12-16 months

Happy Birthday Trent! We had a blast at his "Very Hungry Caterpillar" party. He got his first taste of pizza and cake- he liked the pizza and wasn't too sure about the cake (thanks to Joann who makes that best cakes on earth!)

Super Hero buddies!

Showing us that tantrums don't really start at 2 years old.... it's more like 13 months!

Helping Daddy mow the yard. He did most of the trimming afterwards.

KC Zoo- Trent likes to make all sorts of animal noises. He can do sea lion, elephant, cow, lion, sheep and dog.

See the markers in his hands as he plays on the piano with his cousins Jamila and Benjamin. This boy is obsessed with "colors" - crayons, markers or anything that makes a mark. He can correctly recognize several colors at 15 months. His favorites are yellow and purple.


Mackin Park is one of his favorites. I am going to be so sad when it gets too cold to go outside much. We go to the park 2-3 time a week and he loves the slide and swings.

Group of us went to the Omaha Zoo. We had a great time! Cannot wait to take him when he is a little older so he can really appreciate what he is seeing.

No nap at the zoo and he slept the whole way home. I just love this picture- my Trent is at the end of the rainbow!

First go at spaghetti!

Trent was recovering from a virus on Halloween, so we stayed in at the grandparent's houses. He was an adorable monkey (which is so fitting because of his love for bananas). He enjoyed running to the door when the bell rang and seeing the other children come up to the door for candy.


Trent is still growing like a weed - his 15 month appointment he was 30lbs and 34.5 inches long. These days he loves to read and color. He also loves his baseball tee and will even balance a full sized basketball to hit. Dora the Explorer is the only thing on TV he will watch, we keep it to an episode a day. He tries to lift my shirt in public to talk to the baby! Hopefully once his brother is born he will know there is no baby in there.

We recently moved him into his big boy room (aka the old office). It is a baseball themed room- guess who thought of that?! This week we are working on taking the binkie away for good- it has been rough, but we thought it was best to do it before #2 arrived. Only two more months.

Everyday is an adventure and we are so blessed to have such a sweet and loving little guy!

Weeks 39-51

You could say I got a little behind on blogging.... =) I stopped doing the weekly pictures because I forgot for a couple of weeks and I just decided 38 weeks was a good stopping point. So much has happened over the last 3 months! I will do my best to keep this blog brief, considering the time I need to cover.

Trent is really in computers now days. He loves to type and control the mouse. Not only do I have to fight to get the remote from Todd, I now have to compete with Trent.

First Haircut! I am not sure how Grammie did it with Trent squirming all over the place, but it turned out great!

First Royals Game- Trent handled his first Royals game like a pro! I thought he might get upset when the crowd cheered (thankfully we went to the Royals game so there wasn't much cheering), but he seemed to like the clapping. The new Little K setup is really awesome. Trent enjoyed the playground and next time we will give the carousel a go.

Trent with his cute 2nd cousins Brooke and Amanda.

So Big!

Trent loves the water. We took him to the fountains at Zona Rosa and he had a ball. I hope that water is somewhat clean, he drank about a bottles worth.

Fo Hawk after the fountain fun. Trent playing the piano at Grandma & Grandpa Snyder's house. I liked how gentle he pushed the keys. His second time playing was a little more like how hard can I pound on these keys?

Some buddies sitting around eating some grapes.
He will agree to be outside as long as his skin is no where near the grass. I hope this faze soon will pass!

First time eating cheese- he is officially addicted!

Getting clean is hard work, but someone has to do it!

I love his many facial expressions....

John and Kristen's Wedding- The wedding was so beautiful! This shot was from their first dance. That dance got me teary eyed and after the song finished I looked around the table and there were several other ladies showing emotion. Congrats to John and Kristen!!
(my pictures didn't turn out so these are compliments of Nick and Angie)

Trent and Todd at the rehearsal dinner.

Our newest addition to the family!!- Oliver Henry Kluver 8 days old

I must say I miss the newborn stage. Oliver was content to stay in my arms all evening. He is such a cutie.

Trent is quite the ladies man.

Gladstone Pool- Trent first adventure in a public pool. It was 98 degrees outside and the pool felt wonderful! Trent had no problems jumping right in. He insisted he could walk by himself in the shallow pool, and got to taste the water.

Cheese!
If you notice his shirt- Trent is going to be a big brother in late January! We are so excited for the new addition.

Video 1- Trent taking steps

Video 2- Trent shooting a basket

Week 38 & Week 39

Just had to add this picture, he looks like he is pretending to sleep!

Happy Easter everyone! Trent went to visit the Bunny at Zona Rosa and surprisingly he wasn't scared of the giant Bunny. I liked this picture, because he looks like he is a baby in those big arms.

Several people have told me that in the future Trent is going to get me for these pictures. What can I say, he looks adorable in bunny ears!

We decided not to go all out for easter this year, but he did like to suck on the plastic eggs. We got him a couple of books and stuffed animals.

Zona Rosa also had some baby chicks. Trent was in awe of these little creatures.

Grammie and Grandpa got him this hilarious duck that quacks songs. The catch to this duck is you have to figure out what song it is and move your hand to create the rhythm of the songs.

We tried some strawberries and blueberries (a no no I believe for some reason) in his mesh feeder. I am just glad I remember to put a bib on him. Very messy, but he loved his snack!

Our very generous friends sent Trent a Royal Blue Crew Membership. This includes tickets to pretty much any game, hat, backpack, VIP to get front row for kids run on Sunday's after the game, admission to the new Little K and more! Todd is very excited to get Trent out to the park sometime this year. As you can see Trent loved his gift and looks forward to being a lifelong fan of the Royals! Thank you Dunns!

We figured out that if you get tired of reading to Trent (usually about 20 books in) you can place him in his chair and he will do the flipping and narration.

We got a quick swing in before Easter dinner at the Snyder house. Below is a video of the fun.

Week 36 and Week 37

These past weeks have been fun filled and busy! Now that Trent is an expert on crawling our days of setting him down without a care in the world are over. He loves to open and shut drawers, and open Grammies cabinets! He loves to be read to. He has several flip up books that he can open and turn the pages. He will literally sit through 15 books and be grabbing for more. I hope this continues, I really enjoy reading to him.

Caesar is very gentle with Trent. He lets him grab his ears and will even sit very still and will act as support for Trent as he stands. I think as they grow, they will become best buddies.

Trent was checking out the shoppers at Zona Rosa from Barnes and Noble. We picked up "Where is Baby's Belly Button" and a Clifford book.

Todd and I were driving by his home he lived in growing up (by Park Hill) and we went to the park off of 75th street. Trent had a blast, and went down the slide all by himself.

"Look Dad, no hands!"He has been drooling so much the past few days. I am convinced he has teeth coming in, but I have been saying that for about 3 months =).

You cannot see it very well in this picture, but here is his first (and maybe last) mohawk!

Video 1- Trent talking in the car

Video 2- Going down the slide by himself for the first time!

Video 3- Trapped in jail (gate)

Week 35

Week 34- 8 Months- Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Don't worry, he has a diaper under the cover!

This has been quite a week for the baby book records! This week- Trent said "hi" and "bye", started crawling, waved bye-bye, and fielded and threw a ball back to Daddy! He loves his new found freedom. No longer does he fuss when a toy is out of reach, he just hops up on his knees and gets it! Now if I could just teach him that Caesar's bones and rubber squeaky toys are not to chew on- eww!


We had a little St. Patrick's Day photo shoot at home this week. He looked hilarious in his little green bow tie!

Tune in next week for videos of him crawling and playing catch with Todd!

Week 33

Trent is getting closer to crawling. He can now get on all fours with ease, but is still having trouble moving the arms forward. We have lowered the crib, put covers on the outlets, removed a shelf from his changing table, and installed a gate. It seems like the baby proofing will be a long process. I am shocked by the number of areas he can reach without crawling!

We went to a "Messy Morning" class, put on by the NKC school district. He was given pudding, jello, bananas, noodles, and whipped cream. It was a blast! He did not have any trouble making a mess! The little girl across the table, Lily, was flirting with him (see video below).

We finally made it downtown to First Friday to see our favorite Art "Nerdbots"! Uncle Nick and Aunt Angie have an awesome studio displaying their playful nerdy robots. Visit their website www.nerdbots.net to learn more about the bots!

We narrowly missed seeing Trent's godparents John and Kristen at First Friday. Even thought it doesn't look like it, Trent was so happy to see them!

As I type this up, I am realizing we had a very busy day on Friday....messy morning, park, First Friday. We met up with Sarah and Rachel for a quick lunch at Mackin Park (close to Cerner). Trent got to try out the swing for the first time. He liked it as long as he wasn't going too high. Sarah and Rachel are a bunch of nervous nillies when it comes to Trent -"he is going to choke on that!" "he is going to eat the woodchips!" "he is going to fall out of the swing!" Of course none of those things happened. It is sort of cute they are so protective.

Getting ready to go to church.