More bath time!

I just love taking pictures of Ian when he is in the bath because he does so many funny things. He likes to drink the water in the tub. I told him not to drink the water in the tub because it's yukky, with the soap and all, so he decided he would try to drink it right out of the faucet when I was running the bath water.

Big Sissy hanging out with Ian

Here is some cute video of Ian and Whitley playing and hanging out together.

Ian and his buddy Alex

Our friends Aaron and Caroline have a little boy, Alex and Ian and Alex have become great friends. Unfortunately they are moving to Utah so that Aaron can get his Masters degree, which makes us sad, but here is Ian and Alex on one of their last playtimes together. And this one is Ian trying to give Alex a kiss.

New job

Whitley has a new job. Well technically she got it in May but has been going through training and all that for it, but here she is cute little monkey in her new uniform. She is working a decent amount of hours, and they really seem to like her there, so hopefully she will be able to keep this job until she goes off to college.

A Great Visit!

We had the awesome opportunity to be able to see Ian's birthmother and her parents, and Ian's full biological brother Benjamin. It was so nice to see them and spend some time with them in our home. We are so greatful for them and are honored to think of them as family. Here are a few pictures. Ian and Benjamin look so much alike. Above is Ian and his birth-grandfather Bob

Below is a picture of Benjamin when he turned 3.

New popper!

Ian got a new popper toy and he loves it. Here is some cute video.

18 month Dr. Checkup

Ian went for his 18 month Dr. checkup. He is doing great! Here are his stats:

Height: 32 inches (50th Percentile)

Weight: 23lb. 5 oz. (24th Percentile)

Head: 47 1/2 cm (25th Percentile)

So he is doing great. Getting even more picky about what he will and won't eat though. He doesn't like milk much at all, so I have to sneak it into a lot of things that he eats, but all in all he is doing great!

RAISINS!

Ian loves raisins, they are one of his favorite snacks. Needless to say he pulled the bag off the counter and proceeded to dump them on the ground so he could have them! He also doesn't like to wait. He is now just the perfect height to stand on his tippy toes to get things off of the counter. It's very cute to watch him try to get something, but hard for mom to remember to put things far enough in that he can't reach them. It's so fun to watch him discover new things every day that he can do.

Snuggling with Daddy

Ian is such a daddy's boy. Whatever dad is doind he has to be right there. Here is a rare time when he is snuggling, as he doesn't sit still for very long.

And a rare snuggle with mommy too!

Roller Coaster

So Ian rode his first roller coaster today. Granted it was a little tikes one, but he loved it none the less and it just reinforces what I have always thought, and that is that he is a little thrill seeker! Anything to have fun,...he's not afraid at all. Here are some cute pictures of him riding it!
Then after he rode on it for a while, he was hooked and we ended up bringing it home from Grandma Annie's. He loves it. Everytime he goes outside we have to get it out.

My First Haircut!

Well,....daddy said that Ian looked like he had a "baby comb-over" so we decided it was time to get a haircut. I just didn't want to do it until now because first I wanted to have enough hair to cut off to put in his baby book. I also knew that after he got his haircut then he would no longer look like my little baby. It instantly changed him from my little baby to a little boy. It makes me a little sad but I knew it was time. He look so so cute with his new haircut! Daddy loves it too. He calls him his "little butchy hair boy".

Here are a few before pictures, and then some after pictures and a video of when we did it. He was tired before we even started which probably didn't help at all. My friend Kelli cut it while I held him and my other friend Caroline took the video. We didn't tape the whole thing, but he got very very upset towards the end. I guess he just couldn't take anymore.

He was so tired, but he still did good.

And now he looks like a little boy! So cute!

Ian's first swim of the season!

It was really hot out this week so our neighborbor who has a dog that is as big as a horse (almost literally) bought a little doggie pool to bathe his dog but the dog was too big for it so he gave it to us. It is the perfect size for Ian! Thanks "Feeds". Ian was a little apprehensive, but then he kind of decided it was like the bathtub. He still didn't want to stay in very long. He looks cute in his swimming garb though. I tried to put on his 18-month old swim trunks and they were waaaay to big, so I put on his last year trunks, I think they are 6-month and they still fit him great so that's what he is wearing along with the hat that matches. He looks so cute in his sunglasses!

Ian has his first skinned knee

This week when it was really warm out I put Ian's shorts on him and Daddy took him outside to let him walk around. Well he hasn't been walking very long so he is still a little unsteady. While in the driveway he fell and got his very first skinned knee. It didn't phase him though, he just got right back up and started walking around some more. I'm sure it's the first of many since he loves to explore and seems to have no fear. He seems to have a high tolerance for pain. It's either that, or discovering and getting into things is way more fun and important than some silly skinned knee!

His hair looks so blonde in this picture, but it normally doesn't look so blonde.

Random Cuteness

These are just some cute pictures of Ian that we've taken.

These pictures were taken on Mother's Day at Grama Annie's house. The look on his face is just so great!

Then just a few more.

Ian and his big Sissy!

Whitley and Ian love to play chase around the house. Whitley is such a great big sissy! Ian is so lucky!

Ian playing with Daddy

Ian loves magazines and newspapers and likes to shred things whenever he does get ahold of them. One day he got ahold of a newspaper and started shredding it, so he and daddy just started playing with it. Who knew there could be so much fun with an ordinary newspaper?

Not sure if you can tell but Ian has such long eyelashes! They're beautiful!