9 months old!

We've been in the process of moving for the past week, so Clay-man's 9 month mark came and went in all the hustle and bustle. Now that we're finally settled (kind of), I thought I'd update you on our little guy.

Height: 28 inches, I think

Weight: 17.4 lbs, which is on the small side

Eats: since he's a little small, I've started feeding him more real food. He LOVES it and yells at me for more :)

Sleeps: he's an awesome sleeper. He naps twice and sleeps at least 12 hours at night. He and Claire have definitely spoiled me by being such good sleepers!

Personality: very much a little man! He is constantly on the move and likes to yell at us. He is also super-smiley and good natured. The only time he gets grumpy is when I'm not giving him much attention. Last week was hard because I was in full-time packing mode and couldn't play with him much. He wasn't a fan of that and was pretty upset at me most of the week. Now that we're settling into our new house and there's lots of stuff to explore (i.e.: lots of boxes to chew on), he's much happier.

Oh, and the beer was not my idea. Poor confused baby! 

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I'll update y'all on our new place once we're a bit more settled! So far, we are loving Cumming and are very happy here. Our house is awesome, the people are church are very welcoming, plus there's a Starbucks on every corner. I mean, what's not to love?!!

Oh my goodness!!!

Where has the time gone!!! In one week we're moving to Atlanta! Wow. I've been packing like crazy and realizing that even though I think we don't own much, it's still A LOT of STUFF! Box after box after box and I still have lots left to do.

I haven't blogged because Cole has the computer with him. He had to start work on January 28th, so he's already there with all his stuff and I'm here packing everything else and hoping that all goes well on our house closing so that we can be reunited! I am not a fan of this single-parent thing that I've had to do for the last three weeks. I will be very glad to be with my man again! He did come back and visit for my birthday (Feb 4th - 27 years young!) but I think Claire was a little confused when he left again. I think she's missing her daddy and not totally understanding why we have to wait to move with him.

Melt my heart!

Anyway, we filled our time by taking a nice, long trip to Asheville to see my parents. Mom went all over town with me to shop for little pieces of furniture that I'll need to fill all the rooms in our new place :) We found a headboard for Claire's bed and a little coffee table/cabinet to keep media stuff in (at Goodwill of all places!). 

On the way back home, we stopped in Columbia to visit Matthew's grave. I realized that this may be that last time for awhile that I'm able to visit my little man's resting place, so I wanted to stop and take a minute to miss him and to grieve over the fact that he wasn't there to meet his little brother (it was Clay's first time to come to the graveyard).  

My three kiddos - two here and one waiting for us in heaven. 

For Valentine's Day, Claire and I made heart-shaped cinnamon rolls for breakfast and then we all went on a dinner date with my friend from college, Becky, and her two kids. Her husband was out of town too, so we decided it was a good night for Chicfila! 

My little Valentine! 

Claire and Ryan were great playmates!

Now I'm just going to be packing and cleaning until next Saturday. Hopefully Cole will be home on Thursday and he can help me organize everything for loading it on the van. I am not looking forward to that chaos! 

In the meantime, I'll leave you with a picture of my kiddos. Claire wanted me to take a picture of "me and Clay with our cheeks together!" so here it is :)