The Catch Up Post!

I finally got a chance to look back at my blog and realized I haven't posted since February!!!  I am a bit behind! LOL
So here we are in September and my little man is growing like a weed!  We took his 10 month pictures on Saturday (only a couple weeks behind....).  He is changing from being a baby to a little boy.  He is crawling everywhere and in to EVERYTHING!  We always have to have at least one pair of eyes on him at all times.  He no longer wants to just sit in your lap, he wants to go go go!  His personality is definitely developing as well.  If anyone else in the room is eating, he thinks it is only fair that he eats too.  He WILL let you know how he feels about it!  We can always tell when he's getting tired because, like his momma, he gets very grumpy.  He is also hard-headed and has a temper like his daddy and grandpa!  But, he is the happiest, sweetest baby I've ever met....he gives the best smiles when he sees you or something makes him happy....he gives the best hugs and kisses (even though the kisses are a bit slobbery still!).....and he is just so laid back and easy going.  We couldn't have been more blessed!
Here are a few pictures to catch up on what was missed!

First Easter Egg Hunt

Excited about his 1st Astros Game

First Step in the Ocean

First Swim in the Pool

Snoozin with Daddy after a long day at the beach

Zoomin Around!

10 Months Old

My Little Valentine

About three weeks ago we were given a newsletter at Tristan's daycare.  It said we could get a list of the students' names so they could exchange valentines.....hmmmm....they are 3 to 13 months old and they need valentines?  I hadn't planned to do that but I decided to ask one of the ladies to see if most parents did.  I was told pretty much all of them exchange valentines so then of course I had to get some for Tristan to give his "friends" because I sure don't want to be THAT mom.  Last night we wrote out his valentines and got his teachers' present ready.  It felt a bit strange doing valentines for infants but we did it!  My little man sure wasn't going to be the only one not.  I found some 3D valentines that weren't made of paper so in case they wind up in the babies mouths (which I'm sure they will) it won't make a mess in their mouths.  I think I got some good ones because they keep Tristan entertained!
Since today is Tristan's first Valentine's Day of course we had to celebrate by taking pictures.  He wasn't doing very well at first...he would just focus on the camera instead of me and all I got were some bored looks from him.  Finally I had to call in Daddy reserves....after that, the pics turned out great!  He got a kick out of his funny dad and smiled away!  Notice the shirt he's wearing...he picked it out himself...said the girls just couldn't help themselves! :)

3 Months....Where Does the Time Go??

I cannot believe Tristan is already three months old...technically 14 weeks....I'm a bit behind in my blogs!  He has really grown this past month and is soooo much fun!  He smiles all the time and even laughs now.  His favorite game is to have you stick your tongue out at him and he just smiles and laughs while trying to stick his out too!  So cute!  He has adjusted to daycare and likes the wonderful ladies who take care of him during the day.  I still don't like leaving him in the mornings but it is so much easier now.  No waterworks! It warms my heart to walk in and see him smiling at one of them.  They seem to enjoy him just as much!
He's really growing now and awake most of the time.  I didn't realize how much house work I used to get done while he was sleeping.  Those days are over!  He's also slept through the night three times now.  He'll go down at 9:00 and won't wake up until 4:00am usually which is pretty good.  The only bad part is our alarm goes off at 5:00am so by the time he gets changed and fed, it's time for us to get up!  At least he sleeps (usually) while I'm getting ready in the mornings.  Considering how clingy he's gotten, that's a big relief.  The one time he decided to be awake while I got ready turned into a mess!  He would scream bloody murder if I put him down but stop and smile the second I picked him up. Needless to say, I went to work with a raggedy ponytail and shoes that didn't match and didn't even realize it until I was at work!  Quite embarrassing...

         

 His grumpy face

He's catching up to the bear!

Two Months!

This December has been a very busy month! Tristan has grown a ton and we have been having such a blast with him. He's learning to do so many things like follow people and objects with his eyes, reaching out to touch things and best of all, smiling and laughing! He's also had his first overnight stay at the grandparents' houses. We decided to go to Shreveport and do a little gambling for Adam's birthday this past week. His parents kept Tristan the first night and my parents got him the second night. It was soooo hard to leave him but we had a great time and I know his grandparents enjoyed keeping him. I can't believe that today is my last day of maternity leave....back to the real world tomorrow! I always thought I'd be so ready to go back to work and would not have a problem leaving my child at daycare. Boy was I ever wrong! I am not at all excited about going to work tomorrow and cannot stand the thought of leaving him. I've heard tons of great things about his daycare and the lady who will be watching him though and that does help. I know in a couple of months he will really enjoy being there and making new friends but it's going to be so hard. I'm making Adam go with me in the morning because I really don't think I'll be able to make myself leave. I know I'll be watching the clock all day long until I get to hold him again. Here are some pictures from his busy second month!


Tristan had his first playdate with his girlfriend Kylee. They weren't quite sure what to think about each other but will be having a blast together before too much longer. We took a ton of pictures and laughed at how such beautiful babies can take such rough looking pictures! LOL











He managed to get in a little flirting and hand holding ;)












Christmas was a blast this year with Tristan. I didn't think he would be but he was actually interested in his presents. Here he is giving his new zebra friend a kiss. He sure loves his zebras!










For some reason the color yellow really makes him smile! The first gift he opened was a yellow sweatshirt and yellow athletic pants....he smiled sooo big when he saw them! Last night he got another gift from a friend of mine, which included an adorable yellow onesie. When I showed him the outfits this morning, he smiled big again when he saw the yellow one. Crazy!





This Sunday Tristan was two months old. I cannot believe he is already that old! We went to the doctor this morning and he now weighs 12 lbs 1 oz and is 23 inches long. He's getting big!

                                                                                                         All smiles!