One more exciting thing!!

I forgot to mention on yesterday's post that Leyton is starting to say Mama!! Last Friday, I was getting his breakfast ready, so i put him in his exersaucer for a bit. He saw me getting his food together and started jumping up and down and saying something like "ma-ma-ma-ma-ma"! I turned around and looked at him and he was grinning and kept doing it. I was so excited that I called Thornton and told him, and he didnt believe me. So, i told my mom, and she really didnt believe me either. Well, after church on Sunday, we were standing around and talking to several people in the sanctuary. Leyton was beginning to get a little fussy with hunger, and he started pulling my hair and saying "ma-ma-ma-ma-ma". I looked at Thornton and he just started smiling.... he knows what he heard!! And then he looked at Leyton and started saying "Da-da??" Which Leyton has been doing..... My mom even heard him do it! I cant tell you how good that makes me feel to hear him say that!!!!

And He Is Off.......

Leyton has finally mastered crawling!!! He has been taking his little one and two steps at a time, but now he has it all figured out. I was at work yesterday afternoon when Joyce called me to tell me that he was crawling all around his room! I got a little teary-eyed about it, but it is so exciting at the same time. Needless to say, I rushed home right after she called to see for myself. Sure enough, he was crawling!!! And, of course, the first thing he crawled to when i got there was an outlet with his night light and monitor plugged in....so, we headed to Wal-Mart to get outlet covers for the house. We are going to have to up our game a little bit now!!!

Leyton is also starting to pull up on stuff. He grabs at the couch to pull up, and he even grabs for the top rail in his crib to pull up (glad he has not mastered that yet). If he is sitting in my lap, he will grab onto my shoulders or my shirt and pull right up.

He is just getting to be a big boy so fast!!!! I will post some pictures later of him crawling. I dont have my camera with me right now!!!

Leyton's on the Move!!

Leyton has been trying to crawl for so long now... and he is on the move! Today was like any other day, getting on all 4's and rocking back and forth, getting tired and then stopping and scooting backwards. Well, all of a sudden, I look down at him, and he is on all 4's but he put one knee forward, and then the other and made some movement, FORWARDS!!!!! He only got a couple of "steps" in there before he fell, but he did it!!! And ever since then, he is moving. It is not a "full out crawl" just yet, but he is going..... sometimes he just puts his behind up real high in the air and pushes really hard with his feet and leaps forward. It is so cute to watch!!! I put him over by his changing table today with a book, and I left the room for about a minute. I came back in and he is almost on the other side of the room getting into all of his books. It is so much fun watching him move around, but i have a feeling once he gets the crawl perfected, he is going to be so fast. I am going to try to enjoy the little bit of time i have before he gets that way!!!

Here are just a few pics from this week.

This is after breakfast the other day. He had prunes and apples with

his cereal and made an absolute mess,

but it was so cute!

Leyton "riding" his little tractor, with a little

help from Joyce.

He loves this thing!!

8 Months Old and So Much Fun!!!

Leyton turned 8 months old yesterday. We have had many many changes over the last month! Leyton got his first cold :(! About a week ago, I noticed that he had a little bit of a runny nose, but it was clear. It did not take long for him to become stopped up. After a couple of days of sucking his nose constantly and using the saline drops, i called the doctor. She said it was good that I came on in because he was really congested, but we caught it before it moved to his ears and chest. So, he had to take 2 antibiotics. He was great at taking his medicine, and he is so much better now!!!!

Leyton is "talking" so much more these days! He has got his b's and d's down pat! He is constantly saying "ba-ba-ba-ba" and "da-da-da-da". I know he does not know what "Da-Da" means yet, but it is still so much fun to hear him say it! I hope his M's come soon so i can get close to getting a "Ma-Ma"!!!! He is still rocking so hard on all 4's trying to go forward. He still scoots backwards, but he is getting to where when he rocks back and forth, he will take one giant leap forward, and then stops!

Leyton also shakes his head back and forth when I say "no, no". He is so funny to watch! I was feeding him the other night and he didnt want another bite, so he would just shake his head "no, no". Too cute! Thornton and I just laugh at him! Thornton looked at him the other day and said "No," and he shook his head!

He is still a great eater and great sleeper. He eats whatever we give him, and seems to like everything except the Gerber Vegetable Beef dinner.... he makes an awful face with every bite of it, so I will not buy that one again. We are just having the best time watching him grow and change every single day. I really cannot believe that in just 4 short months, we will be having his first b-day party!!

Playing with his blocks. He loves these things!

Constantly has his fingers in his mouth feeling his teeth.

Sitting with Daddy in his chair wearing his visor. Leyton looks like

such a big boy in this picture!

Trying to go forward!

He loves to hold his own spoon

In our soft pajamas getting ready for bed

7 Months Old

Where is the time going???!!!! My little man turned 7 months old last Wednesday!!! He is just growing and changing so much each day now. Someone told me that from now on he will amaze me every single day doing new things, and they were right!! It seems like every day he is doing something new. So, what is Leyton doing??? He is trying so hard to crawl! Everyone has told me that boys are a little slower at stuff like this than girls, but he sure is trying. He can turn all the way around in a circle and he can "scoot" backwards. It is so funny to watch him because he starts to grunt when he gets mad that he is not moving forward. Even though he is not crawling yet, he is into EVERYTHING that he can get his hands on!! Take tonight for example...... i was getting his dinner ready. I had warmed up some squash and sweet peas and put them on the counter while i loaded him into his bumbo seat (he usually eats in his high chair, but i was trying to cook at the same time). When i picked him up to put him in the seat, he reached behind me on the counter and grabbed the whole bowl of peas and threw it on the ground!!!!! I could not get mad because it was funny...i just fixed him some green beans instead.

Leyton LOVES bath time right now too. He can now pick up his little bath toys and play with them while he kicks and splashes in the tub. Leyton is still a wonderful sleeperz is babbling up a storm, and sitting up great! Sorry to ramble, but i just cant get enough of him! Here are a few pics that I took tonight. Enjoy!!!

Oh!!! I never posted Leyton's 6 month pictures that we had taken. They were PRECIOUS!!! I will try to get a few put on the blog... AND, i have tried and tried to get a pic of his precious little teeth, but he will not let me! He smiles so big all the time and shows them, but when i try to get a pic of them, he wont let me... it's like he knows what i am doing!!

This was at dinner last night.... DD took this pic before we went riding on

the golf cart.

Leyton playing with his lady bug... he LOVES his toys!

Okay. This is Leyton holding his sippy cup. He drinks his water out
of his cup, but he really just likes to bit on the sippy part!
I really think he is going to bite through it one day soon.


Swinging in the back yard!

The sun was a little bright, so he is squinting in these.

Family Beach Trip!

Leyton went on his first trip to the beach!! The Marleys treated the whole family to a trip to Destin last week. We had a blast!!! Pfeifer came in from New York, Tony Clay brought his friend Kaylen, and Joyce (our good friend and babysitter) all came too! We stayed in a great condo, and ate great every day! The Back Porch was really close, so we walked there a couple of days for lunch and then got sushi one day and ate it on the beach. The first night we got there, we went and ate at the new Harry T's. The second night we went to the Village at Baytowne Wharf. We had drinks at the Famous Door and then ate dinner at Poppy's (where i used to work) and it was so good!! The next night, we decided to take it easy and go to the movies to see The Hangover. If any of you have not seen it yet, you have to go see it! It was so so funny! Our last night there, we went to eat at The Red Bar in Grayton Beach. Hands down, best meal ever!

Leyton did not care too much for the beach the first day that we took him down there. It was super hot that day, and he did not care for the sand or the ocean! But, he did LOVE the pool! The pool had a waterfall over some rocks, and he just sat in his float and stared at the waterfall in amazement. He strolled every day and got out a lot. He also went with us to the Back Porch for lunch one day. By the last night, he warmed up to the beach. He just watched the waves.

We had a wonderful vacation and I did not want to come home!! Thanks again to the Marley's for a wonderful week!!

Me and my hubby our first night there.. we had a wonderful view!

Tony Clay, Kaylen, Pfeifer, me and Thornton at Harry T's

As you can see, Leyton didnt care much for the beach the first day.
A wave came crashing down as soon as i put his feet in the water...

The family on the beach

Thornton and Leyton hanging out under the umbrella.

Dipping his feet in the pool

Chillin in his float at the pool

Having so much fun!!

Leyton and me at the Back Porch

Our family attempting to get a pic the last night on the beach

Father's Day Weekend

We had a great Father's Day weekend!! Thornton played in the golf tournament at the Country Club all weekend, and we had a bunch of family come in town. It was Skip's birthday this weekend, so Paige, Peyton, and Jason all came in town with their spouses and children and we got to visit! Saturday night we had a cook out at Mama and Skip's house, and then Thornton and I went to the party at the club. While Thornton played golf, Leyton and I went over to Mama's on Saturday and let Leyton do a little "swimming" in the baby pool that she got for him. He LOVED it! He just splashed and splashed and kicked and kicked!! He splashed his face one good time, but he just laughed and kept doing it! Oh... and we got our second tooth this weekend!

We are heading to the beach this weekend with Marleys. I cant wait to see how Leyton likes the beach!

This is right after he splashed water on his face... he loved it!

The cutest, biggest grin in the whole world! I could just eat him up!!!