What a rough life!

Every morning Austin wakes up to eat around 4:30 A.M. and then really doesn't want to sleep too much after that... UNLESS... he gets to sleep with his Daddy in which case he will happily sleep for several more hours. This is how I found them yesterday morning after I got out of the shower, I wonder how long it will be before Austin is pig-piling Travis telling him to get up and play... Or, maybe Austin will always be a night owl like his dad and like to sleep in in the morning! :)

Talking with Great Grandpa

Austin has a nice visit from Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa last week and Austin was quite the entertainer. He had talked before, but him and Great-Grandpa had the best conversation I've ever seen. I think the video shows it all... this is a moment in time that I will never forget. :)

Changing every day...

The only good part about Austin getting sick was that I got to spend a lot of quality time with him. I think God picked a good week for him to get sick because oh man, he changed A LOT and that helped keep our spirits up. While Austin was in the hospital, he started smiling and laughing much more at will, he learned how to grab things and that if he moves his arm up and down the thing he is holding on to moves (he especially loved this trick while holding on to his balloons from Auntie Tiff & Uncle Mike and Auntie Amanda and, Uncle Justin, and Owen! :) ), he also found his voice and loves talking to you... it is so cute, he will wait until you're done talking to him and it's quiet and then he'll tell you a story. He also learned that he loves to stand... unless he is tired he doesn't like being held like a baby anymore... he wants to either sit or more preferably to stand. Oh how I love this age, he is such a happy little boy and is the joy of our every day!

Fun fact... Austin is 12.5lbs and is 24" long. :)

On the mend...

Austin had a rough couple of weeks but is on the mend! On May 13th Austin was confirmed to have the RSV virus, after quick work from our great doctors at United Medical Austin and Mommy got to ride in an ambulance to the Avera Children's Hospital in Sioux Falls. The doctors and nurses there were very good and with a little bit of oxygen and respiratory therapy we were able to go home 6 days later. Thank you to all of our family and friends for you love, support and prayers during this time. A special thank you to the Big Game girls for the delicious food you so graciously prepared for us after we got home and also to Grandma and Grandma for watching Austin the following week when he couldn't go back to daycare! We're hoping for a healthy summer ahead!

One Cool Baby!

Check out Austin's shades that Grandma G. bought for him... he wasn't so sure when I put them on, but once they were on I thik he thought it was a little easier on the eyes with our big bright sun we had today! We're looking forward to MANY nice days like this ahead!

My Grandma Fights like a Girl!

This weekend we got together with Grandma G, Gary, Colin, Lisa, and Barb for a weekend of fun! Friday we went to the Odin Craft Mill and then on to Sioux Falls for some more shopping. We finally got to our hotel around 7:00 for some supper and then Austin got to hang out with Grandma & Gary while mom did some MORE shopping. We woke up early this morning and met up with Anna, Clara, and Sherry and did the 3 Mile Walk at the Avera Breast Cancer walk. It was so beautiful outside today, seriously we couldn't ask for a better day! Austin slept the entire 3 miles and then all through garage sales afterwards! What a good little boy we have! :) We love you Grandma and were so happy to be there with you today!

Pretty Girls

Austin came along with mommy to watch Ashly & Dana go through prom grand march. Austin liked all of the pretty girls, but wasn't a fan of all of the camera flashes during the grand march... he couldn't stop looking but flinched every time they flashed. He thought Ashly & Dana were the prettiest girls at the prom and was also happy he got to spend some time with them that morning! Thanks for taking care of A-man while mommy went garage saling :)