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Monday, March 9, 2015

2015 :: 9/52 - Trevor 13 months


Tuesday and Wednesday of this week were super cold again, but hopefully they are our last cold days as the weekend was in the thirties and they're predicting 40s and 50s next week!! we're so ready (although it would be nice if Trevor was walking by the time it's nice enough to really play outside...)

Al had a busy weekend (his weekend, 3 days) with training/range, an interview in the cities, and errands & track coach meeting. he's coaching high school track this year and it starts next week (it pays pretty well, better than when he coached college). then he had to work 3p-3a again Saturday and sunday; they're just getting more short staffed as they promote people and co-workers are still out on medical leave, one's wife just had a baby, and another is due soon. yikes!

Saturday, Trevor and I went up to the cities for uncle jimmy's surprise 60th birthday party at stella's in Minneapolis. it was a great party and he was super surprised! the food was great and the company was even better. trevor did great, although got heavy to carry and couldn't quite crawl around due to the number of people there. but he got to walk around a bunch while holding our hands.

sunday night trevor was awake from 12-145am and then woke up crying at 5 am and didn't go back to sleep. not sure if it has to do with daylight savings or not, but he's been a little extra sassy the last couple days. separation anxiety, teeth, time change, who knows. hopefully we can get back into a good sleep routine (I was hoping to push his bedtime back a little bit with the time change but not now very little sleep).
practicing wearing shoes!
 the tiniest, cutest carharts and boots!



 spidey series:





giddy up, dad
he crawls up there on his own




 he loved playing with this ball so much it had to come home with us


 finally warm outside!

 

 
 at uncle jimmy's birthday party
 conversations with auntie marlene

 all dressed up and so handsome!

 

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

2015 :: 8/52



trevor: "walks" on his knees often now, can walk while holding just one of our hands, almost got a puzzle in (he's a bit aggressive in placing the pieces i.e. throws them onto the board usually but will place them gently if I show him),

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the weeks continue to be the same, over and over again: we don't do much because it's cold out, Al works a lot due to being short staffed, we're ready for outdoor weather/spring.

I've been trying to rearrange our living room/toys a bunch as both Trevor and I seem to get bored of status quo. Trevor also has been drooling a ton this week and not sleeping as well. he may also be dealing with a bit of separation anxiety this week.

we got our tax money back (actually got less than last year because of me not working, but thankfully it was close to the same amount since we have Trevor!) and we were able to pay off our Alaska tickets and most of my student loan! our focus is now to pay down as much debt as we can so that we can start saving for a house. other than Al's student loans, which we'll be paying for a while yet, the rest of our debt is interest free but we do want to pay it off soon still. Al's large amount of overtime will hopefully help with that, although he does have to comp a bunch to have enough time off for the lake & Alaska this summer.

we went up to the cities this weekend. Al had to work 3p-3a both Saturday and sunday :( on Friday night after trevor was in bed, I went over to dad's to see my aunt cindy, uncle rich, cousins aryn & tyler, and my dad & papa (mmy brother came too). we played some ping pong and then tyler, dad and I played some cribbage. Saturday afternoon trevor and I went to visit the perren's which was fun as usual! then Saturday night maren rae and tula rae came over for meatballs! so good to see people and do things! can't wait for warmer weather!



 no pants practice walking :)



we ordered a mobile high chair/booster seat with our birthday money from grandpa peter, he loved sitting in it and played with it.
 tried coloring again but it mostly just resulted in him throwing the crayon onto the paper :)
 playing 'chines with dada

 boy in box with lion
 he loves to snuggle blankies
 with grama and tula rae