9 months and mama's been busy!

Wyatt just had his 9 month well check and it was great!  His growth is steady and consistent, and we have had no health problems, praise the Lord!  He weighed in at a whopping 19.5 lbs...which apparently isn't really that heavy for a 9 month old!  Trust me, he eats!  I think this little guy just is long and lean, I'm not complaining and neither is he!  His skills are improving every day and he just constantly amazes me with his sweet as sugar attitude!  He truly is a sweetie pie and a snuggly bug.  I caught this ADORABLE picture of my little man when he gets sleepy.  He's started to really love these little security blanket bears and sleeps with them during naps and at night.  When he's tired he crawls over to his basket of toys and finds something snuggly, pops those two cutie fingers in his mouth and puts his head down on the bear.  This is his way of telling me he's ready for a nap!  What a doll baby.  

He is starting to make lots of noises, bababababa, at this point is most popular, but I do catch him with the mamama's just as of the last few days.  I have no idea if he knows he's referring to me but it sure does sound sweet :)

Up and away he goes with his walker.  He is now venturing off onto the tile- which scared me at first because we have a huge carpeted living room that I was WAY more comfortable with...but it was inevitable!  He just tends to run into the wall before anything else anyways.  He is not standing on his own yet for more than 2 or 3 seconds before he falls, but he sure has been working on it.

Mama loves putting him in cool sneakers....probably because mama loves cool sneakers...a little too much. 

Over the last couple of months we've made it a ritual in the Hulling household that we make either waffles or pancakes once on the weekend.  I found our preferred waffle batter on amazon in a huge box, LOL, so we have plenty :)  It is by Namaste foods and is dairy free, wheat free, soy free, etc.  We use almond milk in the batter and add blueberries and VOILA!  Delish.  Wyatt absolutely loves them, either way, I think his preference is pancakes because they're easier for him to grab and shove in his cute little mouth!

OH YEAH!

Regular every day activities around the house...checking out the book shelves, dog crate, basically anything that things come on and off of, and things he can stand and hold onto.  Still not walking yet, but he has definitely mastered crawling at this point and is on his way.  

Oh my goodness, my little superman I can hardly even stand it.  He is just the love of my life....(you too, Nick.)  

Onto other things...we've been extremely busy reorganizing, redecorating, rearranging, refinishing...etc...blah blah blah, all over the house.  So, we recently were given a lot of hand me down furniture, thanks to Mimi- woop!  Nick rented a big ole Penske truck and drove to Ponte Vedra to pick it up one day and came home the same night...after about a week or two of mulling it over, we made some decisions.  A little background for ya first...our house has 4 bedrooms, a den, a bonus room, a great room, formal living room, formal dining room, 3 baths, nook, huge kitchen, etc.  Basically we are so blessed and have what feels like a huge-mongous house.  Needless to say it would cost an arm and a leg to furnish so we have been collecting hand me downs for the past year and a half :)  Wyatt's room is good to go- there is a bedroom connected to his (Jack and Jill style) that has been collecting a good will pile and basically just wasting space.  So this room was our primary focus.  MAKE IT FUNCTIONAL!  Eventually we are thinking it might be Wyatt's room down the road, whenever we are blessed with another addition to the family (again...i repeat....EVENTUALLY), so we kind of took the "big boy room" approach with this project.  This way we can use all the nursery furniture again....EVENTUALLY.  hehe.  Here's how it went.  

We started with really really old wood, kind of beaten up twin beds, a dresser, and a night stand.  It all looks like this.  (Below).  First we sanded and primed it. (Above.)

The beds we painted "Colonial Red,"  We thought it was a fun color, and could encourage any sort of boyish theme, or work as a cute guest room, either way!  For now it is pretty plain, will work on decor.  Love how it turned out though!  I can see anything from good ole American cowboys, Captain America or Superman, Firetrucks and Cars, Baseball and sports of all types, who knows?!  Just fun base colors.  

Love his little baseball chair.  It's in the corner next to a stack of books, he will be sitting in it more here pretty soon I'm sure. 

Went with a navy blue on the end table and dresser.  

Angle from entering the door.  We might still rearrange, again, but for now at least it's all in place. 

Lastly, we had a weekend visit from the Whitaker cousins, Isabelle and Curran.  Fun and crazy times in this house!  We braved the heat and the thunder storm at Busch Gardens, but all in it was a great day, and the crowds were really low.  Erin and I rode Sheikra, and I'm pretty sure I may have pulled a muscle...yes, from FREAKING OUT!  haha.  You know you're getting old when you pull a muscle on a rollercoaster and almost barf when you get off.  

Just a couple of shots from our time at Busch Gardens, gotta love Sesame Street Safari. 

Getting geared up and ready for Auburn football season, just around the corner.  Wyatt is in for a treat :)

War Eagle, Loved ones.  

-Megs

On the move!

That sweet face is always getting into something!  Month 8- cutting first two teeth at last! Notice the amber teething necklace?  So cute...supposed to help soothe and calm fussy babies suffering from teething pain...maybe the ancient Egyptians were on to something?? Eh- I'll try anything once, assuming it is non narcotic and non invasive!!

I feel like I am looking straight into his daddy's eyes in this picture.  Definitely a GOOD thing!!  Love him.

I realize I do not have many pictures of myself with Wyatt...I should probably change that or I will look back and have none!!  You all will just have to deal with the braces...I look like teen mom.  I assure I am not, I am going to be 29 next month...SAY WHAT?!  When did that happen?  Oh well, life is good.  

Looking forward to many friends who are expecting babies this fall and early 2013...such a fun and blessed time in our lives.  Wyatt still is not really feeding himself yet...working on that one, but when he does eat he loves everything!  He is loving my quinoa in the crock pot medley and he also loves salmon burgers crumbled up with black beans.  He's a good little eater, hope he stays that way!  Other highlights from the summer would be the fact that he loves the water, he loves crawling into the kitchen and grabbing onto only my shorts and standing- scares mommy to death knowing that all that is holding him up is a thin piece of fabric!!  This phase has created a few bumps and bruises, I'm sure that will only get worse as we approach toddler-hood! So our cute living room will probably just look like a day care center for the next few....well probably years! 

I am enjoying getting back into my own skin since I stopped nursing almost a month ago...I signed up for a half marathon in the end of October!  Looking forward to that, I guess I should start training?!  It is a halloween theme race and I will be needing a costume...Mom is going to do it as well and probably a couple of friends.  Costume ideas?  Mom was thinking we go as Super Girl and Wonder Woman.  I like it.  More updates to come!  Cheers.

Meg

8 months of WOW!

Little man started crawling around 7 months...by 7.5 months he has been pulling himself up and attempting to stand on his own like a crazy man.  He turned 8 months on the 4th of July and he's cruisin' around the house just pulling up on everything he can get his hands on.  We spent some time in Ponte Vedra over the 4th of July, and we celebrated Curran's 1st birthday, (which is actually the 10th of July).  Here are some fun photos from our time at the beach :)  These first few pictures are of Wyatt at home from about 6.5 months til now.  

Little buddy sits with me in the kitchen and plays with his alphabet (by play, I mean he slams it on the ground haha), Thanks for the great toy, Aunt Erika.  

Wyatt got a boat load of hand me down toys from his older cousins, Brody and Ryan.  Boy was he spoiled!!!  This is his current favorite!

Since I stopped nursing things have been good- he has his first runny nose in months, so I'm trying not to beat myself up over that and get him well soon!  I also started adding oatmeal to his bottle to help with the spit up- which the GI doc recommended...it has actually been helping quite a bit.  He still spits more than the average baby I'm sure but I'll take any improvement!

My little helper.

One of the highlights of the summer was a visit from our friends, the Petersen's.  We met three years ago in Key West when we all stayed at the same bed and breakfast for vacation.  They are from Denmark and visit the US often, which is great because this is the second summer they have been in Florida and visited us!!  Viktor and Nikoline are 4 and 2, Wyatt had so much fun with them.  

Wyatt has a Danish girlfriend, she's a cutie :)

Off to Ponte Vedra!  So I started off my trip by going to my 10 year high school reunion.  That was an absolute blast- unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures :(  However, a good time was had by all and I enjoyed seeing people I literally grew up with since Kindergarten.  Then it was a beach and family filled week.  Wyatt had a blast getting to play with his cousins for a week.  He enjoyed tearing through Isabelle and Curran's play room.  

Always on the hunt for something he can grab a hold of.

Mr. cutie pants showing off

On the move.

Attacking the camera!  Love this picture of his sweet face.

Curran a.k.a. Mini Jeff

Running like a mad man through the house.  He is so funny how he just keeps walking or running looking for something to get into. (especially the toilet haha)

Beach boys and their snacks.

Curran likes to steal Wyatt's snacks.  Give Wyatt a few more months to catch up and it'll be on!

Mom (Mimi) just moved across the street from the beach into a condo, sweet for us!!  We took this beauty of a stroller across the street and parked it under a tailgate tent for the 4th of July.  Then Mimi took the boys back to the condo for naps and we got to enjoy some chill time on the beach without the babies!

Down at the pool before dinner.  These kiddos are little fish.

Especially this one.  She's a little cutie and swims all day.

Mimi enjoys the "pool lifestyle"

In he goes!

Love these two to pieces.  Such cuties, and enjoyed the pool on a hot day.

Jeff and Curran practicing his moves in the pool, he's such a strong boy!

Hangin' on the screened in porch after pool and bath time.

Mom's new place has quite a view- from the front porch we could see the fireworks at the Ponte Vedra Club and from the back porch we could see the fireworks at TPC at Sawgrass.  Pretty blessed we are.

Cousin cuddle-time.

Look out!

Birthday boy to the rescue!!

Pre-Smash cake photo.

Singing "happy birthday," Curran doesn't seem to know what is going on!!!

Daddy helping blow out the candle.

First he almost started to cry  because the icing was all over his hand- and then he TASTED IT! and immediately he smiled and started making his cave man noises that mean give me more!!

The finished product.  Super man was whisked off to the bath tub!!  Excellent first Smash cake experience I'd say.  

(thinking nobody is watching) Miss priss stayed busy by the cake.

Time for gifts!  Curran got a tunnel and a few different riding toys and balls etc.  

Home at last after a long week of fun.  Love my fam and PVB but love being home :)