nine months

It's madness how fast the past nine months have flown by. It's crazy to think that my little boy has been out of me as long as he was in. It's insane how fast McCoy has developed, physically, mentally, and emotionally. I just love the little man to death and sometimes I just want to squeeze his guts out...not really but I really do love him to the bones. He's over 19 lbs now and eating his big boy food so much better. He sleeps through the night from 7:30 to 7:30 every day and takes amazingly good naps.

The newest and greatest is that McCoy took his official first steps the other day. It was official because no one was watching when he slowly let go of the sturdy object he was holding onto and took 5 steps. It was unbelievable and of course he won't do it again so we can get it on video but I just had to blog about it. I hope he doesn't try and really figure the walking thing out because that means trouble for us parents. Who knows what the future brings.

Is this not the cutest thing you've ever seen? Trevor found him like this while Trevor was letting him play around with his toys. He crawled all the way behind our entertainment center and was loving every second of it. I just can't believe that he didn't get stuck:)

Watching uncle Ryan play the guitar.

I couldn't help it...I know, kind of sad.

We made a trip to Costco with cousin Ruby. As you can tell, McCoy hasn't ever seen another baby sharing his very own shopping cart. By the end, he was enjoying the company.

While Trevor was watching McCoy he caught him looking at him self in the most peculiar way. I'm glad he got it on video because it is pretty darn cute. (Link Below)

Mirror Entertainment 

McCoy still loves his baths more than anything. His new found love is the sponge that we catch him eating every once in a while. Pretty gross but he for some reason loves taking his baths with it. (Link Below)

Nudies in the bath

Some how McCoy's crawling skills keep getting better and better. I'm sure they're just going to increase in speed so hopefully I'll still be able to keep up with him. I'm really afraid for when he learns how to walk....ok more afraid of when he learns how to run. Also, check out what McCoy does when he gets to the stairs. It's like he knows what will happen if he takes one more move towards them. He doesn't always do that but maybe he's learning. (Link Below)

Speedy Boy

BOO

 McCoy has been doing the cutest thing lately. He's learned how to entertain us by playing "peek-a-boo." I love his cute little eyes when he plays. They light up with happiness every time he gets a reaction from us. I just love this kid! He shows me everyday how much he's learning and of course, how much he loves me:) 

"Hide-and-Seek" 

"Peek-a-Boo"  

 McCoy's laugh

 ps. on this movie, you can ignore my nasty white legs and really awkward position:) McCoy loves when I do this with him I just had to put this on here because of McCoy's laugh. I always do extreme things when I get home from work because of how much I miss him. I always get him really wired:)

 

 Some random pictures of the chunk...

Do you like my foot?

 I know...I have the cutest little champ ever!

 

oh happy days

Our wonderful weekend began on Saturday with an amazing walk down the Provo River's trail. McCoy, of course, loved the water and the walk was even better. Every time we go outside, McCoy's little eyes light up. Here's some more pictures of our little family and also a cute video of him on the swing--another thing that McCoy loves.

(Links below) 

splish splash

just keep swingin'

Our next exciting adventure was CAMPING!! We all had a blast! It was so fun to spend time with Kara, Craig and cousin Ruby doing what we all enjoy so much! We found this hidden camp ground up the alpine loop and it was so secluded you wouldn't have even noticed that it was a holiday weekend. There wasn't a person or sound anywhere near us. It was the perfect get-a-way for all of us. McCoy loved to get nice and dirty and mom didn't even care:)

 

Our campsite---couldn't have gotten any better than this!

Trevor had the best time burning this bucket on the last day. He said he didn't want it anymore and wanted to see what would happen. It actually burned better than any of the fire wood we brought. Fire has got to be the best part about camping and McCoy already had his eye out for it. Anytime we were next to it, he was always staring. Here's a video that reminded me of something my dad would record on our home videos growing up. It's got such a "home video" feel to it, I just had to put in on here. (link below)

chillin' by the fire 

After we left the campsite, we headed down to Vivian Park for lunch. This too was a blast and McCoy, like always, loved it! 

slide action

 This weekend kept getting better and better. It's sad to see that it's already over but it was a BLAST and McCoy is creating all these memories with us...and now there's a blog about all of it, so we'll be sure to never forget it!

this is what makes my life beautiful

I can't tell you how much these two mean to me. This is what makes my life beautiful! Just the thought of them brings such joy and happiness to my life. Everyday McCoy does something to surprise to me and make me love him that much more. Trevor has been such a good support with taking care of McCoy and the way he loves McCoy means so much to me. He's such a good dad and does everything that I ever ask of him. He's the best husband and McCoy is the best son. I have the perfect little family and I couldn't ask for more.

So now that the cheesy part is over, I just had to post on what happened today. I went shopping for the first time in about a month. It was pretty intense and I made sure that I got the best deal on everything by price matching at Wal-Mart. It really saves a lot of money but takes a lot longer to make the list and do the shopping. The shopping part can be really hard especially when McCoy needs to come with me. He's the cutest attraction at the store but after about 1 hour, he's usually done and then even more done about half way through. He was such a good sport though. I got to the check-out and by this time he had a really runny nose, poor guy. The nicest lady behind us realized how much I had ahead of me before we could get out the doors and she took the fun opportunity to entertain him. She was really sweet and it helped out a lot to just get all the groceries on, off and back into the cart while McCoy was happily making this lady's day with his special smiles and giggles. 

When I got home, I had about 8 trips up to my apartment on the 3rd floor. The first load I brought McCoy up and then got him entertained so I could run back down and up, and down and up...and so on. Anyway, when I got the last load up, I found McCoy like this.....

 I couldn't help but to take a picture...and lots of them

 I just love this kid. I can't explain it any better. He means the world to me and something as simple as this is what makes my life beautiful! 

The other night Trev was taking pictures of McCoy after his bath. He loves his baths and he is always so happy and in such a good mood. We made sure they were "G" rated so I couldn't help but to put them on here...and again, this is what makes my life beautiful!!!

increda boy

Over the past month McCoy has learned how to do so many new things. He's now 8 months old and never been cuter. I swear he could be the next "super baby." We love watching him grow and learn new things every day. The past few days he has been taking slow gasps of air to make a high pitch sound and then he'll laugh if anyone is watching him. He's learned how to be the show piece of everyone's lives. He has grown to be the master of attachment. Any time I am around he wants to be right there with me every step of the way. If I'm not paying attention to him, he's climbing up my leg. I swear I can't get anything done unless he's sleeping. But it melts my heart when I know he wants me so badly. 

These two little items you see in his mouth are sticking out a lot more now, I think he might even be getting another one because, oh man, the slobber is just a flowin' out of this kid's mouth.

McCoy has the cutest little smile that will melt anyone's heart. Now that he has those 2 little bunny teeth that stick up anytime his little mouth opens up, it's even more heart-breaking. He knows just how to get you to love him even more, just when you think you can't. Every little thing that he does makes me smile, laugh and want to squeeze hm because he's so adorable. 

He's a true boy! Likes to climb things, crawl as fast as he can (followed by loud huffs and puffs as if he can't go anymore), he finds things to put in his mouth all the time, gets hurt and has scraps and bruises from his daily adventures.  I've even  noticed that he really enjoys playing with balls. It's crazy how that works out. If there's a whole variety of toys around, he will always head straight for anything that's a ball, shaped like a ball, or could be tossed and thrown like a ball. The other day he was entertained by a little football for at least 30 min. He's growing up to be a daddy's little boy sooner than I thought. It makes Trevor proud to see his little boy becoming his little boy. 

Trevor took this clip of McCoy and his talent. He only does it when he wants to and only if we're lucky. I think it's amazing that Trev actually got it on video.  (Link Below)

Say "Hi" McCoy

McCoy's hair tends to grow only in the center over his crown of his head. It started to look like an actual mo-hawk. So, we decided to give him a little trim. He's had one before but he never reacted quite like this. It's almost as if he didn't know what to do but try to put his head down to avoid it. He did pretty good but in the end he just wanted to get out. The second clip is the end result but he wasn't too happy. At least it looks better now. We cut off probably 1/2-3/4 inch of hair and he still looks like he's got a full head of it. 

 Hair cut

the end result 


Like father like son

"Mom, we have nothing to eat."

McCoy can move around the house pretty well now. He moves from the couch to the coffee table with no problem. Once he gets there, he'll side-step all the way around it. He crawls like a champ too so he can entertain himself better now.

Check this out. McCoy has started making his way up the stairs. You have to watch until the end because McCoy is so funny when he see's Bronco, the family dog.

funny boy

 

shark bait

Lake Powell was a blast this year. It was both McCoy and Trevor's first time ever going down there. There were a couple stormy days and some motion sickness going around but for the most part it was an awesome experience for all of us. I know I've discussed multiple times how much McCoy loves the water and this trip was another momentous testimony of how much he would love to live in the water. We have this rash guard that we bought for him and on the hood of it, there's a little shark fin. For most of the trip Jordan, McCoy's uncle, was calling him shark bait and happy feet because of what his legs do when they get in the water or even close to it. He's like a motor boat and can swim just as fast as the rest of us. He was definitely the highlight of the trip. 

Trev had an awesome time wakeboarding and getting his water time in as well. He landed a few tricks and McCoy loved watching him just as much as Trev loved doing it. We had awesome food, great company and an amazing houseboat that Uncle Bruce and Aunt Bonnie invited us on. We couldn't have asked for a better vacation for our little family. 

(Links Below)

little fish

Trev in slow mo

Back Roll

The first morning we arrived to Lake Powell 

Here's a few pictures of the houseboat we stayed on. It was more like a 5 star hotel. 

McCoy had the funnest time playing with the water noodles. There wasn't a single thing the McCoy didn't love on this trip.

 

 Look at that face...he's the cutest squirt ever! 

McCoy fell asleep pretty much everywhere. The ski boat was really soothing to him and he fell asleep almost every time we went out. We were kind of worried about the way he would react to his life jacket but he actually didn't mind it. He would even sleep in it if he was tired enough. 

Yes, McCoy is dead asleep, sitting straight up with his life jacket on. We just had to smile and laugh at this before taking it off him and laying him down. 

 McCoy did such a good job in his car seat on the way there and back. He was a champ and did a good job of entertaining himself in between naps. We have such an easy baby! He's so good to us and we can't get enough of him!