WEA at 10 Months

Well....here we are.....the double digit months.....(sigh).  Where are the days going?!  I blink and another month has passed me by.  I really am trying to savor these last baby days and watching him grow is so bittersweet.  So here he is, my little Walker at 10 months old.

Walker's 10 month milestones/achievements/tidbits:

~he is cruising around while holding onto furniture and he loves to push a chair around while walking

~while standing he is able to bend down to pick up an object without falling over

~he is still a biter so when he gets a firm "NO BITE" after chomping down on me he breaks down in tears.  I can tell he's going to be very sensitive to punishment down the road.  

~his new favorite spots to play are in my cabinets---welcome back messy tupperware zone.  

~he is actually able to play alone for several minutes as long as I am out of sight.  This has allowed me to prepare my morning cup of coffee and fix my breakfast without him attached to my hip.  

~he absolutely hates wearing socks and/or shoes.  This has made my cool morning runs very unproductive.  As soon as I get going, I have to stop to find the missing sock/shoe.  Now I'm on the search for some baby shoes that can't be pulled off.  I can only imagine how he'll be come hat and mitten weather.  

~he loves to drink water out of a sippy cup

~he still isn't very adventurous when it comes to eating and trying new foods.  He will only eat completely pureed and smooth fruits and veggies and his favorite, yogurt.  

~on average he still wakes up once during the night but I have had quite a few uninterrupted nights of sleep lately; unfortunately, that means an earlier wake up time.  I sure am looking forward to daylight savings time---I hate waking up when it's still dark outside.  
~he is quite the talker.  He is constantly babbling and he has even added a few more sounds to his vocabulary.

pushing his favorite chair around the living room

driving big sister's car

squeaky clean

my sweet sleeping trainer

naked baby drum solo

I sure do love this sweet, chunky, little man!  I've said it before and it still rings true today---he really is the happiest, sweetest, smiliest, most cuddly, squeezable, baby boy ever.  I'm so very thankful he's in our family!

Fall in the City

We enjoyed a wonderful fall weekend in NYC the weekend of September 28th.  Oscar needed to be in the city to attend a client event so the kiddos and I tagged along.  We arrived on Friday afternoon and after checking into my favorite hotel, The Pierre, we walked across the street to play at one of our favorite playgrounds in Central Park.  After playtime, we had dinner at Artisanal with our good friend, Tracy.

Walker's first time meeting Tracy....he's not quite sure what to make of her :)

 Saturday morning we all went for a family run around Central Park where Oscar finally got to experience pushing the double jogger up a hill.  He only thought he was in shape prior to this workout :)
Afterwards we played around in FAO Schwarz and waited for cousin Nick to join us.  Then we introduced Oscar to the wonderful experience of Shake Shack.  It's amazing he lived in that city for so long and had never tried a Shake Shack burger.  It really is one of the greatest guilty pleasures.  It even makes the hour wait not seem so bad.  Needless to say, he has been converted and will he never eat another burger without comparing it to Shake Shack.
After lunch we all split up in different directions.  Oscar and Nick went to go watch the martial arts match and the kiddos and I went to the park to meet up with Elina and Dima.  We had so much fun riding the carousel and playing on the playgrounds with those two.  Then we all met back up and had a group dinner at Serephinas.

two of my running buddies

fun times in the toy store on the giant piano

yummy Shake Shack

carousel time

S riding with Elina and Dima

Sunday morning we attempted another run in the park but little man was not in the mood.  After screaming for 2 miles, we had to stop and I had to carry him back to the hotel.  Some days are just not stroller days for him.  Oh well....

After a stroll around mid-town and a quick bistro lunch it was time to head to the airport.  

2 miles looked just like this

bistro brunch

window shopping

We had such a great quick visit.  I love these little weekend trips to the city.  Being able to do these makes living in a quiet, boring, small town not seem so drab.  I'm already counting down the days until our holiday trip.  Have I mentioned how much I LOVE New York at the holidays?!?!  Only 53 more days....  

WEA 6 Month Photo Session

It took quite a bit of time for Mrs. Byrd to finish editing Walker's 6 Month session plus we had a mix up in the disc but we finally got all the pictures.  The wait was definitely worth it!!  These are some of my favorites of my two sweet babies.