Tag: Pictures

Hayden’s typical daily diet:

• Breakfast: nursey
• Second breakfast (a real meal in Bavaria): yogurt, applesauce, a few Cheerios, whole milk
• Elevenses: toast with peanut butter or cream cheese, whole milk
• Tiffin (a real meal in India): pears & cheese, cut into bite-sized pieces, fruit juice, maybe some graham crackers, rice cake pieces and/or baby goldfish
• Lunch: pocket peanut butter sandwich, torn into bite-sized pieces, whole milk
• Dinner: nursey
• Supper: pasta, meat, peas, cheese, cut into bite-sized pieces, whole milk (Can you tell he really likes the milk?)
• Dessert: nursey

Why does this kid weigh less than 20 pounds?! (And do you like his mini mohawk?)

My typical daily diet:

• Breakfast: water
• Second breakfast: half a loaf of bread made into pocket peanut butter sandwiches or a huge bowl of cereal, milk
• Elevenses: water
• Tiffin: leftover pizza, soda, leftover pasta side dish
• Lunch: chocolate
• Dinner: Let’s see… My fridge and freezer are completely full, so it’d better be leftovers: Thai chicken, pasta & veggies, corn & black bean soup with red pepper salsa, or chicken enchiladas with Spanish rice and beans (the last one was a gift from a friend). And those are just the leftovers in the fridge.
• Dessert: chocolate, ice cream, hot cocoa, or all of the above

I don’t feel so good…

For some reason, he’s been channeling Popeye lately. Oddly enough, I’ve been pondering feeding him the spinach in our fridge…

Playing with presents: Sesame Street bath puzzle from Nana Diana & Papa Ben

Playing with presents: Leap Frog music table from Mom & Dad (with some of Nana Diana’s and Great Grandma Vivian’s Christmas money); Children’s Place overalls from Aunt Brookie.

Okay, now I think I’ve posted all the pictures I’ve taken with the express purpose of putting them here. At least the ones for this year. I don’t think I’ll even bother looking at the ones from last year.

The title says it all: more of Hayden’s latest antics:

I’m on the phone, Mom!

Cat treats: delicious! (Actually, he loves playing with the toys in his right hand)

Hayden climbed up on this rolled up piece of carpet and practically into the window well all by himself.

Fold arms?

Last set tomorrow, then doctor’s appointment news on Friday. Video Saturday? We’ll see.

Today’s momento from last year: today was Hayden’s due date. Sometimes when I hear the date I have this instinctive reaction: I know there’s something important on that day. Then I remember—it’s not that important (now).

As promised, here are some of Hayden’s latest antics:

Brusha brusha brusha! Actually, we have no idea how Hayden knows what to do with a toothbrush. He’s always in bed when we brush our teeth.

Fishy face!

Yes, that’s a rake. Why?

We had a little tongue phase there.

It’s not over.

More tomorrow (and probably the next day, too!).

Saturday was Hayden’s first birthday. Oddly enough, we didn’t get all introspective, or look at his baby pictures, or marvel how much he’s grown (so much). My mom did say, “Just be glad it’s not last year”—and I am (two words: spinal headache!). Plus, I don’t have to go through last year again. There were good times, of course, but it was a lot of work.

So while his birthday was a milestone, of course, it wasn’t like a “turning point.” I’ve been surprised to find that nearly every milestone in my life isn’t marked by a huge change (the one exception: becoming a mother was an enormous, instantaneous change!). As I remarked to one of the moms at the party, “It’s almost as if he’s been working up to this day every day of his whole life—as if he were only one day older than he was yesterday!” Life slips away so gradually.

Anyway, now for some pictures from Hayden’s birthday party!

Intrigued by his birthday banner! (This is actually after the party, but I thought it should be first!)

We decided not to torture him with a party hat, so he got this cute pin instead. (I pinned it on the shirt before dressing him; no pin pricks for either of us!)

With Uncle Sean and Jess’s present. (He liked the hangers the best, of course.) We opened presents throughout the party; it gave Hayden time to play with them and enjoy each one.

Let him eat cake. Aunt Jaime likes feeding him cake. He likes eating the frosting. He wasn’t very interested in cake. Probably because Aunt Jaime spoiled him on cake last week. 😉

One of the baby guests: Miss Sadie. Like Hayden, she has excellent table manners.

Hayden with Nana & Grandpa McCollum’s gift: an adorable set of percussion instruments. I think they hate us 😉 . In the background, the other baby guest, Ethan, who is kind-of-but-not-really-related to us. (Long story made short: Ethan’s uncle is married to Hayden’s aunt.)

I haven’t had enough pictures up here lately. The rest of the week I’ll post pictures of Hayden playing with his gifts and his latest antics. And yes, I’ll try to get the video from the party online. No promises.

Last note: “Hayden and the new baby” is featured this week in the Carnival of Family Life #40.