My first Christmas

Could I have possibly been this good? I think so! I made many miles, saw family members I hadn't seen in a while and met new family members I hadn't met yet. It could have only been better if I hadn't been feeling bad still.


My in front of our Christmas tree.












WOW! Santa came through for me







Being spoiled by Uncle Doug






I love my sock monkey!

Who should I call?

My first visit with Santa

Like every good boy, I had to go plead my case with Santa and tell him how good I've been. I wasn't too sure about him, though. I stayed long enough to tell him everything I wanted, and then I wanted Momma and Daddy again.

11 months!

I'm 11 months old! Why crawl? I can get anywhere I want to go rolling. And boy, I can go places! I've had my first bout of sickness and had to start taking breathing treatments.

10 Months old!

I am now 10 months old! And on the move! I roll all over the place. I can sit up all by myself, that is until I want to lay down and then I usually just fall over so I can start rolling. I have started pushing up on all fours and rocking and as soon as I can figure it out, I'll take off crawling. As you will see in the video, I have a best friend, Auggie. We love to play with each other. I love it when I get to touch Raider, our cat, but he usually doesn't come near. Hope you enjoy the pictures and video!

"Mommy's Little Monster" on Halloween




My first biter biscuit, aka teething biscuit. I love making a huge mess with these things!

I am able to stand for a very short time if you'll help me.

















Sometimes I get tired of standing and just fall down.

















My tongue is always on the move, in and out like a lizzard.

My first Jack-o-lantern

Momma and Daddy helped me to carve my first Jack-o-lantern today!



Momma's pumpkin!













What am I going to do with this thing?














Is this how you do it Daddy?













Let me help.














I'd rather just chew on the pumpkin pieces.

Am I cute or what?

My first Jack-o-lantern

9 months old!

I went to the doctor today for my 9 month checkup. I weigh 17 lbs 6 oz and am 26 3/4 inches long. That puts me in the 10th percentile for both height and weight. I am showing progress of getting to where I should be.

I have my 4 front teeth now. I roll all over the place and am pushing up on my arms good. I just haven't figured out how to get my knees under me to be able to take off crawling. That'll come soon enough though. I can sit up if someone will watch my back side and catch me when I fall. I just need a little more practice at it, then I'll be able to do it all by myself.

I've moved on to stage 2 foods now and will work up to stage 3. Mom's in no hurry to introduce table foods. Mom still won't let me have what her and Dad are eating even though I try hard to get it.

Here are some recent pictures of my family. Gamma came to Texas to visit! I was excited!!

Momma, Daddy, and me

Momma, Gamma, and me

Me and my favorite Aunt Katie

Me and Gamma chill'n right before bed. You can see how tired I am.

Just a swingin'

Mommy and Daddy got my swing hung finally. Hope you enjoy the video of my first ride. Since our last visit, I have learned new tricks! I can now roll over from my back to my stomach as well as from my stomach to my back. I love sleeping on my tummy now! I get to roll around on the floor, that is until I reach the couch and can't roll any more. I haven't yet learned how to roll the other direction at will.

I've now been introduce to all the fruits and veggies. I started bananas today. I go back to the doctor on the 14th so I'll be able to give an update with my new weight and length then.

Enjoy some of the recent pictures and video!




I love me some prunes, although it looks like they fed me chocolate pudding.












Daddy and I cheering on Da Boys!












Enjoying some time outside after rooting on the Red Raiders to victory!













Momma pushing my in my swing for my first ride.

8 months old!!!

I'm 8 months old today! Momma and Daddy weighed and measured me at home and I'm about 17 lbs and about 26 inches long. I won't have an accurate measurement until I go back to the doctor for my 9 month checkup in October.

I've gotten my first two teeth on the bottom. They came in like a thief in the night, no pain at all. Boy were we lucky with those. Hopefully the rest will be as easy.

I've finished trying all the vegetables. I really like the squash. Now I've started on the fruits. The only one I've tried so far is the pears. They're yummy too!

I'm having so much fun at my babysitter's. Momma and Daddy did good getting me a good one. She always tells me what a happy baby I am. And I have about 6 friends there too. They love playing with me.

I'm rolling over at will from my stomach. As hard as I try, and boy do I try hard, I still can't get to my stomach from my back. I just can't quite get over my arm, but I'm sure it'll come soon enough.

Here are some recent pictures. Enjoy!


Learning to drink from a straw! Yummy water!













Still loving those yummy toes!












Opening of dove season. Daddy said I couldn't go this year, but maybe next year. I had to look the part anyway. :)










Can you see my two toothies?

Keep rollin'...rollin'...rollin'....

I rolled over for the first time today! And can you believe that Momma was actually videoing at the time? You can hear the excitement in Momma's voice. Enjoy!

My new discovery

I have discovered my feet! Did you know that you have a built in pacifier with your big toe? And to think, I have two of them! Today was my first day at my babysitter's, Derona. She is very sweet. I had lots of fun playing with the other kids. I am a novelity to them and they enjoy me as well.

My new built in toys

Yummy toes!

All packed to head to Derona's

Dad's little Buckaroo - This was before my first football scrimmage.

Squashes By Goshes

I turned 7 months old on Thursday and today I ate my 2nd vegetable which was butternut squash. My first few bites I knew it was something different than I was used to, but it got better as we went along. Hopefully all of you are doing well and I will talk to you later. Bye Bye!




After my first bite of squash.













Again :(













Jump around, jump around, go, go!!

Gotta love those peas!

Today I ate my first vegetable, it was green peas. It wasn't as shocking as the cereal the first time, but it was certainly different than I was used to. Make sure all of you eat your veggies!!

Shoe-Shoe

I made my first visit to my great-grandparents in shoe-shoe, aka Muleshoe. I got to spend some quality time with Grandmother and Granddaddy. I made a visit to see Pete, The Mule, one of the landmarks in the town.

On our way we made a stop off in God's Country, aka Raiderland. This is just the first of many visits to the Texas Tech Campus. Mom and Dad were right, it is an awesome place and I can't wait to go again. "Get your guns up!"

Flying with Granddaddy

Enjoying the outdoors at Grandmother and Granddaddy's

Me with Pete

Giddy up, Pete!

On the greatest campus

Mom and Dad showed me the way to Raiderland!

Hanging with Brooklyn

Hitting the good stuff early!













Hanging out with my cousin Brooke.













Getting a smooch from Brookie.

My visit to the State Capitol

I made my first visit to the Capitol of the great state of Texas while we were in Austin for Momma's workshop. It was a really cool trip, but there was way too much burnt orange. Get your guns up, GO TECH!



I'm almost as big as the capitol.






















Our family


















Daddy and I













Mommy and I


















I made a friend with the squirrel.