11 Months

Only one more of these monthly posts?! This year is just flying. Good news is we're still crazy about Austin Boy. 

• The poor boy was sick most of the month. He had Roseola and then ended that virus with a little stomach flu. So there was lots of snuggling going on. 

 Mariah was so concerned for Austin and rubbed his back so that I could get some stuff done. 

His poor little sick face. This is how he sat in his high chair...so lethargic. 

• Austin has decided he hates diaper changes and getting dressed and getting his fingernails cut. Basically anything that requires him to hold still. So there's a lot of wrestling going on. 
• Speaking of wrestling, Austin is a big fan. If Tanner is wrestling with the older two, Austin tries to crawl right into the chaos; head lowered as a battering ram, growling the whole time. 

• He is a busy baby but hasn't gotten too messy yet. He does like to put things in and out of containers. His favorite container of choice is a cup. 
• He is a big fan of other babies. At church the other day I put him down during Sunday School and he made a beeline to another baby. After he was done with her he headed over to another baby. The boy is social. 

• He isn't as big of a fan of baths as I was hoping he would be. He spends most of his time trying to stand up and crawl out to get to me. If one of his siblings is in there with him he does a little better. 
• He interacts more and more with Mariah and Chet, following them all around the house. 

There's something so heart-wrenching about watching your children learn and grow. You want it to happen but you don't understand how it can happen so quickly. Austin has almost been with us a whole year and I don't know if we are ready to accept that. 

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