Wheeeee!

Nana and Pops gave Lincoln his own Chateau (for real, it says that on the box!) for Christmas, and he's really getting the hang of it. To utilize the Chateau completely, two people are needed - one to help him climb up to the bridge and one to catch him at the bottom of the slide. This weekend I was on climb duty while Allyson waited to catch.

Here I go!

Wheeeee!
I help him get to the edge, and he leans forward to slide. There are a few seconds of "no hands" that he loves. Notice the eyes closed and roller coaster hands - he's a real daredevil! He squeals and claps at the end. You can also see by my stance in the background that I'm mimicking the catch position. I've done this a few times!!!!!!

(It's comical that the box said Chateau because we often refer to Lincoln as "French Link-ee." He says Mama with a French accent! I'm sure one day that will be a Texas Twang, but for now I love French Link-ee)

Daddy's Dove Bar

Daddy shared a bite of his Dove Bar tonight, and Linky appreciated it very much! Who doesn't love chocolate covered ice cream? Thanks Dad!

Daily Specials

Big Boy Eating continues at the Kuhlman's . . . Lincoln's menu today consisted of strawberry fruited yogurt, spanish rice, a bit of cheese quesadilla, turkey, cheese slices and Cheerios! Of course he had plenty of bottles to go with his meals, and I added a small bottle of whole milk as a pre-breakfast snack. He loved it! Here he is eating his supper and holding his big bottle! So big!

Later Linc and Daddy did some work on the computer. I don't know how much work they did because it looked like they were having too much fun!

Latest Favorite

Lincoln found a new favorite food this weekend . . . pancakes!!! Since I love pancakes so much, I thought I'd let Lincoln try them too. He gobbled them up so fast and kept reaching for more! I agree that Cindi's pancakes are super. Normally I put butter and grape jelly on mine, but I didn't think he was ready for all that. He was in heaven with plain ones, so we'll stick with that for now. His cheeks are full of pancakes in this picture.

Just hanging out

We had nothing on our agenda this Saturday, except to play! Linc stayed in his pjs until lunch and loved hanging around in his long johns. I finally dressed him to accompany me on an errand (lamp shopping-exciting!), and he looked too cute in his little outfit. Thanks Aunt Ally!

Yes, there's a scratch on his face! He's dives into and onto EVERYTHING, and I think we're lucky he hasn't gotten too beaten up yet. The incident report would read: cleaned wound, applied cream, and gave lots of TLC! (Lincoln could have done without the extra TLC as he was too busy trying to get into something else.)
He's decided Tickle Me Elmo is pretty funny. The vibrating part scared him at first, but now he thinks that's the best part. After a long day of playing, I got a few sweet hugs when it was time for bed.

(No) Snow Day!

Lincoln and I had the most wonderful day today - work was cancelled and we had a Snow Day! (Strangely there was no snow, but I hear there was ice on some roads.) We played so much and did lots of laughing. Linc does this really funny thing when you're holding him lately. He leans around to look inquisitively in your face then busts out in a smile. I don't know what he's doing, but it's hilarious. He played with lots of toys, we watched the Baby Einstein sign language video (slowly working on this one), and he tried several new foods (mozzarella cheese, Lean Cuisine pizza crust, and a bite of Reece's cup). Even though he hated bananas the first time I served them I tried again today, and it was met with much excitement! I'm so happy to add bananas to our routine because I LOVE them. (Seriously I eat one every day!) I adjusted Lincoln's feeding schedule to more normal breakfast, lunch and dinner times, and it seems to be working well. He naps better and is getting more food (I think).

I took tons of pictures today, and this is all that was blog-able! He lunges at me every time I whip out the camera. Here are a few cute ones:

He's constantly feeling his top gums with his tongue. I think we're close to some top teeth!

The cup: Lincoln will drink from his sippy cup but prefers to turn it upside down and chew on it. Where are these teeth already?!?!

Mmmmm Macaroni and Cheese

Lincoln had his first taste of a good old classic tonight! I made grilled chicken (healthy) and macaroni and cheese (no so healthy) for dinner, and Lincoln got to have a taste!

He wasn't sure at first, but he really did enjoy it. He sucked of the cheese and finally chewed the noodle. He readily opened up for another bite!
An hour later . . . macaroni and cheese makes little boys happy! (Oh, and naked baby makes him happy too!) We're on a food mission around here, so stay tuned for lots more "first" posts. I'm working on different tastes and textures and am feeding him whatever I'm eating. He's very curious but sometimes skeptical. So far, nothing beats sweet potato fries!

A Slinky For Linky

"Cool - my slinky! I'm gonna grab it!"

"Mom, watch me throw my slinky around. Are you ready? Here I go!"(clapping) "Yay! I threw that so far, Mom! I'm a big kid!"

New Game!

Lincoln and Daddy played a new game this weekend, and Lincoln loved it! I didn't catch the first run on video, but he was laughing so hard we were all in tears! What fun!

A little outside time!

It warmed up a bit today (50 degrees!) so we played outside for a bit. Lincoln inspected each leaf and enjoyed tossing them in the air. He looked so cute in his Razorback gear! I got him ready to cheer for the Hogs in the Liberty Bowl today . . . too bad the game is not until Saturday! (I was sure it was on Friday and couldn't believe when Kevin couldn't find it on tv.) Don't worry though, he definitely has more Razorback attire to wear.