October Things

Oh, October.  You're the best!  Here's what we've been up to this month…

We all look forward to our annual trip to Blessington Farms!  We had such fun, family day!

 One of our favorite traditions is our visit to the pumpkin patch with the Beemans!  This year we had two more punkins! 

We painted and carved pumpkins!

Georgia wanted a flamingo pumpkin. ;)

Chris and I went to an Aggie game!  We always love being back in College Station.  

 We sported some festive outfits at school...

and our school/class shirts. :) 

We enjoyed some cooler weather and have spent some time getting reacquainted with the outdoors.  

One morning even "required" coats and hats! ;)

Reid is doing a 4 week (once a week) baseball clinic and is having so much fun!  

Georgia Kate is still enjoying dance and loved getting to wear a costume this week!  

Our little Dorothy dancer...

Thursday was Nursery Rhyme Day at school!  

Little Boy Blue and Little Miss Muffet 

Yesterday Reid and I got to go to Dewberry Farm with his class!  We had such a great morning.  They have such a sweet group this year.  

October, we love you!

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Little Aggies

Love these little Aggies so much!

Rhett is 11 months old!

One month away from one year old?!  How can it be?  Rhett is at the cutest age and I just love him so so so much.  

Rhett is starting to understand more and it's so fun!  He also recognizes his name!  He will usually bring me a toy if I ask for it and he understands that he's not supposed to do something if I say, "no no".  He loves to dance and when I ask, "Can you dance?" he will either wave his arms back and forth or start bouncing up and down if he's standing up and holding onto something.  I think Rhett is picking up on his big brother's love of football because he loves to throw balls and he also loves to tackle! :) If anyone is laying or sitting on the floor, he will go right over and crawl all over them.  Now that we've had some relief in the weather, Rhett loves to be outside!! He loves to swing and loves going on walks.  He also got to try out the cozy coop last week and thought he was hot stuff!  

Rhett has expanded his eating horizons this month and is now eating a little meat as well as some typical kid food like grilled cheese. :) He still loves to start his mornings with cheerios and yogurt.  He almost always has banana pieces and blueberries at some point during the day…his favorites!  Rhett takes a morning nap around 10:30 and and a short afternoon nap at 3:00 when we get home from picking up Reid and Georgia Kate from school.  He is still nowhere near sleeping through the night, but we are currently back to working on that.  He has started falling asleep in my arms before I put him in his crib at night, which is my favorite thing ever.  He went through a long phase where he just wanted to be put down and not rocked and I'm so happy I get to rock him again.  

Rhett Michael, you are just the sweetest and we all love you SO much!!!  

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School Shenanigans

Somehow the first month of school has already come and gone!  It's been fun to have Reid and Georgia  at the same school this year.  Reid feels like the experienced big brother and I know Georgia loves having him right down the hall.  They have both loved school so far! 

Just a few morning pictures...

Looking so big carrying treats for her teachers...

Our school has an app where we can see pictures of our kids during the day!  I love it!  It's been nice to see some of the things they are doing so that we can ask them specific questions about their days.  

Dad's Night was a couple of weeks into school and the kids were happy to show Daddy their classrooms!  I always love the little questionnaires.  

We are settling into a good routine and I am loving having a little one on one time with this cute boy!  

Reid's Surgery

Last week, Reid had a minor surgery to correct a hernia.  We've had it scheduled for over a month, but due to his anxiety, we chose not to tell him about it until the night before.  We talked him through how the morning would go without telling him about the actual surgery part.  We were there for almost three hours before the actual surgery started and I'm pretty sure he was having a blast!  He loved the tv by the bed (and even found some football to watch) and riding the big wheel around.  He really didn't seem nervous.  The hardest part was when he had to walk the rest of the way to the OR without us, which we tried to prepare him for.  He was SO brave and I was so proud of him.  We could not have been more impressed with Texas Children's Hospital.  Every single person we came in contact with was wonderful and the whole experience was so positive.  Reid has bounced right back and we are having to remind him that he isn't supposed to run around for two weeks!

Rhett is 10 months old!

Well, somehow we are already in double digits!  Our little brown eyed boy is 10 months old.  Rhett has turned into the happiest baby.  He is silly, relatively laid back and just as precious as can be.  Rhett is now pulling up and crawling on all fours.  He is very quick and sneaky and usually heads straight for the dogs' water bowl, the stairs, or a cabinet every time he's on the floor.  He also moved into a new car seat and is no longer in the infant carrier.  So many big boy changes this month!  Rhett loves to play with the Chuggington ball and when he sees it he excitedly says "baba" while sitting up super straight, straightening out his legs and twisting and ankles and wrists.  He also has a new interest in Reid's cars and trucks.  I just love how little boys are naturally drawn to anything with wheels.  

Rhett is adjusting to our new school day routine.  I've absolutely loved our days together so far and I'm thankful for some time to focus on just my baby.  He is taking 1-2 naps a day, depending on the day. He takes one really good one in the middle of the day and then sometimes a short one either in the car after preschool drop off or in the car/at home late afternoon.  Rhett still wakes up 2 times every single night, usually around 1:00 and 4:00.  He was not a fan of purees for the first few months, but has a new love of pouches.

We were a month late getting to Rhett's 9 month well check, but we went today!

9/10 month stats:

Weight - 21 pounds, 13.8 ounces (76%)

Height - 30 3/4 inches (98%)

A couple of cute outtakes:

We love you so so so much, baby Rhett!!!