10 months.

I'm about two months late on this post. Sad. Summer flew by and all we got around to doing was taking your monthly pictures. Even if they were the day before you turned a month older.

This is the month that we expected you to start walking. We know that all kids are different but we kind of suspected you to start around the time Jaxson did, and you did it just before you were about to turn 11 months. They were just a few steps here and there. Walk, crawl, walk, crawl..You just kept getting braver. You walk around like a drunken sailor with your arms raised up and out for balance I suppose.

Your vocabulary is got more extensive. Your list now includes: today, momma, dada, bye, lelu. Granted maybe we heard those baby babbles and assumed it was those words. Momma and Dadda are definite everyday ones. You walk around saying dadadada all day long. Sometimes it's just Da- Da- and I think you are trying to say Jax. You and your brother don't always get a long great, but when you do you guys are so fun to watch. Playing ball, cars, and random little made up games that only the two of you understand. I can't wait to watch you two grow to be best buddies:) We know when your tired because you say "Nye Nye"

Your back to not sleeping through the night and nursing every two hours or so. Mostly my fault for being the enabler here. Oh well, your only little once.

I actually pulled you both of of bed the night before you turned 11 months because that's how big of a procrastinator I am. Here's the few pictures that made the cut:

Time is flying...In a couple very short months you will be one. Where did the time go?

Love you both so much!

Announcing Eisley Grey by Jes

Welcome to the world baby girl!

General update by Jes

Pop Quiz

Since my last post I have

a) gone on vacation

b) had a "not-a-baby-shower" luncheon

c) decorated a baby room 

d) had an anniversary (8 years woot woot)

e) had a baby

f) all of the above

the answer if f. 

I will be posting at irregular intervals all these happenings, starting with the baby and possibly working my way back to other items listed above.

We shall see...

So I felt this post was needed, as my next several posts will most likely be out of order, and coming from the mind of a sleep-deprived mom at 2am.  

Thank you for bearing with me...

(or not. No one is twisting your arm to read this blog)

 Kisses!

Jes

 

Nine months.

9 months came and went. Fast. You turned into a serious little wilderness man as we took you on your first camping trips this month. You took tenting like a champ. Maybe not the sleeping in a tent part, but the rest of it. Your always messy, and camping definitely confirmed your Nini's words when she says you are "a dirty boy" (somehow your always covered in some kind of dirt or food or boogers...) You loved the rivers and lakes, you got your first little tan. Your hair is even blonder now. Speaking of hair, you still don't have very much more than one little flip of a curl at the crown of your head. I'm praying for curls just like your brother had. There are 4 teeth on the top now and two on the bottom! You have not gained any weight which the doctor doesn't like, but when you crawl at the speed of light and never sit still, I'm guessing your burning as many calories as your taking in daily. You don't like to eat real food either. So I've been trying to stuff you full 3+ times a day, plus nursing so we don't get another weight lecture. Your also cruising all over the furniture now. I suspect walking is on the horizon! Can't wait for that! I can't imagine what life is going to be like once you can actually run after your brother! One morning, at the beginning of the month you surprised us when you said TODAY! I know it wasn't a fluke, your just smart like that:) Dada still remains in the lead as your favorite word. I've heard Momma a couple of times this month. The cutest was when we were in the car getting ready to come home from camping and you said BYE! Maybe we have a chatterbox on our hands? Biggest milestone of the month is you sleeping in your own bed all night- all through the night..can I get a Hallelujah?!

An overload of pictures

Some shots before meeting.

Nothing says goofy quite like you two do.

(photo's taken when you were about to turn 10 months...Better late than never!)

8 months.

Are we really eight months already?

Your personality has really started to show this past month. 

Firecracker is how your best described. Maybe feisty is a better term? Your quite the stubborn little thing. Which I think may come in handy later, as long as you are stubborn for the right things in life. I think you take after you Nini Lang. Her temper tantrums were horrendous as a child...and yours, well, they aren't looking so hot either. 

Your cruising the house like you own the place. Nothing goes unturned, no stuffed animal, no abdoned sock or shoe goes unnoticed. You would give explora dora a run for her money.

I've found you in the dog bowl, the toilet bowl, you name it, any nasty thing you can get your chubby little hands on, you've put in your mouth. When you crawl around the floor you put the your toy of choice in your mouth like your a dog and crawl with it. Its too cute! Your pulling yourself up on all the furniture. I'm guessing you'll be walking soon.

Your hobbies include chasing the mop, or little hand vac. (you hate the big vaccuum) clinging to mommy, attacking big brother. 

Your not a good sleeper. Your naps are so short, you won't sleep in your bed at night. And if I don't come get you AS SOON as you have awoken you burst into a full blown fit! The doctor says it's time to let you cry it out, wait, no he's been saying it's time for months. I just can't bring myself to do it. So for now you sleep in our bed. Which equals no sleep for mommy as you toss and turn all night.
You don't like baby food. It has to be what were eating just mashed up.

It's totally impossible to get you to hold still, so these are all action shots. But these describe you in real life. there is no sitting still.

We love you shmee:)

XO

mommy

Swing, swing.

I feel like swing sets give any adult the excuse to let go and be a child for a moment! So that's what we did one evening when we came across one!

Jes's husband Danny got some cool shots with his phone!

Next time you see a swing set, I encourage you all to have a seat and swing a moment!

XO

Jessica

Scenes of a weekend

A very busy weekend is behind us.

Dinner dates, stroller walks, bike rides, kiddie parties, running with sisters, tiny little shoes, Discovery museum, Cibo, and baby snuggling!

of course, lots of coffee!

How was your weekend?

XO

Jessica