Halloween

Marcus had such a fun first Halloween!! The three D's went trick-or-treating with Grammy (Curtis' mom), Papa (Curtis' dad), and Uncle Howie (my bro).

The best part though was after we got home and were getting tons of trick or treaters. It was such a riot seeing Marcus light up with each visitor. He even followed some out of our house and over to our neighbor's house. He knew something special was happening and he wanted to be part of the action. Curtis & I were so happy to see him in action! He was practically running up the street (with our help of course) while loudly babbling to the groups of kids on the street. It was a blast!! We are already looking forward to next year!!! :)

My little lamb...he looks a little unsure here...

With the Smith family, Grayson and Dixon (our neighbors across the street)
With his buddy Nolan (another neighbor from across the street)
With Papa...he's helping Marcus collect candy

Marcus, Uncle Howie (yes, Howie is in costume) and me

The pumpkin patch

Here are some pictures of us at the Avila Farm Pumpkin Patch...we went with my parents, Curtis' parents, my sister-n-law, Heather, my neice, Alexa, and Marcus' godfather, Warren (aka Bud).

My little monkey holding on to a tree branch...he would climb the tree if we'd let him.
Sitting on a pile of pumpkins...

I love my little family....

Milestone Day!!

We can name today “Milestone Day!” Marcus did three big things today for the first time.
1. He waved and said Hi to Mom.
2. He actually played at the beach, in the sand and ocean….running (with Dad and Mom’s help) into and out of the water. It was the first time he didn’t totally freak out with sand. He didn’t mind the sand on his feet but was still did not like it on his hands.
3. He blew bubbles in the bath with Mom. I have been showing him how to blow bubbles in the water for a while. Tonight was the first time that he copied me and then did it with me. He did it twice…he thought it was pretty funny…so did we!! :)

So much has happened

Ok, I have been horrible about posting for a few months now...SORRY!!! I am going to go back and re-hash the most important stuff as soon as I have some free time. BUT until then I had to post most current thing that happened...

Marcus took 5 steps on the grass today. Daddy has been working with him for a while on the grass. Having him stand and then try to walk towards him. Well, today, all 3 of us were in the backyard. He was playing with the hose (he’s favorite toy in the world right now). Curtis pulled him back from it, stood him up and he went right for it…taking his first 5 steps all by himself. We were so happy!!

Our "cruising" boy

Marcus is moving around like crazy. He has got the whole crawling thing down. He started pulling himself up on things last week. He even took a few steps while hanging on to our couch on one side and ottoman on the other...it's unbelievable how fast he is progressing. Everyday he is looking and acting more like a toddler than a baby. It is truly exciting for us all to watch but it's a little bitter sweet for me. I can't believe that the baby stage is coming to an end. I wish I could pause time, at times. At others, I find myself eager for all the fun stuff that lies ahead. Then I remember to just live in the moment and enjoy this stage cuz it too will be gone in a blink of an eye.

Found his tongue

Marcus starting sticking his tongue out today. We were hanging out in the living room and out of nowhere he stuck out his tongue and kept it out. He was touching and playing with it...so cute!! He loves to have it out now all the time. I guess he's been watching the dogs too much. LOL :)

We have a crawling baby in the house

Today is the official day...Marcus is crawling!!! We are soo proud of him. He has been attempting to crawl for some weeks now but most of his attempts left him scooting around the floor backwards. Each day, we could see that his arms were getting stronger. He was able to hold himself up for longer periods and did a lot of rocking back and forth. We knew it was only a matter of time. :) So today, I put him on the floor in the gym/office while I was finishing my run on the treadmill. All of a sudden, he went from a sitting position, to being on his tummy, to up on all fours, to putting one knee and arm in front of each other. He went forward about 2 times before getting to the treadmill. Of course, I nearly fell off the treadmill trying to get to him before he hurt himself by touching it or hitting his head on it. With relief I got to him just in time. No more running for mama now while he's in the room unless he's in his pack'n'play or someones arms. No complaints here!! We are so excited for this next chapter that we are goin to get more area rugs so he doesn't hurt his sweet knees on all our tile floor. hehe :)