Cousins :)

We're home from a wonderful weekend spent in Branson meeting our new nephew and getting to spend time with the rest of his family too. Wyatt and Karis had so much fun together. She would just crack up every time she saw him. They were so fun to watch! They are going to have so much fun together when they get bigger. Here's a little glimpse at our weekend... Enjoy :)

Meeting Cousin Kai for the first time

The next few pics are of the kids in the fun initial shirts that I got them at "An Affair of the Heart". We tried to have a little photo shoot and well, with a 9mth old, 5 mth old and newborn, it proved to be a bit of a challenge. It was very funny though and we did manage to get a few good shots :)

Seriously, is she not the cutest thing?!?

Amy made these cute hats for Karis and I couldn't resist putting one on Wyatt too for some pics. I don't think Aaron was to happy that he was wearing pink, but oh well! ha!

Nine

Wyatt-

I say it every month, but I can't believe how fast time is going by! You are now 9 months old. This has been a big month for you. Just a week after you turned 8 months old, you started crawling. You are constantly on the go now! You love to go exploring all over the place and Mommy and Daddy have to keep an extra careful eye on you. You also like to pull up on things and stand. Your crib rail has some nice little teeth marks on it from you standing in it :) You have really started talking alot too. I'm pretty proud because now you can say "mama". You've started eating some new foods this month- yogurt, lil crunchies and puffs, baby foods with meat (though Mommy really does not like the smell of them!) and white grape juice. At your 9 mth check-up this week you were 24lbs 4 oz (90th percentile) and 30 1/2 in long (97th percentile!!!) You are going to be a big boy and maybe end up tall like your Papa Joe.

I love you more than I could have ever imagined. You have brought so much happiness to our lives and I thank God for you every day. I pray that you will always know how much your Daddy and I care about you and want you to have all that this big world has to offer you.
Love you miles and miles forever - Mommy

P.S.- We had professional pics taken on Wednesday, so stayed tuned for a sneak peek!

A new addition!

Last night, the Hobson family gained a new member! Our nephew, Malachi, was born at 11:07 wighing 7lbs 5ozs. We couldn't be more excited for my brother and his family! Mom and Dad will be heading to Branson tomorrow morning to meet their grandson and we will hopefully get to go next weekend. We can't wait to see him and of course see his big sister too!

In Wyatt news.... After a week of coughing and runny nose, I headed to the ped. with him on Tuesday morning. The diagnosis- ANOTHER ear infection! This time it was in both ears and one of them ruptured. Poor kid :( I feel terrible for him. They gave him a shot and it really seemed to help him feel better. We go back next Wed. to see how the membrane has healed and decide where to go from there. We're kind of hoping to go ahead and have tubes put in, so that we can hopefully get past all these ear infections and minimize the risk of any hearing loss later. He'll also get his 9 mth shots on Wed. Can you believe he's about to hit the 9mth mark- wow!

Meet Riley :)

This adorable little girl is Miss Riley Storm. My friend Tiffany welcomed the newest addition to her family on Friday. Poor Tiff had a rough week with high blood pressure and being induced, but she was trooper and it all paid off to meet this precious girl.

Yesterday, all of us girls were able to meet up and visit with Tiff, Matt and Riley. It's always nice for all of us to be able to get together and I LOVE that my friends are having babies ;) It makes me so excited to think about how fun our gatherings will be in the future with all the kiddos around! Mom and Dad also came up yesterday. Thankfully, Dad was able to help Aaron and I with our taxes (always nice to have an accountant in the family!). Today is Dad's Birthday, too! So, Happy Birthday Papa Joe!