some overdue pics!!

Home Sweet Home!!

Well, after two LONG weeks of traveling Morgan is finally home!! He made me promise not to blog about his absence since we are not private bloggers. But now i can finally say...It is so wonderful to have him home!! Its kind of funny b/c he was gone the exact same two weeks last year. Last year was England, this year was Puerto Rico. Wonder where he'll go next year? ha ha ha. Welcome home Morgan!! We love you!!

I spend everyday laughing at and with J.David. This phase we are in is so much fun!! The mimicking, babbling, the tantrums....its what I live for! I have been beyond emotional about his turning one year these past few weeks. I am sad it has all gone so quickly, but I am so excited about this little boy he is becoming!

p.s. more pics to come later this week...

Fun Week!!

This week we were blessed to have Mimi, Aunt Leanne, Aunt Lindsay, and sweet Eden come visit us! We had sooo much fun going to the zoo, shopping, and just hanging out in the evenings. J.David and Eden played a little bit together, but I think we had more fun watching them stare and poke at each other. Thank you everyone for coming to see us!! We miss you already and can't wait to see you again in a month!! Here are some pics from the week:

Playing before our trip to the mallCutie
Hanging out with Mimi before bedtime
Cousins with his and hers strollers at the zoo
isn't she precious!?!
awwww
and the awesome giraffe!
WHAT!! A PINK BIB? YOU HAVE GOT BE KIDDING?!!
I love spaghetti!!

Cindy Lou Who....We miss you!!

First steps and a fun "new" toy

Ok, here are two videos from the past couple weeks. The first one is right after I brought back out the aquarium that goes in his crib. This was a staple item in the start of his sleeping all night, but we have gone a few months of no batteries. This is what happened one day when mommy put batteriest back in it....ha ha ha.






The next video was shot this past week. I was trying to show my mom how well he is doing standing on his own and he wanted me to hold him so badly that he actually took steps to get back to my arms. So we have J.David's first steps here for all to see. Despite the many takes on video and showing off for Daddy he has now lost interest in walking. Oh well!! At least we have it on video!

WE'RE BACK!!!

Well, after a long month of computer viruses and frustrations we are finally back in the blog world!! We have had a GREAT month!! J.David has turned 10 months old, yes TEN MONTHS!! His personality is coming out more and more with each day, and what a wonderful personality it is! He is full of joy, always has a smile! He wants to be a part of everything and is now "talking" all the time. I just wish I knew what he is trying to tell me. ha ha ha. We are just about officially weened. I am sad that we were unable to make it to my 12 month goal, but I have had to come to terms with knowing that we went as long as we could. J.David had lost interest and feedings became more of a battle than a meal and I was constantly worried he wasn't getting enough. Now, we are both happy and enjoying feedings again. We are still holding onto the morning feeding, but I anticipate to drop that one by the end of Sept. J.David has 8 teeth now and LOVES food. He loves veggies and meats best! He is such a boy!! I love my boy!

This month we were so lucky to have our dear friends, the Connetts, come visit us! J.David and Kinley were in love at first sight...ha ha ha. They were so cute and it was so special for us to get together with them. We went to the Botanical Gardens, the Zoo , and of course, just hung around. Here are some fun pics from the month we missed out on....and of course there will be more to come!!

Mommies and Babies!!

J.David watching Goldfish at the Botanical Gardens

Mommy and J.David at Jilly's Cupcake Bar for a end of the summer outing with Granny, Autie Em, and Na-Na (Aunt Natalie)

Our new favorite "funny" carrying things around in our mouth like a doggie. ha ha ha.

poor poor computer....

Well, my computer decided to act up and that is why I haven't posted in so long! Hopefully I will be back up and running by the end of the week and promise to have some good post as soon as I am.