taking pictures.

this is what pictures look like these days while trying to get a smile...

:)

Words.

[haha, this one is for my hubs...yes we make fun of you if you have those ridiculous things on your car.]

Happy 9 months!

Happy 9 months Bentley!

{yes I'm late again on these monthly postings. #fail.}

[two seconds after this picture was taken, I bet you can guess what orange object found the floor.]

You weigh 24 lbs. [90th]

You are 28 3/4" long. [75th]

Your noggin' is 18 1/2" round. [90th]

You wear size 9 or 12 month clothing & size 4 diapers.

You are officially a crawling-rolling-pulling-up-on-everything machine.

You are a wild man!

You have two teeth!

You are such a good eater.

Schedule for my memory:
wake up 6ish, bottle.
normally back to sleep until 8:30
breakfast
playtime
bottle
more playtime
nap
lunch-veggie or fruit baby food jar/piece of turkey or ham/cheese
playtime
bottle
nap
snack
playtime
supper-"dinner" baby food jar
bath
playtime
bottle
bed
[mommy drinks a glass bottle of wine.]
kidding, not kidding.

You are a ball of energy.
let me repeat, you are a ball of energy.
You go & go until you pass out.

This month has been that month that people warned us about.
You are into everything! ahhhh!

This month brought us a little bit of separation anxiety ;(

You are such a sweet boy.
You play hard, but love even harder.
You give the sweetest hugs & kisses.

You love to dance.
and let me say, I think my fella has some rhythm.

You are my heart & soul.
You make us laugh, you make us cry, & you bring more happiness into our lives than we ever thought was possible.
Not every day is easy, but it is so, so worth it.

We love you, we love you, we love you.



Three Things.

*first time in the bath tub

[1]

Bentley FINALLY got a tooth...the poor boy has been teething since he was 4 months old. he is 8 1/2 months. thats 4 1/2 months of drooling, chewing, irritability, & etc.

you get the picture.

as we were happily celebrating his first tooth, we noticed the very next day he already had another one that had popped through...no more gummy grins :(

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[2]

a special shout out is in order people....

my cheekbiter, my girlfriend-since-diapers, my favorite Tennessean is going to be a MOM!

congrats to Melissa & Seth!!!

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[3]

Sunday marked an important birthday...KELLY/BUNNI/BFF turned 26.

Welcome to the further-from-20-closer-to-30 club.

Love you :)

She had a hell of a weekend, I'm sure a blog will soon be posted that tells the story...

bang.

me & hubs had a little second amendment fun this wknd.

lunch date.

today's lunch consisted of leftovers {for me} & sweet potatoes {for B}, fabulous conversation of jibber-jabber & laughter, and this smiling face as my date.

two snaps for being one day closer to the wknd.

Girls Wkdnd: Charleston.

This past wknd was spent in the always beautiful, never disappointing city of Charleston.

Me, mom, B, & JuJu loaded up our bags, left the boys at home, & headed south for a much needed & deserved girls trip!

We laughed until we cried.

We drank champagne & bloody mary's.

We ate oysters.

We came. We saw. We conquered.

such sweet, precious memories.

now it's back to reality!