o my son...

it was silent in our house for about 5 minutes, which is never good. when i went to find owen, this is what he was doing... :)

hummer

you know your baby is growing up when he hums with you. i used to rock him to sleep for naps/bed time and hum songs to him, but now he just starts humming along! what a big boy i have. a 1 year old! CAAARAZY!

i just went to target today and bought his big boy carseat. he is going to LOVE driving in it! he gets to face forward and be by the window. its a super nice carseat that will last until he doesnt need one anymore. thanks aunt marla, aunt margie, and nana and pop for the birthday $ to buy one! its fabulous! owen is more excited about the big box that it came in than the actual seat. im telling ya, this kid doesnt need toys. he needs boxes and spoons to play with.

nana and pop came this weekend. they helped us pack up a big trailer and drove it back to texas. 9 more days and ill be flying to texas too. i cant believe its getting so close! definitely bittersweet, but we are excited. here are a few pics from the weekend-




i love the Texas vs Texas Tech picture! who knows where this kiddo will end up going to school. uh oh, hes waking up from his nap...

GENIUS

can i just say that my son is a genius? i think about 4 people read my blog, so i dont feel too guilty for bragging. :) hes just so dang smart! he's been signing things for a while now, but hes starting to really sign them with purpose, which makes communicating with him SO much easier. last night, he had eaten about 3/4ths of his dinner, and he signed "all done." i thought he was just signing for fun, but then he turned his head away when i tried to feed him. its very nice to know when hes done, cause im always afraid im going to overfeed him (we had a delightful vomiting experience a few days ago!). he also signs "all done" when we are done reading, and he turns the pages when i ask him to. he signs "more" and we are working on "water," "eat," and "momma." when we sing songs, he sings along with us. he says "no no" and shakes his head (especially when titus is barking). he walks like a champ and manipulates things so well.

ok ok, enough, i know. im just a PROUD mom! this little boy is the light of my life!

nathans parents will be here tomorrow night to take a load of our stuff back to texas. then we move in like 10 days. crazy! we're excited, but just hope a few last minute details can work themselves out. like a job!

gotta get back to the boy, he keeps tumbling out of the laundry basket...