Halloween 2009...fail

So Halloween 2009 didn't go quite as planned in the Hall household. Nate and I were scheduled to attend a Halloween party on Friday night and then Pierson was going to get all cute in his lion costume and we were going to head to Prestonwood's fall festival - complete with petting zoo! I was so excited to show him the animals and watch all of his expressions.


Back track to Wednesday before Halloween - another fever. Seriously again - my child catches EVERYTHING! So we put him to bed with some motrin and see how he is the next morning . Thursday morning, not looking so good but I am trying to convince myself that he is just teething again because he goes 10 hours without fever! YEAH! Halloween with still happen! Friday morning he wakes up with horrible blisters all over his mouth and then I start to notice that are on the inside as well - great. We are headed to the doctor...again. Friday morning he is diagonsed with hand, foot, and mouth disease. I hate the word disease it makes it sound so horrible! It is a virus that causes fever, blisters on your hands, feeth, and mouth (imagine that!) and a rash. It is highly contagious of course and since it is a virus you have to just wait it out.

So no Halloween party for the parents and no festival or costume for the little man. And yes, I did throw myself a pitty party! :)

Here is one of the pictures we took on Halloween - I am very jealous of all the cute costume pics of all of my friends kids! We are still going to take pictures in the costume - just havent gotten around to it yet - not quite as fun! Looking forward to Halloween 2010!

Here is a better one...a better picture of his face - he is still pretty cute! :)

Fridays at the Arboretum

For the past couple of weeks my sister and I have been taking the kids to the Arboretum on Fridays! We pack a lunch and just hang out for a few hours. We also used it as an opportunity to get some shots in the pumpkin patch but Pierson was not interested, either time!

What is this stuff?

No thank you!

Sitting in the hay is ok.

The next Friday - Take 2, still not interested!

With Landry and Grams.

He still loves water and loved sticking his hand in the water coming out the frogs mouth! We love this video because it captures his contagious laugh! (Sorry about the poor quality - blogger wont upload the orginal!)

1 year and a Birthday party!

Pierson is ONE! We truly can't believe how fast time has gone and we are so greatful for our blessing. He is so much fun these days but has definately started showing some attitude! He is getting so big and really starting to let us know what he wants and doesn't want!

- Every time he see my coffee cup in the morning is says 'pot', his version of hot.

- He also loves to ask for a 'bite' of whatever you are eating.

- Everything that is a circle or round is a ball, "Ba".

- He still LOVES to point and points at EVERYTHING!

- He is a super fast crawler but has no interest in walking at all. He can get there so much faster by crawling.

- He still loves Bentley and chases her around the living room.

- He is eating more and more big boy foods and now drinking milk from a cup - no more formula!

- He loves for you to chase him and say "I'm going to get you!" and he cralls as fast as he can away.

- He signs "All Done" when he is full.

- When all of his food is gone he will raise both hands in the air, which means "All Gone."

- He still loves to give kisses.

- He LOVES school and his teacher Mrs. Legha.

- He will take a cell phone and hold up it to his ear and does it when you say "hello."

- He is not too into his toys right now and would rather get into everything he isnt supposed to.

- He is a little dare devil and isn't scared of diving head first of a couch, slide, etc.

- He LOVES his blanket and is very attached to it.

Playing in a box! So much fun!


Sitting in the rocking chair that was in mommy's nursery when she was a baby.

He loves his slide!

Jumping off something while I was taking a picture - no fear!


Drinking Mommy's water.

We had a wonderful time throwing him his 'Monkey' themed birthday party. It was supposed to be at a park but the temps never got out of the 50's so we decided to move it to our house. It was pretty packed but still fun!


Birthday breakfast at Starbucks! We didnt know that Krispy Kreme had closed and Starbucks was next door.



Monkey cake!

Hanging out with Grandpa.




He loved the cake but wasnt too excited about getting messy.


SOOO many presents!


A rocking horse!

Can't wait to see what the next year brings!

We have Tubes!

Pierson had his tubes put in on Friday and it was a sucess! I was planning on taking pictures of our time in the hospital but it seriously went by SO fast! It was amazing how quickly the procedure is! We got to the hospital at 6:20 am and I filled out paper work, right about the time I was done they called us back to our room, filled out some more paper work and at 6:55 the doctor and anethesologist were there. We talked through questions and he told us he would be out as soon as Pierson was in recovery. 7 mins later he walked out and told us it went well and that the gunk he sucked out had been there for quite a bit of time (2 months!). We walked back to recovery, comfortated our sweet boy and were on our way home at 7:25! It was nuts, therefore no pictures.

Other than being a little more tired than normal yesterday he was great! You would have never known he had surgery that morning. Last night he slept from 7:30 pm to 8 am and he is currently going on a 3 hour nap this afternoon! I dont think he has slept this well in months!

We are so happy he is feeling better and hope they stay in for awhile!

11 months

If I could freeze time right now I would. Nate and I LOVE this age. I know people say that it only gets more fun from here but I love that he is still my baby but so much fun! He is learning so many new things but I get to cradle him when he eats and he will cuddle with me before bed. He has been sick for about 2 months now and I cant count how many times I have had the privelage to rock him or cuddle him until he falls asleep, something we didnt do much of when he was little and when he is feeling well he wont fall asleep anywhere other than a crib, pack-n-play or carseat. He is an absolute joy and Nate and I feel so blessed to call him our son.

- He is crusing all over everything and is quickly realizing he can reach items he wasnt able to reach before, like opening the trashcan, picture frames, etc.

- He loves to give kisses and we love to recieve them!

- He claps all the time and applauds Nate after he has played a song.

- He still points to EVERYTHING!

- He still LOVES Bentley so much and has started giving her kisses. I am not sure this is something we should encourage. ;)

- He doesnt say much (babbles all the time) but can point to ball, book, blanket, couch, dada, mama, bentley, cousin Landry, Grams, and paci.

- I dont think I can quite count a first word but says "Bah" every time he is eating - is he saying "Bite"? Who the heck knows!

- He loves to eat big people food and is no longer on baby food! Yea for feeding himslef!

- He is getting SIX teeth at one time! This is crazy! In his 11 month pics he will have 2 teeth and in his one year he will have 8!

- He loves to "read" books and will sit on the floor and flip through a book and "read" outloud. He also loves to be read to. He really likes touch and feel books.

In other news, he has had an ear infection or fluid in his ears for the past 2 months. We have been to doctor appointment after doctor appointment, 3 antibiotices, and breathing treatments! Nothing worked so on Friday of last week we visited the ENT and he will be getting tubes in his ears this next week. At first I was really upset that we were going to need them when he is so young but he has been waking at night screaming and it takes him anywhere from a hour and a half to 2 hours to get back to sleep, so I am just ready for him to not be in anymore pain! I could have bought stock in Tylenol and Motrin! So if you would just say a prayer for him and that these tubes are the trick to feeling better, you can say a prayer for me too! Even though it is a very routine procedure, it is still considered surgery and he will be put under. I know many more parents go through much more but I just hate the thought of my little man being on an operating table and pray that this is the last time he will be there! :)

Here are a few pics for your viewing pleasure - no videos this time, we have been SO busy!

Sitting at the table like a big boy.

Crazy hair!

Eating a snack, he loves to eat out of his snack cup and will scream if you take it away!

Just cute!

Playing with his toys that his friend Julia let him borrow! He loves them!

Sound asleep with his bum in the air!

10 months

I know this is very late and I am going to make it short and sweet!

- He is crawling lighting fast, he can go from one end of the house to the other in no time at all.

- He still LOVES his dog. He chases Bentley all around the house and throws the ball to her.

- He is eating lots of big boy food and loves to feed himselft. I am thinking he will be done with baby food in the next couple of weeks.

- He loves to point. At anyone and everything. His favorite things to point at are Bentley, clock, fan, mama, dada, balls, staws, and couch.

- He is finally drikning from a sippy cup. I didnt think this day would ever come.

- He loves to watch Wheel of Fortune. It is the funniest thing to just see him sit there and stare, but as soon as the commerical is on, he is done.

- He has started walking with his little cart but would rather crawl since he can get there faster.

- He currently stands and cruises on his tip toes.

- He is going to school one day a week and I think he had a pretty good time on his first day!

- He is helemt free! :)

9 months

Pierson will be 10 months in about 10 days but I didnt want to skip a month - even if it may be a little late! He has been so much fun and is learning so many new things. I just love experiencing the world through his eyes.

We are very optomistic that he will be done with the helmet next month! I cant wait to see his cute head ALL the time!

He weighed in at 21 lbs 6 oz and is 29 in. long. He is our big boy and we love all his rolls! He is eating more foods these days and loves any kind of fruit - right now his favorite is kiwi.

Instead of playing with some of his toys he turns them over and just plays by sticking his fingers into the holes in the back where the screws are - he could do this forever.

He loves playing with the door stops and blinds.

He is crawling and into everything!

He is learning to point to different objects, he loves the fan and the clock and if you ask him where they are he will point to them.

He loves his Daddy. Here they are sticking out their tounges.


He has learned how to pull up on all the furniture and loves to stand up!




He loves playing in the water and doesnt mind it in his face.

He also loves to take baths and I just couldnt pass up this shot - so many rolls on those legs!

Here he is playing with cousin Landry - they are going to be best buds!

Sleeping in the car with Landry...

Eating his big boy food - a mess!

Not so sure how he feels about sporting a onesie with Daddy's work on the front!

And one of his favorite things is Bentely - he LOVES this dog! He will throw Bentley her ball and she will bring it right back to him - even though it only went a few inches! They are so cute playing together and Bentely does so well with him!


Here he is just excited that she is in the room with him...

He also loves to pretend like he is feeding her...

I am going to stop here so that I have some stuff for the next post! We love this little man!