Christmas!!!!

This year was Robert's first Christmas! It was such an eventful week. We spent Christmas Eve with the Essner's, Christmas Day I worked (well someone has to take care of the sick babies), and the day after Christmas was spent with the May's. Our first gift was given to Robert and I by Kevin at the beginning of the week. It was bikes for the whole family (well those of us who can ride them)! Robert was given a trailer to ride behind who ever is pulling him. It is great! The first day we rode on the back roads to the Mexican food restaurant that we like for lunch. It made me not feel so bad about lunch when I rode a bike to and from the restaurant pulling a 24lb baby and trailer. We love our gifts!

Robert liked his first Christmas, everyone was very generous. Thank you everyone! He liked tearing at the paper, but was distracted when others started to open their gifts. It was cute to watch. I think his favorite toy is the music table that Kevin and I gave him. He loves to stand at it and flip the things open and closed.

That being said it leads me to the other events that happened that week. Robert finally started to really crawl! At the beginning it was so cute to watch him take a few steps, he sits back up to look where he is and how far he has gone, only to find out that it is only inches from where he started. He has gotten faster day by day. He really tries to get to Bitsy!My little explorer is seeing parts of the house that he has never seen, especially from that level. ! Good thing Kevin has already baby proofed the house. The only part that he has not come to yet is the stairs. I am sure that will be any day now. I am putting baby gate on the list now.

So not only is he crawling places now. He loves to stand and pull up on things. My little boy is growing up! He walked from one couch to the other (the couches are facing each other) holding mine and Kevin's hands. We handed off in the middle. It was a little to easy for a baby that is just learning how to crawl:( It was the first time that I was not excited when he has done something new.

He didn't do a whole lot for 3 months and now is making milestone after milestone all in one week!

That is all for now, thank you again to everyone for the wonderful gifts! It was a great first Christmas!

Definitely a Boy

Robert and I went outside to play. I used to be able to sit him on a blanket and put toys in front of him and he would just play. Now he is mobile so I just leave the blanket inside. Now I then have a dilema, put him in the grass and maybe he will not eat the grass, or just put him on the concrete and he will scratch up his knees. Well, I pick concrete. So being the little explorer that he is he wanted to see what was in the flower pot. I just let him check it out. How else will he learn? He played in that dirt like a little boy would. He didn't try to put as much in his mouth as I thought he would. I think we will have a very dirty little boy in the future!

Beware the video is pretty long. I just love watching him!

New Bath Toy

I don't know why but Kevin and I love taking video of Robert in the tub. He is so funny. Grandma had bought him a few new bath toys. Thank you Grandma! Kevin decided to try them out. Robert liked them okay, nut loved when Kevin squirted the purple whale at him. If you watch Robert likes the way the water squirts feel on his tummy.

Grilling

Kevin was starting to make our dinner and wanted Robert to see what Daddy likes to do.

Make Fire!!

Bath time fun!

Kevin and I opened our Christmas gift early. We decided to buy a little video camera that I can take around everywhere to be able to capture the little moments that are so big in Robert's life.

I was giving Robert a bath in our tub. (Yes, we have started to bathe him in there because he is starting to look outside the blue tub for entertainment.) Kevin was in the kitchen when he heard Robert laughing up a storm. So being the smart Daddy that he is; he grabbed the camera and started to film all the fun.

I started to splash in the water in front of Robert and he thought that was so funny so of course I continued to play. In the video you can't see what I am doing because Kevin is trying to keep in G rated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3wJFYZn7ZI

Thanksgiving 2010

Oklahoma Trip

Well, we braved the drive to Oklahoma. We decided to head north on a Friday afternoon at Robert's naptime and drove to Dallas. Robert did very well and slept most of the way. We stayed the night at Brian's bachelor pad. The next day we left Dallas around Robert's morning nap time. That morning trip did not go as well as the day before. Robert cried the last 2hours in the car. Well, I guess he did fall asleep as we were pulling into Tulsa. We had a great visit with the ORIGINAL Robert Florian Essner.

Aunt Rita, Aunt Jan and Uncle Lyle came to see Robert for the first time.

That Saturday afternoon we made the last leg of the trip for the day to Pryor to see Great Grandma. Robert LOVED her dog Molly. He thought she was the funniest thing ever. He laughed so much at her. It was really cute!

Sunday morning we went to church with Great Grandma then headed back to Texas. We drove all the way back to Houston that day, with a little stop in Tulsa to see Jacob and his new fiance. Robert did ok for that part.

All in all he did very well for being a 7 month old baby in a car seat for most of a weekend. At least he got to meet Daddy's Grandma and Grandpa.

It was a good trip for all of us.

First Tailgate

The Aggies played OU in early November and Uncle Brian had a big tailgate party. I had to work, so Kevin took Robert for his first tailgate. They had a lot of fun! Robert was wearing his Oklahoma State gear, but Uncle Brian decided that Robert needed to fully support the Aggies.