First Hair Cut

Doran's hair was getting very long, but Devin and I just couldn't cut it! We just wanted him to stay our baby forever. Something about cutting their hair makes babies seem so much older. Once it got to the point his hair came down past his eyes, we decided we better cut it. Poor kid, he couldn't see. We just used the flowbee (yes, we have a flowbee) and gave it a little trim.

I still haven't taken an after picture and it is already grown a lot! But, these are the before pictures.

Doran almost died today.

I was working on the computer this morning and Doran was playing in the same room. He walked over to me and seemed distressed. His mouth was moving funny. It took me a second to catch on that he was chocking. I picked him up and tried to scoop inside. Nothing. He was really starting to panic. But he wasn't coughing or breathing. His face was turning red. I pounded on his back. Nothing. I started to panic, but luckily my brain kicked in, if I didn't get whatever was stuck out, he was going to die. I switched him around and put his stomach on my leg and pounded his back. It took a while and I was terrified that it wasn't working. I thought about going to find my phone to call 911, but decided to keep trying. Finally, he started to gag. Terrifying, but a good sign. I kept pounding and he kept coughing and gagging and whining. It wouldn't come out.

But it went down.

He coughed for a few minutes after and cried and kept touching his throat in and the inside of his mouth. Then, he was fine. I called the nurse and she said to bring him in because I had no idea what it was that he swallowed. I knew it wasn't food though.

We're still not 100% sure what it is, but the doctor says it looks like a quarter. I have no idea where he got it from. We'll find out in 2-3 days. I will be deep cleaning my house this weekend. On the search for anything small.

I've been an emotional wreck all day. I know he's okay, but I know that he really could have died. I'm so thankful to have my little baby.

Quick visit and a trip to the park.

My parents made a quick stop at our house and the way to pick Preston up from college. We did a few of Doran's favorite things with them: feed the ducks, play at the park, and chase bubbles.

This is Doran at the ducks. He loves dropping bread into the water.

Grandparents are so much fun!

My Mom would blow the bubbles with the wand and my Dad and Doran would chase them around and pop them with a stick.

Grandpa and Doran

Swings

Doran's favorite thing to do is swing at the park. He has got to the point that he knows we are almost to the park by the landmarks close by the park. To get to his favorite park, we have to go up a windy hill and then as we head down he starts kicking and squealing when he sees the cross walk. You can't even see the park yet, but he knows we are almost there. It always surprises me how smart he is.

We are so lucky to have at least 4 parks in walking distance. We like going to different park (and by we, I mean me. It's nice to get a change of scenery and walk different distances).

COOKIE!

Doran loves cookies. He is truly my son. Our friend got baptized this last weekend and I made 2 different batches of cookies to take. Doran could not handle the fact that I wouldn't let him have any. He just whined: "Cookie, Cookie, Cookie" So, we let him have his own cookie.

These were chocolate s'more cookies from my favorite blog, Sally's Baking Addiction, in case you were wondering. They were yummy.

He loved that cookie so much, that later that night he decided to learn how to walk in order to get a cookie. He's been walking ever since.

The next time I baked he couldn't even wait for them to get out of the oven! They were muffins but he thought the were cookies.

Chasing Bubbles

Doran has been so restless, we have been taking him and his walker outside to burn off some energy. He really enjoys pushing the walker around and going where ever he wants. He likes going over speed bumps and he likes to go towards the big street.

This particular time, we took the bubbles out and let him chase them.

Dino Pillow

Devin's Mom sent Doran a dinosaur pillow case. Doran knew right away that it was HIS pillow. He doesn't usually like to share it and he likes to go lay his head down on it every now and then. It has actually been very helpful to know when he is sleepy. He just grabs his pillow and lays down.

Beans go in ears?

Doran has a new habit of putting everything in his ears. Beans, peas, make up brushes, anything that might fit. He thinks it is hilarious. He laughs and makes noises. I think he likes to hear the difference when something is inside his ears.

We have been trying not to recognize it when he does it, because that just encourages him.