER HANDS! He knew what to do! I was so proud! And he did it several times. We just laughed and laughed. It was amazing. =)

I had a dream last night that Joseph was born and had dark hair. =)!

9 Months Old - Late, Sorry!

Our sweet angel is already almost 10 months old!

When he turned 9 months a lot changed!
Hee saved all of his tricks for that last week! Here are his new things:

• CRAWLING! 

He started last week really slow, just taking one knee step at a time but now he goes pretty fast. He is still a little rob-tronic and his little arms look like a bull dog. I love it!

• Pulling Up!

He's still not super steady so we kind of have to stay right by him, but he's getting better every day!

• Walking along whatever he pulls up on

He is going to be walking on his own in no time!

• Waving!

The doctor told me at our 6 month appointment that he would be doing this by our 9 month checkup and I was starting to think it wasn't going to happen. But he just started waving his little hand the other day! Now we just have to really connect it to hello and byebye. He will only do it on command sometimes.