The past month has gone by quickly. We have had to "baby proof" the house because Zeke is into everything these days! We added a gate at the entry way to the kitchen, cabinet locks, bumpers on the coffee table and hearth, and generally moved breakable items! He will be 10 months old in a few days and we can hardly believe it. He looks more and more like his daddy and continues to develop his sweet, outgoing personality. We don't know where he got that because Gregg and I are both naturally introverts, but Zeke LOVES people and hasn't met a stranger yet! He makes many different noises, and has figured out how to blow what we call, "Momma bubbles!" At first I thought he was saying my name, but realized it was not about me...it was about the bubbles! He says, "Dadda," but hasn't figured out that those are our names yet! He also has figured out how to sneak one arm out of his pajamas at night, which has given me a good laugh on several occassions!
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| Standing on his own! |
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| Daddy's "Mini me!" |
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| Dressed just like Daddy! |
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| "Look what I did, Mommy!" |
DO YOU SEE THE RESEMBLANCE?
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| Gregg at about 5 months old with his parents |
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| Zeke at about the same age with his daddy! |
We had family photos taken (again) with my side of the family for my parents' Christmas cards. It was in October, but our crazy Atlanta weather gave us a hot day. We still got some cute photos!
Daddy (Gregg) went on a 12 day elk hunting trip, so we took the opportunity to spend some time with family and friends in Alpharetta. We had another play date with little Luke and his mommy, which was so much fun for Zeke AND me! We got to spend some time with cousins Kariss and Sophia too, which was wonderful. We ended the month with Zeke's first Halloween, where he dressed up as a baby gator, of course! Zeke was thrilled to see Gregg when he returned home as you'll see by his expression in the photos below!
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| "Hey, you're about my size! What's goin' on?" |
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| "This is so much fun!" |
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| Little Luke and me! |
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| "I love Ms. Dena!" |
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| Cousins! |
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| Our baby gator |
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| First time trick-or-treating |
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| The moment he saw Daddy after 12 days apart! |
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| Love! |
We are well into Novemeber and getting ready for Zeke's first Thanksgiving. I was very pregnant at this time last year, and now we get to celebrate the day with our sweet boy. What a blessing! Zeke got to meet my friend, Natalie, and her son, Benjamin. Natalie and I have known each other for our entire lives, so it was a special treat to get to introduce our first born sons! She is expecting her second little boy shortly after Zeke's first birthday!
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| Zeke and Benjamin |
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| Zeke was relaxing apparently! |
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| ...and Benjamin was ready to get down and play! |
We are so incredibly thankful to live near family right now, and to be able to spend time with them and our precious friends. God has blessed us more than we deserve!
