Just an Update.....

We recently did a major clean up of our screened porch to allow David another room to play in. It was something we've wanted to do for a while and it feels good to have finished the project. David has enjoyed the new space.

After watching mom and dad sweeping the porch, the broom became David's favorite toy :-) He is playing here.....this is not child labor!!
When he is not playing in the porch David still loves his house toy and is always finding new ways to make us laugh. Here he is "hiding" and popping out.
David plays hard. I mean he takes his toddler job of playing VERY seriously. He is soooo dirty by the end of the day. Daddy got a close up of his dirty little face and, yes, that is a ladybug on his lip.......
But playing isn't the only thing that makes him dirty......eating does too!!!

Water!!

David LOVES playing in the water. He was recently introduced to the pool :-). He watched Mom fill it and then.....

Play Time!!!

Bath-Time:

David LOVES eating the bubbles.....it makes a precious little "santa clause".

Update

It's been a busy Spring for the Shedd's which is why this blog update has been so long in coming....These are just a few pictures of what we have been up to and we will try to update more often throughout the summer.

The first big thing we did this Spring was find out our next bundle of joy was going to be a GIRL!!!!!! We are so excited!!! Mom can't wait to buy pink stuff and Dad, well Dad doesn't yet realize he is going to lose his heart to a little pink bundle :-)
The second big "happening" of the Spring was that Tim tore his Achilles Tendon. OK according to the Dr. it wasn't "torn"... it was "shredded". UGH!! Obviously he was in quite a bit of pain for a while and he had to have surgery on it. However, we are now on the home stretch of recovery...two more weeks in a cast and then a few months of rehab. Hopefully he will be back to 100% by October when Baby Girl makes her appearance. I know it's a bit disturbing but here is a picture of Tim's leg post-surgery/pre-cast:

In May we had a fun Hertz Family visit for the Columbus Airshow. My parents and brother and sister-in-law and their kids came for a visit. It was a great time and I guess it was so much fun I didn't take enough pictures!!!! David had so much fun playing with his cousins and it was really really nice for Tim and I to have some company. I did manage to get this picture of Tim and David waiting for the Thunderbirds to do their show:
Also this spring we took David to the Zoo in Memphis. He doesn't have alot of exposure to animals since we don't have a dog and except for the stray cat that haunts our yard he hasn't really seen animals up close but he LOVED the monkey babies (birds of feather???.....):

Memphis was sweltering the weekend we went to the Zoo but they had a fountain the kids could play in and that helped cool everyone off including mom:
The rest is just a few pictures of David (and mom and dad) doing a few of our favorite activities. David LOVES slides:
And his water table:
And reading with Daddy:
And hanging out with mom (June 11 is my last day of flying until Baby Girl comes so not too many more pictures with mom in the flight suit):
And of course, everyone's favorite Spring activity......EATING POPSICLES!!!!!!

DAVID IS WALKING!!!!!

One week before his first birthday David amazed us and started walking!!!! Well, ok, it's really more like "tottering" but to his proud parents it's amazing!!! Enjoy......

Finally Updating....with BIG NEWS

It's been a while since we have updated our blog. Since Christmas David has been growing by leaps and bounds and is now very close to walking. He continues to completely own his parents' hearts!!

One of his favorite activities is playing in the tupperware cabinet while mom and dad work in the kitchen. We only hope one of us doesn't break an ankle on all of the tupperware that is perpetually on the floor.
While banging tupperware is fun what he really likes doing is helping Dad with chores: here doing dishes with Dad....
And helping with the laundry:
Other than banging tupperware and helping Dad his other favorite activities are bath time and eating!! If he hears the bath running he will crack his parents up by RUSHING into the bathroom in whatever state of undress he may be in.....then the splashing begins!!

As for eating, he continues to "sing" (i.e. groan) while he eats and for the most part is a great eater!! He is very comfortable with table food and surprisingly enough his FAVORITE thing to eat is green beans!! I love this video because (for those of you who don't believe me) you can see him choose to eat a green bean over cheerios (which are also on his tray).

We are so proud of David and can't believe how much he has enriched our lives. He is going to be a FANTASTIC big brother!! Yup, that's right God has blessed us with another child!! We are expecting our newest bundle of joy on Oct 1st!! We are beside ourselves with joy and excitement!!!! Here is the fist pictures of David's little sibling:

I AM GOING TO BE A BIG BROTHER!!!!!!!

Merry Christmas!

It's been a while since we blogged. We had a wonderful holiday and, as usual, after all of the festivities and fun was over we were disappointed at the number of pictures we took (or didn't as the case may be). However we did get some good ones to share with you:

Daddy and David on Christmas Eve:

Mommy and David on Christmas Eve (and introducing David's top teeth!)
We went to Williamsburg with Momma Shedd and Todd. They completely spoiled David and he LOVED it!!!
While in Williamsburg we toured Jamestown. It was a Great Tour albeit cold:

This is Momma Shedd and an Early Settler :-)
COLD!!!!
We went to the Yorktown Pub for Yummy Clam Chowder and discovered David LOVES pickles....wonder where he gets that :-)

On Christmas David (who had already been spoiled by the Shedd's) was further spoiled by Aunt Mary Lauren (thanks for the noisy Elmo!!)
And by Uncle Stephen and Aunt Jenni:
All in all it was a WONDERFUL first Christmas for David. We are very thankful that we got to see and spend time with family and appreciate everything you did to make David's first Christmas so nice.

Santa Claus

This evening we went to the base Christmas Tree lighting.....and Santa Claus showed up for a photo opportunity :-)

Mommy and David in the wind and cold....
Daddy and David.....
David was all smiles with Santa....
And fascinated by his beard.....