A few more videos

Walts favorite noise to make



getting a bath at Grandmas house

Thanksgiving

I figured I should probably enter my "Thanksgiving" blog before Christmas rolls around, so here it is.

Over Thanksgiving this year Walt took his first long road trip. We thought it would be a good idea to travel during his sleep times, which was good for him, but not so good for us. I feel too old to miss a night of sleep! Overall, Walt did good, he was very happy when he was able to get out of the contrapment that made it oh so difficult for him to move around. He's got a lot to do and a lot to see, he does not have time to be "stuck."

Walt opened his first Christmas presents and it was very cute. He never gets overly excited about new things, but he did really enjoy tearing the paper! Another first for Walt is that he got a tooth! It must not have bothered him too much, because we kind of found it accidentally. Shortly, after he got his second and is sporting two teeth! I got bit last night and it did not feel good! Who would have thought that two little teeth had so much power?

Walt enjoyed being at Grandpa and Grandma Lighthisers and got to meet some of his extended family. He even got to meet his great grandma Hengeveld!

A few things that Walt did not like - Aunt Rachel and Uncle Ted's train that goes around the christmas tree. All the other kids seemed quite excited to watch the train. I sat Walt down with the other kids and the first time the train went around he started crying! He never did really warm up to the train. Maybe, next time! I actually think that is the only thing that he really did not like or that scared him.

Here are some Thanksgiving photos. Walt's first Thanksgiving and you get one guess what his mommy and daddy were thankful for this year?

The new moms of 2009!

Trying to get the boys to all look at the camera at the same time - not possible.

My little Turkey!



Yes, the cutest boy you have ever seen getting a bath in Grandma's sink.

Some pretty boring videos of Walt

This is for people who miss him.

Snow storm

An October snow storm has kept up us cooped up. Walt was getting a little stir crazy so we thought we would take him outside for a bit. He seemed to enjoy his short time out - there was no fussing so I can only assume. Anyone want to come clear our cars? A garage sounds like a really good idea about now.

Our poor bikes - this kills Chris to see them this way.



The Camry





Chris' car under some drifts.

Daddy not sharing....again

Walt likes to get his little hands on anything that he can and thinks his daddy is pretty funny.

Movember

Hi,

I have decided to join a global movement that is bringing much needed attention to cancers that affect men. I’m doing this by growing a Moustache this Movember, the month formerly known as November. My commitment is to grow a moustache all November and I am hoping that you will support my efforts by making a donation. The funds raised go to the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LIVESTRONG).What many people don’t know is that 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime and testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men aged 18-35. Facts like these have convinced me I should get involved. I'll post pics on the blog.

To make a donation, you can either:

• Click this link http://us.movember.com/mospace/27391/ and donate online using your credit card or PayPal account , or

• Write a check payable to ‘Movember Foundation’, referencing my Registration Number 27391 and mailing it to: Movember Foundation, PO Box 2726, Venice, CA 90294-2726.All donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. The Prostate Cancer Foundation will use the money raised by Movember to fund research to find better treatments and a cure for prostate cancer. The Lance Armstrong Foundation will use the money raised by Movember to fund:

• The LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance program which has the goal of improving survival rates and quality of life for young adults with cancer between the ages of 15 and 40. • Research initiatives to further understand the biology of adolescent and young adult cancers.For more details on how the funds raised from previous campaigns have been used and the impact Movember is having please go to http://us.movemberfoundation.com/research-and-programs.

Thank you

sleep

Walt has decided that he can no longer can sleep through the night. I used to brag about what a great sleeper he was, because he used to sleep most of the night very consistently. I'm not really sure what happened, but it is no longer. I will let you all know that I value sleep.....a lot! I'm not very happy about this new thing that Walt is doing. Fortunately, I have a very helpful husband that doesn't mind that much getting up with him at night. Part of this is because he has a new show he is watching on DVD that I don't watch, so he gets to watch that while he feeds Walt, but he still has his moments. Last week we decided that we were just going to let him cry it out. We were going to be strong and just get it over with. Chris was the strong one and I lasted about 7 minutes. We've (I) decided that he was not ready yet, so we continue with the interrupted sleep.

Sometimes, I like to take Walt into bed with us, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Walt tends to be a bit of bed hog, which I don't really mind, but papa is not a fan. He got kicked in the face the other night and little Walt was sent back to his crib.

Our lack of sleep has reminded me of another one of Chris' crazy ideas. I think it was last summer when Chris decided that he no longer needed 8 hours of sleep. He was going to train himself to only need five hours of sleep a night. You know, for obvious reasons.....??? I don't really think he needed more time during the day to do things, I think he just thought it would be "neat," yeah neat! Anyway, that lasted about a week, I think. I don't know if Walt has us in training right now, but it's not working. We just want to sleep a full night again. This is what we want the little butt in the air, sound asleep!