love bug!

Austin is such a joy! I love spending each and every day with him! Whether we are in the car, sitting on the couch watching Sid the Science Kid, on the front porch in his swing, grocery shopping, doing anything, anywhere is just a blast with this little guy! Austin especially enjoys being chased around the house by his daddy. He'll crawl away from daddy as fast as he can, quickly turn back to see if he following behind and take off again with a giggle. His giggle is contagious. We can't help but laugh with him. Matthew and I absolutely adore him. He is just too cute for words!!!

We traveled to Birmingham last week and he did wonderfully both on the way out and back. 11 hours is a long ride for a little guy, but he was a good riding buddy. He had a great time visiting with his Granny, Grandaddy, Gran-Gran, Aunts, Uncles and his many cousins. We had a terrific time!

Austin will be 9 months on Monday, July 21st! He now has 4 teeth on top and two on the bottom. Since he began crawling he has developed a sense of bravery that encourages him to get up and go. The same week he started crawling, he was also pulling up on everything. He loves cruising along anything he can put his little hands on. Lately, he's been so brave as to let go and take a few steps on his own. He began with 5 steps on his own two days ago, today he took 10 steps on his own!!! He will be walking/running around before we know it.

Here a few of his most recent pictures!
With Grandma & Grandpa Cerda


With Grandma Belia


At the Houston Aquarium


With Grandpa & Daddy


4th of July


Playing with Daddy


With his buddy Micah at our block party


with his grandaddy Mike


With his grandparents and cousin Julia


Playing under the sink


First bath in a sink


pool time


Baby Blue


Rough, Tough, Mean Face


Cute, silly Face

"Naptime"

A couple days ago Austin was falling asleep while I was feeding him so I figured I ought to put him in his crib. About 30 minutes had past and I heard an odd sound coming through his montior, on that sounded similar to that of a person breathing a microphone. I rushed to his room thinking that he somehow managed to pull down the base of his monitor and was chewing it. Nope! I was wrong... check out this video.

8 Months Old TODAY!!!

Austin is growing, growing, growing!!! He turned 8 months old today. We made a visit to the doctor on Friday and returned with great reports. He is 17 lbs. 2 oz. & 27 inches long. He is a growing boy! His doctor was very impressed with how alert, focused, talkative and active he is. We also noticed that his two top teeth are coming in making feeding a little difficult these days. All he wants to do is chew on his spoon and bottle nipple.

BIG NEWS!!!
Austin started crawling on June 4th and has since forgotten how to sit still. He began crawling at a very quick pace. We often laugh, because Austin doesn't do anything slowly. He is a ball of fire. Austin has always been very curious, but now that he is able to get around on his own he has taken it to a whole new level. Nothing can stop him (except for mom & dad) from exploring every inch of our house. He gets into everything. Austin also enjoys pulling up on just about anything such as our sofas, his play table, exercauser, end tables, crib, toy chest, and much more. Austin also does a fantastic job transitioning from crawling to sitting as well as standing to sitting. Recently he has enjoyed pushing things around the house like books, shoes, DVDs, diaper packs, anything that slides around. Check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQPE9tA0J98

Austin took his 7 month old pictures mid-May! Here is the link to his wonderful photo shoot. ENJOY!
http://www.suburbanchicphotography.com/assets_d/7203/client_ftp/allison3/

Here are few recent pictures we've taken of Austin.

Crawling at great grandma's house.


At Glady's Porter Zoo.


Alligator picture with Grandma.


Playing with our plasticware.


At the pool.


Playing at one of our neighborhood pools.


Picture with Daddy!


Wrinkled Toes!

It's been a while...

Many apologies for not keeping up with my blog. I guess I've been feeling rather lazy.

Austin is doing fantastic!

Austin is a ball of fire. He is incredibly active and always wanting to get into everything. If he could crawl or walk our house would be a wreck. Fortunate for us though, he can't get very far right now. Soon enough!!! Keeping up with him will definitely be a task. He loves for us to walk him around the house. If we try sitting him down to relax our backs, he is quick to throw a tantrum. It's actually quite funny, as soon as we put our hands out for him to hold & get back to walking it's as if nothing ever happened. Little boy does not like to sit still. As exhausting as it can be, we appreciate his energy.

Austin officially has 2 teeth. We first noticed his right tooth May 5th and 2 days later his left tooth was visible. He now has his 2 bottom teeth. Austin turned 7 months on May 21st and is growing fast. He visited his doctor last week and weighed in at 16lbs 5oz. He sure is putting on some weight- still a bit on the smaller side, but healthy.
Early Morning Smile! (you can see his bottom teeth!)


As for the baby in my belly, He/She is doing great. We had another ultrasound a few weeks ago and everything was looking good! We have our monthly visit on Friday and we are looking forward to hearing the heartbeat. I am surprised to see how quickly my stomach has grown this time around. I am trying to watch my weight. I am hoping to avoid gaining 48lbs again. NOT GOOD! I signed up for prenatal exercise classes at our local YMCA again. Totally looking forward to getting some healthy exercise 3 days a week (swimming, aerobics, light weights, yoga/pilates & more swimming!) I am very thankful that my morning sickness has been quite minimal in comparison to my pregnancy with Austin. I generally feel nauseous and exhausted around 6:30p & on. I am very thankful that I am not throwing up mulitiple times a day like a did with Austin. Many say each pregnancy is different- I have found this to be true! Our "itty bitty" is doing well. We can't wait to find out the gender. I am currently 10 weeks and 4 day along!

Matthew is doing very well! He is working hard and staying in shape. He recently started a new work out plan- P90x. It has been quite entertaining to see him jump around during plyometrics, get into strange positions during yoga & see his muscles bulge during legs, arms, shoulder and back workouts. What a stud! I am absolutely blessed to have such a wonderful husband! He is such a great father. Austin just adores his daddy! Everytime Matthew gets home from work Austin goes crazy when he lays eyes on him. He gets so giddy & is full of energy! Matthew has taught Austin how to throw the ball and he can do it for long periods of time. We thank the Lord daily for the blessings, grace, peace, strength and comfort He has given our family. What a beautiful thing it is to have such a loving God that forgives us and loves us despite our weaknesses. Thank you Jesus!

Here are some more pictures of our little man! (oldest to most recent)







Bath Time!




Matching Clothes! (Matthew's idea!)


Horsey Ride on Grandpa's Back


My parents!


Backyard fun!




Austin loves swimming!

Austin's New T-Shirt!

Well here is a picture of Austin's new favorite t-shirt! Hope you all like it.


SURPRISE!!!!
Baby Allison #2 is due December 7th!

Praise God for His many blessings!

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.