T Minus 30 Days and Counting

Yup, our little baby is turning 1 in just 30 days! Every day I keep telling him, "I remember this time last year you were in my belly and we couldn't wait for you to be here." This time last year we had our last baby shower. This time last year I couldn't sleep (oh wait, I still can't). This time last year we were washing baby clothes and making final preparations to the nursery. This time last year we packed bags to go to the hospital. This time last year I was driving over to Plano Presby 2-3 times a month for appointments. This time last year I was reading anything I could get my hands on to prepare me for the birth of our little man.
Enough of last year, this is what is happening NOW. Cason turned 11 months old yesterday. He is full of energy and love. He is walking everywhere now. We can't keep him contained in 1 room anymore. He is learning to run too! He can stand up without pulling himself up on something. He can say dada and is working on saying mama. Cason has 4 teeth and has learned to clap. He loves to scream at the top of his lungs too! Toby and I are having a hard time introducing him to solid foods. He wants nothing to do with them. I keep telling him he is going to be really embarrassed when he goes to Kindergarten eating baby food, but he won't listen to me.
11 month picture

Favorite Past Times
Riding on Daddy's Shoulders (in cute pj's)

Ganging up on the cat

Cason actually turns the water on!

These pictures make Toby really proud!



Down, Set, HUT!

Cason's First Boo Boo from trying to run on the sidewalk. OUCH!

Pumpkin Patch (Warning: Picture Overload)

Toby, Cason, and I met the McFarland family at the Arboretum today. It was a beautiful day and we all had a good time. Enough words, here are TONS of pictures!


If you guessed giraffe in the last post you were right!


Cason and Reid

Manning the Cannon

Cute Cousins


Family Picture

Cason and Daddy playing the water



Me taking a break in the water trough

Cason was plum tuckered out at the end of our trip to the pumpkin patch!

Halloween Sneak Peak

Can you guess what Cason is going to be for halloween?

10 Months and Walking

Oh my! Things have been busy around here. And by busy I mean that we have 1 very busy little boy. Cason turned 10 months old on Fri. I think that he is starting to look more and more like a little boy and less like a baby. Getting his 10 month picture was VERY difficult this time. It took 2 of us and this is all we could get. He was too busy playing :).

Cason is WALKING!!!! He started our taking a couple of steps here and there but now he can walk half way across our living room. He could probably walk further than that but he thinks crawling is faster. Toby said he looks like a zombie because he walks with his arms straight out.



When Cason wants to get somewhere REALLY fast he puts his head down and crawls as fast as he can. I think he is trying to be more aerodynamic. He has also started being a little mischievous. He knows he is not allowed to go into the office and he will start crawling down the hall, turn around, smile at us, and take off into the office giggling all the way.

Walking! Sort of.....

Cason has officially been taking steps! He has been taking around 3 or 4 steps at a time for about a week now. His first steps were on August 21. Toby saw him do it several times before I did. I can't believe that our little stinker is almost walking. He's only 9 months! I keep telling him to not be in a hurry but he's a little hard headed like that. I don't have any pictures yet but as soon as I do I will post them. Here are some other fun pictures!
Cason practicing to be a b-ball star.

Playing in Beau's car. This may be our next big purchase. He loved it!

I LOVE this picture.

We had family pictures taken this weekend. I can't wait to see how they turned out! Here are Cason and Reid playing in the grass.


Playing in the laundry basket.

This picture cracks me up because this is what we see when we get Cason out of bed in the morning or at nap time. He grabs as many paci's as he can and looks so proud of himself. So CUTE!

Holy Cow, Nine Months!

Cason is 9 months old today! That is CRAZY!
Here is his 9 month picture.

Cason is ALMOST walking! He is standing on his own for longer periods of time and starting to act like he wants to take a step towards things. He cruises all around our living room with his walker now and looks so proud of himself!
Cason's Favorites
Favorite time of day- When Daddy comes home!
Favorite thing to play with- His baby hairbrush.
Favorite Games- Hide and Go Seek, and Chase
Cason also loves to give us kisses now. They are sooo sweet. He comes at you with his mouth wide open and plants one right on your lips! I LOVE LOVE LOVE that!

Other news:
Bebe and Great Geema came to stay with us last week. I had to get my classroom ready so they hung out with Cason during the day. He loved playing Hide and Go Seek with his Bebe! I know he kept them both really busy!


Other Other news:
I am offically back at work. Boo. No more stay at home Mommy. I had so much fun with Cason this summer. Even though I had no idea what I was in for it was by far the best summer of my life! Cason and I went to story time at the library, had play dates with friends, went shopping together, went for morning walks, got our daily Happy Hour Sonic drink, took a couple of naps together, and most of all, enjoyed each other company. I miss him sooooo much but I know that he is having a blast at Myrna's house!
Random Pic, riding on daddy's shoulders.

Mr. Tooth Has Made an Apperance!

I have been wanting to post this post for a while now but have had some complications. The big news, Cason has his first tooth! It poked it's little head out on July 31st. The complication, it is soooo hard to get a picture of that little thing.
Here are the attempts to capture Mr. Tooth.
This is inside his mouth as he tried to eat the camera.



AND HERE IT IS!

Other cute pictures.
Hanging out in mommy's lap.

Playing with Reid