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Sunday, September 29, 2013

Hatcher is One! :)

My sweet baby turned ONE on September 24th!! I absolutely cannot believe how quickly the first year of his life went by. People always told us not to blink because he would grow up so fast. Boy, was that the truth! The past year has been amazing and a gift I am forever grateful for. I dreamed of being a mommy and what that role would be like my entire life. I can truly say it's far better than I ever imagined it would be. Hatcher has made me see life from a whole new perspective and he will forever be mommy's baby even if he is quickly becoming an independent toddler!

We had the most wonderful birthday celebration for our little guy which I will post about later this week. It was everything I had hoped it would be for him & much more. So, here are the things Hatcher is doing now & the things he's enjoying! :)

-He's WALKING up a storm! Let's be honest, it's more like running at this point! We have finally given him pretty much the complete run of the house. We keep the stairs gated off & any rooms he doesn't need to be in closed off. That includes the bathrooms because he has found the toilets & our bedroom because he's found the dog bowls. Yes, he has turned the water bowl over his head! He thought it was funny, Dooley & Mommy not so much.

-He's starting to make the "n" & "b" sounds when he's talking. The words he knows best are dada, mama, Dooley, hey & bye.

-Big guy is eating all table food now. He loves chicken (grilled or fried), any kind of fruit, sweet peas & carrots, goldfish & yogurt to name a few!

-He officially is a MILK drinker now! We made the official transition on 9/25, the day after his birthday. Since he did have milk sensitivity earlier, we made the transition slowly. I started adding milk to his formula in early September. He did really well & now we're working on the transition from bottle to sippy cup. He really likes the Nuk sippy cup with the soft nipple but we're working on the Nuk cup with the hard nipple now because it leaks less. He's taking 3 cups of milk a day. Typically, first thing in the morning, before his afternoon nap and just before bed. He takes water or very watered down apple juice at meal time.

-Some new tricks he has mastered are dancing...he likes to shake his booty when he hears music! Too cute!! He can point to his belly and we're working on pointing to our nose. One body part at a time! He loves to sing Patty Cake and when you get to the part where you say, "and mark with an H for Hatcher & me, " he marks the palm of his hand likes he's trying to make an "h"!! One of his absolute favorites is to make the "ahhh" sound and then to run his hand over his lips. It's so funny & he cracks up! Waving hello & bye bye has become a new favorite too. He knew how to do it months ago but now he does it any time you say it.

-His favorite toys are his John Deere tractor, Elmo guitar, sports activity center and pretend cell phone! He enjoys pulling all of the books off his book shelf and flipping through the pages to see the pictures. He will rarely sit down long enough to read the book with us so sometimes we read to him while he plays.

This boy is growing up way too fast!! We are so in love with him and can't wait to see what the next year of his life holds! I've said it before & I'll always say it, Thank you, Lord, for our precious son! :)




Thursday, September 26, 2013

Seagrove Beach - August 2013

I've got to get better at blogging...I'm so behind! I want to share a little about our beach trip & some pictures from our fun trip.

We got to spend 8 full days at the beach in Seagrove with my parents. It was such a fun and much needed vacation! We hadn't been on vacation with my family in more than 5 years so this trip was a great get-away and such a good time. We stayed in a condo right on the beach and boy did Hatcher enjoy himself. On our trip back in May, he wasn't a big fan of the sand or the ocean so we spent most of our time at the pool. This time was completely different...he hated the pool & loved the beach! Perfectly fine with us because that's where we'd rather be too! He loved playing in the sand & sitting at the edge of the ocean with his daddy and letting the water run on his little feet. It was the sweetest sight! We ate great food all week and even enjoyed some nice dinners out. Since it rained some while we were there, we did some shopping & sight seeing. My parents were awesome & even let Johny & I have a date night one night which was so much fun! Hatcher did catch a little bug while we were there so we did keep him in out of the heat one full day. Not sure what was going on with him but he had an upset tummy & just couldn't seem to stop crying. So unlike him & it was hard to see him feeling yucky on vacation. Being away with my parents and my two boys was so much fun & I'm already looking forward to next year's trip! 

First ice cream cone! 

Toes in the sand!

I want to remember moments like this forever! :)

Grammie & HT on the beach! 

My boys in the ocean!

Be still my heart.

This is the life!

Dinner out on the town!

He thought he was so big riding in the race car buggy at Publix with his Daddy & Poppy!

HT with Grammie & Poppy in Destin for dinner!

My whole world.


Look at that baby in his Polo baseball cap. Too cute!

My little family!

Sacked out in our beach wagon.

Which he could also stand up in & thought was too funny!

With the gator at Bayou Bills!

Family dinner night at Bayou Bills minus Johny.

On the beach with Grammie & Poppy

I could eat him up!