11 Months Old

Oh my word..... our baby will be 11 months old tomorrow. We are already making preparations for his 1st birthday party. We are so lucky to have the honor of being Hayden Bruce's parents and we love this little guy more than words could ever explain.
Hayden experienced his very first Christmas parade last night. He wasn't quite sure what was going on but he seemed amazed by all the lights. Here are some pictures from last nights parade.

Hayden and Daddy waiting on the parade to start.

He sat on the arm rest between Gran and Paw Rick. He looked like such a big kid sitting there.

I caught everyone off guard except Hayden.

Hayden talking with Gran.

When's this thing going to start??

This was the highlight of the parade for Hayden. He loved playing with the steering wheel.

Finally, the parade started.

This was his look for most of the parade.

Had to get a picture of them big kissable cheeks.

Tried to get a picture of Hayden w/ me but he didn't want to look.

After the parade we went to Gran and Paw Rick's.

Hayden has an obsession w/ remotes, just like all men do.

I made a few attempts to get a picture of Hayden and Gran by the Christmas tree with no luck. He was more interested in playing with the ornaments.

All this parade business has worn me out.

Hayden stays with Nanny most of the work week and he loves his Nanny and Papa. He keeps Nanny on her toes too. Carey had to install stoppers for the cabinets and drawers at their house b/c Hayden is a very curious little boy but his favorite thing to do was just open and slam the cabinet doors. His new favorite thing to do is crawl under the kitchen table at Nanny's and go over and under the bars of the chairs.

Playing with his giraffe.

Under the kitchen table.

Going over the bar.

Under the bar.

Giving his Grinch smile.

And back to the table and chairs he goes.

Sweet baby!!!!

Thanksgiving Weekend

Okay....I'm horrible. With all the going and running this past weekend, this Momma, I guess forgot she had a camera. Hayden had great time, he meet got to meet some family members for the first time, he ate some good Thanksgiving food..... and watched the Egg Bowl with Momma (Daddy was in the deer woods of course, however, he killed 3 does so we've got some meat). Here are the 3 pictures I managed to get.

The most important picture from Thanksgiving Weekend!!!!

Hayden's 1st Egg Bowl and man it was a good one!!!!

Okay... tried to get a picture of all 3 of them but either Hayden was looking and they weren't or they looked and Hayden either wasn't looking or blinked.

The next few pictures are from a few weeks ago. Hayden loves this little chest that we have in the living room so I just took a few cute pictures of him. He is just so close to walking.... he can stand on his own for a little bit. He is just getting so big and loves to explore. He loves to play with boxes, water bottles and occasionally his toys.

Our sweet little baby is getting so big.

10 Months Old

Hayden turned 10 months old yesterday. I really can't believe that we are preparing for his first Thanksgiving, first Christmas and the big 1st birthday is right around the corner.

Our little guy never ceases to amaze us. He now jabbers all the time. We have conversations quite often and he loves it. He is trying his best to walk. He just hasn't quite got the courage to let go with both hands when he takes his steps. He loves to pull up on the side of the tub when I'm running his bath water and he sometimes will try his best to crawl in on his own but he just can't get them little legs high enough. He is a speed demon at crawling and he usually goes for things that he is not suppose to touch i.e. the electrical outlets are fascinating. We are getting covers for those. He is even faster when he is in the walker and he loves to chase you in it too.

I have bought him the Gerber Biter Biscuits and he loves them and they are horribly messy so he usually only gets one a day. He also likes the little yogurt bites too. He still really does care for the sippy cup, he would just rather bang it around and bite on it but if somebody has a water bottle he loves to take drinks from those.

I don't have a lot of pictures since Halloween but here are some of Hayden enjoying a biter biscuit:

Wow Mom these things are great!!!!

I can eat them all by myself.

But there is something sticky on my hand.

1st Halloween

This was Hayden's very first Halloween and it went pretty good. Once we got him all dressed up we went by Nanny and Papa's, Landmark to see Granny and she absolutely loved his pumpkin outfit, then to see Grandmother and then off to Gran and Paw Rick's house. After we made the "rounds" we headed to church for our annual Fest-i-Fall. Carey and I had to work the bouncers for a little bit but before we got started and before it got busy Tina and I let Hayden and Knox have a little time in the bouncer. They weren't to sure about it but they loved watching the kids in the bouncer next to them. Paw Rick watched Hayden for us while we worked and when we found them afterwards Hayden was fast asleep in Paw's arms. We went to Saltillo to see Aunt Kim, Claire and Claudia and Hayden slept the whole way there. I guess being the cutest pumpkin ever is tiring. He had a blast though when we got to see Aunt Kim and the girls. He loved chasing after the dogs at Aunt Kim's friend's house. By the way he absolutely loves dogs. Rhonda and Kayla both have dogs and when they have them at Grandmother's Hayden laughs and chases after them the whole time. Well here are some cute pictures from the weekend. Enjoy!!!!

I think this picture was from last weekend but anyways, I had just got done feeding Hayden and was cleaning up the kitchen and looked over and he was conked out.

Hayden and Cole having a little chat.

Take 1, w/ thumb in the mouth.

Take 2, no thumb.

Hayden was getting tired by this point but I had to get some pictures in his costume.

The pumpkin and inch worm. AKA Hayden and Knox. Ain't they cute.

They were easily distracted by the other kids.

They got a little time in the bouncer before it got busy.

Hayden didn't know what to think about the bouncer.

Distracted again by the kids in the other bouncer.

The pirate girl, pumpkin and vampire. AKA Claire, Hayden and Claudia.

9 Months Old

Well I'm late on posting again. Our baby boy was 9 months old on Friday, October 9th. He is growing up so fast. He absolutely loves his walker and flys around the house in it. He keeps his Nanny on her toes as well. He loves for you just to let him crawl around the house too. He loves to explore new things and loves any toy that makes lots of noise. He says Da da da da da all day long w/ the occasional Mom mom mom and/or Na na na. He has a new laugh that sounds something like woody wood pecker. We absolutely love it and it is hilarious. We no longer use a bath seat Hayden loves to get on his belly in the tub and crawl and splash around, he especially loves to splash Momma. Gosh, time just flies by. I can remember being scared to even put him in the tub. Well here are a few of his latest photos.

Well as you can see hunting season is in full swing at our house.

Hayden almost has as much camo as Daddy does.

Daddy can't wait til he is big enough to go with him.

Nanny and Papaw found a cute hat of Uncle Mickey's that is now Hayden's hat.

Suits him just right. LOL.