10 Month Photo Proofs are Available

Sky was sick on the weekends at around 9 months. So, we waited until month 10 to do this round of pictures.
Family should feel free to look through our album and tell us if they want any of the pictures and what sizes. Click here. The password is "ainer".

Grandma Loraine

Sky's grandma on father's side.

Sky's Day Care

This video was taken by Miss Laura at Sky's daycare.

From morning Sky to night Sky...

Yesterday, we followed Skylar from early morning until bedtime. We took over 300 pictures of his everyday activities. I have posted the top 200 in a shared shutterfly album.

Click this link to view:

http://skybug.shutterfly.com/action/slideshow?a=67b0de21b3259abf8465&auto=1&m=1&d=1171483781151


Comments Added Feb 26, 2007:

We have taken these 200 photos and made a hard-back book called "Morning Sky to Night Sky". It can be pre-viewed and purcahsed at: share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0FcuGrNy0YuWA

Skylar's Walker

Video Blogging

This little video is part of our daily routine....

First Words

This weekend, Skylar began saying "Dadadada". On Monday, he started saying "Daddy" and "Mmmmammmmama". He really struggled to get out the first "mmm". Tuesday he said "Mommy" pretty clearly.

Why "Big Daddy D?"

Some of you may be wondering, "Why call yourself Big Daddy D?" Before Skylar was born, I had gained so much weight that I had to move up to double and triple XL t-shirts. There is a big size brand called "Big Daddy". I bought a few of their t-shirts and wore them quite frequently. One of these shirts had on it "Big Daddy Cigar Company". I wore this one the day Skylar was born. So, when I started the blog and had to pick a name, this one popped into my head. The "D" was added to distinguish me from the thousands of other Big Daddy's out there. Yet there appears to still be hundreds with the "D".

Sky's First Christmas

Sky...








with Mom

with Dad

with Aunt Tsveti

with Uncle Don

First sign

When Sky was first born, we bought a book on baby sign language. Brandi and I have not been good about learning and using the signs. About the only signs we ever use with Sky are "Mom" and "Dad". This morning, Sky clearly was signing "Dad". Brandi seemed a bit jealous. So, hopefully his first real word will be "Mommy".