Brother from another mother!

i am so in love with my little angel! he is just so unbelievable! he is 8 months old today! so hard to believe! where does the time go? He is obsessed with his cousin Drake. it is amazing how similar they look and act. such sweet sweet souls! Drake is 3 and 1/2 and their birthdays are 13 days apart. When H was little Drake was such a helper. Almost unable to believe that Halston was created. Now, Hals is just as enthralled with Draker! he will pat hi harm

8 months and 3 weeks

Sooo many changes! I am just so head per heels with him more and more everyday! Halston has been standing up in his bed for about a month now. He wakes up in the morning in such a good mood. I'll hear him just babbling away in a wry conversational way. It's as if he's telling a story to his stuffed animals! He has been pulling up on everything for about 3 weeks and can walk all the way around the ottomans and playpen. He is really happy to be in the playpen. He will stand up in it and watch sprout while I take a shower or do dishes. As long as he can see activity... He's happy! He really loves Zio Z, papa and his daddy. A true guys guy from the start! Can't wait to watch him grow even more.

Singing The Sick Baby Blues

poor monkey is going to the doctor for the first time today as a sick baby boy. :( . he gas been coughing for 2 days but last night it turned into a hacking cough, runny nose sneezy fest. i hate hearing him cry. this morning his voice was a bit raspy so we are headed to the doc!

7 and a half months!!! Lots of changes!

Halston is changing every day! A week ago his sound was abah bah bah bah. Today it is hoooooooah! It is so cute and boy-ish. He is quite a little man. He gets on his knees and rocks and rocks but hasn't scooted yet! He can wave hi and bye bye but cannot say the words yet. When he is in distress he says uh- mug mug mug... Which I like to think is the beginning of mommy ! Ha... Probably not though.

WOAH! It's been forever! Halston is Almost 6 months old. 5 1/2 months actually and man is he ever amazing!!! He is doing so much now. 

He now can: 

1. sit on the hip with no head support. 

2. get in a crawling position but cannot crawl.

3. make lots of sounds oooo...bluh...ahhh

4. smile and laughs ALL the time

5. grab his paci and put it in his mouth.

6. eat rice cereal and like it!

7. put his feet in his mouth

 8. try very hard to crawl!!!!

Among other things.  He is just amazing. He is SO active.  He also looooves the bath.  He takes his baths in the actual tub now and kicks the ENTIRE time.  he could stay in there for an hour if I let him.  I just love our days together. he is such a joy. He loves his bouncy seat too.  he is obsessed with the green frog on it because it spins super fast.  he will be sitting in the seat and stand up SUPER fast and intense to grab and spin the frog. so cute.  he also is proud of himself now. If he rolls on his tummy and we give him praise he smiles so big.  He feels the accomplishment. He is perfect! I cannot believe he is almost a half a year old. It really does happen too fast.

4 Months

My precious pie is 4 months and 9 days old today!! So many things are changing.  this morning I took him out of his crib and put him in bed with me and he rolled from his back to his tummy for the first time!!!!! He was so proud of himself.  I cannot believe how strong he is!  He now can grab the toys hanging from his play gym and pull them so hard that the top bends down.  He is also talking, more like screaming so loud.  He says AHH AHHH GAHH GAWWA and then when we all seemed shocked by how loud he is he just laughs and smiles!

{3 Month's Old & Mommy's Main Man}

3 Months

Alex's Testimony, Me and Hannah boiling Crawfish! Halston is 3months!

The Boardwalk

Sleepy Monkey

Watching Halston grow amazes me.  He has developed quite a personality even at 3 months.  We got into a routine finally and he has been sleeping through the nigh for almost a month now.  He gets his bath around 8:30 pm, his last bottle at 9:00, plays until 10:30 and falls asleep around11:00.  He does not wake up until 7:30-ish and then gets his diaper changed and lays down with momma.  He usually falls asleep again and wakes up around 8:00. It is amazing! I am proud of him EVERY morning when he wakes up!  I cannot believe he can sleep 10 hours straight!  As much of a perfectionist I am about performance, I can honestly say that I have never cared more about how well I was doing at a certain task.  I started out reading and going "by the book" which gave me more anxiety but, now my whole life is just bout making sure he is happy and healthy!  I just want so much for him and will stop at nothing to give him everything I can. 

He has just found his hands and has been inspecting them as close to his eyes as possible.  He also LOVES to lay on his side.  If I lay on my side and face him he will TALK and talk and talk and laugh.  He is VERY close to rolling over from that position.  He is one strong little boy.  He likes to be on his tummy but, once he realizes he is not strong enough to crawl, he gets VERY frustrated and starts to kick and cry.  This week (4/26/2012) I think he is going through another growth spurt because he is NOT happy around bath/bottle time.  His sleeping schedule is changing as he now cries in little fits before he goes to sleep.  We will get through it! 

More updates to come!