Better late than never...

Sorry, very busy today but here are some pictures to hold you over...

Warm again

It is supposed to get up to 70 today! I wish it would just stay that way, but unfortunately I think it's going to get cold again. I am ready for pool weather! Yesterday little man was up on all fours trying to figure out what to do next to move forward. He just swayed front to back until he was too tired to keep trying. I have a feeling that he will be crawling with a week. Watch out world! Hope you guys in Kansas are ready for him;) He will be into EVERYTHING he can reach! I just hope we can keep up with him. The kid doesn't even stay still when he's eating and sleeping! He gets that from his father.

Eye doctor

Our pediatrician was a little concerned of a lazy eye. We went to the eye doctor yesterday to make sure that his vision is normal and the muscles behind them are developing at the same rate. The eye doctor said his eyes are perfect! They had to dilate his eyes and try to hold him still while performing the eye exam. Needless to say it made for a long and stressful day.

Mama Mia!

He said Mama yesterday!!! Keith says it doesn't count because he doesn't understand what it means. What does he know! He said Mama! It's odd because most babies say Dadda first. Austin was so cute last night. He would hug me and bury his head in me and say "Mamamamama". I know I am so excited now and later when he's older and says "Mom...mom...mom..." it's going to drive me nuts;)

Boys weekend

This weekend I went out with the girls and Ty came over for "Boys Weekend" with Keith and Austin. The only girl aloud was Libby;) They had a great time. Libby and Austin fought over Tyler's attention. He did a great job of satisfying them both. The boys planned on staying up late to watch movies but shortly after the spicy pork chops and dirty rice Keith found Ty passed out on the couch. This was probably due to the four wheeling he did that morning. All of them were covered head to toe in mud with huge smiles on their faces. Of course Austin did not participate in this part of boys weekend. He gets wild enough in his walker!

All drool and no bite!

Still no teeth! He drools and chews like crazy though. I tried to get pictures this morning of the 6 deer (doe) in my front yard but was unsuccessful. We have a ton of them out here and they don't seem that skittish around people or Libby for that matter. I have only seen a couple of buck. Libby stays clear of those big boys! Austin and I are slowly getting over this crud. We have the humidifiers going and are getting plenty of fluids. This weather makes it hard to recover. Tomorrow the high is 63 and the low is 30! Hope everyone is taking their vitamins and staying warm.

It got me too!!!

Whatever has been going around finally got to me. I was very sick yesterday and stayed in bed. My fever spiked at 102 but luckily came back down this morning to 99.9. I am feeling a little better but still feel like I am swallowing razor blades. I am so lucky to have Keith to help with Austin! I don't know how you single parents do it?! Austin is getting over what he had but I am so scared that he can still get my germs. We will be popping vitamin C like crazy.

Nasty head cold

We have been fighting a cold the past few days. I am trying to keep his nose clean so it doesn't end up in his chest or worse his ears. He HATES the nose sucker and screams every time I use it, but I would rather go through that then him get ear infections. It doesn't help that the weather keeps going from 70 to 30 over night! They have out-lawed children's cough medicines so the only thing he can really take in Little Noses decongestion drops. The saddest sound in the world is him coughing and wheezing. I have asthma so I understand how uncomfortable it can be when you can't breath. He seems to be handling it well but Mommy and Daddy are not so much!

Almost!

He is soooo close to crawling. He scoots backwards and sideways but can't quite get those chunky knees under him. The way he kicks those feet when he finally figures it out we are all in trouble!!!

Happy Valentines Day andHappy Birthday Aunt LoLo!!!

Practicing his defensive driving

Check side mirrors...Both hands on the wheel...
Always look around before backing upUse your signals for turning

A little Road Rage (he gets it naturally)
Sorry, this one is blurry due to his speeding (also gets this naturally)

Family photo shoot

With Daddy...With Mommy...notice the handful of hair. Ouch!
And with Libby...who he loves and follows everywhere, and as you can see she often is not interested.

He's starting to get too heavy for this...

He is a good replacement for lifting weights. He was in such a good mood last night that we played instead of doing things that needed to be done like clean the kitchen, laundry, taxes you know boring adult stuff.

This weather keeps going up and down! It's making everyone sick. Now Gagaw doesn't feel well. So far little man hasn't caught anything (knock on wood) but he does sound congested. I have been using that nose sucker thing which he absolutely hates. I gotta tell you, I am surprised at what comes out of that tiny nose! This week it's supposed to be in the 60's and 70's but I have a feeling that next week will be cold again. Everyone take your vitamin C!!!

Busy yet productive weekend

Sorry I haven't kept up with the blog but we were very busy this weekend. We finally got our cable, internet phone bundle installed. Plus I spent ALL day sunday cleaning the house. I know I told Keith we needed a bigger house, but I wasn't thinking about who was going to have to clean it! Now that it's Monday I need a time to relax;)