Growing up!

Thursday, March 26, 2009

social butterfly!

I absolutely love witnessing Austin's personality develop. He is such a social butterfly. He loves watching people & becomes extremely excited when he is in large crowds. I have such a difficult time feeding him out in public as he refuses to drink his milk, mainly because he is too occupied with watching people walk by.

My parents came up to Houston last weekend to visit and we had a blast. We took Austin to the Houston Rodeo on Friday and we had a so much fun. Austin thoroughly enjoyed his first trip to the rodeo. He was talking up a storm, squealing and squeaking the entire night. He never took a break. He was so excited that his arms were shaking. Sweet little guy had people smiling and laughing at his expressions & excitement. It was out of control! At the end of the night his little voice was hoarse. His squealing and squeaking came to an end, as it sounded scratchy and rough. We had so much fun with him.

Here are a few pictures of our trip to the Rodeo & fun with Grandma & Grandpa Cerda!
sleeping!

Grandpa carrying Austin in his exercauser! Silly grandpa!

using his neck rest as a headband.

Arriving at the Rodeo.

Picture with a longhorn. Hook em!

Houston Allisons

Me & Mateo.

Austin with Grandma & Grandpa at the Rodeo.

Me & my Momma!

My dad & I!

bunny ears!

kissing daddy.

loves his daddy's kisses.

posing for grandpa in his new baseball cap.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Gig 'em!

I have anxiously been awaiting the arrival of this day, the day in which he would wear his first Aggie shirt!

My friend Jen bought this cute shirt for him while he was in my belly. Now here he is out of my belly & wearing it!

And here a couple others of him being cute!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Daddy's little boy!

Austin did the sweetest thing today! When Matthew got home from work Austin was sitting in his bumbo. Matthew walked by, gave him a kiss, and went off to change out of his work clothes. Austin instantly became fussy so I decided to take him to Matthew and then it happened, the sweetest thing ever... Austin reached for his daddy with both arms. It was as if his daddy was a magnet & he couldn't resist. I then wanted to see if he'd do the same to me and he didn't. I did take him from Matthew, only to have Austin turn around and reach for his daddy yet again! He LOVES his DADDY! Witnessing this made my eyes water. We just adore our little boy.

Daddy look-a-like.

Loves his dad.

So Thirsty.

As big as his alligator. Thanks Christin!

Has lots of fun with his big green alligator!

Monday, March 9, 2009

Bath Time!

Austin loves bath time!!

He has officially outgrown his whale tub. Every time we'd bathe him in his whale everything around him would get soaked. He loves splishing & splashing in the water. We recently began bathing him in his bathroom tub. Here are a couple pictures of our little fish!

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Fun Times!

Austin spent some time with his buddy Ethan yesterday so I decided to take a few pictures. This was my favorite!

Today Matthew and I took Austin out for a walk around a lake here in our community. He had such a good time. Here a few pictures of Austin after our walk.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Cool Dude!

Austin got a new pair of shades this week. From now on when he goes out for a run with mommy &/or daddy he can keep the sun out of his eyes! We also had fun playing with some of his hats. We were surprised that he actually liked wearing them. He enjoyed playing on on his exercauser & jumperoo-horse with both his hat and sunglasses on. They didn't come off until mommy removed them.

What a COOL DUDE!

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Precious Austin!

Austin turned 4 months old on Saturday, Feb. 21st! I am amazed daily by his personality, abilities, attentiveness & of course cuteness!
We had his 4 month well baby check up last Thursday and were told that everything looks great. He weighed in at 13lbs. 15oz. & was 25.5 inches long. Our baby is growing up fast.

He began eating rice cereal nearly 3 weeks ago and drinks every last drop out of his bottle. We began feeding him with a spoon on Sunday (rice cereal) & today he ate sweet potatoes, they were a hit. He does a great job eating from his spoon. He made a few funny faces, but caught on quickly. I actually shed a few tears at babies r' us while selecting his first foods. I just can't believe how fast he is growing up. I absolutely enjoy spending each and every day with him. What a gift. He is such a happy baby. Of course he has his moments, but for the most part he is has a beautiful smile on his face. He giggles/laughs when tickled and/or when mommy & daddy make funny faces/noises. He is much more coordinated these days. He grabs onto his toys quite well and really concentrates when he playing on his mat, exercauser and his jumperoo. He is incredibly observant & attentive. He loves going out for walks & especially enjoys riding in his jogging stroller. He loves people... anytime he meets someone new he shrugs his shoulder and has the cutest smile on his face, also pretends to be shy.

Granny Carol, Grand-daddy Mike & Uncle David drove in from Alabama to visit us the first week of February. Austin's Uncle Justin, Aunt Rachel & cousin Megan also drove in from Weatherford to hangout. We had a great time laughing and catching up. Austin & Megan actually looked at each other and exchanged a few smiles here and there. They'll probably get to see each other again in April. We had a wonderful weekend with the Allison family!

This past weekend, we had two of my closest friends come visit us. Cara flew in from Virginia & Kelsey drove in from Austin. We had a blast. Matthew did a terrific job taking care of Austin. He truly is an amazing father. The girls kept reminding me to let him know how much they appreciated him. They were surprised at how well he handled the "high estrogen" levels floating through the house as we talked about relationships, make-up, exercise, clothes, etc. I love these girls. I totally wish we lived closer. Anyhow... Austin also had a great time with them. However, anytime we'd bring him near the girls or if one of them would play with him he'd become unbelievably quiet. Very much unlike him! It was so funny- he'd be talking up a storm with Matthew & I in the another room & as soon as we'd walk into the room with the girls he'd become very quiet. For those of you who have spent time with him, you'd know that he can talk your ear off. I guess he'd get shy around the pretty ladies.

I wish I was better at posting on a regular basis, but every time I try to sit down and post something new I get distracted with something else.
Annette=easily distracted!

Austin=model!
Well our photographer loved the pictures she took of Austin during his newborn photo shoot. She did a terrific job! We picked up the pictures we ordered last week and she had a little surprise in our package for us. Her business cards are actual pictures of her clients. Well, she just printed new business cards and out of her many clients she chose about 8 pictures to put on her cards and guess what??? Austin is on one of those. He is such a stud. This was certainly a cute surprise. She gave us about 10 of our own to keep and pass out! Earlier today we received and email from Jamie, our photographer, informing us that she was selected to be a featured photographer for this cute stationary company. They will be producing new professional photo cards and asked her for a portfolio. She titled her email "Austin is winning over hearts!" Too cute!!! She asked for permission to showcase his photos. Our gorgeous little guy is now a model for both our photographer & this stationary company! I'll make sure to post pictures or a link to the site that features his adorable pictures when they're available.

Well here are our some of our favorite pictures that were taken over the past month!
(click on thumbnail to view larger picture)
Dad's Team