Our Little Stair Master

This evening while Todd and I were in the kitchen, Andrew decided he would attempt the stairs. Well he has it all figured out now, this video was his third time up...

 

Busy and Fun Weekend

This past weekend we had a lot going on and it turned into a really great weekend.

The weekend started early for us, Toby Mac performed at the state fair and we were able to go. Yup that's right we went out for an evening with just the two of us...the first time since the little guy was born 8 1/2 months ago.

We had a great time enjoying dessert before the concert with our fair must have...ice cream from the Dairy Barn, yum yum! It was great to spend some time with family too as my sister and her husband joined us for the concert. Of course Todd's ears rang for the rest of the night and the next day but he said it was well worth it.

As an added bonus, we got to see fireworks after the show!!

 

The little guy did great going to bed for grandpa and grandma. I will admit I was a little nervous, but they just worn him out and laid him down; the big boy only cried for 5-10 minutes. This made for a very happy mommy :)

 

The weekend continued with many, many sewing projects. A few skirts for myself, one for my sister, and new pillow covers for the living room (sorry no pictures yet, I will post once the whole living room is complete). It was great to have the time to complete some of these long awaited projects and they went well with the help of my teacher, Todd's mom...but something tells me I will be hemming my own pants from now on.

 

We took advantage of our happy boy and numerous babysitters around on Saturday morning and went for our first bike ride of the year. Yes, yes, very sad that it is August and it is the first ride we have had but it was a great one. We kept it short since we had so much going on and only did 15 miles. Oh did it feel good to get back out there, riding has been greatly missed in our home.

 

We wrapped up the weekend with an extended family gathering for lunch at our house. We try to do this once a month with all of Todd's family that lives in the area. (We were beginning to feel left out since the family gets together every second Sunday up in the NW portion of the state, so we started our own).

 

After everyone left on Sunday there was an odd quiet in our home.  

 

8 Months Old

Eight months old and growing up so fast...So much has changed in the last month as our little guy grows and isn't so little anymore.

What Andrew is up to now... 
- Still wearing 9 month clothes
- Crawling on all fours now...It is amazing how fast he can go after things (more about that later)
- Got his first tooth and the second one came right behind it. He is such a trooper, only minor fussiness, extra drool, and some spit-ups. Tough guy never has needed any pain re-leaver.
- Pulling himself up on so much stuff now. Started out with mommy and daddy when we would lay on the floor with him but now have advanced to the couch.

- His exploration of the house continues and it seems like he finds something new every day that excites him.
- Napping has greatly improved. On a typical day he takes a 45 minute nap right away in the morning, 30 minutes around lunch time, and then 45 minutes in the afternoon...AMAZING!!!
- Still has the same bedtime and morning routines
- Has a great love for books and blocks, can be entertained for hours
- Favorite book is Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? He will cry if you only read it once or twice and then put it away (extremely cute).  

- Loves helping with laundry, always pulling the clothes out of the basket. 

We usually receive a warning when he is going to go after something that he shouldn't. There is usually a giggle and then a consistent pounding on the floor from his hands and knees as he crawls as fast as he can to ensure getting there before mom and dad see what I am up to.

He has a little 'game' that can keep him entertained for quite a while. He loves to sit on the kitchen floor and use his feet to spin himself in circles. This is usually done with something held in his hands above his head and fun little squeaks coming from his mouth. Always making mommy and daddy laugh.

Mini-Golf Fun

Our summer has been super busy so this past Sunday we finally got around to using part of Todd's Father's Day gift...a round of miniature golf at a golf course not far from our house. We weren't real sure how the whole thing was going to work out with Andrew but we knew we could do it one way or the other. Once we got there we realized with how the greens were set up it would be very easy to just push the stroller around...thank you golf course for making this stroller friendly even if it wasn't intentional.

Not our best scores but it was a lot of fun. Andrew loved watching the bright colored balls as they rolled around, always pulling himself up on his tray to get a better look.

It was a warm afternoon and Andrew was finally overtaken by heat and fell right to sleep, but I think he really enjoyed being out there.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DADDY...

Hope you are having fun...I'm going to take a nap now.