Hanging out

Truman and Minnie always hang out together. Truman loves to stick things out Minnie's doggie door. At any given moment there will be a large pile of both dog toys and kid toys hindering Minnie's exit. Whenever Tru goes up stairs to take nap or bathtime, or bedtime, he always calls to Minnie to come up stairs too. Truman is also a very good dog walker as you can see. What a pair. ~Marc

Easter Pics (a little late)

Whew! I can't believe Easter has come and gone already. We had a fun time with family with a marathon all day two family Easter party day. There was a fun Easter egg hunt with eggs filled with candy and money at my sister's and we all got into it. Truman found a few eggs and made a $1.90, which is good because he really needs to start earning his keep around here. Here are some pics to enjoy

Truman, the egg head
Some of the gang enjoying the hunt
Looking for eggs


After Truman found his first egg. He looks like he is very proud of himself
Cheezin it up for the camera



Tru with his Easter basket. A coloring book with stickers and a wind up toy chicken that lays eggs. I thought he would love that, but he just cried when the eggs fell out.

St. George, Utah

We took a little vacation down to Southern Utah (St. George) and enjoyed some warmer weather for a bit. Of course of all the things that we could forget to pack, we forgot the camera. So here are some phone pics of our trip.
This is the where is Marc picture

One of many in the Joshua Tree Forest
High in the mountains of St. George - teeming with wildlife.

Catch up

Wow.... It's been a long time since I updated this blog. It's very nearly spring time and Truman has done a lot of growing since I last updated at Christmas. Truman is in the "busy baby" stage. He is walking all over, climbing on furniture and constantly rearranging my pantry. He figured out the stairs last week and tries to escape upstairs any chance he gets. We're still working on getting him to say more words, but for now it's just "mama, dada, baby, and BaZoom". Well, BaZoom is not really a word, but it's something that Marc has said to Truman ever since he was little to entertain him while he is strapped in his car seat when we're on a drive. So, Truman thinks it's a real word, and it's super cute to hear him say it.
Here are some pics I have taken over the past few months that show a little bit of what life has been like for us lately.

When I realized that I couldn't leave anything that isn't taped shut in reaching distance of baby hands


Truman LOVES to read books



He's a Climber


#1 Favorite Food: Peanut butter and Jelly Sandwiches



Favorite place to play: In my cupboards


...and under the table

Favorite buddy: MINNIE!

Christmas Smiles

We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas. We sure had a lot of fun at our house this year. Truman was all smiles on Christmas morning, even though he doesn't really know what all the fuss is about. He gave us some good cheeser's for the camera. Thanks Bud!



Truman after opening presents. All that paper was sure fun to crunch up.

Tru and Dad with his new "Ugly Doll". He loves it

This has got to be one of my favorite pictures of all time. What a little ham!

On the up and up

Truman had his semi annual Cardiology appointment last week and things are still looking good. He had to have a sedated echo cardiogram, which basically is an ultrasound of his heart, so they could look at all of the arteries, veins, valves and chambers to see how everything is working. It took about forty five minutes to complete the whole ultrasound, so Truman had to be given some medicine through an IV so that he would stay still. He basically just took a nap while they completed it, which is good because he never would have stayed still without the medicine. He gets so anxious when we are in the hospital and screams when any nurse or doctor comes near him. Poor thing probably remembers everything he went through after he was born.

Anyway, the cardiologist told us that according to the ultrasound nothing much has changed and that he is still doing very well. His heart looks strong and shows no signs of working too hard. I was pretty sure that's what we were going to hear, but it was still a relief to hear it straight from the doctor. They will still need to monitor him every six months until he is two years old just because the rate of growth is so fast during that time and they will need to make sure that everything is okey dokey. We just need to keep watching him to make sure he is not struggling to breathe or getting tired too easily.

Truman is at a very fun age right now. He's getting more mobile and starting to get into drawers and banging doors. He loves to be in the kitchen with me when I'm cleaning, especially when I am loading or unloading the dishwasher. He can be on the other side of the house and hears dishes clanging and he be lines it right over to watch me. He is such a cute kid. He's also been a little timid about walking, but he has taken up to 6 steps at one time. He just does it when he feels like it. I hardly ever can get him to do it on command (like when someone comes over to visit). He definitely is his own little person.

Mystery Inc.

This Halloween we were out solving a mystery. It took some Scooby snacks, but Scooby did have a few smiles. Truman was the star and the bad guys would've gotten away with it if it we didn't stop them.