Day 1 in Texas

Our plane left at 8:05 am

Which meant we were up at 4:00am and left the house at 5:00am

Breakfast at the airport
Ready to roll- off to St. Louis
Sleeping Baby Boy

Off to Dallas- close up with mommy

Full flight so Austin had to sit in my lap.

It was a little bumpy due to bad weather in Dallas, but Austin did wonderful.

We arrived in Dallas and rented our mini van:) and the rain began to fall.

We grabbed a quick lunch at Chipotle, one of mommy's favorite restaurants.

Austin with Great Aunt Deb and Mimi at LaPlaya Maya-

another one of mommy's favorite Mexican restaurants.

Daddy and Austin in the stockyards for a quick photo opportunity

Next time we will go to the cattle drive

Austin was an AWESOME traveler!! So PROUD of him!

9 months

9 Months on the Move

Hi Mom whatcha got?

He Loves to stand in his crib

So BIG!

He also LOVES to chew on the crib

It was much easier to take monthly pictures before he realized he could pull off the sticker:)

SO MUCH FUN!

All DONE!

Such a happy boy when he eats!

Blueberry smiles:) Hi daddy!

Can I help you?

What is Austin up to theses days?

Latest Stats for the doctor at 9 month check up:

weight- 22lbs 2.5 oz (75%)

height- 29 3/4inches (76%)
head-50 %

Austin wears 9-12 clothes, size 3 diapers, size 4 shoes (when he wears shoes)

Austin eats 3 square meals a day with 4-6oz bottles

He LOVES finger foods

This month we tried cheese, bread, hamburger meat, melons, pineapples

Austin is pulling up on EVERYTHING

He crawls so FAST it's like he is running- keeps mom on her toes:)

That is why this blog is 2 weeks LATE!

His favorite word is still DaDa- we are hearing lots of other sounds too

He loves to blow strawberries

His favorite game is peek a boo- at night we lay him down and he pulls the blanket over his head until we say "where's Austin?" then he appears with a big smile on his face.

I think bath time is still the highlight of his day!

He LOVES being outside- I am ready for fall so we can go to the park

He learned to wave this month- it is so cute watching him wave at strangers and waving goodbye to daddy in the mornings.

We are truly blessed- I love this little boy more then I ever thought possible. Life is GREAT!

Austin's first Trip to the ZOO

Zannie invited Austin and I to the zoo with Katie and Zach. What a beautiful day. We had so much fun. The Kids were GREAT! Austin LOVES his cousins.

Our 3 monkeys (sorry about the sun)
The 2 little boy cousins- they will be best buddies

Monkey swinging in the tree
Zebras

Beautiful Katie- our big Kindergartner

Sweet brother and sister

Cute chubby cheek monkey thing..

Austin "Waving"

Laughing--Happy Camper

Austin on the bounce mats- watching the big kids
He was crawling and pulling up everywhere

Austin and Zach on the swings

Hi Mom

They had a Blast

Elephant

Austin sleeping

Elephant: the enclosure is awesome

Giraffe- Savannah

Austin and the Giraffe

"Little girl"

Austin walking with his walker ALL by himself

Standing and "Santa"

Look I can stand up in my Pack and Play too!!
Hi Mom Look at me!

Austin was mesmerized with Carolls new beard

They said he was Santa in training:)

This was a great way to get Austin used to Santa so he will not cry at the mall.

Thanks to Caroll and Barbara for stopping by the other day.

Dinner PlayDate

Sweet baby Austin
Checking out of all Sam's toys
Playing...

See and Say with my buddy

Austin climbed on the shelf

Jeff with both boys

Sam the Man

Jeff and Austin

We had a fabulous dinner at J and D house. Thanks for inviting us over. It is so fun that Jeff (Chris' best friend of 23 years) and Chris both have little boys 6 months apart.

Fun Weekend

Playing in the Laundry Basket
So Much Fun

Good Morning Mommy- Look what I CAN DO!!

Austin can stand up in his crib- it is his FAVORITE Activity! He is so proud of himself- it is the sweetest thing ever.

The other day I put him down for afternoon nap- it was quiet- I went in 20 minutes later to check on my SLEEPING baby and he was just STANDING in his crib- he had restarted the mobile and was just a grinin'-- I had to just laugh- needless to say naptime was a no go that day!