Whit is 1!

It's hard for us to believe our little man is already a year old. The past year has absolutely flown by, and it has been the most amazing year we've ever had. We can't wait to see what the next year brings! Whit loved entertaining his guests at his birthday party. And he certainly loved the cake and ice cream!

This picture was actually the day after his party, but I just like it because it shows off his pretty blue eyes.

Halloween

Who doesn't love a blonde-haired blue-eyed maraca-shaking Superman?! Needless to say, Whit had a big time on Halloween. Since we assume we have many years of trick-or-treating ahead of us, we decided to stay in this year and let Whit pass out candy to the neighborhood kids. It was a lot of fun and he truly seemed to enjoy seeing all the visitors coming by.

Pumpkin Patch

The week before Halloween we took a trip to the pumpkin patch to get a few pictures. Here are some of our favorites.

Recent Visits

Whit has had fun with several visitors recently. This weekend he had a huge time playing with Bebe. Who knew peek-a-boo was so hilarious? He laughed, and laughed, and laughed.

He also had a big time trying to keep up with Pennick Bell last week. They were a funny pair. Whit wanted to do everything Pennick was doing.

And this picture is about a month old, but I had to post it too. It's Whit with his buddy Weston. Another very funny pair!

Whit's First Razorback Game

Whit made the trip to Fayetteville to see the Razorbacks' first game of the season. He had a great day. He always loves being around people, and this day was no exception. We weren't sure how he would like being in the crowd and how he would deal with the loud noises. It didn't phase him a bit. He took it all in, watched some of the game, then took a nap for almost an entire quarter! Overall, Whit had a ball at the first of many Razorback games!

I am way behind on posting! We've had a lot going on in the past month. Whit was sick for the first time, and it was no fun for any of us. Poor guy had a stomach virus and was under the weather for several days. It's great to finally see him back to his usual cheery self now. He had a big weekend this past weekend. He took his first airplane ride to go meet his friend Weston Gray. We had a great trip to Dallas and Whit was a champ on the flights. We'll have pictures to post from the trip pretty soon. It was a lot of fun. Whit is growing like crazy and crawling all over the place. He's also getting good at pulling up. He has two top teeth and two bottom teeth, and he's working on getting a third bottom tooth. I promise to do some bigger posts with more pictures soon! Here are a few pictures for now:

The day he turned 8 months


He loves his baths now. These pictures are actually a couple of weeks old. He's moved back to the big tub now. It's hard to believe he hated his baths for a while. Now he wants to stay in and play and splash as long as possible. He's definitely mastered the splashing part. ;) Please forgive the quality of the rest of the pictures. They are taken with my phone.

Here he is after enjoying some delicious graham crackers. They are still his favorite food!

And these are him napping (?!) in Dallas. :)

Whit's First Fourth of July

If this doesn't stir your sense of American pride, I don't know what will! Whit may have been a little too busy playing with his holiday gear to look at the camera, you still can see that he was feeling VERY patriotic on the 4th. Thanks to Nana and Papa for the perfect photo op!

Seven Months Old

Whit was seven months old on the 3rd. Here is a picture of him celebrating! These days he's also busy cutting his third tooth. The top left tooth is coming through now. And we did our at-home (and not entirely accurate) method of weighing him a few nights ago, and it said that he was 20.2 lbs! Hard to believe. He's certainly growing fast.

Whit had a huge time staying with his Nana and Papa last week. They did a great job of taking lots of pictures, but this is one is my favorite. Not only did Papa let Whit have the sports page first, he even gets to use the razorback mug for his coffee! ;) He looks like he's loving his new morning ritual.




Speaking of things that Whit loves, his new favorite things are graham crackers. Dr. Lucas told us that they were a good food for him to try feeding himself. He was right and Whit loves them. They still make a pretty big mess for now, but it's totally worth it.

He still loves his jumperoo...

He's also getting a lot better at his crawling. He isn't all over the house quite yet, but he's getting close. He gets stronger and more mobile everyday. He now crawls forward and then sits up from the crawling position. He tries pulling up, and he's a great independent sitter now. It's amazing watching him learn new things all the time.

Climbing and lovin' on his Papa...

He still hasn't been the biggest fan of bath time. While he was at my parents' house, Nana figured out that he enjoyed a sink bath! I guess he is self-censoring the picture. :) Thanks for the discovery, Nana!

It was pretty clear that he had a great time during his stay!