11 months

It is hard to believe that a year ago I was preparing to become a mother. I know it is cliche to say, but I absolutely cannot imagine what life was like without Wells. He is the definition of joy and such a precious addition to our family.

At 11 months, he:

- weighs 23 pounds
- still takes 4, 8-ounce bottles a day
- wears 18 - 24 month clothing
- is crawling and cruising on his feet and the furniture
- is into EVERYTHING
- says "Mama," "Daddy," "Uh-Oh" and "Ziggy" (that is my sister's dog)
- eats squash, bananas, pears, apple-blueberry, green beans and applesauce daily
- loves guacamole, black beans and hummus
- takes two, two-hour naps (9 - 11 a.m.) and (1 - 3 p.m.)
- loves the remote control, the phone, water bottles, the dogs, balls, bath time and bath toys, playing in the wash machine and dish washer
- discovered his "manhood" this month and all the sudden has a new "toy"
- has had pretty bad separation anxiety from me and Max
- loves his push car with the horn
- has curlier hair every day
- loves to give kisses to his mama
- loves snuggling and playing in our bed in the morning

Wells loves to wave "hello" and "goodbye"
He can frequently be found crawling around the house with a phone or remote control in one hand and his other hand doing most of the crawling

Oh and how can I forget...he finally holds his own bottle, but only when he is laying down.

I have not had him measured lately, but this little one is getting long and lean

Wells loves tools now too. He assisted his daddy in assembling one of his girlfriends "push cars" for her birthday

Every little boy needs a daddy to show them how to use tools.

They are both quite pleased with their work.

Wells has also taking a liking to my car keys.

He likes to jingle them in front of the dogs. The dogs are soooo patient.

After he is done dangling them in front of the dogs, he loves to bang them against the back door window. Makes great noises, mommy!!!

And finally, the dogs have taught Wells how to be on "squirrel patrol." Wells squeals when he sees squirrels come up to try and eat the dogs food.

Happy Wednesday!

Just saying "hello" from my Dolly's house!

Have our cake, and eat it too!

Cookout by the pool!

Max and I recently hosted a cookout by the pool with several of our friends. We had a blast. Definitely trying to plan another one before the summer is over...

Max and Wells.
One of my dear friends, Baylie, and Wells.

Two dear friends, Leslie and Missy.

Randy and his daughter, Morgan, and Max.

My sweet sister and McCall

Randy and Morgan (his wife Lindsay was busy that night)

And finally, McCall.

It was a fun time with sweet friends! Can't wait to do it again! :)

Pickles!

That's right! Wells loves pickles. He should because I feel like I ate two jars a day of pickles while I was pregnant with him. Pickles are one of the very few foods he will eat these days. So proud of my pickle prince!

Weathering the hottest summer since 1980

Temperatures in Dallas have ranged from 102 - 108 this summer. It has been miserable. I am especially thankful that I was pregnant last summer and not this summer. So, how have we been weathering this hot summer?

We have been swimming at Dolly and Dutch's and Gami and Gampis.

The babies have been naked in the baby pool...

Back on the home front, we stand at the back door and watch the puppies play

and watch our daddy mow the lawn

and of course, get into paper and put it into our mouths

and read our books

and had the horrible stomach bug... (and gave the stomach bug to mama, daddy, Dolly, mommasissy, Gami and Gampi) We are sorry to pass this along, sweet family.

and...play in empty boxes

We have weathered this hot weather mostly by being inside. Our electric bills will prove it.

10 months

It is hard for me to believe that this precious angel is 10 months. (Almost 11 months). Where does time go? In his 10th month of life, Wells:

- said "Dada"

- said "Mama"

- is walking while holding on to furniture

- started to have really bad separation anxiety when leaving me or Max

- still takes two, two-hour naps a day (9 - 11 a.m.) and (1 -3 p.m.)

- still sleeps 12 hours a night

- is beginning to eat more solids. His new favorites are Mi Cocina guacamole, hummus and pickles. Cheerios - still won't even entertain them!!!

- is very definite about what he wants and struggles to communicate that with us

- is still a very laid back child

- really only gets frustrated or upset when he is hungry, tired or Max and I leave the room.

- waves to people when he sees them
- still takes 4, 8-ounce bottles a day

- is wearing some 12-month clothing, but mostly 18-month clothing

- has the most infectious giggle

- had the horrible stomach virus in his 10th month of life (more to come on that)

- is the definition of pure joy!

It is so amazing to see our precious little boy turn into a curious little boy. It is amazing to see how his little mind works and how he is beginning to have strong preferences. It is amazing how time has flown by!