Happy Father's Day!

9. Months. Old.

My countdown has begun to the days of a pre-toddler. A pre-toddler! Why can't we just freeze them where we would like them to stay? Where they are still cute and huggable, or least want to be huggable. He already pushes off of my lap to crawl around, which is really sad cause I just want to hold and love my little baby. However, he's not a baby anymore (Our family dr said that he looked like a tiny 6 year old!), he's a little boy that is changing everyday...


He got a tooth (but I can't get a picture of it...but this attempt was too cute not to share!).


He claps now, and it's soooooo cute! : )

He's waving bye-bye again.

He loves him some baseball!

He is talking your ear off, and I swear he has about 5 words...I don't care what any of y'all say!

He is still trying to crawl on all fours, and he is about to master standing! Pulling to stand is no longer a work in progress, so place a check by that.

He's eating more baby food than we can buy...hopefully we get the go ahead to go with table food at our 9 month check-up. He likes it, so we might as well start.

He doesn't know what "NO" means!

He loves to give kisses that are so sweet and slobbery! : )

And, he likes waiting for them in return...




...You can tell he enjoyed that, right?



He's 9 months old, and he's proud of himself!



*sigh*

He just keeps growing...

We went on a family outing yesterday to pick up a few things that we have been needing, since Nolan just keeps on growing.

Our first stop was Babies R Us. We went there cause we recieved some coupons in the mail and decided to finally go get that booster seat we've been meaning to get. While we were there, I decided to look at activity tables that Nolan can stand and play at cause the kid loves to stand. So, needless to say, we walked out of Babies R Us with a booster seat, activity table, a new bath towel, some sunscreen and a Rangers t-shirt!

Next destination was JCPenny, where we bought some new pillows...ours were flat. So that was a short trip, just in and out.

Finally, we went shopping at Old Navy! Momma needed some new clothes, and with dresses on sale for $15...Hello! We all got a little something there...Brady and Nolan have matching shorts, so be on the look out for some adorable pictures (as soon as I can get them without Brady looking!)!


It was a nice, hot day even if it threw Nolan off his schedule. However, he did have some new things to explore once we got home...

Here he is exploring with his new activity table, in sitting and standing!

And here he is watching the Rangers right before bedtime (he was exhausted, but wouldn't turn away from the game!)

Finally, his new booster chair that he got all nice and sticky!

It's about time I updated, right?

8 month update

First off, I just want to share a picture that I wish I had taken last week during the teething ordeal. It's from this evening where he was fighting off sleep, but it would have fit perfectly with my description of last week...

He's precious, right?

Now, 8 months...you know what that means to me? It means that in 4 months, I'll have a one-year old! A one-year old, people. I can't get over that idea.

Anyway, remember last month I posted a video of the beginning stages of crawling/creeping? Well, he still hasn't quite mastered actual crawling, but army crawling is the transportation of choice...and he has gotten really fast! Take a look for yourselves (and don't get on to me for not proofing yet, I know it needs to be done! Oh, and check out Brady's dainty, pointed toe-ha! :))...

He's quick, right? According to his teachers, he is harrassing the other children in his class, but some of them deserve it cause they pull his hair! I'm just saying. They also tell me that he climbs up and down from a shelf that is low to the ground...he has the small bruises to prove it! I found one on his ear that I didn't know how it got there, mainly because I just thought that a bruise on your ear was weird. He could have very well done it at home, but his teacher informed me that he bumped the shelf as he was trying to crawl in it...that's my boy!

Please pray for me, I'm obviously going to have to keep a close eye on this one!

Happy Mother's Day

I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day! Mine will be unforgettable : ) My little man was not in a good mood...I'm talking CRANKY and FUSSY!!! If his darn teeth would just come in, the world would be a better place, or at least my world! I feel sorry for him and just wish that I could do something, but I can't. Oh well.

I'm finally somewhat rested and just hope that tonight is not a repeat of last night's battle with sleep and Nolan.

It's time to get some much needed rest...sorry there aren't any pictures. Maybe next time.

Good Morning

Even though it's way past morning, this is how Nolan wakes up...

Curiouser and Curiouser

Nolan loves to stand. He loves to pull to stand. He loves to pull up on me to grab my necklaces; he loves to pull on you to get you to pick him up; he loves to try and pull up in his crib (Thank God he can't even get into sitting yet in order to do so!); he loves to stand at the window and see the world outside.

There's a huge part of me that is not ready for this, but then I just love watching what he is about to do next! He amazes me everyday. I laugh, I cry, I worry, I realize I am a mom. I know that everyone says it once they become a parent, and I've probably said it before, but I just don't know where, or how, we did anything without him.

I love my little man!

I love his curiosity. I think it is what gets him going in the morning!

I love his smile cause it's so contagious.

I love his laugh cause it's music I've never heard.

And I love his vacant look cause it's just hilarious!!!

(look at that blonde on the top of his head!)

Sorry for the sap, but he is just growing too fast! I'm not ready.