Little Family Visit!

Yesterday Mom and I took a short road trip to Arab. We went to see Mom's sister Cathy and all her children/grandchildren. Jennifer just had a new baby (Ruby Cate) and we went to see her. We had a good visit and Curt loved playing with Charlie and his toys. We also went outside while Charlie mowed and Curt swung. Also, check out Curt's new outfit. His Gram made it and is taking orders! Hahahaha!!

9 Months and Counting!

The time is flying by and here we are at 9 months. Curt has not changed that much in appearance this last month, but he is doing so much more. Friday was his 9 month check-up with Dr. Goldblatt. Curt weighed 25lbs and was 32 inches long. Can we say TALL!!! Everything looked good and after nagging the Dr. for a few minutes about Curt's ears he decided to go ahead and put tubes in. After 3 ear infections and constant drainage, I've had about all I can take. So sometime this summer we will have the procedure. Hopefully it will fix the problem. Curt is still crawling and now pulling up. If it's in front of him, he is likely to pull up on it. He wears 18 month outfits and still in size 4 diapers. His little personality is starting to shine. He points at things and jabbers like I am supposed to know what he is saying. He has starting saying Bye-Bye and going over to the door. On a negative side, he has developed a little temper and likes to show it when he is sleepy and not wanting his diaper changed or sitting in the car seat. Baby Einstein is our best friend and makes rides a lot easier these days. I am loving this age and it is so much fun to watch him do somthing new everyday. Each month gets better and better and I can't for many more to come. Below are some pictures I took after his 9 month check-up Friday. The one at the bottom Linda Kay took on Thursday when she kept him.

Walking In Memphis

Mother's Day weekend Anna and I ventured to Memphis to see our men for the the weekend. We had such an adventure with a 2 year old and 8 month old in the car with us. Thanks to my awesome driving skills and Anna tending to the young ones we made it there and back safely. I couldn't imagine any other way I would have wanted to spend my 1st Mother's Day than with my family. It was truly the perfect gift!! We had a blast together. Saturday we went to the Memphis Zoo for a few hours. I can honestly say that Lee and I enjoyed it way more than Curt. He just liked the fact that he was outside and being pushed in his stroller. He was such a good little trooper. Let me just add that the Memphis Zoo rocks and we will be taking him back there when he gets old enough to appreciate it. After the zoo we lounged around and had a nice dinner together as a family. Lee will be home Memorial Day weekend, so we are counting down the days. Only 2 more months until he is home for good :)

8 Months Old and STILL on the Go!!!

Where to begin..........? CURT IS IN TO EVERYTHING!!!! 3 weeks ago he started crawling and I thought it was so cute, but now.......I think differently. Baby proofing the house is a must do now. I have already removed anything that is on his eye level. He is improved his crawling from moving around on the rug in the living room to following me into every room in the house. He is on the go all the time. Toys just don't do it for him anymore because he has to much to explore. He is trying to pull all the way up, but for now he just pulls up on his knees. I cannot believe how fast things move at the point. Let me see if I can come up with some of Curt's "new" things. He loves to jabber, but mostly says Babababa over and over. It sounds like he is saying Bye-Bye, but I am not 100% yet. He loves biter biscuits and eats the whole thing rather quickly. You can see this is the picture below in the highchair. Baby Einstein is mine and Curt's best friend. He loves watching the puppets and laughs out loud when he sees them. If Santa would have known Curt would love the door stoppers so much, he could have saved a lot of money this Christmas. They are his favorite thing to play with and also the most annoying thing he plays with. Curt also has a real best friend, and his name is Rowen. They go to Daycare together and love each other. Below is a picture of them watching Baby Einstein together. I love this age and I can't wait to see all the new things he is going to do this next month.

Getting into somthing I'm sure! Like the dog bowls :)

Quick Trip Home

Last weekend Lee FINALLY ventured back to Hamilton for the weekend. He had only been gone for 4 weeks, but it seemed like an eternity. Curt and I were very excited to spend some time with him. He came in late Friday night and had to leave Sunday morning. Lee was very anxious to see his baby boy, so they got a lot of bonding time in on Saturday. The morning started out with a early 4-wheeler ride in pj's and later with a family trip to the river. Curt loves riding the 4-wheeler and was very well behaved. He got to dip his feet into the Buttahatchee River for the first time. Overall, we had a great weekend and can't wait to see Daddy again. We will be meeting him in Memphis mother's day weekend for visit #2. Here are some pictures we managed to take over the weekend.

Here Comes Peter Cottontail

We had a wonderful Easter at home this year. Of course we really missed Lee and wish he could have been there with us. Curt dyed eggs and even attempted to eat them. We went to church with Nanny and Papaw and ate a wonderful lunch provided by Gram. Peter Cottontail even came to visit Curt. He brought lots of goodies like Curt's first bible, Pat the Bunny book, and a new shape toy. He even got some new toys and goodies from his grandparents.

Catch Me If You Can!

WOW! There is no way I could write and tell you all the things our little guy is doing. He is constantly doing something new and growing more and more each day. We have had lots of first this month starting with croup. This was a first for me and Curt. I had heard of croup, but didn't really know anyone who has had it. Bless his heart, he was coughing so bad that it would take his breath. We went to the Dr. and found out he had an ear infection to go along with it. So that makes 2 in 7 months. Well........... the only good thing about Curt having croup is that it made his hands and knees start moving in sync. YES, HE IS CRAWLING!!!! I can't believe my baby is mobile. I never expected him to do this so soon. After crawling, we discovered that his ear infection was not improving. We had to go back to the Dr. and get a shot and a new antibiotic. Hopefully we will get this cleared up and get well soon. We also have our second tooth. Thank the Lord!! I thought it would never break through. Life has been busy since Lee left. We had Marisa's baby shower for Anniston and several other trips home. Here are some WHAT NOT pictures from this month and our little crawling monkey.