Pictures from Mommy & Daniel’s Trip to Floyd
Daniel and Jess took a trip up to Floyd this week and left me alone for two days. I missed them terribly, but they did get some cute photos…
In the Big Bed Now
Hi,
Daniel is now four months old and finally ready to sleep in his crib that I made him last summer.
This is both an exciting and sad time for us parental units as we are so happy that he is growing but also so very sad that he is out of his newborn stage. He changes so much each week that I hate having to spend so much time away from him at work and school. We know that it is better that I am gone so much now rather than when he gets older but sometimes I just have to stare at the pictures I have of him and wish I was there. I have to have “Daddy Time” every weekend so that I can catch up with how much he has learned the past week.
Here are a few of the high points that I’ve been there for:
His first cackle, his first big grin, when he grabbed his first toy (The Bone), when he stood on his legs (with me holding him), when he first sucked just his thumb, the fisrt time he noticed I had hair on my face, and now he has noticed he has toes 
If all that seems uber boring to you just wait till you see yours do it. Everything is a little miracle, especially the smiles he gives… they are the best thing in the world.
I would like to end this post with a link to a music video by babyface that made me and my wife both a little teary eyed.
Thank you all for reading
David Bates
The MacDaddy Walker, Better Known as Silly First Time Parents Toy
Hi,
Today my Wife and I decided to take a look around Target to find me a small refrigerator to take to work. We had talked it over and decided that the < $60 one time charge for a refrigerator would save us money as I spend over $50 a month in drinks from vending machines. As the post title suggest, I did not make it home with a mini-refrigerator (:
Baby toys. Baby toys have become much more expensive than I remember. However, never having to buy baby toys before might have skewed my cost ideas. My thinking is <$20 for anything that gets used for less than three months, well, all that went out the window today.
Without further a due let me introduce the Mac Daddy Baby Walker:
This little gem set us back $69 and when my Wife and I saw it we just had to get it for him.
The original price was $99 but this one was on clearance at Target. So all in all it wasn’t a bad deal and the baby seemed to thoroughly enjoy it for at least 15 minutes.
If you would like one for your baby they can still be had at Target.com for $99
I would highly recommend them as they fold practically flat and has plenty of individual toys to keep baby entertained.
Thanks for reading and enjoy the pictures
David Bates
Our Lil Pumkin
Baby Daniel’s first Halloween.
I would have never thought that I would be excited about Halloween again, after I turned 12 or 13 Halloween didn’t hold much interest for me anymore as it was just a time of year to get into trouble. But this Halloween I couldn’t help but be excited as I now have my boy that I can dress up and take tricker-treating! We just couldn’t help but to dress him up as a pumpkin and even though he will probably never remember this day my wife and myself will never forget it.
Take a look and enjoy the slideshow.
Happy Halloween
David Bates
New Baby
Today we had our little baby Daniel Lynn Bates. He is one precious little man. He weighs 6Lbs and 6ounces is and is 19 inches long. He was born at 11:12Am. I am sure that this is just the beginning and I will post more when I can.
That’s it for now
David Bates
