Mon Mon

Well, Mon Mon is what Austin says for monkey, can't quite say monkey yet - but his reason for saying it today is that his Aunt Farya sent him the COOLEST sweatshirt in the entire world that has puppets for mittens. One is a monkey & one a giraffe looking character - Austin absolutely LOVED it and would not take it off - we had to wrestle him out of it for bath time!!

Here are some pics of him enjoying his cool puppets - thanks Aunt Farya!!!!

The giraffe is talking to Austin



The giraffe is talking to the window blinds - obviously very important work in Austin's world!!


Then the monkey & giraffe were talking to each other - check out the mischievous grin on his face. Obviously I had a VERY hard time getting him to pose for the camera with this on, he was FAR too concerned about playing and could care less about the camera.

Now the mon mon is telling mommy where to go with that camera thing.

I would have to highly recommend the "small Paul" sweatshirt for all boys & girls - hey Farya, any reason for picking an item named Paul?!? hahaha - thanks again, he LOVES it!!!

In other news, this is a sick house, Austin had a bug for a few days and got over it just in time for Eric to get a full blown flu - he has been sick for 3 days, and that is WAY too long in Eric's world, he has said repeatedly that this is the sickest he has ever been - maybe next year we will all get a flu shot instead of just Austin. Luckily I have not gotten anyone's bug yet, lots of hand washing!!

Stay warm & well!

We're Alive, I swear!!

So sorry to have not posted in SSOOO long - it is the start of our semester, I took a really quick trip to Texas by myself, and have worked everyday for like 2 weeks straight!! I know, really sad for someone who usually works 2 days a week but things just got outta hand!!

Oh where to start - oh yes, we got SNOW!!! It snowed here last Wednesday night and then again on Saturday - it was AWESOME!! Except for the fact that Austin got sick on Friday night/Saturday morning, so we did not get to go outside and play, but this is the view of the golf course from our front door - kinda cool for us southern folks!!

Since Austin has been sick, we have been camped out at home a lot, and not taking many pictures of his runny nose which has created the need to breathe solely through his mouth, which makes him drool like a Mastif, so in the end, his chin is VERY red and he looks kinda sad, but he is fine and is well enough to go to school tomorrow for more TV time!! That's right!!! They broke my cardinal rule AGAIN!!! And this time I went in swinging!!! Of course, the new director said, oh I didn't let my kids watch TV either - then why in the @#$% are you letting mine!?! I pay you so much money a month, etc., etc., ... We will see where this goes, so far so good, but as Eric said we don't want our kid to be neglected because of this one issue - anywho - we'll see.....


We also now know the beauty of time-out - here the little booger is attempting to sneak out of time out to escape back to the scene of the crime - but his momma is all too close - caught in the act little dude!!

(and NO I do not want to talk about what he is wearing, just be glad the camera did not get any closer, you would see more clearly that he is truly a candidate for pediatric fashion police)

Last but not least, my previous fears about my child not talking enough have been put to rest, as he now talks ALL OF THE TIME!! And all kinds of words & now phrases too!! But his favorite by far is both physical & verbal - he is here signing to his momma for more, yes this is "more, momma, more" to which end he always gets a BIG smile from me and an additional helping of whatever food he has just enjoyed - today it was banana chips.

He is now starting to repeat all kinds of phrases, and of course he also said his first cuss word - thanks to his momma's ex-warden mouth - he not only knew when to say sh-- he also knew how to say it with just the right enunciation!! Oh my mother would be SSOOOO proud!!

He also says bigger words now, like turtle, puzzle, bottle, etc. so all is well, I just have to remember he is a boy and thus not quite as big of a motor mouth as me!!

We are still trying to find a house - found the right area, just need the right place - we'll keep ya' posted!!

Sushi!

Oh what a boy we have!!

Long story short, Eric went to dinner last night for his brother's birthday and I stayed home with Austin due to time of the event, etc. So Eric being the good husband that he is, brought home dinner for me. My favorite sushi roll is the California Roll (for my father, that is cooked crab & avocado) and Eric brought me home an order. Well, Mr. Austin decided he thought they looked good so I gave him half of one and that's right ladies and gentlemen he ATE it! Now, he did not ask for more nor did he spit it out, so it was probably just an "okay" food item. But bottom line, the boy has taste!

So, if ever in the mood for sushi rolls, Austin recommends the California roll - sans wasabi and soy sauce. He is still a little too young for all that!

As for girl names, we have not really gotten that far yet - biggest priority right now is to find us a house!!! As Eric said the other day, well I guess there goes our hope for having the kids share a room at some point in their lives! Hahahahaha!

Have a great weekend!

It's a Baby

Apparently when Austin found out his momma was having another baby he thought he should gain some sympathy weight too! I mean come on, this is bigger than his momma's belly!!

Look at that girth!!

We have had fun playing with our new toys - can't tell in this picture - obviously his mother is not a paparazzi

Yesterday he found one of his daddy's hats and decided that he should wear it around the house until he got into his car - I missed getting a shot of him wearing it around the house, and got it just as he was taking it off to go driving....

Here he is on the way home from Grandma & Grandpa B's house. He is screaming in sheer delight about all of the cool new toys he received from ALL of his family members who are trying to spoil him!!

Well, that is all for now - oh wait - almost forgot Austin said his first 2 word phrase today. On the way to the doctors office he was getting bites from his dad's hash brown and he wanted more and kept signing and saying he wanted more, and then he said "more momma, more." This is great!! Now in a few years I will be saying how do you get the kid to stop talking?!?

Have a great week!!


PS. It's a girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Merry Christmas from Texas!!

Yeah!! We had an AWESOME time in Texas and really enjoyed getting to spend lots of quality time with Granddad T & Lynn as well as our Cousin Carter, Uncle Scott & Aunt Natalie. We had TOO much fun!

Carter is getting to be SO big - he will be 3 soon and is the spitting image of his father - he showed Austin lots of new toys and loved playing with his 4-wheeler. Thanks for sharing with us Cousin Carter!



Who knows who is chasing who in this picture


Austin using Uncle Scott as a step stool


Austin learning how to ride a 4 wheeler from Cousin Carter - we were stuck inside on Saturday and of course this is the only day I remembered to take pictures!!!

Austin's Granddad T got him a box - note the label on the box! Thanks Granddad T - I think...

(in case you cannot read it, it's Jack Daniels)

Austin is checking out the gifts under the tree - note that he was in bed when we finally got around to the actual gift exchange - but that meant he got to enjoy his gifts on the plane ride home to Georgia.

My favorite picture - looks like trouble!!

My grandmother asked me to take a Christmas wreath out to my mom's grave, and Austin saw that the sea shells my dad had put out had fallen down to the ground, so Austin had lots of fun putting the shells back on top and that meant the world to my dad and I.

We cannot wait to back to Texas, but it will be a while; maybe once baby #2 arrives.

We will spend Christmas day with Eric's parents & brothers et al. Then we find out what baby #2 will be on Thursday - I will keep you posted!

Have a Merry Christmas y'all!!

The Caped Cruisader

Obviously looking for new ways to entertain himself, and his mother always willing to oblige the imagination, our trusty blanket became a cape today!

Hey, let go my Charmin - Cottonelle, what's the difference!?!


Running around saving toys from boredom

Finding ways to hid under the cape

And then, the real fun began!! You see, I knew my dad's Christmas present to Austin had not arrived yet, and it should have, so after doing some calling & checking, my Dad, in Texas found the package in our apartment complex office - I was excited.

When my brother and I were kids, we would sneak under the Christmas tree and unwrap our gifts to see what we were getting, and I have started that tradition with Austin. But I knew what he was getting, so I went ahead and told him what was in the boxes, but we had to wait until Daddy got off of work tonight before we could open them.

This is Austin BEGGING me to open the box - or at least that is what I think he was doing.

This is Austin non-verbally telling me he was bored with the box and we needed to open it so that we could color on it, and then Daddy called to say he was going to be late, so .... the snooping was ON!! Momma opened the box!! Only to find....

the world's coolest cement mixer!!!

LOOK at that face! Sheer delight!

checking out all of the machinery

Look at my engine Granddad T

Making sure the engine had enough oil & a new filter

now, lets go!!

just cannot stand the coolness of his truck

Needless to say, the boy was/is excited. And the best part is that this is just 1/2 of the gift, as I left the other toy in the box to be opened on Christmas Day, so we only 1/2 snooped.

Thanks Granddad T!!

Busy December

Turns out the end of the semester is way too busy for my taste!!

It appears our son might have developed a red-headed temper!! Wanna see??

Here he is demonstrating his sad face

followed by his crying & getting really upset face

and ending with his 'I'm sorry' face

You see we went through a biting phase which we think maybe over - i.e. we hope is over or we are going to get kicked out of school!! But now, when he does something wrong or gets into trouble he is starting to come over and give you a kiss and hug - clearly an abuse of his cuteness!!

Blogger is giving me trouble today loading pictures, but here you can see his new favorite past time - playing in his cardboard box and with his bowl - he loves to build the box up and then hide in it and knock it over and color on it and walk on it and get momma to sit in it and get daddy to color on it, you get the point!

We are also really trying to work on learning more words - this week we mastered hat, hot, and the ever important MINE - oh the words he brings home from school!! hahaha

We can't wait to come to Texas for Christmas!!