14 months!

 

 

At 14 months old Stratton is such a busy boy! He isn't walking completely on his own, but everyday he gets braver and braver. The longest stride he has had at the house was about 6 or 7 steps. He will climb on anything and everything! I feel like we are constantly saying "No!". He is still wearing a size 12-18 months in shorts, but needs a 18-24 size in long pants and shirts and shoe size is 5.5-6. He is still in size 4 diapers. He has had 3 new back teeth come in over the past couple of months which adds up to a total of 11 teeth!! He is a terrific eater. He definitely has a healthy appetite. It's nothing for him to eat an entire banana (he loves bananas!) in just a couple of minutes! He usually wants to eat right when we walk in the door about 5:30pm, and then he eats again when Jarrod and I eat (if we eat before he goes to bed) he thinks if there are others eating then he should be too! You can't even snack in front of him because he will take it away from you! I have noticed that he is starting to refuse some foods- I knew the day would come {sigh} when he would have an opinion about what he likes to eat. Things he WILL not eat: baked squash, mac and  cheese from the Cracker Barrel, broccoli with cheese on it & fried okra. Things he LOVES: Bananas, cheese, bread (of any kind), any kind of cracker, especially goldfish, green beans and peas. He is saying new words everyday! He has finally started to say "Momma"! He also says: bye-bye, ball, dada, go, shoe, truck, new-new (no-no), puh (puppy), Tah (Taki), nanna (banana), dat (I assume like "what's that"), juice, Ba (milk) and something that resembles tractor. . .he babbles all the time who knows what he is trying to say! He knows how to point at what he wants even if he can't say it yet! He will point and make a sound like "huh" I don't know?? He knows exactly where the bath tub is and when he is ready he will take you to it!! So funny! We are enjoying watching him learn new things, it's so much fun (and a little bittersweet) to see him starting to make that transition from baby to little boy!

 

Here are some new videos I have taken in the past week, enjoy!

 

 

 

Gulf Shores Vacation!

The Staggs-Todd vacation was fun but going on a vacation with three kids was really different than any vacation I have ever been on! I say next year we leave the kids at home! Just kidding! We had a really great time and are so lucky to have been able to share it with the Todd's!! It ended up working out pretty well! Stratton and Cooper got along great for the most part. It was fun watching them interact. . .they are going to be trouble makers when they get a little older for sure! Stratton was pretty good around Lainey. He would pat her and say "ahhh" like we do around the dog and cat-haha. At least he gets the idea! He only got rough with her once and tried to "pat" her a little too hard!

We left Jonesboro about 6:30am on Wednesday morning. We planned it pretty good! He would make it for about 3 hours at a time before he got restless and/or hungry. We made it to Gulf Shores around 5:30, not bad at all! He did about the same on the way back, too! I will say I am sooo glad we took the dvd player for the car! I am sick and tired of John Deere and Baby Einstein, but it sure did help!

Believe it or not it didn't rain! It was sunny and beautiful the entire time! That's a first for us! It was definitely different with a baby than our normal beach vacations. Having to accommodate naps and snacks and  restlessness. . .whew! But Stratton was very well behaved for the most part. We were really surprised how well he did!

On The Beach: Stratton got really hot really fast. We couldn't get him to stay under the umbrella in the shade. It was so humid and much hotter than I remember it being the last time we were there in September I think it was hotter than it was when we were here last year in June. Stratton seemed to like the sand alright and didn't act scared of the water. But after about an hour in the sun and sand, he was ready to do something else. So we didn't get much time in the sun either! I guess the upside to that is we didn't get sunburned!

By The Pool:The condo we stayed in was really kid friendly. It had an awesome kiddie pool with a bunch of neat water features. We ended up spending more time there than on the beach!

 

 

Out and about: We ate at the Hangout, LuLu's, Crab Trap, Sea and Suds (which was conveniently right next to our condo) and even had Lamberts when we were in Foley shopping. It wouldn't be a vacation without LOTS of good food!

 

All 3 kids riding a truck at Lamberts

He supported the Hogs on Saturday

playing on the playground at the Crap Trap

Oh, the things we do to entertain a baby!

Random Cute Pictures: 

Cooper sitting in Stratton's lap!

Three sweet kiddos!

 

The End- When do we go back??

beautiful beach day!

Ugh. Really? It's our last day already?! But we just got here! Next year we are coming for a whole week, four days is just not long enough for me! At this moment Stratton and Jarrod are napping and I am enjoying listening to the waves sitting on our balcony. It is another picture perfect day, I sure do love vacations, why don't I get more of them!

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Vacation update

We are having a great time! I can't believe that tomorrow is our last day! So far Stratton likes the beach but after an hour is ready to do something else. It's a big change from what our beach vacations have been in the past! I will have lots of pictures to share when we get back!

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Busy, Busy!

So in the past week. . .

Stratton started a new daycare and things are going great!! He didn't even cry on the first day! He is in love with one of the teachers, when she leaves the room he throws a fit! She is on the A-Team at ASU and a cheer coach as well as an early childhhood ed major, so she has lots of energy and I think that is why he likes her so much! And she's pretty cute, but I'm not going there! She is WAY too old for him! haha.

Jarrod got sick. We've all had a little bit of a cold/allergies. But Jarrod went to the Dr on Thursday and he was running at 102 temp!! He has bronchitis and an ear infection. So my mom came and got Stratton Friday night so Jarrod could get some rest.

Saturday was Miss Isabella's birthday party! It was so nice outside we spent the evening in their huge backyard. My uncle Brian took Cooper and Stratton for a ride on his lawn mower and you know they loved that.

Sunday Jarrod's mom came and got Stratton since she was off today (Labor Day) so we had dinner with our friends after church last night. Then today I have been busy working on a church project, trying to get it all wrapped up before we leave Wednesday morning. . .FOR THE BEACH!! Yay!!

We leave Wednesday morning and will come back Sunday. It's a short trip, but at least we are getting to get away for a few days. My cousin Kayce and her family are going too! I think it will be so much fun to see the boys together on the beach!

Here are some pictures from the past week!

he loves being up high!

Ahhh. . .Riding with the windows down!

Wild Bill, Papa and Pistol Pete

Gigi and Stratton jumping on the Gibson's trampoline

Kiddos playing in the mound of wrapping paper

Stratton and Archer

Uh-Oh!

These are Stratton's favorite words, and rightly so! You have to look really hard, but can you see the puddle? I had just given him a bath and while I was trying to get him dried off I turned my head for one second and he peed all over the closet door and the floor!! AHHH!!! And he thought it was sooo funny!! He did the same thing last night, too! What am I going to do with this boy!?!

He's a mess but he sure is cute!

These boots are made for Stomping!!

The boy loves to try on and play with shoes, so Monday afternoon my mom and I ran into Carter's Corner to look at boots. I wanted him to try some on, since he isn't usually with me when I find boots that I think are cute. We just bought size 6 sneakers, but I thought boots might run a little smaller. Nope, he needs a 6 in those as well. What a big foot he has! I have a pair spotted at Hay's in Searcy, a pair of Georgia's that look exactly like Jarrod's I am planning on getting. He thoroughly enjoyed putting all the different boots and stomping around. He looks like such a big boy with boots on!