11 Months

I say this every month, but where has the time gone?  Warning (PICTURE OVERLOAD).  I can't believe our little man will be one very soon.  He is a very, very, very, very busy little boy.  P still loves to open and close doors and bang on things, but his new favorite place to be is the pantry.  He enjoys pulling boxes off of the shelves and breaking jars of baby food.  However, it was a jar of some soup that Jeremy bought.  Why in the world would you buy soup for a baby??...just saying.  He loves the fireplace..sigh, and tries to climb in there, and loves to climb up the stairs (of course with one of us behind him).  It does make it easier taking him up there though...instead of carrying him.  Pierson would much rather walk down the sidewalk / street than ride in his stroller.  However, he refuses to hold ones hand, so that makes for an interesting stroll.  Little man quickly grew out of his size 5 shoe and is onto a size 6.  He has been wearing a size 5 diaper for several weeks now.  

Pierson is SO lovable these days.  He will hug, and sometimes kiss.  When he gives anybody a hug, he will pat them on the back...so sweet.  The little man will dance on command, and I must say its pretty cute.  He now knows how to get on and off little riding toys by himself, but sometimes gets his foot caught.  I was considering having an "operation get rid of toys day," but Jeremy's aunt graciously provided Pierson with lots of fun toys from her three kiddos.  

Jeremy and P made a visit to Dr. Schwartz this week.  P had an upper respiratory infection.  He has just been snotty and had a wet cough, as well as a lovely diaper rash to accompany the other symptoms.  Jeremy texted me while there, and the little dude weights 27.7 pounds.  I am anxious for his one year visit to check his other stats.  Wonder if he will be athletic and make his momma and daddy lots of money?

Tex I received while they were at the doc...funny. 

He has four or five teeth on the top now, and still only two on the bottom.  He continues to be a good eater, but I am just trying to find new things to feed him. I don't think he loves pasta because he can't really chew it up that good yet.  He is drinking all Vitamin D milk now.  Momma used her last bag of frozen breast milk this past week.  I did take a picture :)

Here are a few mores pics from his 11th Month

I really am having fun

Loves to swing!!

Checking out Tank and Freedom in the backyard

Pierson LOVES his daddy

I had to make a dreaded trip to Michigan for work from a Sunday afternoon through Wednesday evening.   One would have thought I was gone for months.  I was an emotional wreck when they dropped me off at the airport, and I made Jeremy Skype with me every second we could.  Jeremy did fabulous with him for those days by himself, but I really had no doubts.  I actually think he probably did better than what I could have done.

The below is just an assortment of photos from my cell phone. 

Jeremy's grandpa turned 79 (I think).  He always likes to celebrate at Trail Dust, so the entire fam got together.  When Pierson walked in, he immediately either grabbed on to me or his daddy.  We think it was the loud music, because he typically will go to anybody at anytime.  He slowly warmed up the loud music and approached the stage several times to try and climb up.  He made a few trips down the slide with Jeremy as well.

Yes...I am wearing the same outfit as I wore from my last post :)

JoDee, Julie, Grandpa, & Roger

My sweet mother-in-law holding P's new cousin Liliana

The Milk Run

The little man needed some milk, so I decided to run in ALDI because it is quick, and not much traffic...you get the point. (I am always in a hurry). Anyhow...I walk through the aisles grab a couple things along with the milk and head towards the register. I pull out my credit card to pay and it asks for my pin.

Problem #1 = no debit card (I realize I have left it on my desk at work)
Problem #2 = very little cash (maybe $3)
Problem #3 = I didn't realize they only accept one of the above.

At this point, I am probably turning red as I tell the lady that I will just take the milk and come back for the other things. Then..out of nowhere, the lady that checked out in front of me, came back and said I will take care of it. Even though I was embarrassed and humiliated BADLY, I thought that was one of the nicest gestures. I felt absolutely ridiculous that I was in that position, and the only thing I could think to say was "I promise, I really do have money." Wow..good one. I must remember to do the same for someone else one day.

Easter weekend 2012

We started off Easter Weekend by celebrating Grandma's bday (Jeremy's grandmother) at Cracker Barrel on Saturday with breakfast. Everyone had a great time. Eating at restaurants now is somewhat of a challenge with the little man, but we make it work. I happily volunteered JoJo to go out side with Pierson and change his diapers while we were there!




On Sunday morning we headed out to the early service at our church which started at 8:15. We normally go to the later service, but we knew the later one would be packed. I get up so early in the mornings, that I was thinking it was almost lunch by the time we got there..hehe. The service was soo good. The pastor always puts things on a personal level, which helps me. Don't get me wrong, I love scripture, but sometimes I need things on more of elementary terms..does that make sense?

I put P in a cute little button down shirt, and then about 10 minutes later he spit up on it. No big deal right? Well I had another shirt that Dot Dot had bought him awhile back. He decided that he would spit up on that about 2.3 seconds later. My little man has been doing so much better with the spitting up, but today was the exception I guess..or I hope! From that point, I decided that he was just going to have to have a little bit of a stinch to him. He has moved into his third class at church since being born. I'm not convinced that the people in this class really like my boy (sniff sniff). He is a typical boy and gets into everything but he is such a sweetheart. Last week when we went to pick him up the first words out of the lady's mouth was "bless you." When we went to pick him up today, I said "Was he a good boy?" The reply this week was "he is all boy." Hmm...okay.


After church we headed home to get ready for the family to come over. We had a good time, even though we got some pretty strong thunderstorms, which meant no hunting eggs outside.










The Easter bunny made a delivery to our house. He got P a toothbrush, toothpaste, and some yogurt melts that he hasn't tried before. JoJo and Papaw got him a little book that makes noises and lights up, and Dot Dot and Big Dave got him some swimming attire for the summer (and for our upcoming trip to San Antonio). He really enjoyed carrying around plastic eggs all day.



We had such a great weekend with family. It is hard to imagine that the love that I have for my family is nothing like the love that Jesus has for us....truly amazing. I certainly hope that Jeremy and I will do a good job of raising our little P to know the Lord. This Easter was special, and I can't wait for many more.

10 Months

Pierson started walking just a little before ten months. There is no stopping him now. He continues to be into everything. He is so fascinated with doors, and anything that makes loud noises. He loves to shut and open doors, bang on windows and bang on the cable box upstairs. Pierson has already started to "test" his mommy and daddy. He knows he is not supposed to bang on the cable box, but turns around to make sure we are watching and then starts. The look on his face when he gets told "no" is so funny, that we both have to turn our heads. It is priceless....
He is just shy of 25 pounds and just as solid as you can get. I am so glad he can walk now because it is a bit of a chore just to carry him around. Jeremy and I did sit and watch him crawl up the stairs one day last week. However, no worries, Jeremy was right behind him as I caught it on video. The little dude also has a rather enjoyable time pulling all of the books off of the shelf in the office. Please see evidence below.










One day while at Stephanie's house, she was telling him not to do something and he walked over to her, and put his hand over her mouth, basically telling her to hush...lol. Such a proud moment in my son's life. We continue to feel blessed that P can stay with her Monday through Thursday. Although, I am not sure Emily (her little girl) feels the same. I believe he has started to get into all her toys. He does come home with bruises from time to time, so I feel certain that Emily lets him know who is boss. I also get random text messages throughout the day like "your child had his first bite of Oreo." This is not by choice, but I think he is a little thief :)

He has done well on whole milk and breast milk together. Therefore, I am officially one bag lighter these days. I quit pumping on March 30. This means I don't have to carry the beautiful black "purse" that has been by my side, attached to my hip since my sweet boy was born. I actually walked out of work the other day thinking I was missing something. So...no more reserving rooms at work to pump, trying to remember when I did it last, etc. I am a free woman :) It was a bit bittersweet. I know this may sound crazy to some, but it actually was a bit hard to quit. I probably still have about 300 ounces frozen, which should be plenty since he mainly drinks whole milk.

Pierson loves, loves, loves to be in our closet. If the door to our room is open, he proudly walks himself to the closet and starts to pull on the clothes, fall into them, etc. He thinks it is just too much fun!!



The below pic is so funny. Every once in awhile he will fall asleep right in the middle of drinking his sippy cup or eating his oatmeal (yes I still give him oatmeal at night time).



We took the little stinker to get his first pair of "real" shoes one day. We went to the Allen Outlet Mall to the Stride Rite store and got two pair of shoes for probably the price of one. My child is already wearing a size 5...about to be in a size 6. Sometimes I think it would be easier if they put shoelaces on those darn shoes...that velcro drives me bonkers. I think it has something to do with the fact that he knows how to pull his shoes off already. Side note--Notice the Nintendo shirt that J is wearing!


Pierson experienced his first trip to the park with his friend Devon across the street who is a couple months older.






Overall, I would say that the 10th month has been the best yet. Our little dude has developed quite the personality. We just love him to pieces. I know I have said this before, but I am not sure what I did with all my free time before he came along. Holy cow...we stay so busy with him. My poor house is neglected. I dream of the day it will be clean again....