blogger buggin me

So... I have been trying for almost a week now to get Tucker's 10 month post up.  However, blogger has decided that I have "reached my picture capacity" and won't let me upload a darn thing. :(  They want me to pay for more space, even though the percentage used says I still have room. ?huh?  Anyone ever had issues with this?  I don't want to have to stop blogging, but I also don't want to pay/ give out money info just to blog....

totally bummed out about it right now...

I have so many cute photos to share from the past month and Thanksgiving.  And no, little bit is not walking by himself just yet.

Tucker the Turtle

This past Wednesday Tucker celebrated his 1st halloween.  The morning started with a few pictures in his halloween best, including the adorable pumpkin hat my mom bought him.  However, he currently hates hats and gets very mad when we put them on.  sigh.  (see following pictures for proof) 

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That afternoon we rushed home from work, loaded up Tucker and all his things and headed out to Brett's parents in Castroville.  Sure, we could have taken him trick-or-treating in our own neighborhood, but this was naturally meant to be a big family event. :) Well worth the drive for all involved.  Grandparents and great grandparents were waiting when we got there and showered little bit with lots of baby friendly goodies. 

After playing for a little while, we put on his costume and headed outside to take some pictures of our adorable turtle.  I made the costume and easily spent WAY more time making it than Tucker spent wearing it.  Well worth it when you see how cute he was!!!

For the actual trick-or-treating part, we went to a total of 6 houses, 3 of which belong to good friends of Brett's parents, and all of whom Brett has know most of his life.  He is still too little for candy and to quite understand it but he had fun visiting and being toted around none the less. 

The last stop was back at Big Bubba and Nana's house where Uncle Brandon supplied the goodies.  Then we let him play outside for a bit.  He LOVES to push his wagon around and was going back and forth across the yard. 

Inside he got more goodies from the other great grandparents and could not wait to chow down on the banana!  He hated bananas when he first started solids but now he loves them.  Weirdo baby. ;) 

Then his 2nd cousin (??? Brett's cousin) came by and he played with her for a bit!  She was one of the flower girls in our wedding almost 5 years ago.  

Then he spent the last bit of the night playing and was highly entertained by the box of cheerios!  He had a super first halloween and I always feel so blessed for him to have such wonderful grandparents and great grandparents in his life.  They love to be involved and cherish these special moments just as much as we do. :)  He doesn't know it yet, but he is one lucky boy! 

9 months

I. Can't. Believe. It.
My son is 9 months old.  That's 3/4 of an entire year we have spent with our little guy.  He is amazing and the light of our lives and I kind of forgot what life was like without him.  He is growing up so fast, and the latest thought on my mind is that I wish I could just freeze frame time.  I remember when he was first home, just 2 days old, and had a case of the hiccups while lying on his giraffe playmat and thinking there was no way I could fall more in love with him.  But, alas, I have.  Every single day I find something new to treasure and engrain in my mind and heart about Tucker.  It might be how he grabs his lovie, rolls on top of it, and pulls on his ear when he is falling asleep.  It might be how he thinks his daddy hung the moon and laughs at everything he does.  It might be that time he sneezed while he had a mouth full of green beans, and it looked like someone had splatter painted.  Weird as it is, I also cherish moments when he is frustrated, throwing a fit, or kicking his legs because he hates having his teeth brushed.  I know that I will never get back a single moment with my boy and as fast as these past nine months have flown, I know that his 9 year old update is just around the corner. ;)

As usual here are some notes to little bit about this period in his life...

You won't sit in the chair for monthly pictures anymore. Daddy didn't like playing catch every time you stood up on the chair so we moved to the floor and these pictures show the reality of the moment. ;) 

You are into size 4 diapers since you got too long for the 3's.

You still sleep on your tummy with your butt up in the air and your lovie underneath you.  You tend to scootch up into the corner of your crib most nights too.

I still think your head is a bit crooked, but the dr. and your Daddy think it's no biggie and the only person who notices is your momma.

You are between sizes on clothes.  The 9 month carter's stuff is too short, but the 12 month is too wide. 6-12 month size things from gap and gymboree fit you the best right now.

You are a very hungry little guy and enjoy your meals.  You also need to be eating when we are eating or you feel left out so we always have mum mums, puffs, etc. on hand.


You also can hold your own bottle. 

You are completely off of reflux meds and have finally switched to a regular formula versus the stuff that was 35 bucks a tub!  The Dr. was right when he said you would outgrow it by 8 months!

You are very relaxed when we go on walks in the evening.

You pull up on everything.  All of the time. Even things that aren't safe.

You kind of understand no, but choose to try and do what you want anyways.

You LOVE to play.  Your favorite toys are your light up activity table, your turtles, and anything that you can roll around. 

You also enjoy helping out with chores. ;)  The washing machine, dishwasher, and laundry basket are a few of your favorite things. 

You still love the doggies.  Playing tug of war with Kirby, watching Sako run on the treadmill, and chasing Xena at Grandma's always make you laugh. 

You still love the beach, but won't get to play until next year since the water is getting too cold. 

You love playing peek-a-boo and had a blast trying to get Daddy's hand through the window. 

 Baths are a favorite too but you found your we-we and grab for it in the bath and every morning when you get your diaper changed to make sure it is still there.

You got to meet your great grandma Pomerening.  She came to visit you and I'm pretty sure you wore her out. ;)  

 You have started to push things around by walking behind them.  You still can't steer and sometimes the push thing goes faster than you, but you love it and are so proud of yourself! We think you will be walking hands free by Thanksgiving for sure. :) 

 Silly great uncle Jamey let you swim in your birthday suit at great grandma's birthday party.  He adores you and you have no idea how much your laugh lights up his hurting heart. 

You are really fast when you crawl and like  to crawl under things.  One day you crawled back and forth under the blanket daddy had draped over his legs for a full 40 minutes thinking it was hilarious the whole time.  I think we need to get you a pop up tunnel for christmas!

And just for comparison, here you are with Buck the stuffed deer at about 3 weeks and again at about 41 weeks. :)