Sunday was a busy day for Hayden. In this video he shows the responsibility he has for ensuring that Boone's water is clean and highly oxygenized. It is a job he takes very seriously. Of course, the added advantage is that he also makes sure that the kitchen floor (which had already been swept and mopped) is clean. Hayden is quite the little helper.
Hayden loves playing with the lunchboxes...and ordering his lunch while he does. He can explain the engineering of the lunchbox and demonstrate the mechanics of the lunch box handle. And yes, he does want fries with that.
This video was taken on Sunday, like the one below of him cruising. On a side note, Shane and I noticed another new tooth on Sunday. This one is on the bottom on the right-hand side of his two teeth. The teeth are just erupting all over!
Hayden has been cruising along the coffee table for a couple of weeks now. This is just the first time that I have had the camera handy to film it. This is the first time that Hayden has worn shorts and a t-shirt. The weather has finally improved and is warm enough for him to dress for the summer.
Hayden has a blue hippo that his cousins, Jacob and Lilly, learned to walk with. Yesterday, Shane, Hayden, Boone and I were playing in the front yard with the hippo. Hayden started to walk behind the hippo for the first time...rather than push it while crawling. Since then, he has been crawling with his right foot flat against the floor. He continues to get more and more ready to walk. At this point in time, I would not be surprised if he is walking by his first birthday!
Hayden has started eating his bananas with the help of a fork. The bananas are too slippery and he cannot catch them in his fingers...so we tried a fork. Hayden struggles to stab the banana; but, once it is on his fork, he can take the fork and put the fruit in his mouth.
What can I say? He is so clever. Looks and brains...a killer combination.
Hayden has figured out the fine science of eating a cheerio. This video does not show his finger dexterity very well....but it is still cute, especially when the cheerios are stuck to his hand!
Shane and I have bought Hayden a new car seat. He is too big for the car seat he currently has and he will soon be able to ride facing forwards. So we bought a deluxe one that can be rear-facing as well as forward-facing. It reclines and is so padded that I would be surprised if Hayden can stay awake in it! Now we just have to figure out the mechanics of getting it installed in the car!
...I had to put this video on here. Hayden continues to talk so much and is so animated when he does. He is just so chatty; in fact, he wakes up at 6am and starts chatting right away after being asleep for twelve hours! He talks himself to sleep at both nap times and does not stop all day when he is awake.
BIG NEWS! - Hayden now has both top teeth through the gum. I was at work yesterday, and Shane said that Hayden was pretty grizzly all day...now we know why! - That second tooth was popping through the gum! He will soon have a smile that shows all four front teeth!
Shane and Hayden have this game they play together. Hayden takes Shane the spinning top and shows him that he wants him to press it. Shane does...with speed and noise...which makes Hayden crawl away as fast as he can, usually screaming and giggling. When Shane stops, Hayden stops. Hayden goes back removes the spinning top from Shane and then takes it back to him. The game then repeats. It's hilarious. I honestly don't know who has more fun...Shane or Hayden!!!
