Along came a spider...

Halloween has never been one of my favorite holidays, if that's what you'd call it. In fact it's my least favorite. The only thing I enjoyed about it this year was the fact that I got to dress my handsome little man up in the cutest spider costume ever! (No, I'm not talking about Craig here!) I've come up with two lists. One includes the things I like about Halloween, the other includes the things that make it my least favorite!

Likes:
3. Candy Corn
2. Halloween candy of all kinds!
1. Dressing Hutton up as a spider!!

(Notice two of those reasons include sugar to satisfy my sweet tooth!)

Dislikes:
4. Scary movies. Can't stand them! Haven't watched one since high school!
3. Scary people. (All the crazies come out on Halloween!)
2. Trampy costumes. (I went to find a Halloween costume for a party we were attending, and all I could find for girls included the bare minimum in material!! I have no desire to be a sexy nurse, thank you.)
1. Dressing myself in costume!!

On Friday, my mommy group was having a family Halloween party. I was told that everyone was dressing up. I HATE dressing up! Usually I'm the one either not dressed up or in the LEAST creative costume there. So this year was another year I dreaded the ridiculous tradition. I went to Target and got Craig and I a couple of stupid wigs and decided I would at least dress up so I wasn't a complete party pooper. It was a Frankenstein's wife wig that ended up looking nothing like the picture. I put on some makeup and hopped in the car with my 80's rocker husband and my baby spider. After whining the whole way there about my "stupid" costume, we started walking towards one of our friends and heard him say, "Oh no!" Which I proceed to say, "OH NO!!" NONE of the adults had dressed up!!!! I was livid and insisted Craig take me home to change! I might have been a baby about it, but again, that's why I hate Halloween and I will never dress up again! Not only did we waste money, but we were "that" couple!!

Fall is in the Air!!

Seriously, who doesn't love the season of Fall?? College football, amazing weather, the continuous color changing leaves...I mean it's like the perfect season! Hutton and I have been enjoying many walks outside trying to soak it all in before winter arrives! It will be here before we know it.

September and October were fun months full of travel and visitors, as always! That's the hardest part about being so far from family! You either have to go see them or they're coming to see you! Hutton was blessed to meet his Great Grandparents from Florida for the very first time! Great Granddaddy and Maggie drove all the way from St. Cloud, FL to meet that little handsome man and I do believe they were quite smitten! After that, Craig's parents made the trip from Amarillo, and believe me that is no easy drive! We were so blessed to get to spend a weekend with them! Craig and I were actually able to go out on a date!! Hutton loves time with Grandma and Grandpa!

For a special gift, Craig bought me tickets to go see Wicked here at the Orpheum in Memphis. We were having difficulty finding a sitter, so you better believe Nana came to the rescue!! She drove all the way from Pikeville just to sit with our little man so we could go to the show!! Let me make note that it was her BIRTHDAY!! Talk about selflessness!! Thanks Nana! We ALL love you dearly! And can I just say, Wicked is AMAZING!! It was such a creative storyline and we had an absolute blast!

I decided to follow Nana back to Pikeville to spend some time with my family. This was the first time that I have attempted to drive a significant distance with Hutton all by myself! IT WAS BRUTAL and I will probably not do it again for awhile! Mom and I thought it was a great idea to leave super early so he'd sleep most of the way. Boy did that backfire. We got up at 3:45am and he didn't go back to sleep and therefore overtired himself and screamed the whole way! Mom and I ended up switching cars halfway through because my head was about to explode! She said she spent most of the time singing the ABC's in every way possible! Needless to say, I split the drive up on the way back which was WAY better and allowed us to spend some time with Dodo and Rachel Webb! Yay! However, even though the drive there was rough, as we were a couple hours away from Pikeville, I received a call from Derek letting me know that he was going to propose to my sister Annie that day!!! That made the whole drive worthwhile! I was so grateful to be there with her right after her engagement! It was awesome and we are so excited to welcome Derek into the family! I have a new brother!! My dad is excited because the number of men in our family is gradually increasing! Haha! Can't wait for the next Hobbs wedding in July!

Hutton is growing so fast! While I was in Pikeville I was able to see Addison, my new baby cousin who is two weeks old! Let me just say that I realized how big my child was when I held that little 9lb princess! I was almost in tears when it hit me how fast time is flying! He is my little angel! It's incredible how we have the capacity to love something sooooo much! I love being able to stay home with him during this season and wouldn't trade it for anything! He's officially eating some solid foods, reaching for all kinds of stuff, and has rolled over twice now! He's so strong and happy! Definitely the biggest blessings in my life are my incredible husband and that beautiful baby boy! God is so good!

4 months old...As big as a 9 month old!

Hutton turned 4 months old today!! Our precious angel is growing like a weed!! He is officially wearing 9-12 months clothing and we estimate about 17 lbs! If he gets Uncle Cary's height and his daddy's build, Little Hutton may not end up being so little! We recently were able to spend some time up in Kentucky with my family while Craig attended a wealth management forum in Cincinnati and boy did Hutton get spoiled! Nana had set up one of our old cribs, complete with bedding, toys, a changing table, etc! He had new clothes, a slew of new diapers and wipes, as well as a state of the art swing that her cousin donated to our visit! It was priceless. I have a feeling this child will never want for anything...If Nana can help it! While we were there, Hutton enjoyed many firsts: His first cereal feeding with a spoon, his first Hibachi grill dining experience, and his first UK football game! We were confident he would rollover during that trip, but it just didn't happen! We loved the quality time with my family and can't wait til our next visit over Christmas!

In my last post I noted how Hutton was sleeping through the night. Boy did that ever change! He is experiencing a ridiculous regression and mommy is exhausted from it. It began before all the travel and the travel didn't help the situation. Now that we are back at home in Memphis, he is still waking up between 4-5am for a comfort feeding. I don't know what to do!! I've tried letting him cry, but it keeps Craig up which I hate because he has to go to work. I've tried a late night feeding before I go to bed. That hasn't worked! To the old schoolers, I've tried the cereal before bed time, my mother swears by this, and that hasn't worked either! If you have any other suggestions, please let me know!

You know I love to post pictures so here are some more of the little giggler!

Mr. Personality

The older Hutton gets, the more his personality is emerging...And boy is he full of personality!! Every morning when he wakes, immediately after I feed him we do a diaper change. I have never met a baby who absolutely LOVES having his diaper change! It never fails though, as I lay him on the changer, those big blue eyes light up and he gives a giant grin showing off those big gums of his! No matter what time it is, I laugh every single time! It absolutely warms my heart and nothing could bring me greater joy! His sweet giggles crack us up...they are frequent and adorable!

Right now we are working on implementing a daily schedule and it is actually working pretty well so far! He's not an early riser, most days, which is nice for mommy! He does have an early feed somewhere between 5:00am and 7:00am, but then goes back to sleep for 2-3 hours! Then it's feed, play for an hour, and take a nap for about an hour! We do that all day then when daddy comes home after work, we play some more, feed him around 7:00pm, bathe him, and put him down around 8:30pm. He typically wakes up one more time for a final feed around 10:30pm and then we ALL go to bed! Lately he's been making it through the night, but not always! I've just been blessed to have a few nights of 8 hours of sleep again!

Needless to say, we couldn't love this little guy more! We are so proud of his growth and development and love watching him change from day to day! Here are some more sweet pictures Mr. Hutton!