Pictures of little Frankenstein!

Here is the much anticipated picture of Mitchell walking like Little Frankenstein! HAHA Grandma also discovered a new talent of Mitchell's today - blowing bubbles through his nose with SNOT! HAHA Pretty nasty!

Well Mitchell had his one year check-up yesterday and Dr. Mehrotra said he looked good. He weighed 26 lbs. 6 oz. was 31 1/2 inches long and his head was in the 97th percentile thanks to his daddy. We are hoping it means that he has a very big brain! :0) He did very well with his shots too - he's tough like his momma!

And....we are WALKING!! (Frankenstein-style)

Well we thought about a month ago that Mitchell would be walking. As well as he could support his weight, stand up from sitting and cruise around things, but i think we now have the walking thing down. We went over this past Tuesday to a friends house for a playdate w/her twin boys who are a month older than Mitchell and from that day on he has been getting a little better each day. Mitchell wants to give a special shout out to Will and Carter for showing him how to walk!

John likes to call him Frankenstein when he walks, because his legs are very stiff and his arms are sometimes just sticking straight out! He still realizes right now that he can get places faster by crawling, but i'm sure in no time he'll be up and running. I don't have any pictures yet, but hopefully i can take a couple and put them up or maybe even a video, if i am feeling computer saavy! Have a great day! We are off to the doctor at 2:20 for Mitchell's one year check-up, wish us luck for the shots!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mitchell!

This was the first present that Mitchell got (actually got it on his birthday) This is an ATW (All-Terrain Wagon) Radio Flyer wagon that Gram's and Pop's gave him and he LOVES it! He likes riding in it as well as pushing it!

I know I didn't post on his actual birthday (shame on mommy), but we had a lot going on that day. We just wanted to say thanks to everyone that attended Mitchell's first birthday party. It was a blast and he got very nice presents. Books, trucks, clothes, cd's, a wagon, a car to ride in, etc. I think he was just a little overwhelmed from everything going on. I would give him a present to open and then another right after that and I know he was thinking, "Mom why can't i just play with this one for a minute!" Mom and I (mostly mom) made him a pool cake and he wasn't too sure about it. There was a hole cut out in the middle with blue jello for the water and all kinds of other decorations on too. He got his hands in it a little, but not too much.

We also had two games of cornhole set up and that was the biggest hit with the men.

But Mitchell just wanted to say thank you to everyone that came and that he loves you all.

I'll be posting more pictures later on when i receive them all. I didn't have time to pick up my camera, so if you have any pictures, please e-mail them to me. Thanks!

First trip to the beach!

HELLO HELLO Well we survived our first long road trip to Panama City Beach, FL last week. We left at 2AM both going and coming, so Mitchell slept for the most of the ride. Hopefully we won't have to do that next year though. Mitchell really liked the sand, but I think he most enjoyed playing with his toys at the edge of the pool. He also really liked Shipwreck Island. There was this submarine that had a tunnel in the middle of it with water shooting down. He just kept sticking his hand over the hole.
He also took 4-5 steps three seperate times, but the next day he was back to just moving one foot at a time. I guess he was just feeling extra courageous that day. He also got a molar in this week and is working on all of the other three i believe, so he hasn't been quite himself the past week, but under the circumstances, I think he's been pretty good.
Well here are a few pictures, 2 more days and Mitchell will be a year old...WOW!

Chillin' in his new float!

Sunning with Great-Aunt Sissy!

Hey, you gotta get the kid to the pool somehow.

This is where Mitchell's highchair was all week long (out on the balcony) We figured this was the safest place, so we knew we would get our deposit back HAHA

Mitchell playing with Nolen's truck!

In the lagoon pool!

Four buff dudes!

Man, look at that baby model, showing off his new trunks!

The sand monster returns...this time with a weapon.

Playing in the submarine at Shipwreck Island!

Good thing this plumber was on call 24/7.

It's Crocodile Hunter Mitchee!

Family picture!

Family picture with "Uncle" David and Daniel

My brother and his family!

Look at that white hair!

Defeated Creek

The three of us and Craig and his family went up to Defeated Creek (AKA Mom's second home) a couple weekends ago to visit with Grandma and Pawpaw (I know...little slow getting the post up) We all had lots of fun...played cornhole, swam in the lake, played in the sand, strolled around, played on the playground, and ate some good food.
Mitchell being a big boy, going down the slide.

Nolie just a swinging!

Trevor's first time in the lake....awwwww look at him, he's getting so big!

WATCH OUT, It's the sand monster!