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Turner's first Thanksgiving

Hubby here. We've got a lot of Turner pics from the studio and in the yard for fall yet to put up, but I thought I'd post some pics from Turner's first Thanksgiving with Bridgett's family and mine before we get to Christmas.


With my mother "grandmother" and his Aunt Lynn.

With Bridgett's mother "Nanna".
Stop: Bottle Time.
PawPaw Warren.

christmas shoot/fall pics

Just a few pics that we took last week during Thanksgiving break...Arthur still needs to edit for me to be able to show you more. Don't worry; we didn't use all of our ideas yet. We needed to save some for other outfits! :) I probably should be giving some details of Turner's first holiday feast, but you know I'm too tired after being back at school today to begin.......

Poor, Poor Turner

Turner started running a fever today, so I went ahead and took him back to the pediatrician's office (since we've never gotten over the illnesses from the last month!). His ears actually looked better but they did some bloodwork and decided he has a viral infection. Nothing we can do about it except wait a few days with the hopes that it will go away. He actually didn't have an appetite today, so we knew there was something wrong with the boy! And he has slept so much today that it's scary thinking about how little he'll sleep tonight!!! I don't have to take him back for a 9 month check up now, since we've been in the doctor's office twice in the last two weeks. So, we'll go back for a 1 yr wellness visit, or more likely---the next sick visit will come first!! He's smiled through the other sicknesses, but today he was not a happy camper and you could tell he did not feel good for once. It breaks your heart (or at least it does mine) to see him hurting so much......

pooping in the bathtub (sung to the tune of smokin in the boys room)

Well, I finally had to face my fear Sunday night. I knew it would happen some day, but I still wasn't prepared for it. Arthur and I had joked about it many times but there's nothing you can do to get ready for the big moment. We even laughed while he was making bubbles in the tub, while unbeknownst to us, there was more than just pooting going on down there! Arthur didn't believe me at first when I said "I think the water's getting murky." After a few more swishes of the washcloth across Turner's body, he commented, "Um, I think you're right. The water does look murky!" So, I yank Turner up out of the tub and sure enough, there's a brown log hanging out in the bottom of the water there. I grab the towel and head to Turner's room to clean him up while I yell to Arthur--"You have to be the one to clean up that mess!" Not a job anyone wants to be responsible for, mind you. We may laugh about it one day, but we've been pretty nervous the last few nights every time we put Turner in the tub. Just one little grunt and we're jerking him up saying "No pooping in the bathtub!!!"

Developmental stages

Turner's development is accelerated when it comes to some areas. For example, he's smart enough to figure out how to climb on stuff already. My mom has an empty plastic tub that used to hold wipes that now holds rattles and other toys Turner plays with. The boy dumped out the toys, pushed the tub to the couch, and stood up on it in order to climb up on the couch. He's already letting go after he pulls himself up to stand and taking a step before he loses his balance and falls. I firmly believe he's going to be an early walker. But then there are areas where his developmental milestones seem delayed. He took forever to finally roll over. And he's taking forever now to learn to use a sippy cup!!! I think I've already given up on him ever holding his own bottle. Just goes to show you that every child is different and that they don't all fit the mold of "they should be able to do this by such and such time". I don't know how to teach him that he doesn't have superhuman powers though. You're watching him and think there's no way he'll get hurt doing this and BAM! he's done something crazy and now has a bump on his head. My mom thought it was just me last weekend, but after he got hurt twice this week at her house, she realized it wasn't just me not paying attention. Arthur is threatening to buy him a helmet to wear.....

halloween day

These were just some random shots Arthur took during the day on Halloween. Nothing fancy. Nobody's dressed up--we didn't have any themes or concepts for a shoot. Just normal ole picture taking by a proud daddy, with a normal ole mom trying to avoid the camera!! :)