SLOW DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That seems to be all that I say now days…
Well I want to rewind a little bit. To start this past month
off, we had just started eating table food. And if I tried to get him to crawl
or at least push himself up he would whine.. And he was not strong enough to pull himself up,
nor had he ever tried.
NOW we are eating me out of house and home and he is crawling
all over the place as fast as he can and he REALLY wants to walk but he cannot
keep his balance. AHHHHH!
It all really started when we went on our family vacation to
Wimberley. About two days before we left Collin had attempted to scoot himself
and pull his legs behind him, almost an Army crawl. But as soon as we got there
it is like this place was magic or something. I put Collin down on the floor
(which is concrete) and he just took off. He understood how to crawl. Then that
night I put him down in the pack in play to go to sleep and when he woke up in
the middle of the night for a bottle there he was standing up and holding on
the side of the pack and play wanting to get out… CRAZY. So from that week on it has been non stop. He
is all over the house. He LOVES the dog’s water bowl. We get in a fight over
this daily. There is something about water that he just loves, he lived in the
river with us on vacation and now every day since we have been back he has been
in his little pool, or the hot tub to swim or float in his floaty.
He has such a personality. He smiles really big at things
that he likes. Anytime he sees ELMO, we get a big smile, it can be on you tube, a
stuffed animal, a book. He flaps his arms up and down and smiles and laughs.
Crazy kid. He also really recognizes people that he knows. My mom and dad, and
my grandma Nana he really knows and will reach out for them. And even after
spending a week with the rest of our LARGE family he knew the kids and would
get excited to see them.
Now on the other side he is very stubborn, he ALWAYS wants
what you have. Nothing can even compare to what you have. Food, Cell Phone,
Laptop, a piece of paper.. ANYTHING, if you are holding it, he wants to hold
it. And he will scream until he gets it.. oh my… oh my…
A little more on his daily routine,
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Sleeping from 8pm to 6am waking up once still…..
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Drinking 6 four ounce bottles.
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Taking 2
- one and half hour naps
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I give him a bottle and rock or bounce to put
him to sleep, even for naps.
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Eating anything in sight, loves the little
puffs.
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Wearing size 3 diapers and 12 month clothing.
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He is also drinking from a sippy cup that has a
straw. (mostly water though, no juice)
We are going to his 9 month doctor appointment on the 16th. So we will see then how big he his, but he
has grown so much. I wish he would put the brakes on he is growing up too fast.
In other news, I went back to work. It has been 2 weeks. I work now for a local bank here in Victoria
for the private banking department. It was a hard choice, but it was time for
me to go back to work. We also had a babysitter lined up to take care of
Collin, but that fell through, so he starts Daycare on Monday. I really hope
this is an easy transition for both of us. It is going to be a big change.
Here are some photos of the last month.
Swimming in the hot tub in our backyard
With Mimi and Papa at Gruene Hall
Swimming in his little pool in the backyard
Holding and drinking his bottle all by himself.
Very excited Elmo is on the laptop while he is eating breakfast
Collin drooling while him and Papa try to pick up girls at Gruene Hall.. ha ha
Collin and his daddy - giving the surfer sign ... coool dude.
Me and my baby at Wimberley, his first time in the blanco river..
Collin and his two cousins... Lexi and Bryan
Me and my baby playing in the rapids at Wimberley
Swimming with the Family, dogs included in the river...
Way to cool, he had to wear my sunglasses to make sure he fit in with the rest of them.
This is how he took a bath each night on vacation, in the sink!
Wearing at Hat at the General Store
This picture was from our vacation too, at Cabela's in Buda TX
This is his 9 Month Photo, sitting up big and tall on his race car...
Playing on his toy that I got him for his 9 month bday.
He has to have his own drink at any place we go to eat.. Drinking from a straw!
