Happy New Year!

We were so lucky to be able to spend the last week at the beach with my family. It is such a great time of year to go. It amazes me how many people are at the beach this time of year! We stayed in Watercolor this year and it was perfect. Probably my new favorite place to stay! Literally 2 blocks from our aunt and uncles house in Seaside so we had a great time with family! Whit wanted to be outside the entire time. He was not happy unless he was walking around. The weather was in the 70's during the day so it was perfect! Here are a few pictures.

Whit just checking on HK. He loves her!

So happy!

Loved bike riding with Doc

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from HK



Christmas

We had a great Christmas! It is always so fun to spend time with family just hanging out. To begin the holiday weekend Nate and I took Whit to Zoolight(thank you Deedee and Jimbo for our zoo pass!) He loved it! He was so entertained. he loved the lights and the petting zoo the best. It will be a tradition I am sure. Saturday we went to Christmas Eve Service then spent the night, as always, at my parents. Christmas morning was fun with Whit! He just toddled around checking everything out. He was very content just wandering around with new toys. His favorite toys were probably the wooden push toy from Aunt Mae Mae and Kitty, his new red keds and the kitchen that stays at Cookie and Docs house! Here are a few pictures. I will try and get more up later!

Zoolight!

HK and Whit

Daddy and Whit getting in their stockings

New shoes and new push toy

Girls in our pjs



Christmas Morning

Playing with Kitty

I love this picture of Whit showing off his toy to dede

13 Months

This has been a great month! Whit turned 13 months yesterday!
 All of a sudden Whit started just chatting away. Who knows what he is saying but he is telling us something. I feel like he has just turned a big corner this month. He is walking, talking and eating a little better!
Eating wise we have gotten him to eat spaghetti! So every night this is usually what he eats. I just feel like its a little more balanced for some reason with spaghetti, a cheese stick and a fruit. Of course we still love our baby food but I am praying this is a step in the right direction! He LOVES milk. He probably drinks 4 big sippy cups a day. Still snacks on cheerios and yogurt.
His sleeping habits remain the same. Still about a 45 min nap in the morning and afternoon. Sometimes at school he takes 3 naps a day. He goes down at 7 but has been waking up some at night. I kinda think its his ears killing him. Hopefully the tubes will help!
He wears 18 month clothes. Some 24 month pajamas.
He is just a happy baby right now. Since he can walk he thinks he is so big and is so proud of himself. He gets to go on the playground at school now that he can walk and his teachers say he is loving it! They said he loves the cars and is in his own world out there. He likes to play in the kitchen too. He enjoys stirring in the pot, playing with the mixer and getting into the cabinets. He still loves books. Only certain ones though. His favorites are Goodnight Moon, Where's Spot, the book about God's Animals, sometimes the Christmas story and The Night Before Christmas.
What a fun month this has been!!!

I forgot to take the elephant picture yesterday so here is a picture in the meantime....

Tubes

We have been fighting ear infections since September. The one he has now has been going on for a month straight and none of the antibiotics have been able to knock it out. So it was time for tubes. Yesterday we went to Childrens at 6 am for the procedure. It was so quick and so easy. Whit did great. He was only a little fussy for 10 min when he got back to mommy. He was his normal self by 9am eating a full breakfast and 2 cups of milk! I am praying this will make him feel better and hopefully will solve the waking up at night problem we have had for the past month!

smiling at the doctor

Just driving the car up and down the hall



Off we go!

Whit is so happy now bc he is finally walking! At the beginning of last week he started taking like 1 or 2 steps then by Wednesday he was ready to go! He is so proud of himself and thinks it is the greatest thing. Once i figure out how to download a video i will put one on here.







Here Comes Santa Claus

I took Whit to visit Santa last week. I knew he was not going to like him but we had to get a picture! The best part was that out of 5 people i would say 3 screamed. Poor Santa!



Long week

Man we have had a long week at our house! Saturday night Whit woke up with the stomach bug. It was awful! Laundry going at midnight and 4 pairs of pajamas! Thankfully Sunday we were on the mend or so we thought! Monday Whit went to school. His teachers said there had been some bug going around so watch out. I told them we had already had it :) But then beginning Monday the bug continued with plenty of dirty diapers. Continued on Tuesday but since all the kids had it they didnt make us come get Whit. Then Tuesday night I woke up with the stomach bug. UGH! Wednesday I somehow managed to get Whit to school. Nate calls on his way to work saying he is sick too! So all day Wednesday Nate and I were home sick. About 3:30 the school calls and says that I have to come get Whit bc he is still sick. So now all 3 of us are home sick! Thankfully yesterday I felt better. Whit had to stay home bc he still is sick. Nate went to work feeling better too. I think we are all on our way to feeling much better finally! This has been such a long week!

Whit, Annabelle and Daddy all lounging together trying to get well