Aquarium on New Years!

Today we headed down to Monterey to the aquarium. We took Ma, Marisa, Yvy, and Jason. Marisa, Yvy and Jason have been in town for a week, and we have been SUPER busy with them! Jason is 7 years old, and the sweetest boy in the world. Him and Gavin have had a BLAST and they have even had sleepovers together, its so cute! 

It was a very sunny and beautiful day in Monterey:) A perfect start to the new year. Happy 2013.

Face Painting

Today we went to CDM to play for members hour. Gavin wanted to paint his face...it was hilarious! He sat there with the paint bush and painted his face, every square inch, for 20 minutes. He was concentrating so hard, almost drooling! He said he was "kinda doing it like Cincinnati Ma!" :) (She let him put her makeup on) So funny!

Austin is a walker!

Last week baby Austin took more than 2 steps...he walked! He has been walking more and more, and he could not be more proud of himself!

so he took his first steps at 9 months, but we will say he is "walking" now at 10 months :) He still prefers to crawl when he needs to get somewhere fast (hears a noise, someone calls him, or he wants food!) but he walks probably half of the time.

Just today at the museum, we went in the "baby room" for him to play...and everyone that would ask "how old is he?" would guess 13 or 14 months...and then I would say, no, he is almost 11 months...and they would be in shock. I found it kinda funny, because he is not big at all! He is average size, and most of the time smaller than their kids, but he is pretty good on his feet, maybe that's it?

Austin is very much an observer when we are out around people. He will just watch everyone around him, and then he will go up to them and talk or get in their lap;) He is very social, but of course, ALWAYS has me in his vision. If I am not in his sight, he will crawl SUPER fast until he finds me.


Today he played in the sand table too! This to me is SUCH a big kid area...but he walked right up, and joined the big kids. He only tried to eat the sand toys a few times, and just ran his hands along the sand...this baby loves sand...its gonna be hard staying away from the beach this summer!

Baby Austie is not such a baby anymore...kinda making me sad. Wishing time would slow!

Movies

Holiday's too much?

Oh my. Constant attention from all the family and activity over the holidays has made Gavin one spoiled kid! He needed some "Holiday attention detox" this afternoon! Ugly ugly attitude!

December iPhone pics

Super Sick

For the second time in a few weeks I got mastitis again. I have been super sick for almost 4 days, and on antibiotics (saw MD, she did blood work too). The first two days I was in bed, with 104 degree fevers. It was terrible. I almost drove to the hospital numerous times, but in the end, didn't want some idiot ER resident touching me. Plus I could not even get out of bed, so driving was not a good idea, and I didn't want to trouble anyone to come watch the kids so D could take me---basically I was being stubborn. I probably should have though bc I still feel pretty horrible, so I am headed back to the doctor tomorrow (Happy Birthday!), so she can do an ultrasound on my breast to see if it turned into a mastitis abscess. SICK! and OUCH! That means one thing. It will need to be drained. Good God, sounds painful, but seeing that I am STILL having fevers, and in so much pain, anything can be better. Wish me luck.

Breastfeeding is worth it. I have to keep telling myself this over and over.

blah.