11 Months......Short & Sweet

This month has been so hectic that I haven't even taken that many pictures of my sweet little guy. Between two vacations, planning a birthday party, Easton starting the babysitter, and getting prepared to go back to work it has been hard to find a moment to sit down and write this blog. That is why the title of this one is short & sweet, because that is exactly what this blog is going to be.

Milestones:

• Learned to clap and also recognizes the word clap. For example I can tell Easton to clap(without showing him) and he does it.
• Has mastered standing on his own.
• He says mama, dada, and hi all the time now and no longer favors one word over the other. I also believe he is starting to identify me as mama and Josh as dada. Before he would interchange them.
• Easton has become super lovey this month. He will just give you hugs and lay his head on your shoulder. It is the sweetest thing ever!!
• Had his second hair cut and this time we got it cut much shorter. He looks like a little man :(

It is so hard to believe that E will be a year old next month. He is ready to walk, we are just waiting on him to get brave enough to take his first steps. He has went to the babysitter about 3 times and has done great. Well, not so great during nap time but I'm sure that will come in time. I am so sad to be leaving him in a few weeks but I am very excited to get back to work. I am also excited for Easton to be able to spend time with other kids. I know he will learn so much from being around other kids his age. Josh and I also went on our first weekend away from Easton. We were gone for three nights. We had a good time and I know Easton did too but I believe that's all I can handle for at least another six months. So there it is 11 months short & sweet!!!

Faile out!

The Salt Life = The Good Life

Well it happened, Josh and I reproduced a little beach bum. We spent the Fourth of July week at the beach(7 nights) and I have to say it was probably one of the best beach trips I have had. I didn't know what to expect from Easton but he was absolutely wonderful. He loved the sand(he ate lots of it), he did not make a peep in the car on the way down there and back, and we stayed out in the sun all day every day and he still hung in there with us at night time. I am one happy momma. We also had professional family pictures and Easton's one year old pictures made while we were there. I have seen a sneak peek but I can't wait until we get them all (plug for Cherish Walker, she did these fabulous pictures). I bet I can count on one hand how many pictures that we have of the three of us so these were desperately needed. OK OK enough talk, it's picture time!!!

p.s one day I plan on getting a nice camera and never using my IPhone for pictures again :)

This is the first time he was on the sand.                                                                 Nap time on the beach.

                                               

With Mommy and Daddy in the Kiddie Pool

                                                                

                                                                   Play Time!!

 

 

As you can see we

had a lot of little helpers with us. Haley(left) is our future babysitter, she is so good with Easton. Wesley(right) is practicing his big brother skills since he has a baby brother due next month!!

10 Months.. Fun in the Sun

Oh my! Easton Graham is on the move and enjoying his summer.

This is actually 10 months and 1 week old. Now that we are mobile it is absolutly impossible to get him to sit still for pictures.

Milestones:

• Cruising on the furniture.
• Starting to stand without holding on to anything.
• His babbling had kicked up about 10 notches in the last few weeks. He has always been a talker but now even more so.
• He signed dog.
• He says da da all the time now and only says mama when crying or needing something.

We have been doing all sorts of fun things this summer. We have went swimming several times and now Easton has a better tan than me. Easton also went to the zoo for the first time. He didn't really care anything about it, maybe he will like it better in another year or so. We are headed to the beach next week I am excited to see how he likes it. I just hope he doesn't hate the sand. We have also had many play dates, he loves when other kids are around he just sits and watches them forever.

Riding the carosel with mommy




Riding the train with daddy.







Ok so I am going to tell off on myself. I broke a cardinal rule. I had Easton's hair cut a few weeks ago. I really contemplated waiting until he was a year old but I just couldn't do it. It was all in his eyes and I was afraid he was going to go cross eyed ;) I felt like I was breaking the law but then I started to think, who makes these rules that we all work so hard to abide by? I mean it's my kid and if he needs a hair cut before one, well I'm going to give him one(well not me that would be a disaster). Anyways as you can tell this is how I made myself feel better about breaking an invisible law :) So here it is, pics of his first haircut. Oh and he was a very good boy!!!



Being such a good boy during his first hair cut



All smiles after his hair cut!

Ok here goes random picture time!!!



Father 's Day



Tractor Time!



Helping Paw paw on the farm

Man of the house



Eating at Cracker Barrell with his Great Grandmother for her birthday



9 Months......And We're Off!!!

I remembered right before bedtime that I had not take his 9 month picture and somebody was not very happy.

Weight: 20lbs 3oz
Height: 29 1/2 inch.
At this weeks visit we had to fill out his 9 month questionnaire. E seemed to be on par with all of his milestones. I have a happy, healthy baby. The Dr. gave us the go ahead to eat any table foods (mushy or chewable of course) except for honey. My poor baby got 1 shot and I thought this was a no shot visit but since he was given the flu shot at 6 months they skipped out on giving him his Hep B shot. He was a champ though, only cried for a second.

Milestones:

• This month there has been so many milestones and it seems like they all happened at once. Within one week, Easton has learned to pull up, crawl, and stand up in his crib.  I am so proud of my little man but at the same time I know that life will never be the same :).

He actually started pulling up a week before he started to crawl. We also had to move his bed down this week because somebody figured out how to pull up in it and in the process he broke his crib mobile.

• Easton also pretty much eats what we eat now. He has tried all sort of things. He still eats baby food often but if I have cooked something that he can eat that's what I feed him. Here are a few new things he has tried:                                                                                                                          Macaroni and Cheese
  Meatballs
  Pasta
  Green Beans
  Bread
• He signed milk!! He also signed "more" while watching his sign language video but I can't get him to do it again. My child will do nothing on command.
• He is starting to follow simple instructions. If I tell him to come here, he will crawl to me(most of the time). If I tell him to get his ball or his Mickey he will pick it up.
• Changing diapers has become a nightmare. He pitches a fit every time I lay him down and he will not lay still.

All About Easton:
Easton seems to be expressing his own little personality more and more these days. He let's us know when he likes or dislikes something. When we get onto him now it hurts his feelings, of course in return hurts my feelings. He also doesn't laugh at every little thing like he used to, it takes something that is ACTUALLY funny to make him laugh.
Favorite things: rolling a ball, playing peek a boo, and he loves anything with a motor or steering wheel.
Favorite Songs: Jesus Loves Me, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and Old MacDonald. He will not let you sing anything else, if you try he has a fit.
Favorite Show: Mickey Mouse
Favorite Word: "Hi" is all this child says, all the time.
E also loves to give love (mostly to women) and he is the most passionate kisser I know. By passionate I mean he grabs handfuls of hair and pulls while sucking your face off. This mommy loves her kisses but it is a good thing the good Lord gave me such thick hair or I am certain I would be bald.




Eating Meatballs

Easton's first time on the lake and in a boat. I have got to say that I think this is the cutest picture ever!

Celebrating my first Mother's Day!

I found this little rascal standing in his crib while he was supposed to be taking a nap.



E giving Mickey love.

E watching mommy fix her hair. This child has a strange obsession with hair.

 



8 Month Picture Walk

Ok, the teacher in me is coming out in this blog. This month instead of typing, I have decided we will just take a picture walk. E has been up to lots of no good good stuff this month:)

First Easter

 

Teething has been a nightmare! I would have to say this has been a pretty bad month in the fussy baby category. So here is teething at it's finest. FYI we still have no teeth ahhh!

**Fun fact for other mommies- for us, a frozen washcloth has worked the best.

This month we have tried all sorts of table foods. Everything from peaches, bananas, steamed broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots. He is not very good at feeding himself yet but practice makes perfect.

 



Saving these for later!



                                        Standing while holding onto something.

My favorite new thing he is doing is giving love!!

His first Popsicle. He also tried ice cream this month.

Some milestones that were not captured on camera are scooting around on his bottom(backwards only). He can go in a mean circle, but still no crawling, he is trying hard though. He will go over on his knees and as soon as he gets there he goes straight to the floor. He also loves to play peek-a-boo. His favorite word this month is Hi, that's all he says. The rest of the pictures are just random pics taken throughout the month.

Hope you enjoyed our picture walk!!!!