The Cutest Smile

These pictures were taken on October 9th. It shows all of his teeth and even the one that is coming in on the top front. He loves his teeth, but I realize that teeth are a very curious thing for babies. He loves to feel his teeth with his tongue and now he grinds his teeth sometime, which cannot be good. He is a teeth growing pro...that's for sure!!

Lincoln's Blessing...

Some fun memories from Lincoln's blessing in California. He was blessed on the same day as his cousin so that was fun. We went to my grandparents house after where my grandpa grilled up some delicious carne asada. I still cannot believe how much he has changed in the past 6 months.

Family Pics...

When we went to California for the Ragnar we took some family pictures. I cannot believe How much Linc has changed in 6 months!! He was only three and a half months and had a recent hair cut so his hair is short. We went to the San Juan Capistrano mission to take these pictures. It was a beautiful day!



To this day Lincoln loves to sit on Dave's shoulders...he also enjoys eating his head when he can get the chance, but often times if Linc gets fussy all Dave has to do is put him up on his shoulders and he is content.

I absolutely love my little guy...such a sweetheart!!


Later that day we went to Huntington Beach. This was Linc's first time at the beach. He LOVED it!!! He liked putting his little feet in the sand and digging his toes in it.





Toward the end of the session he started to get fussy so we walked him down to the shore and he was calmed immediately by the ocean waves. As usual he always loves playing with his dad and being flown up high in the air.



We absolutely loved that day and now thanks to my wonderful sister and her awesome skills we have memories of that day.

Mouths are not just for talking...

I have noticed Lincoln using his mouth a lot more...not just to talk, but to other things as well. The other day I caught him turning the pages to his little toy with his mouth. He had done it several times and when I finally started filming he was pretty much to the end of that "reading" session. He is a clever and curious little guy.

My Little Zumba Man!!

I was giving Linc some food and I was listening to Single Ladies for a Zumba routine and I was waving my arms. Next thing I knew he was copying me and doing the same thing! (Later that week I started to turn it into a wave, which we are still working on...although he does pretty well most times)

Zumba Love...

I started teaching Zumba last Thursday again and went from 2 classes to 3 classes to 5 classes all by Saturday morning. I forgot how much fun it is to teach...and to exercise!! I think the last time that I had worked out was when we were training for the So Cal Ragnar in April!! All I have to say is it is good to be back. Last Wednesday and Thursday I was reviewing my music and remembering routines. There was a point when I was looking on my phone trying to figure something out. Linc was playing on the floor in the living room and I was on the couch. He crawled over to me and was at my knees. I noticed that he would tilt his head to the side so that I could see him, when I would make eye contact with him he would get so happy. I stopped what I was doing and switched to video so the I could film him. You will notice that his head leans to the side every so often...he was so cute and just wanted my attention. He sure knows how to get it!! Sorry for the sideways video, I forget that when I use my phone I have to hold it a certain way to get the video to be the right way.

Tickle Time and the big FOUR STEPS!!

After we had put Linc down in his crib, we realized that he was not quite ready for bed. We brought him down for a little play time. Dave loves to wrestle, tickle, and just play with Linc and Linc has no objection to it! I think the bean bag is their favorite place to play. Linc is climbing all over the bean bag now and has realized that the can use it to his advantage to get to places he could not before, like the couch. He is a brave little guy, sometimes too brave. He dives off of the bean bag to get off of it, luckily he has not gotten hurt. He actually hasn't had any bumps or bruises that I can think of. He is one tough cookie. I have to apologize for the dark video, we don't have a ceiling light in our living room, just a lamp.
These two videos are actually right before Linc decided to take those amazing first 4 steps. We tried to get video of him trying to walk, but the playing had gotten him all tired out he just kept lunging towards me and then crying. So unfortunately, we didn't get good footage of him...we are trying though.
For a quick recap of how those steps went:
I was holding him at arms length and letting him go so he could stand and then saying come her Linc...he would take a step or two and then lunge forward. Dave came and joined in the fun and after quite a few times of the 1-2 steps he took 3!! We were so amazed we did it again and the was when he took 4 steps!! Dave went to get the video camera and then that is when Linc became tired and cranky and did not want to perform. Dave was really happy that he was able to take part in Linc's first steps. It was a wonderful family moment.