We're still here!

You'll have to excuse my two-week hiatus from blogging. When Jay got back from his field training exercise, we started to realize how quickly our time together is running short. Jay will be deploying late this fall, so we've been spending as much time as possible with our little family. Jay has been very busy at work and getting home later than usual, so Hayden and I try to make the most of our time with him. When Jay first got home from the field Hayden was still in mommy-mode and didn't want to spend much time with dad alone. But two weeks later, we feel like he has a baby-sixth-sense that dad is leaving soon for a long time, because he's grown increasingly attached to him.

We are constantly surprised at how bright our son is, and how many of our traits he has acquired already. He is stubborn like his mom, sneaky like his dad and very intelligent. He's a climber and is fearless. Lately he's gotten very good at waving and mimicking the sounds we make. He is into absolutely everything, and already tries to evade us with his sweet smiles and big blue eyes while doing something he isn't supposed to. He is also enjoying more people food, including a giant piece of chicken he gnawed on at a BBQ last weekend. He's standing for just a few seconds on his own, and is showing definite signs of wanting to walk. Our little boy is growing up!

This past weekend Hayden and I hung out at home on Sunday while Jay went to Oktoberfest in Munich. We decided to give him a little boys time while we relaxed at home with Oscar. Hayden is also growing more and more interested and what we're eating and drinking, particularly the cups out of which we drink. So we end up having to down our water pretty quickly and give him the sip that's left in our cup. He loves it! He also enjoys cold bites of our freezer pops even though he makes the funniest face when the frozen treat hits his mouth. It probably feels pretty good on his teeth that are pushing their way through.

Now that Jay is back, flag football is back in business! Hayden and Oscar love to be out at the field for the games. Oscar gets to run around a bit and play with the kids, and Hayden enjoys crawling all over the ground and off of his sheet. Hayden gets very excited when everyone gets loud and claps and cheers, and he joins right in with the clapping.

We have a lot of fun stuff coming up so we're taking every opportunity to relax and do a lot of nothing! October is going to be a busy month with birthdays, long weekends and Hayden's first Halloween. Soon our little boy will be turning one, and we just don't know where the time has gone! It's amazing what a unique little person he's turning into.