17 Months Old (late!)

I've gotten behind on posting... eeks! Chasing a toddler around sure keeps us busy these days. Let's see if we can catch up on life in the past 3 weeks or so...

Brewery #56 - Carolina Bauernhaus (Anderson, SC)
My chorus had a concert in Anderson, SC so we took the opportunity to visit a newly-opened brewery in the area. They specialize in sours and wild yeast beers. The Wetmore grandparents were in town for the show, too, so we all got to go!

Grannie and Grandpa are so silly! :)

International Babywearing Week (Oct. 5-10)

Boy, it's hard to keep a toddler still for too long, but we still got a few opportunities for ups in honor of international babywearing week 2016!

Robins Hip Carry in Harmony Grape Haze 6

He likes taking "his" wraps off the shelf to play with them.

Ring sling at Fall for Greenville

Fun with Neighbor Aria

Dargan's next door neighbor buddy Aria is moving away at the end of the month, so they've been enjoying as much time together as they can!

Breweries #57 (Thirsty Monk) and #58 (Blue Ghost) in Asheville

A group of us went up to Bent Creek near Asheville for some trail running and biking, then afterwards we visited Thirsty Monk and Blue Ghost Brewing. Sunday Funday! 

Miscellaneous

It's finally jacket weather!

Grocery shopping is exhausting

Funny guy

Saturday morning smiles

Totally Tubular

Tube surgery was a success! Little man did great with the fasting since midnight and the early wake-up time. He got a little fussy waiting to get called back but we were able to entertain him with mountain bike Youtube videos and the play area nearby.

 

 

They took him back and we barely waited in the waiting area for 10 minutes before they said "okay, come on down to the recovery room!" Dargan was just waking up from the anesthesia when we got there and when he came around BOY he was NOT HAPPY. They told us that was expected because he basically feels drunk/hungover and is hungry/thirsty. You'd be unhappy too, right? So after much consoling we finally got him to eat some Ritz crackers and he was in a much better mood. 

We got home, fed him some more food and then got him down to nap for a bit over an hour. Later he woke up and got lunch, played for a bit, and then went back down for another nap. Usually he only takes one nap but we figured the "excitement" of the day was overwhelming enough to warrant two naps. He went to bed readily before 7:30pm and slept well. Happy to go to daycare the next day!

The rest of the week has been a pretty normal week.

Happy guy

 

"You there.. gimme that camera!"

This weekend will be a busy one, and the Wetmore Grandparents are coming to visit!

Someone's getting tubes...

Yep, we went to the ENT specialist this past Monday and poor Dargan STILL has an ear infection after 2 full rounds of antibiotics. So we got prescribed a third round and were referred for ear tube surgery. We're heading in early tomorrow (Monday) morning - keep us in your thoughts! We'll update as soon as we can.

Exploring the exam room at the ENT

In other news, the past week has been good - he's just all over the place and keeps us busy!

"What mom?" Mr. Independent likes to walk by himself now.

Weekday stop at the TR Tasting Room 

"I will only be happy eating snacks while sitting on your lap. Please and thank you."

Video of Dargan dancing to "Whoop, There It Is"  - it's a link to Scott's Facebook, so hopefully it works.

Brewery #55 - Birds Fly South

More silly dancing from last week

...and back again!

Well, we all survived the week of vacation! Scott and I enjoyed our time on the west coast and got our fill of mountain biking, beer drinking, and beautiful weather (lows in the 40s, highs in the 70s). The pacific northwest is really gorgeous and we both decided if the opportunity were to arise, it would be a great place to live! Just a couple of highlights...

Many breweries were visited

Many bike trails were ridden

And Dargan enjoyed his week with Grammy & Grampy Trenor. He kept them busy, but was well-behaved and happy, plus we got a daily report over the phone and it seemed like all was very good at home! I'll have to post some of the photos they took when we get them - he's got a new trick of "smiling" at the camera with his funny crinkled up nose and showing all his teeth!

We returned to a very happy guy and enjoyed a weekend at home with him. Plus he turned 16 months old!

Visited the TR Farmer's Market on Saturday morning with everyone...

(Photo Credit to Bernie Lowry of Capture the Moment Photos, Inc.)

Just laying on the cat beds, with no pants on, playing with the coffee press.

No shopping cart for Mr. Grumps today, ring sling to the rescue!

 

Sometimes you wanna relax by the pool, sometimes you wanna climb...!

And on Tuesday night, the construction site behind the house had a little visitor to see the awesome bulldozer! "What's dat?!"

 

Updates before departure

Scott and I are about to leave on our first baby-free vacation... for a week! I have mixed feelings, but I'm sure it'll be fine once we're there. Grammy & Grampy Trenor are watching the little man while we're away, and then Grannie & Grandpa Wetmore are coming to visit when we return. Lots of fun!

Just some quick pics from the past week before we head out...

Ready for a neighborhood ride

On the porch

Check out my curls

Hi Harley!

We went to Quest Brewing for a charity event - Dargan enjoyed the hot dogs!

Also had a special visiting wrap - Middle Chair Noir





Saturday morning at the TR Farmers Market. Grammy bought him a pull-along cricket which he thought was sooooo fun!




Then watching Daddy mow the lawn.




Of special note, just in the past couple of days he's started:

- trying to whistle when someone else does it (purses his lips and blows)
- dances to music (video coming later!)
- working on figuring out the shape-sorter blocks

I'm gonna miss this little bug!

Weekly Updates

Not much to report in the past week - finally a pretty calm, normal week! Just a few photos to post.

Snacking at the TR Tasting Room, watching traffic go by.

Got some sweet new shoes! 

Ups in Duet Berkshire

Wraps are fun!

Fun playing with the cat toy

Ruckin' around downtown, and some funny photo-bombers in the background.

Sunday couch snuggles