15 months...here we are!

Look who's 15 months old!  Crazy crazy!


This little guy thinks he's all grown up these days.  Loves to sit by himself if at all possible.  It's been so warm here the last month or so that our outside play is very scarce.  Levi doesn't seem to mind the heat, but I can't take it!!  Josh and I got him a little pool.....Levi was not so impressed.  I think it freaked him out that if he bent down his chin hit the water.  So...water hose fun is about the only water activity Levi gets/likes.
 

Even though Levi is standing on his chair, he is definitely a bit of a cautious baby.  He loves to play with his noise machine and lamp.  He climbs to do that, and has recently been able to climb on the couch.  Other than that, he doesn't really ever climb.  I even took him to the play area in our mall, he did not want to climb ANYTHING!  Nor did he want me to help him.  I'm thinking he needs time to warm up to new places....not necessarily people.  He'll go to just about anyone as soon as he meets them, but adventurous...no.  Love learning these little things about him!
 

He does love getting dirty still if we let him. 
 

Even though Levi generally likes to do his own thing, he will come and cuddle or want some momma time.  I  just love those moments!  He is just now learning more what I'm actually saying and responds to it.  I'll tell him to go get a book.  He'll go get one, bring it back, and then sit in my lap.  He may sit there a few pages, but then generally wants back up.  But I'll take it!  He'll sit longer if it is a flap book or animal book.  He LOVES anything with animals these days!  He points them out everywhere we go....especially dogs.  He does this high pitch sound while pointing. 
 

He's been slowly getting his eye teeth in.....but still no bottom four(only two).
 

These two bring such joy to me!  Thank you Lord!!
 

We went to a birthday party and Levi sat in a chair all by himself for the first time.  He looked so BIG! Tear.
 

 

Levi is into everything...all the time!  Our house is covered by the end of the day if I don't pick up in between. 

Favorite things to do:
**dump out toy buckets
**pull out kitchen utensils
**pull out pots and pans
**tear up tp and kleenex
**stir/cook odds and ends he puts in bowls/pans
**look at animals
**listen to and watch old mcdonald on youtube
**being chased(by Keller, Josh, or me)
 

So big!
 

Keller and Levi are still the best of buds!! 
 

Levi has been trying to talk for quite a while, but just recently I can tell he understands the meaning of way more words.  He tries to tell me them, but not always clearly.

Daddy: "Dada" (Levi uses lots of inflection at the end of his words...hard to capture in writing)
Mommy: he's not so good at this yet
Bye-bye: "dye-dye" as he waves
Hi:  "hiy"
Up: "up" with the p not so clear
Help: "he..." (he sticks is tongue out at the end)
Hot: "ho..."  (t not so clear)
Outside: "ousi" (leaves the t and d off)

It's been so fun as Levi has tried to communicate specific things with me now, but he still does a lot of jabbering and 'dada' with a high inflection at the end. 

Levi's frustration level has definitely gone up lately. Things that frustrate Levi: he wants something that I'm not understanding, when he can't get a lid off/on, or who knows.  He doesn't scream or cry, but he'll push his lips out and kind of grunt.  Pretty funny actually.
 

Levi discovered our drawers in the coffee table.  He either pulls everything out or/and sit in them.
 

Levi takes a bath without his baby tub but loves to pretend he's getting a bath.  He even leans his head back for me to 'wash' with water.

Ok...about the paci.  He has developed a much stronger attachment to it.  As in he wants it all day.  I hide it under a blanket while he's awake....seems to help.  But would pretty much have it constantly if I let him.  :/
 

Anything Josh does with Levi he loves.
 

Loves to get messy with food and 'make' his own special concoction.  He's still using his left hand for utensils and right for grabbing things.
 

 

So very grateful for another month with this little guy!  Such a sweet blessing...over and over!

Summer Fun with Family!

Levi and I got to spend almost an entire week with my sweet family in Amarillo this month.  Thankfully Josh got to join us over the weekend.  It's not the same without my other half.  :)  Oh how I love my sweet family!!  It blesses me so much to enjoy each other and our kiddoes.  Wish we could do it more, but feel very blessed when we can!


This is sweet, little Harper(Lacey and Marcus' little girl).  She is such a smart, sweet, focused, independent little girl!  I loved watching her go and go!

Yes...we used suckers to keep these little bitties still long enough to take their pictures.  I didn't know if it would happen.....this is the ONLY shot of all of them all together facing the same direction.  No need for smiles.  We are just excited to get a facial shot.  :)

Sweet faces!

My parents are such generous, helpful, and loving grandparents!  So grateful for them!

Love these guys!!!

Mason(Erica and Kevin's little boy) is such a sweety!  His dimpled cheeks and big smile can't help but make you love this little guy!  He particularly loved dumping water all over himself and drinking the water out of the water table.  He was sopping wet within minutes of walking outside.  Ha.  He had a special place in his heart for his momma alone.  :) So sweet!

"I feel so big!"

Thanks Marcus for pulling Levi's toes to get him to smile.  :)

My Pa spent an evening with us too.  He is such a kind, gentle, and godly man!

Erica and her sweet family!

My parents bought a blow up castle before we all came into town!  It was lots of fun!

 

 

 

 

He's getting so big!

Lacey and her sweet family!

More water table fun!  Levi liked the water table....but LOVED the sandbox! 

Elliott(Erica and Kevin's little girl) is full of spunk, determination, excitement and energy!  I know she can give her momma and daddy a run for their money, but she is such a joy!

Words cannot even express how much I love these two!  They are both amazing women I am proud to have as sisters!

What an amazing example these two have led of a real, lasting, and godly marriage!  Love you both!

Levi is 14 months old!

It is amazing to me how much happens in a month!  Whether we are actually doing big things or just day to day things, so much goes on.  And day by day Levi is getting older.


We just got back from spending Memorial Day weekend in Wichita Falls with Josh's family.  Our time with them is always full of lots of delicious food(thanks Jacquita!), lots of laughs, and time to just hang out.  I get to enjoy not holding or following around Levi constantly because they help out so much! 

Levi has just recently gotten really interested in animals.  He loves his books with animals and will point at each animal over and over and over.(He also loves his flip books still.)  He also found his basket of stuffed animals(that's he's never been the least bit interested in) and will pull them out and lug them around the house.   Josh's parents found Old McDonald on youtube.  This is what they are all watching in this picture.  Levi LOVED the animals! 

We got to meet Jared's girlfriend Deb while we were visiting.  Such a cute couple! :D

Levi enjoyed being spoiled by Granna....loved his sucker!  He of course kept trying to bite it. :/  I love his little cheesy grin.  Never gets old. 

Josh put a sand box in our back yard this month.  To say Levi likes it is a terrible understatement!  We spend so much time out in this thing.  Keller of course lays right beside Levi as he plays.  Either Levi was trying out the sand as a bed like Keller or he was more tired than I realized.

While in Wichita we went to feed the ducks and walk around Lucy Park.  It was so beautiful!  Levi was super tired and the ducks weren't that hungry but we sure enjoyed it.

 

Park fun!

 

Levi gets around like a champ these days!  He loves to explore anything...inside or out.  Thankfully he doesn't dart out on his own yet.  He stays by my side pretty well.

Levi is still putting things in his mouth...a lot.  He'll spit it out a lot of times but he has to try it.

Bath time in Granna's sink....much bigger than ours at home.

Levi is still in size 4 diapers.  He's wearing 12-18 month clothes and size 4 shoes.  He's not a fatty but he definitely is solid.

Levi got a nasty bruise on his cheek from falling in the sand box.  :(

Levi loves these stacking blocks!  He loves to chew on them(until I catch him), try and stack them, and carry stuff around inside of them.  So fun!

When you don't have a pool, you spend lots of quality time with the water hose and some cups.

I love this picture!  This month Levi started holding my hand when we walk somewhere.  I don't know why I love it so much, but it melts my heart every time!  Jazzy took Levi's hand while we were at the park and he let her lead him along for a little bit.  Ha!

FINALLY broke down and upgraded to a bigger car seat.

Can you tell we play outside a lot?

Levi is just now learning how to crawl on and off furniture.  He looks so awkward doing it, but so cute at the same time.  He learned how to crawl up stairs this weekend in Wichita.  Not so good at getting down though.  Scary!  One of his new favorite activities is standing on his little chair in his room and turning his lamp on and off and turning his noise machine on and off.  Oh the things that entertain a one year old.  :D

  He loves his pacifier still!  He was doing so good just using it while he slept and in the car.  But lately he wants it way more.  Uh oh. 

Levi will finally give kisses!!!  I've waited for this one forever!  He leans in and gives an awkwardly long, slobbery kiss....and I love it!!  He'll even give his stuffed animals kisses.  Love this!!

He jabbers and points to things all the time.  Still not exactly sure what he's saying, but he sure does!  He does copy my sounds a lot: uh oh, hi, hot, outside, daddy, tunes I hum.  I can also tell he understands way more!  He brings me his shoes to put on when he's ready to go outside.  When we come in the house and I say "Let's go get Keller." He'll run back to Keller's kennel and wait for me to let him out.  He's finally doing "all done" and "more" sign to me....sometimes.  He nods his head for yes now.

He's just started clicking his tongue a lot and sticking it in and out making a noise.  He feels so proud doing it.  Ha!
  He also pushes his lips out as far as he can when he doesn't like something.

Levi and I went to Amarillo to visit my mom and dad, Lacey, Harper and Marcus at the beginning of May.  Such a fun time!  Levi loved playing with cousin Harp...learning big kid stuff.  I always treasure the time I get to spend with all of my family!