Playing with others...

Digging in the sand with my friend Sophia from Carlsbad.
Fun with family.
It actually rained in Alamogordo!
Daddy made me a great play area to dig in the backyard.
24 weeks pregnant and expecting a GIRL!!!

We have enjoyed a month full of friends and family visiting. Outside of entertaining and referring kids playing we have been able to get lots of work done in the backyard. We are excited to lay sod this coming weekend and get the yard completed. Dathan is very verbal and loves to talk from the time he gets up in the morning until the time he goes to bed. Yesterday morning he asked "Where's Daddy" when he got up and realized that Chad was not here, but at work. He loves to push trucks, cars, and trains around the house and make the motor noises as he pushes them. Everyday he amazes us with something new! What a joy!!!

1 1/2 years old

Chad and I were able to get away for a 4 night vacation to San Antonio this past week. My parents were here and took great care of Dathan. We had a great time, but missed Dathan a bunch!

Mommy 21 weeks pregnant. Dathan has no idea that he is going to have a little sister to contend with in a few months!
One of Dathan's favorite places to play is in a bucket of water.
I have heard that a childs language "explodes" around the 18th month and boy is that true with Dathan. His vocabulary to too big to count and he is putting two or more words together. Up until a week ago he was still calling a train a "choo choo", but now he calls it a "train". I have to admit it was a sad moment for me when he said "train" because it shows just how fast he is growing up! Highlights of his day include: playing outside, feeding Moose, taking walks, eating ice (yes, he gets this from me!), reading books and more books, getting into everything he can, and just about anything else active. We are getting excited about having a little girl around in a few months.