Gatlinburg and updates from last post

So it has been awhile since I have posted!  Austin has changed so much in these few short months.  Working full time and having a very active baby now does not leave much time for the computer!  

Since the last post, Austin has grown so much!  He has a lot more hair-it is still very wild-sticking up straight and out the sides.  There is not much I can do with it.  He is cutting all 4 top teeth, but so far only the top right one is coming through-he looks like a jackolatern!  His personality is really coming out.  He does not like to be told no and will cry like his feelings are hurt when someone says it to him.  He is crawling all over the place-and very fast!  He can get into Annabelle’s water bowl in a few seconds flat!  He is pulling up on everything now!  We really think he will walk any day now.  He loves the new perspective he has from this new point of view.  He is such a happy baby and so laid back.  He is so curious and just takes everything in wherever we are.  He is getting very independent now and does not want to be held as much unless he’s tired or his teeth hurt.  He is starting to wave bye bye.  He only really says mama and dada, but just this weekend he started using “b” and “n” sounds.

We went to Gatlinburg last weekend and stayed at one of Allen’s family friends’ house.  The house is gorgeous!  Not really kid friendly, but we made it work!  He had so much fun exploring the stairs.  They have a beautiful view from their deck where we spent most of our time.  We went on a fun hike one day, and he loved the backpack.  I did not love it so much as he thought it was a fun game to pull my hair the whole time.  He loves being outside!

Here are some pictures from our trip:

Next month, Austin will be 1!  The pediatrician and his grandfather have said no more bottles, so we are working on the sippy cup.  He basically just plays with it now, so we'll see how he does with the transition. 

We have had fun watching Auburn play this fall.  Austin even has his own little jersey he wears!  He looks really cute in it!

I took him swimming at the indoor pool at the YMCA near our house.  They have a gradual entrance into the pool.  They have a whale slide and a tree with coconuts that pours water out.  They have these 6 holes that spray water out.  He had more fun playing with the water spouts!  He would have stayed there for hours.  He was not happy when it was rest period, and he had to get out.  I will try and get a picture of him playing in the water.  The expression on his face when they turned the water on was priceless.  He was so excited!