My Busy, Busy Valentine

     We were busy, busy Valentines this weekend. Friday, we exchanged cards and sweet gifts. We had a nice steak dinner at home. Saturday, we met up with Lainey's 9th birthday party at Magik Theater to see Skippy John Jones. Jeffrey was incredible through the whole play and watched the actors and our faces the whole time. We had cupcakes and swung on the swings at the park afterward.

 

 We walked around La Villita and the River Walk a while

We had dinner at the new Liberty Bar.

Sunday we had another birthday celebration with Grayson for his first birthday. Here are Jeffrey and some of his girl friends at the party.

11 Months Old!

      Jeffrey is ELEVEN months old! People notice what a sweet baby he is and he really is. We are very lucky. He's perfectly perfect, even when he's not. He has such empathy for others. He cries when he sees one of his friends crying and picks up on feelings adults are having too. He is definitely learning how to identify and respond to feelings.

He's pointing at everything now and mumbling more and more...

 



     We've been busy with play dates, library and hanging out with Daddy on the weekend. This past weekend, Jeffrey went to his first rodeo. I only took one picture because we were just enjoying everything, people watching and overstimulated, I guess. We saw all kinds of animals. I think Jeffrey liked the chicks best. The owl was my favorite! We watched dock dogs, swine races and even saw a monkey show. Jeffrey was not happy about being in his car seat on the way home, but also learned he could snort like a pig at the time. He would forget he was fussing and snort, snort, then cry, snort, cry. It made us laugh so hard!

     Everyone says it's just mommy brain, but woah-I don't even know where apostrophes go sometimes nowadays! It's embarrassing! There are too many examples for me to even write about!
     I've been deep cleaning the house this week. It's really hard with a crawler right behind you! He's tried to stand up using my back while I'm on my hands and knees, slipped in wet spots on the floor, climbed OUT of the bathtub, (where I thought I had him safely playing in his inflatable baby bath,) put his hand in one toilet and pulled up on the other, (I immediately washed his hands well each time!) Ewww! I installed the toilet lock, cabinet locks and fireplace cushion too. He's everywhere! Makes it hard to clean, but I do love having him as my buddy!
     Right now, he's chasing Charlie cat around the living room. He's fast, but not that fast!

    

 First grilled cheese sandwich!

 Favorite place to get things down and play while I'm in the kitchen!

 Playing with his farm-he likes to put anything and everything in the top or in the hay chute

 Reading in the corner

 "Helping" me do the dishes after breakfast

My Baby Can Read!

No, we're not doing one of those crazy flashcard programs, (although, we do flashcards,) but he LOVES looking at his books! He can look at them for 30 minutes at a time and it amazes me. He mostly opens and closes and opens to a new page and closes them. When reading "Baby got some brand new shoes," he points to the baby's shoes and "in the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf," he points to the tiny egg, and "goodnight house and goodnight mouse," he points to the mouse, etc! Brilliant! He is also very interested in the books I am reading and has taken my bookmark out several times. I love it and am so impressed!

 The weather has been beautiful and we've enjoyed reading, cuddled up on the hammock.

 He even loves reading in the bath!

 I recently moved his big mirror from above his changing table to the floor level so that he can play in front of it. He gives that baby in the mirror kisses. So cute!

Looking just like his daddy!

A little grumpy after a nap...

 Some Lacey pics. She is getting more jealous now that Jeffrey is mobile. We are teaching him about her bed and which are her toys. Of course, just like everything, you want what you don't have and don't have what you want! He always wants to play with her toys. She has been very good with him.