The Social Butterfly

The past two weekends, Baylor's Rugby Club has had games on campus.  They give Little Ted and I the opportunity to run around outside while daddy coaches from the sidelines.  The temperature has finally dropped, so we can actually enjoy ourselves when we're outside.

This weekend was particularly entertaining.  After running around the field for awhile, we returned to the parked stroller for a drink break.  Two (female) college students were seated nearby, and Little Ted struck up a conversation.  They said hi, but he refused to say hi back.  He just shook his head and said, "No!  No!  No!"  He inched his way closer to them, though, so he could sit next to them and wrinkle his nose at them (I need to get this on camera - it's very funny).

Later, we walked past one of the campus rec workers (again female).  She was sitting in a cart, and this time Little Ted waved hi and chatted with her.  He quickly lost interest when he spotted a hound dog.  The owner (a female) let him talk to and pet the dog.  Apparently, this was an invitation, because Little Ted plopped himself down next to her on her blanket and chatted with her about the "big dog" and rugby.  He wasn't too happy when I dragged him away so we could get out of the sun and rest at home.

Clearly, my son has no trouble with the ladies.

Alumni Fest 2011

We spent this Labor Day weekend at the Baylor Rugby Association's Alumni Festival.  Little Ted, in particular, really enjoyed himself because this was the first year that he could play with the other children there (last year, he was still learning how to walk!).  He had fun in the bounce house (after the older kids cleared out), and I had to drag him away - twice.  Even though he was too tired to bounce (or even sit up), he didn't want to leave.

When Little Ted wasn't in the bounce house, he made friends with the dogs at the event and played with Jaxson, the son of one of Ted's friends.  The two played nice - most of the time - but they did get into a rather comical spat over some toy cars.  I think that was the first time that I've seen Little Ted argue with a child his own age.

While I chased Little Ted around, his daddy coached the forwards in the Men's Rugby club and spent a little time on the field.  Can you find him in these photos?

We're using the last day of our long weekend to recover - Ted's nursing a few sore muscles, Little Ted is getting back into his routine, and I'm working to catch up on lost sleep.  All in all, these were small sacrifices to make to spend time with old friends.

Is it over?

This summer, we've had at least 80 days of 100+ degree weather, with at least 20 of those days being in a row. Most days, it was even too hot to sit in Ted's kiddie pool (hot weather + hot tap water = unpleasant experience).  But today - all of the sudden - we're down to the mid 80s for our high temp.  Could the summer swelter finally be over?  We're not sure, but we're going to make the most of the cooler weather by enjoying it - outdoors!

How 'bout them Bears!

BU Quarterback, Robert Griffin III, makes the rounds on ESPN after Baylor's big win over TCU.

2yr Doctor's Visit

Little Ted had his 2 yr old check up about a month ago.  He is about 34 inches tall and weighs 27 lbs.  That puts him at about the 40th percentile for height and in the upper 40s for weight.  I'm not sure how many inches his head is around, but he's still around the 95th percentile in head size.  In other words, he still has his mommy's big head.

Baby Crazy

After we left Corpus Christi, Little Ted went into "baby" withdrawal.  By "baby," I mean his cousin, Matthew.  ("Baby" is Little Ted's name for all kids.)  While cousin Matthew was around, Ted was his shadow and wanted to do everything his cousin did.

Feeling sorry for Little Ted, I thought I could cheer him up by showing him some baby videos on YouTube.  That was a mistake - now he is obsessed with watching baby videos.  His favorite is below - the trailer for the Babies movie.

Beach Trip

While we were in Corpus Christi, we took Little Ted for his first visit to the beach.  When we got there, he dragged me to the shore and wanted to go farther into the water than I was willing to take him (no fear, this one).  He also loved the sea gulls and wanted to chase them down.  Unfortunately, mommy wasn't quite well enough to be up for that.  So he spent most of the time getting sand all over himself.  Poor thing - he even had sand on his eyelashes.  But I guess that's part of the adventure of going to the beach.  :-)

Little Ted's 2nd Birthday

Little Ted turned two on July 15th, exactly one week after my surgery.  We had a small celebration at home, and we saved the "official" party for our Corpus Christi visit the following week so we could celebrate with family.

My mother-in-law put together a very nice party, and lots of family was able to come.  We had good food, cake, and a pinata - what more could you ask for?

Below are some of my favorite pics:

 The Birthday Boy (with his cake hat) and daddy

 All smiles after hitting the pinata

 Cake time!

 Eating cake with Grandma

And this is the best of them all - Four generations of Teds!

You can see the rest of the party pictures in the slideshow below:

Grr!

Little Ted doing one of his favorite things - growling.  In fact, he has it down to an art form.  He's also very good at snarling.

From July 2011

My favorite part - he even entertains himself with his growling.

Oldie but Goodie

This video is from March, and it shows Little Ted enjoying one of his favorite pastimes, playing in the dirt.  Of course, we don't have actual dirt in our "backyard," so the potting soil from the planters is his substitute.  What can I say; all little boys love dirt.

From Videos

Cousins

As some of you know, I had surgery about a month ago to have my gallbladder removed.  My mother-in-law came out to help take care of Little Ted (thank you!), which meant that he had a playmate to enjoy, his cousin Matthew.  The two had a good time, as you can see from these pictures.

OK, so I think Ted actually had a better time than Matthew, but Matthew was a good cousin and patiently put up with his baby cousin's constant desire to follow him and do all the same activities.

As for me, I'm all recovered now.  We are all happy life is back to normal - 4 weeks is far too long to be out of commission.