Crawling, Racing, Sliding, and Snorting

Weekend before last, Knox crawled "the right way" for the first time while we were hanging out at Grandma's house. Due to all of the rain we've had recently, we've been spending a lot of time at home, so Knox is now a professional in the crawling department! He rarely ever does the worm anymore, which just reminds me that he is growing up. :(

There are four steps that lead from Knox's room to ours. Previously, he liked to play with the bottom step. Last week, I saw really quickly that he was ready to try climbing them. Much to my surprise, he climed every step & never stumbled or looked back. He was so proud of himself! I never encouraged him while he was climbing, but once he reached the top, I did clap for him and tell him I was proud of him. So far, he has no desire to go down the steps, which is just fine with me!

Serious faces

Happy faces

Daddy's "Aunt" Evelyn was in town the other day, so I took Knox to meet her and "Aunt" Ollie. He rarely ever wears shoes, but I got out a pair of Peyton's obviously-never-worn-before shoes. Knox thought he was something in them! He looked like such a big boy!

Sitting with Aunt Ozie
(wanting to gnaw on her fingers)

Grinning with "Aunt" Evelyn

Friday night, Daddy and I took Knox to the races! We were actually enjoying a dinner at Harvey's when I decided we would go. We weren't completely prepared, but we all managed just fine. Mrs. Cheryl gave Knox some earplugs to wear. He did sooooo good! He never once tried to take the earplugs out! (He did, however, look a lot like Herman Munster!) He stayed awake way past his bedtime, but he ended up going to sleep around 10:30 during the races. Daddy was so proud Knox got to go, and we were both tickled that he did so well.

Uncle Jack recently became a teenager (which makes me very sad, but that's another story). His birthday party consisted of 20 boys slipping & sliding down a large hill, swimming in a pond, playing football & basketball, and wrestling on the trampoline. Knox really enjoyed watching the boys have tons of fun. Since it was during his naptime, I occassionally put him in Nana's Pack 'n Play. Uncle Jack's dog, Lucky, was a great babysitter! It was so funny because Lucky would sit right beside the Pack 'n Play so he could protect Knox. Uncle Jack even took Knox down the slip & slide two times! Knox didn't seem too thrilled, but he sure didn't complain. This time next year will be a completely different story!

Cousin Easton came along, too

Cousin Easton blocking the others

Lucky babysitting Knox

Here they go again!

Connor giving them a push

Peyton greeting Knox at the end

Knox talking up a storm to Nana

Knox showing affection to Mr. Mike

Knox has been a "snorter" since he was born. Many times when he would cry, he would snort. It has always been so funny to us, but recently he has started snorting on purpose! It is the funniest thing! Thankfully, he hasn't been doing it as much this week. It was almost embarrassing when he did it several times during church - and no, it wasn't our church - which made it worse - but we couldn't help but laugh. Some friends of ours encouraged us to video him snorting. I have found myself watching the videos over and over, laughing out loud every single time. I'm not sure whether our snorting days are over, but in case they are, we have proof to show him in the future and so we will always remember these funny moments.

We love this precious little boy!

Pulling Up and Saying Moma

Last weekend, we went to the Deaton family reunion at the beautiful Belmont Hotel. We had a great time meeting some of Daddy's family.

Knox and Jim

Knox really enjoyed spending time with Vickie
and playing with Sydney Grace

Knox entertaining the crowd

Knox's favorite part was the banana pudding!

Amy, Daddy, Knox, and Peyton

Knox trying to talk to Sydney Grace

While we were gone to the reunion, Nana delivered a special package from Knox's cousin, Reed. Reed and his mommy made a big cookie to tell us Reed is going to have a little BROTHER! We are so excited!

Knox couldn't wait to dig in!

I laid Knox down for a nap the other day, left the room for a couple of minutes, and came back to find him like this:

Needless to say, Knox can pull up now. And he pulls up on EVERY thing. He prefers to stand up so much, he doesn't even want to try to crawl anymore. He thinks he is sooooo big now.

Great-Uncle Keith, Great Aunt Janet, and Cousin Derek sent us a package earlier this week. I let Knox help me open the present.

I had to finish opening it because he got a little distracted. He tries to eat anything in sight. But he and I both LOVE the picture frame!

Big Boy Knox no longer wants to sit in bouncy chairs, rockers, etc. (He will still happily sit in his high chair, but that's only because he knows he'll get food in it!) He only wants to stand up beside them and play with the toys. He is growing up way too fast!

Knox was so excited to help me open birthday cards yesterday.

Daddy did a great job of making my birthday very special, but even he will admit Knox stole my heart yesterday. All day long, he went around saying, "Moma! Moma! Mom-Uh! Mom-Muuuh!" That was the best birthday present ever!

The next video is from Saturday morning after Peyton's football game, before we went to the reunion. Knox had a great time laughing at Grandma and Peyton throwing a tennis ball.
To all of Daddy's fans, there's something special for you at the very end. ;)

Labor Day Weekend 2009

We had a busy, but fantastic, Labor Day weekend! On Saturday, we went to Birmingham. Our first stop was Pop's house.

Uncle Chris, Reed, Pop, Knox, Daddy, and Peyton

Our second stop was to see Grandmother. After she finished eating, we went to the lobby. The grandchildren got in the floor and played. But Knox had to stop and admire the birds, first.

Uncle Chris and Knox

Grandmother and Knox

Knox showing Grandmother how he rides the horsey

Uncle Chris, Reed, Knox, Peyton, Grandmother, and Lexi

Stopping to see the birds again before we went to Grandmother's room

On Sunday, we drove to Mammaw & Pappaw's place on Bear Creek. Knox got to go on his first boat ride. Peyton fished, but it was too close to Knox's nap time for him to hang in there long.

I like this picture. Peyton is doing his best to reel in the big one, but Knox couldn't care less. All he's worried about it sleeping and eating. I also love Reed's belly poking out. Too cute!

Knox tried to help Pop and Mommy work the crossword puzzle.
(He really only wanted to eat the pen, but still.)

Nani, Knox, and Aundrea

Knox loved his cousin Aundrea. She was so good with him!

Pop set up a little tent for Knox to play in at the campsite. Knox got to spend some quality time with his aunt Erin.

Pappaw, Knox, and Mammaw

This was Knox's first time to meet them.

Sunday afternoon, we left the campgrounds and went to Marriott Shoals. We met up with Nana, Grandaddy, Uncle Jack, and Kirk.

Grandaddy and Knox

He has finally learned how to wave!

Uncle Jack and Knox

The outdoor pool was too cold for Knox, so Grandaddy swam with him in the indoor pool.

After swimming, we let him take a bath in the sink. He loved it until he figured out how to turn the water on. Knox ended up going to sleep at 7:00. The hotel had a HUGE fireworks show at 9:00. It was the best show I'd ever seen in my entire life. Knox slept through the entire show. He was one tired baby!

Monday, Knox got to go swimming again. He got in the jacuzzi and loved every minute of it. He liked playing with the bubbles floating around, and he enjoyed being able to stand up on the side.

Grandaddy, Knox, Nana, Uncle Chris, and Reed

We had such a good weekend, but Knox was proud to be home Monday evening. Here's a video of him waving...