Well, there hasn't really been anything new and exciting that's happened this past week. It's gotten a bit colder, and so Austin got to try on some of his new digs for the fall and winter. They are a bit too big on him, but he still looks adorable. He's starting to look more and more like a toddler than a baby every day. It's sad, but we look forward to these upcoming stages of his life. As Austin approaches his first birthday, its amazing to see how much he has changed in a year. He's so active and interactive now, it's amazing. He loves to throw balls to us, read books, and has even started to play peek-a-boo with us, and many times he initiates it. In one of the pictures above, he's playing peek-a-boo with me, and has just pulled the blanket off and started to laugh. He's too cute! He's not really into playing peek-a-boo with his hands, but he loves this blanket for some reason. 
Austin also really enjoys our pets. He's discovered the cat recently, which he says is a "dat". Our animals are so great with him, if they don't want to be bothered, they just get up and walk away. The dogs sometimes even initiate play with him. As scary as this is, one of his favorite things is to have the dogs run past his head, within inches. He just giggles and giggles at this. We try to control the dogs as much as we can, but as many of you know, they aren't very bright. They are lovers, but sometimes they are a bit much! It's a good thing that Austin isn't scared of them, in fact, I think Allie is going to be one of his best friends growing up.
Like father, like son, that's what they say right? Well if that's the case, then we welcome it with this talent. Austin LOVES to play with our cameras. Granted, it's not the best toy, but he never throws it or anything, he just likes to look at it and play with the buttons. I have a feeling he's going to enjoy his toys just like his dad, and this is one hobby, that I think Jared and I both agree with, we hope he takes up early on.
So, feeding times are starting to go a bit better lately. He still enjoys throwing his food on the floor frequently, but he's starting to try things on his own also. This morning, he managed to put his spoon in his oatmeal bowl, and then put the spoon in his mouth. He kept trying to put the spoon in the bowl, but most of the time it ended up that he put his fist in the bowl, and then his fingers smeared all over his face. Thankfully, it was bath day today, because like they say in Georgia, Austin was a hot mess!!
Another thing that runs in our family, is a love of beer. It started off many years ago, with my grandpa enjoying one from time to time, and now my father does the same. Unfortunately, this habit didn't skip a generation, and as we all know, I like my beer also, as does Jared. Well, aparently, Austin does also. Now, keep in mind, he didn't drink any of it, but he just thought it was hilarious to try to take my bottle away from me. Notice in the second picture he's drooling.....I do the same thing from time to time when I see one nearby :)
Anyway, like I said, nothing's really going on right now. We're getting ready to go to GA again the end of this week for a long weekend, so, we're just trying to get things wrapped up around the house. Keeping busy, and having fun!
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