Where has the time gone...?

This update is long overdue (I can just picture you all nodding your heads in agreement). Lane is growing at an alarming rate and doing great. We've recently been trying to transition him into his Big Boy Bed, which he loves...and loves to get out of just as much. I would say we average a once a week sleep in the BB Bed. His vocabulary is ridiculous. His most recent favorite words are delicious and gorgeous. And he's counting to three easily and sometimes 5 when he feels like showing off:)

Cashew will be arriving in a very short 2 weeks (Lane was Peanut...this unknown gender baby is known as Cashew). All is going well, just exhausted. Found out that my platelet count is low, so had to run another test to be sure. If continues to stay on the low side, it will affect how they administer my anesthesia during my Csection...fun fun.

Okay. Enough of the gab onto what you really came to see....THE PICTURES!!!

Riding the Ponies with Dad in March

Helping out DaddyMMM...ThirstyMom has an intersting way of applying sunblockHiking to the falls...mommy looks a little bloated

from last nights dinner still! Look! No Feet!!! VROOOOOOM!I love my two-wheeler!

ATTENTION

Just a little FYI to be sure and scroll down past the following post

and catch a glimpse of Lane's Birthday Bash!

Love y'all and hope you're well.

What??? My Birthday's Over?!?!?

I just couldn't stop the partying when I woke

the morning after my big celebration.

Watching the wildlife outside and admiring the last

moments of my decorations.

Gotta love balloons...and static electricity!


Had to share the photo of mamma trying on one of my outfits.
She just couldn't resist it was so cool. She's gotta another
thing coming if she thinks I'm going to let her borrow it!



My Halloween Monkey Business

Mommy was the Zoo Keeper. How fitting is that!I was tuckered out before the first house!Finally home and ready for dinner and bedtime! Hope you all enjoyed your Halloween! I sure did!!!

Love, Lane

Oh yeah...I even learned what a monkey says in time for my trick-or-treating!

My 12 Month Happenings

Now that I am the BIG NUMERO UNO, I'm...

*Running! Why walk? It only slows me down.

*Dancing my little legs off! I especially love dancing to musical cards.

*Not only crawling up the stairs, but also now working on backing down on my tummy!

*Brushing my first tooth! Okay. Maybe not brushing, but I do have one!

*Trying to force myself up onto anything I can...I've even been known to stack boxes just so I can stand on them and be an even bigger boy!

*Talking a ton! Mamma, Dadda, Papa, nana (banana and grandma...which my mom says she'll take),

up, dog, car, moon, ball, there, giggle (tickle tickle). I still answer when asked what a cow or ghost says...if you

catch me on a ggod day:)

*When asked to take a bath or get my diaper changed, I head to the stairs because upstairs is where

the poop gets changed and my body gets clean.

*Spinning in circles...don't ask...I don't know why I started doing it either...but it's fun!

*Bringing mommy and daddy books to read to me all the time. I love books!!!

*Cuddling with my doggy Hagen. He loves to give me the biggest and wettest kisses.

*I'm clapping all the time and learning to play patty cake

*Waving good-bye, whistling (too cute), pointing to my head, mom and dad's ears and nose...oh and

Belly buttons! I love to find belly buttons...just not my own.

*And as witnessed by grandma and because us grandma, I said and sometimes repeat the

word "Damn"

Helping Mom with my decorationsI thought it looked better this way!I actually got this thingamagig to work once or twice! Only the Birthday Boy got a cool hat to wear!This is the coolest present ever!OOOO...what's this?Oh my goodness. There's more!!!

Helping myself to the veggie tray

mmm. cucumberSwinging with daddy Trying to stay hydrated so I can keep up Mom made me monkey cakes!Happy Birthday to Me!Give me that cake!I tried to share...But there were no takersMommy and Daddy had so much fun watching meBut I didn't have fun when they let Hagen try and clean me!I'm outta here! It's my birthday and I don't have to put up

with this crap!

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I've gotta show you a little of what I've been up to...BESIDES TURNING 1 TODAY!!!

A visit to the pumpkin patch with mom and dad and Grandma Amy and Grandma and Papa Billau.

So much orange!

I can't wait until mom gets around to my Halloween pics! I hope these will hold you off till then. Shouldn't be too awfully long, being that she's got to share my first bday party pictures with you all!

My 8 Month Happenings!

Okay y'all. For some reason this blog thingy mommy has set up for me, isn't letting me edit and rearrange my work. So today we are going to do something different and start with some pics! Oh, and a quick shout out to my girl Peyton in N.C. We all hope your new baby sis gets here soon!

Patiently awaiting Peyton's baby sisters arrival

Okay...have the patience of an 8 month old. Time to play and wave at Daddy!

A few of my favorite things! Not the bars...just the stairs. Mommy says these are the only bars I had better EVER be behind!

My first play date with an older woman! Don't worry, it was supervised.

What you lookn' at punk? Yeah...that's a banged up eye. My first of many.

Love hanging out with Hagen in the yard while mommy waters her plants.

Hello people!

Swim lessons are a blast! Check out the elephant they let me play with.

Okay...now for my update....

Mommy reminded me today that it's been quite some time that I let all my lovely followers know what I've been up too...or getting into rather...hehehe. So I told mommy enough of her silly games and to go take a nap so that I could finally sit still and fill you all in on my 8 month happenings. You know I'm going to be 9 months on Wednesday! Can you believe it???

Over the past month I have learned to:

*Crawl on my hands and knees. I've been army crawling since 7 months and they've been trying to recruit me ever since!

*Pull myself up using any and all means necessary. I'm no longer laying or sitting in my crib awaiting mom and dad to come scoop me up. I'm standing at attention baby! Come to think of it, I don't like to sit much at all anymore...if I'm able to stand, I stand damn it:)

*Scaling the entire flight of stairs. I'm walking pretty dang well with some assistance if I do say so myself. I can even take the steps like a big kid, standing tall, with mom and dad's help of course...but not for too much longer.

*Teeth. Nope. Not me. Besides, mom is in love with my gummy smile:)

*Wave hello and goodbye. Sometimes I don't do it until you turn around, so be sure not to miss it:)

*Whistle and Snap. Okay, maybe not quite like mommy and daddy do (though neither of them whistle very well) but I am surely giving it a valiant effort.

*I've increased my vocabulary to contain "dog" and "duck".

*Can stay underwater for 5 seconds! I just love my swimming lessons with Daddy. I'm a natural.

So heading into my 9 month and I can only imagine what I will be up to! Mommy and Daddy say I need to just slow down...oh, and to stay out of Hagen's food. hehehe

Love you all!

Lane