8 Months!

On Wednesday Thomas turned 8 months old!  Can you believe it?!  I can't!  Thomas is getting so big, so fast!  He is thiiiiis close to crawling, he has gone forward with 1 arm and leg and I know once he figures out that if he moves the others he can go somewhere he will be on the move in no time.  Thomas continues to be a fantastic eater!  He takes a bottle 4 times a day and is eating food twice a day, usually late morning and early afternoon.  So far he has like everything that he has had, although, I don't think that peas and carrots are super high on his list of favorites!  The other day Benjamin gave Thomas a big piece of strawberry and he was just gumming away on it and he loved it!  Thomas is babbling all day long and his favorite word right now is "dada."  I know it won't be long before I get to hear "mama."  He loves patty cake and it is so cute to watch him clap his hands and smile.  And smile he does!  Thomas is THE happiest baby with the biggest, cutest, smile.  And he is the best snuggler.  He gives me the biggest hugs and open mouth kisses in the afternoon when I pick him up from school and I just love it.  Thomas's other favorite is his big brother, Benjamin.  These two love to play together and it is just the cutest.  Benjamin is so sweet with "his baby" always giving him kisses and sharing his toys or reading him books.  It is seriously the cutest.  And I know Thomas can't wait to be on the move and keeping up with his big brother.

Grocery Shopping!

I was off on Friday for a Fall Holiday (not sure what for, but hey, thanks HISD!)  and I had big plans of taking Ben to the aquarium, however, he spent much of Thursday night coughing so I decided a trip to the doctor would be in order before we headed to the aquarium.  Good thing we went because my poor little buddy had an infection in his left ear that was starting to ooze.  Armed with antibiotics we headed to Michaels for a little arts and crafts fun and then to the grocery store.  We spent the rest of the afternoon making Halloween crafts and pumpkin bread.

I just realized Ben is wearing the same exact outfit that he had on last weekend at Pappasitos.  I guess it has become one our favorites!

This pumpkin bread recipe is from Pip and Ebby and turned out pretty good!  There are a few changes that I am going to make next time, but it was pretty delicious for a first attempt.  And yes, I have already put out all of our Halloween decorations.  Actually, we put them out September 1st! 

And this is the begining of our Halloween art project.  It was a fun "crafternoon!"

Paparazzi!

Ben and I had a little impromptu photo shoot today and I ended up spending about an hour taking pictures!  Here are some of my favorites from the day.

 

 































Oh my gosh I could just eat this little guy up! Speaking of eating, today I made some cookies that I seriously think have changed my life. I found this recipe on Pinterest for 2 ingredient banana oatmeal cookies so I had to try them. This is a picture of the deliciousness.