Ok, I'm a slacker

Okay, okay. I haven't been keeping up with my "Keeping Up" blog. Sorry. Things have been pretty chaotic around here with Sam's upgrade, my school, and Austin's increased awake time. Here's my attempt at catching you up on all the happenings.

Well, on November 7th, Austin, Sam, the dogs and I went out to Burns Park in North Little Rock for a walk and a picnic with Matt, Lisa, and Andrew Halderman and their dogs. We spread out some blankets and hung out. It was a nice relaxing afternoon.

The next day Austin showed off one of his many talents (thanks to Granny showing him how he can reach them). He LOVES his toes and plays with them regularly. Here I got him with big toe in mouth.

The squadron has a Burger Burn one afternoon and Austin and I went to see Sam at work. It just so happened that Sam got nominated to get a pie to the face to raise money for the Christmas party. The guys encouraged me to "pie" Sam, but I let the boys have their fun.

Austin loves to hangout with his puppies. He loves to watch them go by.

During Granny's most recent trip, Austin was allowed juice. He loves his juice from either a cup or a bottle. The first video is Austin drinking from his sippy cup. The second is him holding his own bottle (kinda). And yes, he's drinking from a pink bottle. He's very comfortable with his manhood.

He is also more and more fascinated by the things around him. He especially loves the colorful remote control.

This was take today at the airport as Granny was leaving. One more big smile from Granny and his pumpkin hat courtesy of Great-Aunt Shannon.

Austin on Halloween and Sitting

Well, we dressed up for Halloween and answered the door since Austin was a little too small to go trick or treating. He was a pretty cute Tiger despite Sam's scrooge-ness. Yes, there are scrooges for Halloween. Anyway, here we are at the beginning of the night. It only last about 30 minutes.

Austin has been working very hard on sitting up. For those of you who don't know, he is a very active baby. Simply laying around playing is not his style. He must be sitting or standing. He really prefers the standing though. Here's a video of him in the exersaucer and me trying to make him laugh.

Here he is sitting up like a big boy and playing with his toys.

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Pumpkin Patch

We took Austin to his first pumpkin patch this morning. It was pretty chilly out, but he still had a good time. He even got a tiny pumpkin of his own for free! Of course we paid $12 to get in, but it was worth it and I can't wait to take him next year when he can really enjoy it. I think we got some pretty good pictures though.

It was too wet to sit by the pumpkin, so we stood.

Oh, the happy boy!

The happy family!

First Food!

I decided last night that it was time Austin had some food. So I made a quick trip to Walmart for his groceries. Of course all he got last night was rice cereal, but I wanted to be prepared for the week! I am very proud of the little man. He actually ate more than he got on his face. He seemed to like it. He really liked to grab the spoon at the last second and try to feed himself. I think I'm in trouble. Anyway, here are some pictures of last night.

Loving the spoon so much that he blows kisses. Not really. This fish face is Austin sucking his own tongue.

This is the beginning of feeding. He didn't really have much on his face.

I think he likes it.

The end.