First Time to the Beach

Yesterday we left for vacation as soon as you woke up. We were on the road by 7am and had made it to Myrtle Beach shortly after 1pm. We had to make a couple of stops but you did well over all. The last thirty minutes we tough for you and you were tired of being in your car seat. You cried and cried! After lunch at a local burger place and going to the grocery store we checked into our room and took a nap. We enjoyed a great dinner of ribs and steak at Thorny's. Afterward we played a round of putt putt!  You were a real trooper considering we didn't get back to our room until after 10pm! This morning was extra special...after waking up we took you to the beach for your very first time! You were very calm and nonchalant with the water. As I held you, you enjoyed watching the waves come and crash around us. Sitting on the beach was an adventure! You wanted to scoot off the beach towels. Grabbing and playing with the sand was very entertaining for you! I had to really watch you because you kept wanting to eat the sand! We finally took you to the pool while daddy and Dax finished building their sand castle. Back in our room we cleaned up and took a nap. A huge crack of thunder woke you with a fright. Our evening included a seafood buffet, round two of putt putt and a night swim at the pool. You loved the the pool. I was so impressed with your splashing and kicking! You exhibited true swimming techniques and thoroughly had a great time playing in the water. It was great to see you not be scared of the water. Now you are snoozing away, completely exhausted from such a fun filled day! This has been a wonderful vacation so far and  I can't wait to see what our next few days have in store for us! It has been wonderful to see such big smiles on my boys' faces! 

Sizzling Summer

I am loving being off for the summer and hanging out with my boys! You continue to sleep and nap well. You're still scooting around although you are rolling and flipping around a lot...making yourself mad! You are a content, happy baby and only cry or get upset if you need something. I've been trying really hard to start giving you more solid foods. This week you have had cheese, mashed potatoes, biscuit, Oreo, Hershey's bar, crackers, spaghetti and anything else we are eating at seems possible for you! You are enjoying the food and I think you are about over with baby food! We took you last Friday for your ten month check up. You weigh 22 lbs 10 oz (75%) and 31 inches long (95%). Growing strong! Yesterday we went over to Pawpaw and Mimi's pool to swim. You enjoyed the water! Today we took Dax fishing for the first time! It won't be long and you will be fishing too! 

My Baby is Growing Up!

It's hard to believe that you are about to be ten months old tomorrow! You still aren't crawling but you sure are scooting like a champ! Mimi absolutely loved watching you scoot last night. She kept throwing things on the floor to get you to go after them. You are sleeping through the night and have four teeth- two on top and two on bottom. Gammy and Tara have told me I need to step or up on feeding you more table foods. This week you have eaten sliced cheese, Mac and cheese and chicken and dumplings! Tonight we went to dinner at Cracker Barrel. Daddy was about to go pay when we discovered that you had already "taken care of the check"! The pictures capture the funny moment! One more thing....you love saying "Mama!" You say it a lot and I absolutely love it! It makes my heart so happy! I am so blessed to be your momma! One more week of school and then we can spend the summer together!