9 month photos

Lora Patten took Hendrix's nine month photos a couple weeks ago, and I am thrilled with how they turned out!  She really captured what he is into these days and I really like the ones of all three of us.

He kept chewing on his fingers, as he was cutting two teeth....

He refused to sit still for longer than 2 minutes.....he just wanted to "walk" everywhere!

And it didn't really take much effort to get him to flash us his silly grin!

My little boy is growing up sooooo quickly.

I love you, sweet boy!

Hendrix's 6 month Pictures

Wow I have been a little slow in getting Hendrix's six month pictures posted (since he will be seven months here in about a week.  oops!)

As you can see, he was all smiles and a lot of fun!

I can't get over how grown up he looks in some of these poses...

but then those itty bitty toes remind me that he is still my sweet lil' baby boy!

Our photographer, Lora, does an absolutely awesome job with her photos!  We love her!

I imagine that you can see why I have such a hard time picking just a few favorite shots when there are so many fabulous ones!  This is why I like to order photobooks to capture all the fun from the session.  If you want to see the full rundown of pics, take a look.  

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And if you missed his 3 month photos or 1 month photos you can still check them out. 

Hendrix 3 months

So I finally learned how to post projects that I have worked on at Shutterfly, and thought you might enjoy this way of viewing his 3-month pictures.  I order a book like this each time he has his professional shots taken.....it makes the decision of which pictures to print and frame just a little bit easier. ;)

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Happy New Year!

We had a wonderful time ringing in the New Year with some dear friends.  

I can't help but notice how much has changed since last New Year's which was spent out on the town in St. Louis.  Having a child has sure turned my world upside down, and I wouldn't have it any other way!

Our friends have an indoor swimming pool and hot tub, and we took Hendrix for his first dip.  

While he was a tad bit apprehensive at first, he seemed to really enjoy it after he got used to the temperature of the water.  I was nervous that he would hate it since he hates taking baths so much (he showers with my hubby still) but I think since he was being held, he was fine. :)

We then spent our New Year's Day watching movies, and setting up our new computer!  :)

I am thrilled to have a computer again, but I feel like I am so behind on my picture uploads and postings.  Our holidays were lots of fun, and really packed full of activities.  

You can check out the complete album of our Christmas celebrations.

You can also check out  Hendrix's 3 month pictures.

This movie was taken over the holidays of Hendrix getting some special attention from his Uncle Jake.

Here's another one of his giggles.

Hendrix has brought so much joy to our lives, and I can't wait to see what 2011 has in store for him!

Bloggin' Break

This was a wonderful Christmas!

Hendrix enjoyed meeting his Aunti Em, who made it home on a standby flight from London, a few days late because of snow, but still before Christmas.  :)  She enjoyed making up for lost time with him, and he really took a quick liking to her.  I am sure that it helps that she looks and sounds alot like Mommy!  lol

We got our new van just in time for me to take it home for the holidays.  I love the smooth ride and all the space.  We sure filled it up for the return trip home with all of Hendrix's loot.

Hendrix made out like a bandit this Christmas.  He got so many good toys and clothes and books, for right now I would say his favorite gift is his jumparoo toy that plays music.   Thank you Papa and Nana. :)  He had a very special first Christmas, and I am already looking forward to next year when he will be able to actually open his presents himself!

It was wonderful to have my entire family in the same room for a couple different occasions, and I was thrilled that my brother's fiance, Hannah, was able to join us for Christmas morning.  I love all the commotion at my parent's house!

I have a ton of beautiful pictures that I can't wait to share with you (yes, I literally have a couple hundred pictures of the holiday weekend.....), but unfortunately, our laptop decided to give up the fight on us.  It was three years old and we knew that it was going to need to be replaced soon. 

We have had enough financial hits this month that we are going to try to make do without a computer until we can save up a little more cash.   While we managed to stay within our Christmas present budget this year (I think that might be a first!), we have some medical expenses from my gallbladder surgery, and the whole new van thing kind of threw our budget out the window. lol 

Until we get a new computer, I won't be able to share my photos with you, and I may even take a little break from blogging.  :(  Please be patient with me, and I will catch you up on our lives as soon as I can!

In the meantime, Happy New Year!

Three Months Old

Hendrix keeps crossing milestones.  He is now three months old.  This is a shot from his photo shoot with Lora Patten last Friday and, as you can see from the photo, he was super adorable but not interested in sharing his smiley face with us.  Oh. well.  

There are lots of other great shots, and I just finished ordering our Christmas card!  I can't wait to share them with everyone, but I am going to wait to post the other pictures until the cards are in the mail.  Gotta save a little suspense. ;)

He has been helping Momma get ready for Christmas.  He really has been Santa's little helper. :)  After his pictures on Friday, we went shopping and I both started and finished my Christmas shopping.  He was so patient with me, and I couldn't believe that he put up with my 9 hour shopping spree.  

We saw our first snow flurries while we were shopping, how appropriate!  

My brother and his girlfriend Rachel met me at the mall in the evening, and we had fun going out to dinner together.  Hendrix was a happy lil' guy.

His newest achievement as a 3-month-old is finding his fists.  He likes to put them up to his mouth and either lick them, or chew on them.  It is so funny to watch.

He loves playing with Daddy every chance he can get.

And playing with his lil' girl pals - here he is with Abigail, who is just a day younger than him.  I think that he has passed her up in size now (though he was smaller than her when he was born).

He is generally very happy and freely shares his smiles.  He also makes noises and is trying to figure out laughing.

His stocking is hung,

He has a few ornaments of his own,

And at least half of the presents under the tree are for him.

Come Christmas, don't be late!

Mommy Hendrix is waiting!

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