Me and Daddy

Many of my family and friends have had Thanksgiving blogs but a. I forgot my camera Thursday and b. my mom left hers in Houston so those pictures will come later. Here are two people I am extremely thankful for God blessing me with. I would list everyone/everything on my list of thanks but there is not enough space on this blog and some of ya'll might think I'm weird when I start listing birds, trees, clear streams and other environmental things (after family and friends of course!) Anyways, I would like to know how many people think this baby boy (minus the chipmunk cheeks that are cuter on a 5 1/2 month old than an almost 28 year old) looks more like me than his daddy after this picture....

Voices

I guess we are officially parents now as we have become the "voices in the background"! In case you wondering, he is making that squeaking noise by rubbing his gums over that toucan:)

5 months old

Wow, I can't believe how fast time flies! Before I know it, he will be going to college and getting married and...sniff, sniff....focus on the present and the handsome little cuddler that looks more like his daddy (I think) every day. He is getting so strong with his tummy time and reaches and grabs things in front of him. He rolls from side to side and doesn't get "stuck" on his tummy as much. He still likes to chew on his fingers but has found a new love, his feet, which makes diaper changes interesting. He really loves his entertainment center (thanks Auntie Em and Uncle Ryan). He giggled for the first time this past month and it was at a. Mommy, b. Daddy, c. Baxter...if you guessed c. then you are correct. He enjoys sitting and playing with his toys now but still needs support as he can be a leaning tower of baby . He even sits (instead of reclining) in his bath tub now and plays with all his rubber duckies (we have a blue one, a basketball one and a cow one). He likes our morning and evening walks with Baxter but only if he is facing out in his sling or stroller. He tries to feed himself rice cereal by grabbing the spoon which results in rice on the nose, high chair, pretty much everywhere but the mouth. We will venture into the world of vegetables next month. He likes our reading times but mainly to chew on the books:) He shows off for the camera and as soon as I can figure out how to clip a portion of our videos to a smaller size, I will post some. He babbles more everyday and usually very high pitched. For all those inquiring minds, he still does not sleep through the night but is only getting up 1-2 times now. He hates 1. sitting still, 2. sleeping in his crib (I think because it is stationary, unlike a swing, and no one to cuddle with!) and that is pretty much it. We feel very blessed to have such a healthy and happy baby! Happy 5 month birthday to cousin Holden too!

Our first baseball hat!

Feet:)

80 wonderful years

So my cousins have beat me in posting about my Grandma's 80th birthday party but here are some of my pics from Saturday (if you have time, you should visit my cousin Krystal's blog...Garza Gazette on the right of the page....because she captured her son, Holden, and Cole...who were born the same day...holding hands:)):

Mom's and Grandma's getting all the great grandkids organized for a photo.

"Look over here"

Cole: "Ooh, what is this green thing in her hair. Let me grab it!"The birthday girl with her 8 great grandkids.

Where are the men during this photography insanity? Watching Aggie football like you would expect of 3 former Aggies!

Miracle gro

Wow what a difference 3 months makes!

July 2009

October 2009

Supported sitter

That is the phrase used by manufacturers and experts for this stage. Cole really enjoys sitting and will look like he is doing crunches when he is on his back and wants to sit up (will hopefully capture pic of that soon). The second picture shows our object of fascination (aka Baxter the weinie dog) and the third picture shows our new favorite toy (aka feet)! Sorry the pictures are so dark but I am experimenting with natural light when using my camera.

Freebirds

Cole: "Hmm, what is this shiny thing..."

"This smells way better than rice cereal. Let me see if I can get this in my mouth..."

"Wait a minute, Mom. I wanted that!"