At 19 1/2 months old, Micah is up to 15 words. At least that's as many as I can remember him saying frequently. Sure, he mimics words we say all the time, but he tends to use these 15 words in the correct context and communicates with us when he uses them.
1. Mama
2. Dada
3. No No
4. Dog
5. Down
6. Uh oh
7. Oh no
8. Hot
9. Ball
10. Hello (sounds more like "low")
11. Nana
12. Booger
13. Cookie
14. Hi
15. Bye Bye
Here's a sample of him speaking. He's so absorbed in his toys these days which makes it hard to get him to face the camera. This is the best I could get.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Easter and Current Events
The Easter Bunny left all these goodies for Micah
...And here's Micah's reaction
We tried getting everyone looking and smiling at the same time, but it's harder than it looks or seems.
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This weekend flew by just like the last few. Friday I cleaned and cleaned and cleaned. Tom had agreed to keep Micah all day Saturday so I could get out of the house for the ENTIRE day! (something that hadn't happened since we moved) I started out my morning at Starbucks and a massage at Massage-Space, and then I was off to the movies to see The Last Song. Other than technical difficulties which resulted in free movie passes and popcorn and drinks, I thought the movie was pretty good. It's a chick flick. It doesn't take much to entertain me. After the movie I did some power shopping. I shopped the mall that the theater was in, stores around the perimeter of the mall, and then I went over to Allen to the Outlet Mall. I finally stopped shopping around 8:30pm. I was pooped, but I came home with all kinds of goodies. I could use more days like that!
Today Tom stuck around for church and just long enough to cut the grass before he left for the airport again. This time he's spending the next 4 days in New Orleans for the AAPG meeting. Micah and I sure do miss him these days. Hopefully, after next week's trip to Houston he'll be home for a little while.
...And here's Micah's reaction
We tried getting everyone looking and smiling at the same time, but it's harder than it looks or seems.
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This weekend flew by just like the last few. Friday I cleaned and cleaned and cleaned. Tom had agreed to keep Micah all day Saturday so I could get out of the house for the ENTIRE day! (something that hadn't happened since we moved) I started out my morning at Starbucks and a massage at Massage-Space, and then I was off to the movies to see The Last Song. Other than technical difficulties which resulted in free movie passes and popcorn and drinks, I thought the movie was pretty good. It's a chick flick. It doesn't take much to entertain me. After the movie I did some power shopping. I shopped the mall that the theater was in, stores around the perimeter of the mall, and then I went over to Allen to the Outlet Mall. I finally stopped shopping around 8:30pm. I was pooped, but I came home with all kinds of goodies. I could use more days like that!
Today Tom stuck around for church and just long enough to cut the grass before he left for the airport again. This time he's spending the next 4 days in New Orleans for the AAPG meeting. Micah and I sure do miss him these days. Hopefully, after next week's trip to Houston he'll be home for a little while.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Easter Eve
Now that I'm starting to feel a little better, I'll finish up this blog about Easter weekend. The pollen really got to me at the beginning of the week, and Tom has been in Houston for the last couple days leaving me busy with the little man all to myself.
Saturday morning we got one last stab at hunting eggs for this Easter season. Our neighborhood was holding an egg hunt for the little ones. There was even an age group for Hannah and Chase. And on top of it all, they stuffed the eggs with the good candy--Reeces! (they were slightly melted, but that's nothing the freezer couldn't fix)
My brother's family before the hunt
My parent's with us before the hunt
Micah found a grand total of 4 eggs before the whole playground was swept clean.
I snuck a couple of his eggs out of his basket and let him find them again...
...And after the hunt we played
To be continued...I thought I could finish this, but Private Practice is on. It's a re-run, but a re-run I haven't seen yet.
Saturday morning we got one last stab at hunting eggs for this Easter season. Our neighborhood was holding an egg hunt for the little ones. There was even an age group for Hannah and Chase. And on top of it all, they stuffed the eggs with the good candy--Reeces! (they were slightly melted, but that's nothing the freezer couldn't fix)
My brother's family before the hunt
My parent's with us before the hunt
Micah found a grand total of 4 eggs before the whole playground was swept clean.
I snuck a couple of his eggs out of his basket and let him find them again...
...And after the hunt we played
To be continued...I thought I could finish this, but Private Practice is on. It's a re-run, but a re-run I haven't seen yet.
Monday, April 5, 2010
The Honeycutts Visit Texas
For Easter weekend we had more visitors. This time my parents and my brother's family made the trip to see us. When my parents arrived Friday afternoon, they had a surprise for Tom.
Oh, boy, was Tom thrilled. Tom and my dad took it out to the backyard immediately to test it out on a stump that was about 4ft tall. While it was Tom's first time to use a chainsaw, my dad stood behind him mimicking how he moved it back and forth like a manual saw. The rest of the family stood at the back door and back windows laughing. Tom didn't seem to notice anything going on around him. He was way too excited to know that he had his very own chain saw. Finally, my dad told him that the extra motion was unnecessary.
(BTW, we don't recommend wearing flip flops while using a chainsaw. No injuries were noted, but I just wanted to throw that out there.)
Micah was happy to see Grandaddy again and to ride on his knee.
Friday night we spent some time out by the fire making s'mores and sharing stories.
The rest of the weekend was pretty action packed as well, but I'll save it for my next entry. I'm going to go be a couch potato with Tom for the rest of the evening.
Oh, boy, was Tom thrilled. Tom and my dad took it out to the backyard immediately to test it out on a stump that was about 4ft tall. While it was Tom's first time to use a chainsaw, my dad stood behind him mimicking how he moved it back and forth like a manual saw. The rest of the family stood at the back door and back windows laughing. Tom didn't seem to notice anything going on around him. He was way too excited to know that he had his very own chain saw. Finally, my dad told him that the extra motion was unnecessary.
(BTW, we don't recommend wearing flip flops while using a chainsaw. No injuries were noted, but I just wanted to throw that out there.)
Micah was happy to see Grandaddy again and to ride on his knee.
Friday night we spent some time out by the fire making s'mores and sharing stories.
The rest of the weekend was pretty action packed as well, but I'll save it for my next entry. I'm going to go be a couch potato with Tom for the rest of the evening.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Easter Portraits
Micah's Easter portrait session went wonderfully today! I had fun because I got to dress him up and put knee socks on him. I think Tom may shoot me if I put him in knee socks again for pictures, but I need to stock up on the embarrassing photos for when he's a teenager and he starts bringing girls home.
You can check out all of his photos at this link: https://www.smilesbywire.com/home.asp?AC=LTPP0733115250JCP
Use the customer name: Natalie Deen
Here are a few if you don't want to check out the website above.
You can check out all of his photos at this link: https://www.smilesbywire.com/home.asp?AC=LTPP0733115250JCP
Use the customer name: Natalie Deen
Here are a few if you don't want to check out the website above.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Southern Living
It was another gorgeous day in Little Elm, TX. The high was in the 80s and it was sunny. All. Day. Long.
When Micah went down for his nap, I went out to check the mail and found my new Southern Living magazine. Heaven. I heated up some lunch, grabbed my magazine and headed out back to the glider for the next 2 hours.
After Micah woke up we spent another hour or so outside playing with chalk and running around in the grass. And, yes, Mom and Karen, I put sunscreen on him. 70 SPF.
Don't you just love the excitement on that face!
"Thank you, God, for such a beautiful day."
We were playing tug-of-war with the stick and he was winning.
This is my favorite shot of the day.
Here's a video of some of Micah's words that he says on a regular basis. Um, well, sometimes.
Ok, just for proof. He does say, "Mama".
P.S. If you have the new Southern Living, flip to page 90. That's what I want to do with the iron fence in our backyard. Mom, you might as well pack a bag for the summer. We've got alot of ground to cover.
When Micah went down for his nap, I went out to check the mail and found my new Southern Living magazine. Heaven. I heated up some lunch, grabbed my magazine and headed out back to the glider for the next 2 hours.
After Micah woke up we spent another hour or so outside playing with chalk and running around in the grass. And, yes, Mom and Karen, I put sunscreen on him. 70 SPF.
Don't you just love the excitement on that face!
"Thank you, God, for such a beautiful day."
We were playing tug-of-war with the stick and he was winning.
This is my favorite shot of the day.
Here's a video of some of Micah's words that he says on a regular basis. Um, well, sometimes.
Ok, just for proof. He does say, "Mama".
P.S. If you have the new Southern Living, flip to page 90. That's what I want to do with the iron fence in our backyard. Mom, you might as well pack a bag for the summer. We've got alot of ground to cover.
Egg Hunt, Toy, Juice
I appologize for just now blogging about the Egg Hunt from this past Saturday. If you're on Facebook, you've probably already seen these. If so, feel free to skip down a little or enjoy them all over again.
The egg hunt was at the Little Elm park and open to every man, woman and child in the entire town. The population of Little Elm is in the 7000s, and I think everyone showed up. The hunt began at 9:30 and the flyer suggested that the participants arrive at least 30 minutes early. So, we rolled Micah out of the bed, changed his clothes, and strapped him in the car by 8:30 that morning. (That's early for us)
When the firetruck siren went off, I made a mad dash towards the center of the soccer field with Micah in my arms. My strategy was to get ahead of the crowd so he would have a chance at some eggs.
Notice the crowd behind us in the picture above. As the stampede came through, Micah became my shy, timid little boy again. He just hugged me and gave up on the egg gathering.
He didn't shed a tear or even a wimper. He was so sweet, but scared to death.
There's another egg hunt on Saturday just for our neighborhood. Perhaps we'll give it a try. Maybe he'll be a little less intimidated with less children around.
In other news, Tom and I got a new toy.
It seems like we will have an endless pile of firewood as we continue to clear out the land around the lake. Who wants S'mores?
Also, I thought this was worth a plug. Since I'm trying to minimize or completely eliminate my Dr. Pepper addiction, I've started trying new drinks. Currently this is my favorite. Try it. You'll thank me.
The egg hunt was at the Little Elm park and open to every man, woman and child in the entire town. The population of Little Elm is in the 7000s, and I think everyone showed up. The hunt began at 9:30 and the flyer suggested that the participants arrive at least 30 minutes early. So, we rolled Micah out of the bed, changed his clothes, and strapped him in the car by 8:30 that morning. (That's early for us)
When the firetruck siren went off, I made a mad dash towards the center of the soccer field with Micah in my arms. My strategy was to get ahead of the crowd so he would have a chance at some eggs.
Notice the crowd behind us in the picture above. As the stampede came through, Micah became my shy, timid little boy again. He just hugged me and gave up on the egg gathering.
He didn't shed a tear or even a wimper. He was so sweet, but scared to death.
There's another egg hunt on Saturday just for our neighborhood. Perhaps we'll give it a try. Maybe he'll be a little less intimidated with less children around.
In other news, Tom and I got a new toy.
It seems like we will have an endless pile of firewood as we continue to clear out the land around the lake. Who wants S'mores?
Also, I thought this was worth a plug. Since I'm trying to minimize or completely eliminate my Dr. Pepper addiction, I've started trying new drinks. Currently this is my favorite. Try it. You'll thank me.
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