Running around the house with two sets of keys thinking he is big stuff!!!!!




Good afternoon again on this sunny breezy winter, (ahem , feels more like spring) day. Even though I am enjoying this nice weather I am still wishing for my snow storm and big snow fall that will have us snowed in and have white snow for a whole week!!
  Austin is doing well, he slept all night on wed night but now the last two nights has been up again during the night. Just going with the flow around here I guess.   He is still not walking, has taken a few steps by himself but he just a little too scared to take off. Though he sure gets around, he figured out how to get to the bathroom and for a few days that was all he wanted to to do was to go play in there and open the sink door and pull out my cleaning supplies but I think we have him kinda trained now that he knows he's not supposed to be in there.
   I helped a friend of mine paint her house a day and a half this week , that was fun to paint again.  Austin did really well again at Derek's parents, ( why wouldn't he , he's got all his aunts and uncles there to spoil him:)   )  He loves the other little boys that they baby sit, especially Brody. He was giving them hugs when I went to pick him up one day.
     

 
And another pic of our preciuos little boy!! I just couldn't resist!!
       till next time   ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

We reached another mile stone this morning. When I went to get Austin this morning he was standing in his crib waiting for me to come get him. Yes he pulls himself up every where now.   He is still not walking but oh so close. As long as he has some thing to hang on to he goes at it. He has fallen in love with our car keys and mind you only the BMW car keys do the job. He was running his circles in his walker this afternoon proudly waving the keys. When I went to park the car in he couldn't quite figure out how they were stuck in the ignition and was quite amazed as we started driving and all the dash lights came on. Such a inquisitive boy we have. He notices every thing. 
  Oh and he also starting really giving kisses this evevning. He has done it a few times before but tonight he was just covering me with open mouthed kisses:)   Still gotta work on the technique a little but it sure was sweet. Love him so much!!!!!!
   Ever since our trip to Michigan his nights have not been the same. he was doing so well  before we left at sleeping all night and getting to bed at a decent time and now he is back to going to bed late and getting up once some nights. This Mama is not a happy camper.  I am going to try any thing to correct this. Starting tomorrow I will get him up at 8 instead of letting him sleep till 10 like he has been and we'll go from there.
   My sister Frieda is here still, she was here for a few weeks and we have enjoyed her help so much. She flies home on saturday.
 Well should run Austin is just sitting on the couch watching praise baby dvd to get him sleepy so we can all go to bed.

Family Pic

                                                  Austin, Derek & Ruth Swartz 

Happy New Year Everyone.