Can you beleive this little buckaroo is turning one?!?!

It won't be long, my friends, before my baby is a toddler.

This is a very bittersweet time for his Mama.

We'll be celebrating soon with a full blown Wild West Party. It feels like it was just yesterday that I was still carrying him inside me and now he has such the personality and is so full of life.

Baby H - 9 months

Just in case you were wondering, here are Baby H's 9 Month Stats, I just can't keep my hands off him!!!

Bed: 7p-6a, no night waking. Usually. Sleeps with "silky" and paci. Only allowed paci when in bed.

Naps: Still holding onto 3 per day, sometimes he tries to drop that 3rd one. Expect for when at day care--he seems to have worked out a deal with them to totally ignore his normal routine and just get ballzee Tues - Thurs.

Nursing/Bottles: We are still nursing and pumping. My supply continues to suffer and we now supplement with formula bottles as needed. Mama is holding strong though, planning on going the distance for him to have mostly my milk for the first full year!

Meals: 3 per day. Eats most all foods we do except fried or fattening...OK nothing we do! He loves anything he can pick up off his tray- peas, blueberries, cheese, green beans, turkey, chicken, fruit, puffs, cheerios, etc...

Newest Foods: baby yogurt and black olives. The sippy cup. Not a food but still new- he has yet to master it even though he'll drink from a regular cup or straw fine.

Milestones: TEETH! They have been puzzling each time but he is currently cutting his third one, which is his upper left front tooth. Both bottom front ones have broken thru. He likes to have a runny nose and fever with his new teeth. He is also speed crawling, dancing, standing- cruising around furniture, crowing like a rooster, patty cake, giving kisses, waving Bye-Bye and looking for/at the light.

Favorite Things: Bath time. feeding the dogs from his high chair. plastic container half full of Jelly Belly's. He shakes it and loves the noise. light up toys. ABC Farm book. Baby Signing Time video. Playing funny faces and noises with Daa-Daa.

Most Hated Things: Getting nose suctioned. Mama leaving the room. Getting out of the bath tub.

The blog is Breathing

Obviously,

the blog tends to get the air knocked out of it from time to time and I apologize for that.

It's time to take some deep blog breaths and get this sucker revised!

My disclaimer is as follows:

I do put wife and motherhood duties first.

However, I do try to capture tidbits of those special moments here so that I can share with you!

Today I'm not feeling it the whole... I'm going to take sweet pictures of my home and family and post them for the world to see. I am going to skip the babies first Christmas and keep that private. We are taking a journey today. Even though I love the snowy cold weather my mind tends to escape every once in a while to all the T.H.O.U.S.A.N.D.S! of places I'd rather be.

I can think of such better places to be than sitting here;

at my boring little desk.

in my boring little office.

in boring little Winston.

Can't you?

Let's take a fun little photo tour of April's mind, these photos bring back some of the fondest memories I can recall in recent years and I want to share today. Now, remind you, these are as random as the thoughts in my head so good luck wondering what's going on in there!

So...Happy Thursday & thanks for visiting! Go ahead...take a little trip in your own mind!!!

I'd rather be...

Walking in the fields off HWY 89, exploring the old barn!

Rocking on the front porch of Shattley Springs with these two, telling big tales!

Standing in the center of Boulders resort taking in this Arizona sunset.

Standing in his arms so deeply in love, when forever was just a twinkle in our eye!

On the lonely beaches of Cozumel, just after we said "I DO"!!

Or meeting up with my Old Friend Don Julio in the Mayan Riviera

Or here....making our own attempt at a beer commercials at Coconuts!

The salt air, the sand at my feet, the smell of M's fish tacos, the beautiful blue water, the Mariachi band playing, tasting that ice cold beer....THE LIFE!

What about here, or here exploring old forts on the beach of the Dominican Republic with my hubby.

Here, in Emerald Isle with my Mama!

Even here, drugged and tired...as my first love shows me my the first glance of my new love. I'd so much rather be here with these two.

Or here with these two....

No matter where you are now...

I hope there are places in your mind where everything is perfect!