Day at Lagoon

Scott's parents' Stake Lagoon Day was yesterday so they invited the whole family to come to Lagoon with them. I wasn't really thrilled about going because walking around in 100 degree weather all day and trying to keep our little fella cool and content at the same time is not my idea of fun. However, Scott's mom gave us a bit of a guilt trip about being able to have "quality time as a family" so we ended up going wih them. It was everything I'd thought it would be - deathly hot, extremely crowded and miserable but I did survive the experience so that's saying something. Scott's parents really wanted Dawson to go on some of the kiddie rides but he was just too small to go on most of them by himself. Scott and I took him on the Merry-Go-Round, which scared him to death (see video) and the Wild Kingdom Train, which he wasn't a big fan of either but he did end up falling asleep on it at the end. He's still so young and he's also at the age where he gets scared of things easily so we'll wait a year or two before we take him back. I ended up taking Dawson home early since he was really tired and crabby, but I think we were able to get in some "quality family time" before we left so it turned out okay. FYI - the pictures of Dawson smiling on the rides are before the rides actually started.

40th Birthday Party

My friend Natalie is turning 40 tomorrow so her husband spoiled her and threw a big birthday party last night to celebrate. Now that Dawson is walking, it was really hard to chat with people because I was chasing him almost the entire time we were at the party. It was still a lot of fun, though, and I'm glad we were able to share in the festivities. While we were there I gave Dawson a sip of my bottled water and he became obsessed with drinking the entire bottle. I kept having to give him sips of water or he would start throwing a tantrum. I don't know how much water he actually swallowed because he kept dribbling it out of his mouth and down the front of his shirt until it was completely soaked. Luckily I had brought another shirt with me (must have had a premonition) so I was able to change him into a dry shirt. In the middle of changing his shirt he found a football on the ground and it became his new obsession. He carried it all over the yard until he spotted another water bottle and wanted to empty it all over himself. I feel like the terrible twos are already starting and he's only 14 months old!
Anyway, Happy Birthday Nat! Hope you enjoy your day tomorrow. You deserve it!

Bare Naked Baby

For me, there are few things better than seeing my baby running around stark naked through the house or splashing around naked in the tub. It's both endearing and comical at the same time. After getting Dawson undressed to take his bath last night, he was off and running. He ran straight into the bathroom and stood there watching as Scott filled up the tub with water. To see him standing next to Scott with that tiny bare bum just cracked me up. When Zeus saw all of the attention Dawson was getting he decided to show off his bum as well. Not nearly as cute...

The Great Outdoors

Lately our little guy is not truly happy unless he's exploring outside. Now that he has learned how to run (moving a lot like Frankenstein as he does it), he needs the wide open spaces of the outdoors in order to be able to do it. He loves to walk on the sidewalk to the end of our street each night, and would keep on going if I let him. He also loves to go to the park and play in his pool. If he would stay close to me or follow me, I would really enjoy being outside with him, but he always wants to go in the opposite direction. I never thought I would be one of those people who put leashes on their kids but now I'm seriously reconsidering...

Puppy Love

Scott's parents got a new Sheltie puppy about a month ago and she loves to play with Dawson. Every time we go over to their house, Abby will jump all over Dawson and follow him around everywhere. It's so cute to see them play together. Scott's parents forgot to put Abby's food and water dish away the last time we were there and when we heard the sound of loud crunching coming from Dawson we realized he was eating Abby's food. Gross! Oh well, I guess he got a little more fiber and protein that day than usual.

Lunch at the Dodo

My friend Sharon played peek-a-boo with Dawson which really kept him entertained for awhile
Sharon, Lisa, Janet, Dianne, Phil, me and Dawson

I met some friends from my old job (P5) today for lunch at the Dodo, which just re-opened in Sugarhouse a few months ago. We all get together for lunch every month or so and it's been a great way to keep in touch. Once they seated us (we had about a half hour wait) we all had a great time munching and catching each other up with our news. Dawson is at the age where it's getting a little hard to take him to restaurants because he tried to walk and crawl all over the restaurant while we were waiting for our table and then kept trying to get out of his high chair once we were seated. He's a very busy little guy and always has to be on the move. Food only keeps him entertained for so long and then he just wants to be down on the floor and on the go. It was still a lot of fun though, and it was good to see everyone again (and get out for lunch at the same time).

New Jungle Pool

I got a pool for Dawson yesterday and set it up today with the help of my friend and neighbor, Gaylynn. After we set it up and put water in it, Dawson leaned against the pool from the outside while he splashed the water with his hands. He leaned so far that he fell in and got soaked so I let him play in it without getting him into his swim diaper and shorts. I got in with him because the water was a little cold and I wanted him to get used to it. He would get out after a minute or so to play with Zeus, and then come back and start splashing in the water again. The pool has a canopy you can put on to block out the sun, which is nice because I don't want him getting too much sun. I'm one of those moms who is a freak about making sure my kid doesn't get sunburned and always wears sunscreen. Pale and pasty is better than getting fried and having skin cancer down the road. When I took off his diaper after we were done, it weighed about five pounds and was puffed up to the size of a large cantaloupe from all the water in it - yuck! Now I know why they invented swim diapers. I'm sure his pool will get plenty of use over the summer since that's about all he can do outside when it's so blasted hot.

Sooooo Tired

This is what happens when my baby wakes up at 6:30 after going to bed at 11:00 last night. He was so exhausted after he ate his breakfast that he zonked out right in his high chair. I don't know how he can sleep like that but I love that his mouth is open. He looks completely wiped out.