9 months, and we can hardly keep up with him!!

Okay, this post is going to be looong, but it's his

baby book so I have to get it all out there! Sorry for the

delay but we got a computer worm and had to put

things on hold for awhile.

In Andrew's words...

I'm a big boy now and am only on formula and using

bottles. I decided at 8 months that "b-feeding" was

for babies and decided I'd start biting my mom. As a

result we wrapped up "b-feeding" real quick! At 9 months

I love getting into everything and anything! I want

whatever my mom and dad have and might throw

a little fit if I don't get what I want! (Awesome!)

I love going on walks with mom, it's great fresh air!

I hate getting my diaper changed...still! I'm getting

lots of bumps here and there cause I'm real adventurous

and love checking it all out! I'm crawling everywhere

and pulling myself up on everything. I'm kind of

enjoying learning how to walk with help from someone.

I'm pretty good at sleeping now. As long as I have my

"lovey" that's what mom calls my Jellycat monkey and

my pacifier I do pretty good!

I just have a lot going on right now...I like big kid stuff! My Grandma and Grandpa came to visit for almost

two weeks! WE LOVED having them here, they're so

much fun! Grandma always takes such good care of me,

and my mom says she always feels like she gets a little

vacation when they're around! I wonder what she

means by that?

Having a very rare quiet moment with my mom.

I'm very active and don't like being held down for

too long. However, I LOVE giving kisses and playing

patty cake!

My Uncle Stephen came to visit over the Easter

weekend, we always have so much fun!

In Red Lodge at the cabin. So relaxing!

I love love love eating paper! I'll eat any type

I can get my hands on! Mom and dad are always

getting stuff out of my mouth. (I swear we try and

keep the floor safe and clean!) Which they find

kind of scary since I have 7 teeth now!!!!

We went to Great Falls for a baby BBQ for my

cousin Baby Talia! It's a boy and I am sitting with

him and my Aunt Jaime, he's coming any day.

I can't wait! I think we'll be the two best friends

that anyone could ever have!

I finally got to meet my cousin Peyton! I love her

a lot and we had a great time...I'm glad we're family.

Aunt Lurr came out to visit, we had the most fun!

Mom loves when she comes out, they're such goofballs

when they get together. As you can see she's reading

a great book while holding me!!!!

Bathtime! I'm really into watching the water come

out of the faucet. And, mom lets me push my toys

in the tub...I love watching them land!

I continue to love books, Fuzzy Fuzzy Fuzzy is still

my favorite! I just love feeling the different textures

on each page. My other favorite book is "In My Den."

This is my 9 month birthday picture! Grandma Patti

and Grandpa Dennis picked out this shorts outfit

for me! And, of course I am playing with a diaper.

I don't know why but I love playing with diapers,

clean ones of course!

These days I am eating LOTS of solid foods. And,

I'm really interested in feeding myself, as you can see.

It's a bit messy and mom is adjusting but it's SO much

fun!

I am totally into getting INTO EVERYTHING!

I love it! Especially when mom and dad have folded

clothes in a basket.

In my words...

Andrew is fantastic and all of these new

milestones are so excititng and a little

nerve wracking too! BUT, he's a love and

we love him so much. I'm not sure of his weight,

at 8 months he was 15 lbs and 15 oz! Apparently,

he's a littler guy for his age but his Doc isn't the

least bit worried cause he's progressing just fine.

Being a parent has it's challenging moments, but

it's truly sweet bliss!!!!

8 months!!

Oh boy, well 8 months brings a whole lot of new

experiences with Andrew. Where to begin? How

about with diaper changes, WE ARE STILL

WRESTLING A CROCADILE! But, we try and

have a good sense of humor about it cause there's

nothing else we can do. He's sitting up like a champ,

even in the bathtub! STILL loves the ABC song, A LOT.

His eyes are as blue as blue can be, we think he gets

to keep them since they haven't changed yet. SO, what's

new? HE'S CRAWLING...EVERYWHERE! Major baby

proofing going on here. He only wants what Mommy and

Daddy have, such as cell phones, computers, make-up (daddy

doesn't have this), water bottles...you name it! His top

two front teeth came in AT THE SAME TIME! He did

relatively well considering he had two new teeth breaking

through. His curly hair is starting to show

and it is SO cute! He's starting to share stuff and give

kisses (real wet ones). Doesn't care much for getting ready

for bedtime, but eventually calms down and goes to sleep.

He's starting to nap longer these days, not so many "SNAPS,"

as I like to call them. He's talking up a storm and lets us

know when he wants something! I think I could go on...

his smile is to die for and his personality is an A+++! We

love him like crazy and feel SO blessed for him. I can't wait

to see what 9 months has to offer!

I have a ton of pictures but will post those a little later.

We were so lucky to have Grandma and Grandpa Moro

here for almost two weeks! It was so much fun and Andrew

loved having them around...me too! I even got a few naps

in while Grandma and Grandpa loved on him, it kind of

felt like a mini vacation for me! Ho hum, we miss them

terribly already but look forward to our visit in June.

Love you all!

7th months!! He's closer to being a year than a newborn!

So, I can't say enough that

"Time Flies!" Here is our sweet 7 month old.

We got these little cowboy boots as a gift

and we put them on him today to see how

they looked, only to find out he's practically

out-grown them! It's amazing to me how

fast he's growing. In the

past month he's mastered sitting up, rolling

everywhere (I call it Roller Derby) and

fighting getting ANYTHING changed!! Oh, and

waiting on his two front teeth to brake through.

Teething has made sleep hard on him...and me. This is Andrew's buddy Elena, she's 3 weeks older than him. She crawls and LOVES getting close to Andrew. He's okay with it until she pushes him over and goes in for kisses! No really, she does and I have a video to prove it! Her mom and I couldn't stop laughing. Daddy put him in this bucket and he was elated! Actually, he has a love affair with the bucket. Of all the toys he has he wants to be around the bucket! I really could have saved a few bucks knowing a bucket would do the trick. Here, he's in to everything but his toys! Again, Harper is always close by. Drew loves when the high chair tray is taken off. I think he thinks he really big stuff with no tray, it's real cute. While he's smiling in this picuture, he wasn't before the camera came out (he's becoming a real ham in front of the camera) do to his dislike for carrots. What you might not know is there is a picture of me about his age where I am showing my dislike of carrots. I guess the apple really doesn't fall far from the tree! He loves his football! I swear it's innate!

He's a total goof ball!

Like I said earlier, he's becoming real ham

in front of the camera. I have a series of photos

from this shoot where he appears to be posing

all over the place. The one above is probably

my favorite!

Such a good sport! Andrew really does go with

the flow. He didn't mind these silly bunny ears

on him at all. And, if I'm out running errands he's

real good about being patient. As long as he's

fed, changed and has had a little nap (I call them

"snaps") he's a total trooper. Unless his two front

teeth are bothering him. All and all Mike and

I are so blessed.

Tags, remotes, sitting up, oatmeal, meat, walks and throwing things

These are a few of my favorite things!Dadddy and me being goofy!
Tags are so fasinating to me, I love sucking on them.
Forget teething toys, just give me tags!

Oh can I have the camera mom?

Look at my neat St. Paddy's Day Snoopy shirt!

Grandma and Grandpa Moro gave it to me. Thank you!

Top O' the mornin' to ya!

I really am a 1/16th Irish! I gotta celebrate!

One of the few pictures of me with both my Mommy

and Daddy. They took me to my first parade!

The ever famous city bus in the parade! It's better then last year,

this year it had a face on it!

It was a sunny day and the St. Paddy's Day parade

was a hit! I love being outside these days.

I loved seeing and hearing the bag-pipers!

I'm working on sitting up right now, I've almost got it.

My Doctor thinks I'll be crawling soon, I can't wait!

I'm 6 1/2 months old and I've got a lot going on. I think I'm

teething again cause I've got real thick drool and I like my

fingers in my mouth. I weigh 15 lbs and 4oz, Doc says I'm a

little fella but I feel big! Mom started feeding me oatmeal and

my doctor told her to try some baby meats SO I get squash and

a turkey combo, I love it! My hair is coming in real nice my

mom and dad love it. Still jumping in my jumper, it's my favorite

pass time...besides walks outside. I'm real busy and keeping

my mom and dad busy too!

6 Months!!!

Happy Birthday Nana! We got to spend Kim's

Birthday with her at Bin! Great company and

yummy food.This is a morning shot of Andrew on his 6 month birthday!

Mike and I can't believe we've had him for 6 months,

he's growing SO fast. Between learning to sit up and

rolling back and forth he'll be crawling before we know it!

We're so blessed to have such a wonderful little boy.

Grandma Patti and Grandpa Dennis had lots of

goodies for Andrew's 6 month mark. Two VERY

cute outfits and this walker!! He is a little short for it

right now but his tip toes touch the ground enough

for him to walk backwards! Such a big boy!

Cutie, in his overalls from Grandma and Grandpa!
Yah! Don't worry he didn't get to eat it, I think
Grandpa ate it for him.

The new hair color...thank goodness!!

Our little ham!! He thinks he so cool that he gets

to roll over on his changing pad! Of course I had to

get a shot of his buns cause they're SO DANG cute! Andrew helped me vacuum the house and this was

the result of that adventure. He's a fine little helper!

Happy 6 months little baby boy!! We love

you so much!

Some of Drew's favorite things...

Mike and I ventured out this weekend to one of our favorite little pubs, Pug Mahones. Unfortunately, we're finding that dinners out have to be VERY early or the babe melts down cause it bumps into his bedtime. :( Anyway, he was cracking us up that night cause he was totally going nuts on Mike's beer glass. With the teething going on, he'll put anything in his mouth so while it looks like he was loving Mike's beer, it's actually the cool feel of the glass on his teeth.

This next one he is a little less enthusiastic then he usually is, but still very animated. If you look closely you'll see his two bottom teeth! Such a joy!

Our sweet boy is growing so fast!

This is such a Mike look, I had to post it! My

jury is still out as to who he looks like. Andrew

has certain expressions that make him look a

lot like his Daddy. But I feel like he has my nose,

eyes and smile. Who knows, either way he's

pretty darn cute! I love his hand placement in this picture. Oh,

and thanks again Aunt Kendra for Andrew's

cowboy outfit! The cowboy hat almost fits!

A playdate with my good friend Elena, we had
fun watching Baby Eienstien!

This feels SOO good on my teeth. Thanks Sofie

the giraffe, I'm in heaven.

Grandpa Moro, I know you want me to be in

the Army but this is how I feel about that right

now! Boo hoo!

Oh goodie, I get to go on a walk!

Grandpa Dennis, I'm practicing my guitar!

Thanks Uncle Stephen for my exersaucer!

Mom and Dad picked this up for me when we

got home after visiting you at Christmas.
I REALLY like sucking on the bird, it's my favorite!

Harper stays close by and always makes sure

Andrew is okay. In fact, sometimes when he's

crying in his room Harper sits outside his door.

It's real cute!

My sweet husband sent pink tulips from my

baby boy and stargazers/roses from him on

Valentine's day. We also got to go out to

dinner while Nana and Papa played with Drew!
It was a super fun treat! Thank you again!

Whether Andrew is down for the night or for

a nap he LOVES his monkey and keeps him

close by. You'll see here he's holding

his tail! I've never really liked monkies, but,

there are some cute ones out there right now,

and I can't argue with something that comforts

Andrew.

Ugh, he's already tech savvy!

Stealing a moment in my mama's arms!

We babysat Elena last night while Becca

and her husband Mike went out for a birthday dinner. We

enjoyed her company and boy does she give

good kisses!

At one point Andrew was trying to put Elena's

pacifier in her mouth. Here, he's trying to take it

and put it in his mouth! Silly kids!

Such sweet times. I never knew Mommyhood

could be so great! I wish I was five years younger

so I could have a few more. I think I have enough

energy left for one more!

Love and miss you all!