T - 1 Month until the Big One!!!!!

Holy Schmolly!!! This time next month will be my monkey's first birthday. I can't believe it! It feels like I was just pregnant a few months ago (okay, well maybe not that recent). I just don't understand how time can fly by so fast! He just changes so much everyday, and I'm so thankful to have such a healthy baby boy. The 1st birthday party planning is in full-force now. I got his invitations in the mail today, and they are Super-Cute and I'm so excited about them. :)

A few weeks ago I bought Austin a wagon. I thought it would be great to pull him around in when we take him trick-or-treating at Halloween. And then Toys R' Us had it in their add for $20 off, so of course I had to buy it. :) He absolutely loves that wagon! For the first few weeks, we would pull him around the neighborhood in it everyday after work. With all the rain lately, our wagon time has decreased alot.

He's absolutely into everything around the house! Thank goodness I put a lock on the oven door because he seems to really like trying to open the door. Anything electronic, like a phone, camera, laptop, etc., he thinks he has to get his heads on. I know he's just being curious and exploring all the shiny things. He's not walking alone yet, but he'll walk while holding on the table or window sill. And if I put him in his walker, he's an absolute mad man; he loves to chase down the dogs. He's been a little chatter box lately. Most of it doesn't make much sense, but he FINALLY said Momma this past weekend and Bye Bye. And no more taking baby food to the daycare; he's eating whatever the big kids are having and seems to really be enjoying everything he eats. I just love his beautiful little smile and when he gets a good belly laugh going, it just melts my heart.



As long as the weather cooperates this weekend, I'm taking Austin to the pumpkin patch down the road to pick out a pumpkin and hopefully get some cute pics. And we have one of Jordan's old friends (who graduated with a Photography degree) coming out at the end of the month to take his 1 year pics. I decided I wanted to do some more candid pics, rather than the strictly posed ones in a studio at JC Penney or Sears. And hopefully we can get a few of us as a family. I seem to have a hard time making it into many pics these days, as I'm usually the one taking the pics.

I'll be gone all next week to Orlando for training for work. I'm so sad to be away from him and Jordan for four days. But duty calls. :( Work has been going okay. It gets a little hectic at times, and I've already had my fair share of difficulties in dealing with fellow employees and clients. Everyday is a new day though. I know that I need to complete at least one year as a manager in public accounting to help ensure that I can find a great job if and when I decide to leave the firm. And there are a few helpful people at work who have been giving me some helpful tips and mentoring as far as how to handle certain situations. We'll see what happens.