What I did over summer vacation!

In case anyone asks, here's what you can tell them you did over the summer when you were only a couple of months old!!! First, you went to your first Williamson County Fair. Your view was really only that of my chest, but hey, you were there! (And I must say, I'm getting SO much usage out of this Baby Bjorn! Ryan didn't like it all, but you would stay in it all day if I let you! You're actually in it right now as I type this!). You actually went twice and you slept every time. Next year, you'll be walking around, and it'll be a whole different experience (for us all!!).

And yes, I do eat with you in the Baby Bjorn! Eating a funnel cake with you strapped to my chest took a lot of skill! I only had to brush powdered sugar off your head once or twice!! :)

Then you took your first (of many to come) visits to Arkansas. Granddaddy and KK drove us to Memphis where we met Emme and Papa and did the trade off, and then we rode with them to Little Rock. It's gonna be a LONG time before Mommy's brave enough to travel by herself with you AND Ryan! You did pretty well. We had to stop to feed you a couple of times, but otherwise you behaved yourself nicely! Good job! You got to meet your family that you hadn't met before and they all loved you. While we were there, you gave your first smile, and just as I thought, it was to Ryan!! But I was not nearly as hurt as I thought I would be. I was so happy to see your smile, I don't care you were smiling at! But most importantly, I'm just so happy to see that our brother makes you smile!!! Now I'm just waiting to hear your laugh!

On our way back from Arkansas, you went to your first birthday party! Abigail turned 3 and had her birthday party in Munford. So we made a detour on our way back. And once again, you spent the entire time in the Baby Bjorn! Emme made you and Ryan matching shirts - be prepared, there will be many more of that to come!

We're working on one of your milestones now - moving you from Mommy & Daddy's room into your crib. We have our good days and our bad days! Last night was not one of our better nights! Sometimes I can put you down, and you'll just go to sleep on your own, but last night was not one of those nights. Every time I put you down you cried. So you and I spent most of the night in the rocking chair together! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it was a fluke!

I'll keep you updated you on how things are going! Until then, Kiss Kiss from Mommy!