Autumn

This fall has come and gone in the blink of an eye! We had a great past couple months, but always busy with traveling and other activities. I started the fall off with a CNA program that lasted all of August. Phil did in incredible job watching John Phillip every night and they became best buds. I finished the course and am now a CNA, whoohoo!

Phil has been busy training and traveling for wrestling and has done an amazing job. He's been doing really well these past couple months. Unfortunately he was set back a little bit with an injury to his knee, but is recovering well and should be back at it come January. He's not only our champion, but a magnificent father and husband every day without fail. Although it stinks being injured, me and John have definitely been enjoying his down time. :)

John Phillip has made some huge progressions in his babyhood!
He likes to babble all kinds of things. He makes out the words Dada, Mama, baba, go, although he doesn't quite know what he's saying yet. I like to think he knows Mama though as he seems to say this only when he's crying at my feet. He also likes to sing along and dance to songs. When certain songs come on, like Old McDonald (his fav), he will try and sing and bounces up and down.
He hasn't ventured to walking yet, but is still crawling and climbing all over the place. The stairs are his favorite if he manages to escapes the family room gate. He has five cute crooked teeth, with three more slowly coming in. He doesn't like his baby food anymore. He only wants big boy food and goes crazy for it. He has definitely found his voice/temper recently and likes to yell really loud when he wants something or is upset at not getting fed fast enough. So "NO" is definitely the word we're trying to teach him fast.
John Phillip loves his Baby Einstein DVD's and this entertains him if I ever need a little break. He loves to explore all areas of the house. His new favorite thing is playing the piano...banging on the piano. Anytime he comes accross something new, he knocks on it. He loves to knock and does this on anything and everything. And he of course loves the games, patty cake and peek-a-boo. He waves "hi" sometimes but his favorite is raising his arms up when we say, "how big is John Phillip?"
This will be his first Christmas and we're so excited to share it together as a family!

Baby number 2 is growing fast and will be here in about 4 weeks! This time around has been a lot more uncomfortable, but I'm hanging in there. This last month will be tough. We can't wait to meet you, baby! We are all patiently waiting for your arrival and I hope you come early. :) I still can't believe I get to have another baby!

Here are some pics from the fall.