Guess who is in the Ho-use?

Us us us!!! After two and a little more long weeks, we are back in our house tonight!!! The bathroom is looking amazing, but still needs some paint etc, so no pictures quite yet.

The child has slept horribly the last two weeks, probably a mixture of his first ear infection, sleeping in a pack and play every night, going to bed too late too many nights, traveling to Louisville, and just being a bad sleeper. So we really assumed that being in his own bed he would pass right out... Not quite.

He went right to sleep, but woke up and decided he would cry everytime we laid him back down. It was a loud alarming cry, and I began to worry there was something wrong. But Mr.Pate was here to gently push me into seeing that he just wanted us to hold him.

So we truly did our first ever stint of CIO tonight. One sad mommy right here. It took 45 min of crying....

Swinging Fun

Papaw (Mr.Pate's Dad) bought Griffin a baby swing for the swing set at his house. So daddy decided to try it out inside first, ha!

And on such a beautiful day, we had to spend some time in it outside too. Thanks Papaw!

- Mrs.Pate via my iPhone

Big Boy!

- Mrs.Pate via my iPhone

Things I want to make time for...

A list of things I would like to make the time to do soon (in no particular order):

1. Make my own hand soap, body wash, and household cleaners.
2. Learn how to use Photoshop Elements really well.
3. Organize my photos on my computer better, and back them up regularly.
4. Start actually fixing my hair each day/Giving effort to how I look each day.
5. Start the South Beach Diet.
6. Organize my home!!!
7. Reading thru all of my pins on pinterest and actually doing some of them.
8. Take more "letter photos".
9. Workout regularly again.
10. Stretch everyday.
11. Read books, at least one a month.
12. Cook!

Oh time... There just is never enough.

8 month update

We haven't had Internet at night while we have been out of the house, so I am just going to do a quick 8th month update instead of my usual one. At least it's something, right?

Weight: Griffin weighs 17 lbs 7 oz right now. (he was 15 lbs 8 oz at his 6 month checkup, so we have gained about 2lbs in 2 months, yay)

Eating: Still nursing! We have gone back to nursing/ bottles every three hours or so. We did this to see if it would help him finish his bottles at daycare, but it's still hit or miss. The kid just doesn't like to drink a whole lot from a bottle. He seems to just tide himself over till he is with momma. Oh well! He loves loves loves solids though!

Milestones: This was a huge month for Griffin! He started crawling! He got his first two teeth. And he did his first sign (more). He is also pulling up on everything. And saying "Dada"! He had his first haircut (sad day) and he went to the park and had a swing ride for the first time. It was a great month around here! In some unfortunate news, he threw his first real fit this month also.

Sleep: Griffin really improved on sleep for most of the month. He started I Loving You waking once a night and even slept thru the night two times! But he is still waking a few times on average.

This is SUCH a FUN stage!! He is babbling all the time, has a blast crawling around and pulling up on stuff, and his personality is really starting to come thru. I think we have one strong-willed child on our hands though. He has had to hear the word no now, and he is not a fan. Oh the joys of discipline! Ha!

Words do not even express how much I love being his momma. This is truly a blast! Tiring- definitely, but a blast nonetheless! Ha!