Titus is already 14 Months!! How did that happen???

 So I haven't blogged in months. This is what pregnancy and crazy nieghbors does to me. But thankfully the neighbor stress is gone, and I am finally feeling pretty great (22 weeks in!) So here is a update on toddler Titus! We love him so and can't believe how much he has changed.

So here is our big boy, no longer a baby :( but a crazy little toddler!

 

This is life once daddy gets home. Lots of play. Here they are playing their special version of hide and seek. Titus loves to chase dad, climb, throw everything and give snuggles.

Titus is loads of fun and full of energy!

Look at me mom, I did this all by myself!

This is the best pic we could get of him "sitting" in my lap. He's not still for long these days.

His favorite place is outside.

and he giggles almost everytime he goes down a slide.

I know these are blurry but they are just too cute. So this is Titus' best friend Luke.

He loves to pat him, play fetch and get an occassional piggy back ride.

 

Here Titus is eating chips and salsa at Chili's. He loves to eat like us!

 He has also now somewhat mastered the use of a spoon and fork!

This is Titus' favorite toy. A miniature wooden bat.

And don't think that he doesn't know how to use it. How come boys naturally know how to swing things?

7 and 8 months

 

That video is life around here. Crawling, jibber jabber, up and down and putting everything in his mouth. No, I don't let him eat paper! That funny fake laugh or fake cough sounding noise you here is what we call his happy noise. Whenever Keith gets home, Titus goes crazy making that happy noise. He sure loves his daddy!

 Here they are on our family vacation. Florida was beautiful, family was fun and time away was priceless.

Look at me! I love to stand :) Up and down, up and down and cruising all around. That's Titus' favorite game to play.

 The video below is of his cute little  giggle. Lately every new adventure brings on laughter. He is my little giggle box.

We love this little buddy. So thankful for the joy and life he brings.

Party at my crib!

This is Titus last night at 10pm. Yes that's right 10. His normal bed time is 8. But last night he didn't want to sleep. He wanted to play. So the awesome first time parents we are, we let him play. It was too cute.
This is Titus this morning.... after a 15 minute nap.... only 15 minutes???What? I'm dying here..... why don't you take 2 hr naps like every other 6 month old? I did let him play in his crib for 30 minutes before I got him out, realizing he is not going back to sleep.

This is Titus last night.He is having a blast... notice there are no toys... and dad is in the background saying "it's bedtime". But baby boy does not care, it's all party for him!

This is a stealth video taken by Keith a couple of weeks ago when Titus was partying in his crib.
We love this non-sleeply but happy little boy!

6 Months! What?

Well I can't believe it but .... Titus is six months old.... it is hard to believe ... this half a year has flown by! We went to the doctor today and Titus is 19lbs8oz and 27.5 inches long and well his head is huge too. We absolutely love our little chunk of a man. He has the happiest little spirit and is already all over the place.
So this past month there have been lost of first and lots of things Titus loves.

If you look closely.... you can see his first two bottom teeth. They are cute and super sharp!

We also had our first cereal. And it was a hit!
He also had his first water in a sippy cup. It was weird I just handed him the cup and he knew exactly what to do with it.
This month we are starting baby food.
Titus is rolling all over the place and getting up on all fours and scooting backwards, but no crawling yet. Maybe next month?

Now on to the things he LOVES!
Cute and funny... Titus loves to suck that big toe.
He also loves cups. His favorite toy... a plastic Rudy's BBQ cup. If you have a cup watch out because Titus wants it.
He also loves all things water...
Bath time and the rubber ducky are very popular around here.
Oh and there is nothing better than the pool!
He loves books like his momma
and baseball like his dad.

5 Months

Today Titus is five months old. Not much has changed in this past month. He is super fun. A very happy and smiley baby.

The biggest change is that he screams. He has found his voice box and LOVES to use it. All day everyday... if he's not sleeping he is screaming..

He can now sit up, but looses interest after about 10 seconds and does this....
Then he giggles... because like his daddy, he thinks falling is fun? Boys.

Speaking of Keith. Titus loves dad!
He now reaches and smiles for dad.
Titus and Luke are still in the process of becoming "buddies"



Titus sleeps when he is tired, and there is not much warning sometimes... he just passes out.

Like his first trip to the beach. He slept the whole time.
Here he is sitting like a big boy in the shopping cart! I love this, it makes my trip so much easier and he loves to smile at people and watch everything.

Oh yes... and let's not forget that this month.... Titus started sleeping through the night! Yeah!
Oh wait then he started rolling over in his sleep and waking up mad about 5 times a night.
Oh well so much for sleep.... maybe next month?

4 Month Adventures

This past month has been a busy and wonderful one. We had a weekend with family coming to visit us and see the wildflowers, we traveled all over for Easter weekend, we went to see family in Corsicana for a picture for MiMi in the bluebonnets, and we made a long trip to Oklahoma for GrandGrammie and GrandPaPa's 60th Wedding Anniversary. In the midst of all that craziness I lost my phone, and a ton of pictures and videos. I learned a lesson the hard way.... back up the videos and pics on your phone!

So here are the pictures that remain....or that I borrowed from other peoples facebook :)

This is the bluebonnet photo for MiMi. Look at all those beautiful grandkids, she is blessed!
This is Titus playing with his beautiful cousin Kaylee.
That's the whole fam on Easter. I had a great one of him smiling on my phone.... so sad.
Some more cousin love from Jordan Easter morning.
Titus and my Aunt Jan in Oklahoma.
These next pictures are all from my grandparents 60th wedding anniversary reception. It was an absolutely wonderful party. I am so glad we went, we saw so many family members, and celebrated a truly great love!
Titus with my mom's Aunt Polly and Aunt Ada. They were so excited to see Titus.
Titus and my mom's Aunt Iris. She loves babies!

Titus and PawPaw
Titus and my cousin Mary Katherine. I think he looks like he could be her child.
That's me giving my baby some kisses....mmm... he loves those kisses.

Developmentally Titus has gained some new skills this month.
He can now grasp toys.
He almost always sticks them straight in his mouth!

He also has fallen in love with his toes. He grabs his toes all the time.
I think this is so cute.
We have also gone swimming several times this month. He really likes it, and I love it because after swimming he is soooo tired.


Oh yes and he hasn't lost that cute laugh and chuckle.

Counting the blessings of this past month leaves me feeling overwhelmed with gratitude.
Grateful for so many things but mainly for the wonderful gift of family.
We love you and thank you for sharing your lives with us.

Titus is 3 Months Old!

eTuesday April 5th Titus turned 3 months old. It seems like he has been a part of our family for years. It's weird to think it has only been 3 months. He has changed so much, our family has changed so much, and in such a short period of time. Yet, it is has been such a natural process. Wow God has a beautiful design for life. It is so wonderful when you let Him write your story. Before I get carried away back to Titus...

So much has changed this last month!
He has lots of new skills.... he is rolling over, if you want to see it you can watch the last post.

He also now giggles. Keith discovered that he does this while playing "rough".

He loves to lock his knees and stand up.

Here he is standing up on Keith's lap watching his cousin Little Mark's baseball game. He was very intent on watching the game.

He now is tolerating "tummy time" and holds his head up very very high.
He also enjoys the exersaucer, I think that is what it is called. We got this from a neighbor for free!

The "bumbo" chair is also a new favorite.

Titus went to his first wedding this month. Here he is all dressed up. I have to say he is quite handsome.

If you can't tell, Titus has added much joy to our house!

He still has his moments, but don't we all?


And for those of you that love to hear babies talk ( like me ) here is a short video of one of his many gab sessions.