Weekend Full O' Firsts

We had a fun Independence Day weekend. We were going pretty much non-stop the whole time but it was fantastic. We actually got to spend some time with Eddie and Gio which is a rarity these days since Eddie's in med-school and quite busy. We went swimming, bbq'd, watched some fireworks and just had fun. Tristan had a whole bunch of firsts this weekend... see below :D

FIRST TIME SWIMMINGAs I've said previously, this kid is a little fish in the bath tub and the pool was no different... just bigger. He thought it was the greatest thing ever! Here he is with his new float-tube. We also took him out and just swam around with him. If we put him on his chest and faced him to Chad or myself, he would reach out and kick to get to us. Smart!

Playing motor-boat with Daddy. He was giggling and smiling the whole time. The first time swimming also led to his first sunburn (very minor). I lathered him up 3 times in 4 hours with sunscreen and he still got a little pink on his shoulders and arms. Dang kid is so pale! I guess next time he will be wearing a t-shirt as well.

FIRST TIME ON A TRAMPOLINELook at that smile! He thought the trampoline was awesome! I got up and bounced him a little bit which he thought was hysterical. He would race around the tramp (usually away from us) turn around and laugh. Chad's sister Jen and her hubby Brandon have quite a fun house, swimming pool, trampoline and numerous toys for Tristan and his cousins to play with once they get a little bit older. He had so much fun but his hands, feet and knees were BLACK from crawling all over the trampoline.

FIRST TIME SEEING HIS NEW COUSINSTristan actually saw Tyler and Matthew on Brandon's birthday on the 30th but he didn't really notice them because there were way too many other people around for him to talk to. On the fourth, we went over to Jen and Brandon's for a BBQ and to hang out. Both boys were sleeping in their swings and Tristan suddenly realized there was someone in there. Here he is trying to get as close as possible, I had to keep grabbing him to keep him from taking a leap off the couch to the swing. That's Tyler in the swing... can't wait until he and his brother Matthew are a little bigger so all the boys can play together!

FIRST FOURTH OF JULYSitting on Daddy's shoulders trying to see the Sandy Fireworks off in the distance. He was more excited about being on Chad's shoulders and pulling his hair and bouncing up and down. We sat out in the front yard and watched the neighbors set off fireworks which Tristan was much more intrigued by than the ones he could barely see.Sitting in Jen and Brandon's front yard watching the neighbor's fireworks. Jen was cold so she borrowed Tristan's blanket for her legs. Once he realized that was his blanket he kept grabbing it and pulling it off her, snuzzling it for a minute and then setting it on the ground. We put the blanket back on Jen and he did it again, and again. Uh-oh... is this a sign of things to come? I'm pretty sure Jen has Tyler and Brandon has Matthew (it's hard to tell without being able to see their faces).

FIRST TIME GETTING SICKNot such a good first but he seems to be doing alright as evidenced by the picture. This was right after I brought him home from the doctor's office and he made himself a little fort with the couch pillows. I noticed on Sunday that he sounded really hoarse when he would cry and was acting like it hurt so I took him into the pediatrician Monday morning. Sure enough, he's sick. He has croup! Apparently he doesn't realize that he's supposed to have that in the winter time, not the middle of summer! I can't complain too much though since he's now 8 months old and this is the first time he's been sick. For being a late-fall baby, we sure lucked out! HAHA I love this picture! He's just so happy!

Quick sidenote: He is up to 21lbs, 8oz as of Monday. His outfits in the pics are all 18 months as well. Such a big boy!