Happy Halloween!

We celebrated Halloween last night down here in Texas! I think they did it on Saturday because Sunday is a school night, I'm not sure though. Instead of going door to door trick or treating we went to the Halloween Party at the Library. They didn't have much for the little babies to do but it was fun just to get Austin in his costume! He ws so cute as a lion! We were shocked too because ever since we've had his costume he wouldn't keep the hat on. Last night he decided that he wanted to wear it all night, even though it didn't fit him! My mom was going to fix it when they were here but I told her not to worry about it because he probably wouldn't wear it anyways! Oh well, he only had it on for a little while!

Libby; you will have to take lots of pictures of Jackson and yourself in your costumes so I can see how cute you look!

We hope everyone has a good Halloween!
Andi

Austin and Mommy, getting ready for the Halloween Party 

Daddy and Austin at the Halloween Party 

Mommy, Austin, Devlin and Jamie at the Halloween Party 

Ms. Janette, Austin, Ms. Amy and Devlin at the Halloween Party at the library! 

Do you like Austin's new shirt? My parents brought it to him...this was the smallest size! It still looks cute though! 

Lefty or Righty?

Hello everyone! My parents left yesterday to go back to San Antonio to spend a couple days there before they headed back home! It was great to see them and I know they were really excited about seeing Austin! We didn't do much...our town is not very big and doesn't have a lot of things to do! We hung out and relaxed most of the week!

My parents did point out one thing while they were here though. Austin does a lot of things with his left hand! He picks up his snacks and puts them in his mouth with his left hand and he grabs and plays with his toys with his left hand. I never noticed it before until they said something! Now I'm noticing it all the time. When he grabs something out of our hands he tends to grab it with his left hand, it's funny! He does have a really good chance of being left handed, Great Grandpa Ringman, Great Grandma Richards, Papa Richards, Aaron and Libby are all left handers too, or do some things left handed! We'll have to see in a couple of years I guess!

After my parents visit I'm really excited to come back to Michigan to see everybody! Only 50 days until we leave for our car ride up! I'm sure it will go by so fast! Too fast I'm afraid, because that means that it's that much closer until Michael leaves. He got his Desert issue on Monday and he begins to wear them on this Monday. It's kind of scary because that means that they will be leaving within a couple of months. We still don't know an exact date of when he will be leaving. I was really hoping that he would be here for Austin's 1st birthday but it doesn't look like that's going to be possible, at least he gets to be here for Austin's 1st Christmas!

Well, I hope everyone had a good week and have a great weekend!
Andi

Peek! Austin was peeking at my Dad while he was trying to take his picture! 

Austin got his first black eye yesterday! I left to take Michael to work and Austin stayed here with my parents! He was standing by the coffee table and tried to take a step to it and ended up bonking his eye on the table! Ouch! 

Another picture of his black eye! 

Austin's first black eye! 

The Doctor is in...

Well, Austin did really good for his doctor's appointment! He only had to get one shot today but...he had to get his blood drawn! He did really really good for them! He didn't even know that the nurse was poking his finger and pinching it to get his blood out and he only flinched and cried for a second when she put the needle in his leg for the shot! They drew his blood to see if he was anemic...he wasn't, everything was normal!

He hasn't gained any weight...he actually lost 5 ounces, but the doctor said that it's due to his mobility! He is now 28 inches long...growing an inch since last time! He is also getting all four top teeth right now! The doctor thinks that they all should be in within the next couple of weeks...explaining the reason for his runny nose this week! I thought he had a runny nose because I left his fan on all night but the doctor seems to think it's because of those teeth! You can see the teeth coming in but they haven't broken the skin yet! He has been so good about it lately I hadn't even noticed them!

So he did really good for his appointment, the next appointment will be for his ONE YEAR check-up! It's so hard to believe that he will be a year old in three short months! I can't wait though! Oh, the doctor thinks that he should start walking pretty soon. Not really quick, but since he's standing up all the time it shouldn't be long now! Maybe he will be walking by the time we come home in December...

Have a good week!
Andi

9 Months old!

Austin is getting ready to go for his 9 month check up and shots this morning at the doctor. I'll let everyone know how much he weighs and how long he is later! I'm not sure if he's going to get shots today or not...he has had a runny nose all week. Hopefully he won't have a fever and will still be able to get them!

My parent's got here on Saturday and we've just been hanging out. I had Austin wave at them when the pulled in the driveway! He was so cute...but he didn't quite understand who he was waving at! He was shy at first, which I knew he was going to be, but warmed up rather quickly. He kept loving on my mom, it was so cute! Now he is getting more and more comfortable with them too! We went out to dinner on Saturday when they got here and showed them on post. Yesterday morning we went to the grocery store then hung out the rest of the day! Good ole Killeen isn't that exciting!!

Thanks Libby and Jackson for Austin's bag of Halloween goodies! I love the t-shirt and he loves the book! He is so facinated with lift the flap books! Oh...and thanks for Jackson's pictures! I have to get a cool frame to put them in! Tell Jackson that I'm going to put one of his pictures in Baby Austin's room so that he can see him every day!!!! Hope your new job is going well! I can't wait to see you guys in less than 2 months!!!!

Look for an update later...

Andi

Happy Birthday Grandma Ringman! I love you!! 

Isn't this the cutest picture of him, he looks so innocent! I love him so much! 

Wow...time is flying by...

I can't believe that it's the middle of October and my parents will be here in two days! It seems like we just moved down here and getting used to the routine still! It's hard to believe that we've been here for almost four months!

Not much has been going on lately...although we did go to the zoo on Sunday. It was just a little zoo, but it was fun to go together as a family. The ride there and back was not as fun...Austin had some major screaming fits! He hasn't felt very good all week and I think that was part of it. If that's any indication how the ride home in December is going to be, we're going to be in trouble with a capital T! We might have to drive at night again! But about the zoo...there weren't very many animals (there are pictures of them in Austin's October photo album) and Austin fell asleep in the stroller after seeing the monkeys, the turtles and the bald eagles. But all in all we had a good time!

Congratulations Libby on your new job! All good things come to those who wait!

Hope everyone is having a good week!
Lots of love for everyone!
Andi

What is he reaching for???? 

He's reaching for the papers on the fridge! He must think that the pizza box is going to get him that much closer! He's so smart! 

Ha-caught him! 

The zoo was SO exciting for Austin! He saw the monkeys, the bald eagles, and the turtles and I guess that was enough for him!