Saturday, December 14, 2013

Getting Up To Speed

A lot has happened since my last post...



Whoops... been a little bit, eh?  But my baby boy is getting big! And we are so excited about his first Christmas!  He loves looking at the Christmas tree. And he is truly the perfect size this year because he is big enough to sit and look at it, but he isn't mobile enough to get to it and pull on it! Win!!


He also could sit and stare at a roaring fire ALL.DAY.LONG.  Sadly, we don't have a fireplace, but he logged some quality fire-watching time at my parent's house over Thanksgiving.

As Truett is getting bigger he is definitely learning to enjoy his toys more, which is very helpful for this momma during the day.



And he reeeeeally wants to be able to pull up.  He spends a lot of time trying to pull himself up on the leg of this toy everyday.  He's not quite strong enough just yet, but I know it will happen long before I'm ready.

In other news, Truett has found the one his heart desires, and it's name is mum-mum.  These have been a lifesaver, and they come in especially handy to buy us extra happy time in restaurants. Hooray!

His other new favorite thing is being able to ride in the grocery cart like a big boy.  It has given him a new found love for grocery shopping, and for that I am very grateful!

As for the other fella living in my house, Austin is almost halfway through with residency year #3 out of 4. Trucking right along.  He loves performing eye surgery, and he also likes to show me the videos.  My stomach for that stuff is getting stronger...  A little...  I think... Or maybe not really... But I'm trying. And as we knew he would be, Austin is the sweetest daddy our boy could have.  Tru lights up when Austin comes home from work, and it's the most precious thing to see.  It does my heart good. 

I am so excited that Austin has a whole week off for Christmas!  It's going to be so nice to spend some good time with both of our families in the coming weeks.  Merry Christmas from our family to yours!


Sunday, October 13, 2013

What We've Been Up To...

Trying to cut some teeth...

Practicing our sitting up skills...

Test-driving new toys...

Photoshoots in our cute outfits...

Perfecting our modeling skills...

Playing with our feet...

Trying rice cereal...

Staying clean...


Cheering on the Hogs (to no avail) while sporting a variety of Razorback gear...




 And last but not least... date night out for the grown-ups-- cooking class at the culinary school!

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Bell Beach Vacay!

Earlier this month we spent a week at the beach with the whole Bell fam.  All 14 of us piled into one big beachfront house, and we loved every minute of it! Seeing as how this was Truett's first beach trip, there were far too many photos taken, but here are some of our favorites from the week!
















Vacation sure is different with little ones.... ;)

Girls night out!
Loved this porch.  Many great mornings....
....and many great nights!





Thursday, August 1, 2013

Visitors From the North!

We had some sweet visitors last week, and although it was quick visit, it was so great to see them!  Allison was excited to meet Truett, and I was excited to see how her two littles have turned into bigs!  Seems like only yesterday I was rocking tiny Ev and patting her little bottom as she drifted off to sleep, and now she is growing gal, W is all over the place, and I have baby of my own whose bottom needs patting. We laughed that our visits now are less catching up and more child wrangling, but we are so thankful for these crazy babes, and I am so thankful for her friendship.