11 months!!!

How we got here is beyond me.  Literally.  I cannot believe our son is almost 1!  Holy moly, what fun he is!  We truly laugh at him numerous times a day.  He is ALL BOY!  Totally physical, loves to push everything around (literally chairs, trash, toys, sippy cups, anything) on the ground, he is SO NOT gentle with other kids and is starting to get pretty vocal.  He still has a great throaty laugh and is saying "Mama, Dada, Sissy, and Ba Ba (bye bye)."  He started walking at about 10.5 months so he has me on my toes at all times.  He loves to climb, explore and put any and everything in his mouth.  He still is pretty texture sensitive with foods and gags easily but loves pureed veggies and fruits, yogurt, chicken and anything else WE are eating.  He is on a great schedule and is finally a great sleeper.  The tubes literally changed so much.  As did starting him on full formula bottles.  He still takes 4 bottles a day, though I am going to begin weaning him from his 10am bottle when we get back from vacation.  He is cutting about 6 teeth right now (he already has 7) and is super snotty so I am waiting until that clears up to start cows milk.  He loves yogurt and cheese so I don't think we will have a problem but I am waiting nonetheless.  He usually wakes around 6:15 and goes back down at 8:15.  He sleeps for about 1.5-2 hours and then goes back down after a bottle at 1:30 or 2 and sleeps 2 hours.  He has only 3 hours of awake time in the evenings which has been wonderful.  Early on I was trying to keep him awake for 4-5 hours in the evenings and it was miserable for all of us!  His longest awake time is between is morning and afternoon naps (4 hours) and it works great for running errands, lunch and playtime!  Much better than dealing with fussiness while I am trying to fix dinner.  He goes down between 6:30 and 7 and sleeps all night.  

We finally cut his mullet this weekend and he literally looks like such a little man to me right now.  His hair is so blonde (with a tinge of red) and his eyes are getting darker and darker.  He is still fair so I am thinking he is more going to take after his Momma and Poppy!  He really is SUCH a lovie.  SO SO thankful God gave us 11 months with Bo!!!!

Packing Fun...

For those of you that don't know, Bobby lost his job a few months back.  He has a great temp job right now and is still looking for a perfect fit.  We have been praying like crazy, seeking God's precious will for our family.  We know His timing is perfect.  Everything that has happened literally has had His hand all over it.  We decided to put a For Sale by Owner sign in our yard thinking it would take forever for our house to sell.  We ended up selling it in three days and close on July 21st.  It has gotten me in gear and I have been organizing, packing and purging like crazy.  The plan as of right now is for the kids and I to move in with Mom and Dad and B is going to stay here and work while bunking with our sweet buddy Shane.  Prayerfully, we will know more in a few months and look forward to house shopping and getting settled.  Mom and Dad came up last weekend and helped a TON and then Audreia and Kourtney came up and stayed a few days and watched/played with the kiddos while I packed even more.  I cannot tell you how blessed we are.  We adore our family and I am always SO humbled that they all joyfully pitch in and help and serve us any time we need them!  As you can see from the pics, the kiddos had a BALL!  Thanks sweet ones.  We love you more than we can say!