Are you missing us?

Sadly, I have not been able to do much posting lately because I don't have a camera to take pictures. And, who wants to read my thoughts on stuff? I know people just want to see pictures of a tiny baby stud. My little camera has been broken for awhile and I broke the lens on my nice one. So, I am struggling on a daily basis because Tate is so cute and doing so many cute things and I have no camera. I am an artist without a paintbrush here! These pictures I took with my camera phone. But, he is still cute with his puffy cheeks! I am surprised I haven't kissed them off yet!

Tate is Eight Months Old!!

Tate is eight months old today. Nathan and I were looking at a picture of Tate from the day he was born and we can't believe how much he has changed! He is so interactive and fun these days. He loves to sit up and play with his toys. He isn't crawling yet, but he can get anywhere he needs to go by rolling. He can make it from one room to the next when you turn your head for a second. He loves to say Dada and Mama (or just Mom sometimes). He usually whispers when he says dada, which always makes us laugh. Tate also loves to laugh and will crack up whenever we laugh. It is a chain reaction....he does something funny, we laugh, he laughs, which makes us laugh even harder. What a fun age!

Tate's First Haircut

Tate's hair has been looking a little shaggy lately, so we decided to give him a haircut yesterday. I am not a professional hairdresser anyways, but trying to give a haircut to a squirmy baby is not easy! I was just glad that I didn't poke him with the scissors or leave his hair with chunks missing. He looks so cute and so much more grown up. Also, his hair looks a little red in these pictures....it is just our red curtains nearby. Tate is a little blondey boy.

Before the Haircut...

After the Haircut!

Second Cousin for Tate in a Week!

Calvin (formally known as Cooper) Charles Hess was born to Brandon and Calli Hess on Tuesday morning. We went and saw him on Tuesday night at the U hospital. He is such a sweet little boy and is a miracle baby! He was supposed to have so many problems and there were so many scares in the pregnancy...we are so grateful he is here and healthy! We had fun visiting with Aubrey and Bracken (their other kids) in the hospital. Bracken kept calling Tate, "Baby Tape," and was obsessed with holding him. He just turned 3 and is such a funny little boy! He kept saying, "Baby Tape..he so cute." :)

(I only have one picture of the baby because I had a traumatic experience- I dropped my camera in the parking lot of the hospital and it broke. So, I have experienced PTSD and cried. I am only now able to blog again....)

One more thing....Happy Birthday Calli (Friday)! We love you!

Preppy Baby

Welcome to the World, Trey Hess!

Nathan's brother Darren and his wife Julie had their fourth child last night, Trey Hess. He is the 14th Hess grandchild and Tate's closest cousin. We went up to Ogden yesterday to see the brand new baby. Tate had fun seeing his cousins and kept giving his cousin, Jennica, hugs. It was pretty sweet! There is another baby on the way that should be here on Tuesday and another later this summer- all boys! Tate will have three cousins his same age to play with!!!! These pictures were taken when little Trey was just about 35 minutes old. He is such a sweet little boy

Wii Fit and Other Fun Stuff

We are so excited because we got our Wii Fit yesterday in the mail. For those of you who don't know about the Wii Fit, it is awesome! It is a little balance board that weighs you, tells you your center of balance and is used for over 40 fitness activities. Yesterday, we did step aerobics, push ups, hula hoop, skiing, running and a bunch of other fun stuff. I am hoping that this will motivate me to work out!! (That is the plan, anyways!)

Also, here are some cute pictures of Tate that I have taken over the past week. Such a fun baby boy!

Tate's New Toy

On a Walk When the Weather Was Actually Nice (not 40 degrees and raining like today)

He is Getting so Big!