Hoooooooo goes there?

This past weekend was our church's annual fall carnival. Initial estimates put the total number of attendants at somewhere between 8,500-9,000. Our little guy's giraffe costume was a little too stuffy or our 83 degree weather so he only lasted about 3 minutes before trading in for a makeshift 'bad boy' costume.

Oh and yes, we know Travis looks really weird...he has an infection in his eyes...and believe it or not this is after a round of medication. He kind of looks like an owl, doesn't he??? Hoooo Hoooo

Busy Little Boy

Little man has been a busy boy this past week and while we haven't taken many pictures, we have taken a lot of video footage. The two I've attached are my favorites among the many...

On His Way

Ever since Little Man took those first three steps he has slowly been moving closer and closer to walking 'full time'. Today the teacher from his Mother's Day Out program shared with me that he has been driving all the other kiddos crazy because he crawls along behind them then tries to pull up on them! Tonight he took 19 steps in a row, then 22, then 25 and on and on and on as Nana, Pop and I clapped in excitement. I watched in awe as he stood from a sitting position without reaching out to pull up on anything. I thought back to this afternoon when I watched him crawl up in his rocking chair and sit down to watch his PraiseBaby video and as I began to look at the pictures I had taken I realized how much he is beginning to look like a little boy, not a baby anymore. I am shell shocked...it all goes so fast....so very fast.

Congratulations!

Tuesday night, Travis and his fellow firefighters were awarded the State of Texas Medal of Valor for their actions on August 20th with the rescue of the 3 injured officers in the incident involving the barricaded man. The Medal of Valor is awarded to a member who, under especially hazardous conditions, has exhibited personal courage in an effort to rescue or protect another. This is the first time in the history of the city of Midlothian that a Medal of Valor has been awarded. We are so proud of our brave firefighter and thankful that he is home safe and sound!

Nine Months And Counting...

Little Man's 9 month photos are online and they are so sweet. The day we took the photos he was in a very strange almost catatonic mood that we now know was due to the ear infection/rupture but it made for a very different kind of photo session. If you would like to see pictures email me at mblock@hocc.org and I'll send you the link and password.

What A Weekend!

Little Man's Aunts, Uncle, and some friends from college were in town this weekend which made for a very busy few days. Saturday morning Little Man had his first pancake breakfast, compliments of his Nana, and then spent the rest of the day snuggling with his Aunties and showing off his walking skills for everyone. That evening we all went to a haunted house in downtown Dallas while Little Man hung out with Pop in the car. Sunday morning we noticed Little Man had come down with a pretty high-grade fever and by Monday morning when we took him to the doctor we found out that his eardrum had burst sometime over the weekend.

These Feet Were Made For Walking

This afternoon Little Man took his first unassisted steps...three in a row! He won't perform on cue, in fact, he goes limp like spaghetti if you try to show anyone that he is walking but I caught him walking on his own twice more tonight when he thought I wasn't looking. Looks like our life is about to get a lot more hectic!

This picture is of my little guy "helping" me with the laundry. Ever since I started playing peekaboo with his lovey over his head he loves to put clothes on his head. I definitely prefer this to having him knock over all of the folded clothes!