I have had this post in my drafts for several weeks now. Every time I sit down to write something comes up. Seriously as I sat down to right this, Austin woke up from his nap early. He is going to have to lay in his bed for a few minutes because I am determined to publish this today! :)
Austin is doing so many things these days and if I don't take the time to document it, I won't remember.
He isn't a baby anymore, that's for sure. He wants to do everything HIMSELF. "Walk, self", "Do it, self", "hold it, self". He also wants to see and do everything the big boys are doing. He has a huge vocabulary thanks to 4 of us talking his ear off each day! He can count "1,2,3 (skips 4 every time), 5,6,7,8". Many times he starts out with 5,6,7,8. Being on drill team, it makes me think I should start a dance routine! He can say please and thank you, but he always follows thank you with welcome. When you hand him something he says "Thank you welcome". It's so cute! His favorite breakfast is pancake and eggs. He is really picky right now and still won't eat much meat- only rare bites of chicken. He refuses to drink milk ever since I took his bottle away. His favorite activities are riding on the lawnmower, the 4 wheeler and daddy's truck. He knows which keys go to what and will pick them out of the drawer and bring them to us. He loves being outside. He is showing some interest in potty training, although he still hasn't actually peed in the potty. He prefers to pee in the bathtub each night, after spending 15 minutes on the potty! Here is his "cheese" smile!
Sometimes we just sit on the back porch steps and talk...in our PJ's.
Or climb through the trees.
One night we had a pizza and movie night while Daddy and Mason went skeet shooting.
He is a big boy about getting his haircut and sits there quietly until Leianne is finished.
He was my right hand man when it came to taking care of the fair chickens during the day.
He loves to have playdates, although he still just parallel plays. He was riding Tice's tractor in the picture below.
We took a trip to visit Aunt Beth who is in a nursing home in Houston. He brightened her day, along with many nurses and patients at the facility!
He has had some allergy/asthma/sinus issues lately and has gotten pretty used to the breathing treatments. He even wanted to do it himself this time!
He likes the occasional bounce on the trampoline. But first he has to sweep it off!
He loves to read books. As soon as I finish one book he either says "again" or "anothers book" (he adds an "s" to lots of words). This guy fills my day with laughter and joy. God knew what he was doing when he gave us our bonus baby! Love him to pieces!
