Wednesday, July 15, 2009
New Developments
Andrew's second tooth broke through yesterday! Two teeth in one week. Hopefully it will get easier from here on out. Is that wishful thinking? I guess it is also time to baby proof. Yesterday he was trying to reach toys that were out of his reach and in some cases across the room. He developed a modified army crawl/ wiggle to get the ones that were close. To reach the ones that were further away he would log roll across the room. I am going to have to try to get him to do it again so that we can get it on video. It was pretty funny.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Updated Pictures
Andrew sacked out after a walk in the park- May 2009
Grandma and Andrew at City Lake Park May 2009
Standing Unassisted- 8mo.
Andrew's First Haircut- Before July 2009
Andrew's First Haircut-After July 2009
The Franklin Family- June 2009
Andrew(7mo.) and his Great Grandfather Leonard CarmichaelJune 2009
Andrew's First Flight - June 2009 Four Months Later...
It has recently come to my attention that a few VERY important people do read this blog. I was thinking no one was reading it so I haven't updated it in quiet awhile. Four months to be exact...I know this because my little baby boy turned 8 months old this past week.
Our life over the last 4 months has been a whirl wind. We got our little house all packed up and transferred to our new bigger house. The moving process was pain. It took so much longer then we thought it would, but looking around now that everything is finally unpacked, it was worth it. We had a professional painter come in and paint most of the house. When we moved in it was all cream. Kyle and I picked out new furniture for the entire house along with a new 57" flat screen TV (wonder who picked that out...) . I did learn through this process that I don't ever want to be a interior decorator. We also had the back yard fenced in for Sydney too. Our neighbors are great. The whole culdesac had a cook out on Memorial Day. That is a big change from our last neighborhood. This house is really starting to feel like home. I don't think we could be happier with things. We now have plenty of room for visitors....hint hint...
Kyle is still kicking butt and taking names at work. Sometimes I would like to throw his Blackberry in the toilet. I can't complain too much because he is working so hard so that I can stay at home and play with Andrew all day. I am really enjoying being a stay at home mom. I had my doubts that I would at first. I have met some really great "mommy friends" who are also home during the day and have babies Andrew's age. They are my sanity and understand when I say "we are having one of THOSE days".
Andrew is getting so big!! He is hanging out in the 97% curve for size and weight. He weighs 22lbs already. He is going to be tall like his daddy too. He isn't crawling yet, but getting so close. He now reaches for toys and ends up on all fours or on his tummy. He used to scream when that would happen. Now he will play for a few minutes before he wants to be sat back up. EVERYTHING goes in his mouth. He also loves his exersaucer and jumperoo. He FINALLY got his first tooth last week and is working on his second one already. We have been waiting on that tooth for four months now. :) He hasn't pulled up on his own yet, but loves to stand on his own either holding on to my fingers or to the couch. When Andrew was born he had tons of hair. That hair just got longer and longer so yesterday we went for a haircut. It is cute but made him look like a little boy. I was so sad. I still haven't adjusted to it. He is eating solid food finally. We got off to a really slow start. I would put baby food in his mouth and he would gag on it for the longest time. Finally, around 6mo. things started to improve. Now he wants what is on everyone's plate! We have tried to explain that he isn't ready for steak yet... Our biggest challenge in the past 4 months has been learning to nap in the crib instead of his swing. When we made the transfer he went on a nap strike for 6 days!! Mommy finally won out and now he doesn't want to sleep anywhere else. We found that out the hard way on our recent trip to visit Kyle's family in IL. He travels in the car like a champ though. We drove home from IL and he spent 20 hours in his car seat without a fuss. I am amazed everyday at how his little personality is growing. He is so lovable and sweet natured. He loves kisses and cuddles. He is also all little boy and likes to "play rough" with Daddy. It is amazing how much you can love one little person.
We are having a great summer. We hope you are as well! Stop by and visit us if you are in the area!
Sarah
Our life over the last 4 months has been a whirl wind. We got our little house all packed up and transferred to our new bigger house. The moving process was pain. It took so much longer then we thought it would, but looking around now that everything is finally unpacked, it was worth it. We had a professional painter come in and paint most of the house. When we moved in it was all cream. Kyle and I picked out new furniture for the entire house along with a new 57" flat screen TV (wonder who picked that out...) . I did learn through this process that I don't ever want to be a interior decorator. We also had the back yard fenced in for Sydney too. Our neighbors are great. The whole culdesac had a cook out on Memorial Day. That is a big change from our last neighborhood. This house is really starting to feel like home. I don't think we could be happier with things. We now have plenty of room for visitors....hint hint...
Kyle is still kicking butt and taking names at work. Sometimes I would like to throw his Blackberry in the toilet. I can't complain too much because he is working so hard so that I can stay at home and play with Andrew all day. I am really enjoying being a stay at home mom. I had my doubts that I would at first. I have met some really great "mommy friends" who are also home during the day and have babies Andrew's age. They are my sanity and understand when I say "we are having one of THOSE days".
Andrew is getting so big!! He is hanging out in the 97% curve for size and weight. He weighs 22lbs already. He is going to be tall like his daddy too. He isn't crawling yet, but getting so close. He now reaches for toys and ends up on all fours or on his tummy. He used to scream when that would happen. Now he will play for a few minutes before he wants to be sat back up. EVERYTHING goes in his mouth. He also loves his exersaucer and jumperoo. He FINALLY got his first tooth last week and is working on his second one already. We have been waiting on that tooth for four months now. :) He hasn't pulled up on his own yet, but loves to stand on his own either holding on to my fingers or to the couch. When Andrew was born he had tons of hair. That hair just got longer and longer so yesterday we went for a haircut. It is cute but made him look like a little boy. I was so sad. I still haven't adjusted to it. He is eating solid food finally. We got off to a really slow start. I would put baby food in his mouth and he would gag on it for the longest time. Finally, around 6mo. things started to improve. Now he wants what is on everyone's plate! We have tried to explain that he isn't ready for steak yet... Our biggest challenge in the past 4 months has been learning to nap in the crib instead of his swing. When we made the transfer he went on a nap strike for 6 days!! Mommy finally won out and now he doesn't want to sleep anywhere else. We found that out the hard way on our recent trip to visit Kyle's family in IL. He travels in the car like a champ though. We drove home from IL and he spent 20 hours in his car seat without a fuss. I am amazed everyday at how his little personality is growing. He is so lovable and sweet natured. He loves kisses and cuddles. He is also all little boy and likes to "play rough" with Daddy. It is amazing how much you can love one little person.
We are having a great summer. We hope you are as well! Stop by and visit us if you are in the area!
Sarah
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