Growing!

Hey Mom! Let's just say I have lost track of the last couple weeks. I feel like it rushed by, but at the moment, I had so many things to do! It was a little ridiculous.

We have registered Tuf for survival swimming lessons with Infant Swimming Resource. I am really excited to get Tuf into it. He starts June 11. You know I will have pictures to go with it! They had us buy some little swim diapers that look like a Speedo...so cute! Once Tuf sees the fun in being in the pool, I know he will enjoy it. I am a little worried about how he will respond at first, though. He will do fine, I'm sure.

I know you know already, but BB passed away. I bet you were one of the first ones up there in Heaven to greet him with a big hug! You had the best hugs. If I really think hard about it, I can still feel it. I still remember a lot of special things like that about you. I let Andy know, too. He said BB used to help him with pianos. Didn't you guys take him and Will Carlan to the Nascar race that one time? It was the one not long after Dale Earnhardt died and you wouldn't stand up on the 3rd lap and raise 3 fingers in honor of him. Haha...you sure were strong-willed! I bet there were some rednecks pretty mad at you!

Tater Tot is blowing bubbles now. He is also eating peas, squash, apples, and bananas! Tate-Tate loves food! He is such a fat little Gus! We fight that tongue everytime we feed him, though! He wants to stick out his tongue and push out every bit of the food! When we stick in the spoon, we have to push his tongue down and fight with it. It is really funny, but gets so frustrating. After a while of fighting it, I started to make him open his mouth on his own and then I hurry up and put in the spoon so I don't have to battle the tongue. He started to figure it out after a while that when he opened it up, he got more food. The only problem is that he only opens his mouth when he fusses at me to give him more. So here is how it happens: Tate yells at me with a pitchy, "ahhh!" and I shove in the food and he swallows it down so fast that by the time I get my spoon back to the bowl, he is yelling at me again. Geesh, Tate-Tate! He is a Hungry, Hungry Hippo!

Tate-Tate found his piggies!

Tate always has his tongue out!

Tuf's personality is blossoming. He is too funny sometimes. He is very strong-willed and stubborn. He knows what he wants to do and if you don't let him do it, he will try to find a round-a-bout way to! Let's just say he is going to have a tough-skinned bottom by the time he makes it through his terrible twos and threes! He can now hop like a bunny and jump. He likes to say, "OP! OP!" or "DUMP! DUMP!" as he hops and jumps around the house like a bunny. Tuf is also starting to play with the potty chair. Victoria took off his diaper and was trying to show him how to sit on the potty chair and pee-pee. To make a long story short, he ended up going pee-pee on her leg and on the floor. HAHA. It scared him, but I think he got the idea of what it was. Now he points to his potty chair and says, "bee-bee" and likes to jump off of it.

                                If you look closely, you can see Tuf saying, "teeessseee!"

Tuf is also into singing. He likes to sing into the foot board bed posts. It is HILARIOUS! Josh or I have to get on one side and he gets on the other. He will sing, "bay-bay-bay, bay-bay-bay" or he will sing, "muh-ma-may, muh-ma-may." It is the cutest thing ever. Tuf is a singer!

Tuf started KinderMusic. It is a really cute program that incorporates music and motions with brain development activities. There is a lot of sensorimotor activities, too. Well, Tuf started going on Tuesday nights and he loves it. The only down side is that there is 30 minutes of it and about 25 minutes into it, he decides to play along. It takes him the whole 25 minutes to warm up to everyone! Anyways, they did this thing where you look for a squirrel in your pocket, back-pack, and shoe and then you dig in the ground for him. Well, Tuf loves doing it. He will hold up his binoculars (hands) and look for the squirrel. Then you ask, "Is he in your pocket?" and Tuf will say, "NO!" Then you say, "Is he in you backpack?" as you reach around to your back, Tuf will say, "NO!" Finally, you look in your shoe and then say, "No!" Then you dig it up in the ground and pretend to dig. Tuf loves saying "NO!" when he is looking for the squirrel.

Tate is still smiling and cooing. He is just a fat, happy baby! He is so spoiled with love. Everyone just loves to love on that baby! He is a sweet baby angel!

Sorry it has been so long since I've talked to you. I got caught up in life's craziness. I will be talking to you soon. I love you so much. I think about you every single day multiple times a day.

Kam