1 year, may you always be forever young sweet boy!

"Forever Young" -Bob Dillon

May God bless and keep you always
May your wishes all come true
May you always do for others
And let others do for you
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung
May you stay forever young.

May you grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong
May you stay forever young.

May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
And may your song always be sung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.

Andrew, mommy has always loved this song and since I've had you in my life it strikes me even more.  Drew, together, lets stay "Forever Young!"  I love you 1 year old!

And now on to what you are up to at 12 months!  You continue to talk, a lot.  You love playing chase with daddy and mommy.  You've got molars coming in by the minute and two colds to boot!  Your friends and family took good care of you in celebrating your first birthday, it looks like Toys R Us in the house, thank you so much everyone!  Wagon rides and drumming are two favorites of yours...and dads too.  To add insult to injury you not only continue to dislike diaper changes but now you've decided to start reaching down and grabbing the poop!  I sure hope you potty train like a champ, daddy and mommy need some sort of break.  Your curls are starting to take on a life of their own, in fact, a hair cut might be in order soon.  You are totally on whole milk now and down to just a bed time bottle.  Dr. Sorenson says we need to be done with bottle by 15 months, boy am I going to miss that snuggle time with you. You weight 20 lbs and your height is 29 inches! You love brushing your teeth, being outside, chasing Norman, beating Harper, smiling at anybody, playing with technology, banging on things (thanks daddy), having books read to you, playing with other little baby friends, having visitors, you throw balls and dad looks like a kid in a candy store dreaming of your future, fruit is always the favorite food and you continue to think about walking but are content to crawl!  This year has been the best year of our lives, there are no words to describe the joy you bring us daily.  We love you sweet boy...so so so much! 

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Forever Young. Love, Mommy and Daddy

11 months!! Eeek where has the time gone?

I can't beleive we almost have a 1 year old.  Drew is doing SO much these days it's hard to take in how fast he has grown in the past 11 months.  I have to say I've been feeling a little bit of a "newborn" itch.  Mike said," hang tight, give it some time!"  :)  Okay, but maybe spring??  ;)

Okay, I'm gonna go head to toe on what's happening with our babe.  Drew, you have the prettiest hair I've ever seen, your curls are to die for!  Your eyes are crystal blue and I love looking at them daily.  You have 8 front teeth two top molars and two bottom RED bumps where molars are forming.  You say words and sounds and here are a few; "mama, dada, quack quack, gat (cat)" and you mimic noises like daddy makes. You are about 20+ lbs and growing like a weed! Crawling is fun but you love standing and walking around things with support.  In fact, last night you were holding Aunt Kendra's hand (just one hand) and walking with her. It's only a matter of time before you take off!  You wave goodbye and love throwing your diapers away too.  You still give mommy and daddy fits when changing your diaper but we love the new "huggies" pull ons for "active" babies!  You love throwing balls and playing in your crib.  My heart melts when I watch you on the monitor rolling around or doing the yoga downward dog while talking to your Jellycat monkey and kitty.  You're sleeping a pretty solid 10 hours and so happy when you wake up, it makes getting up to see you so exciting!  Don't get me wrong through, you have thrown a few fits here and there and daddy and I look at each other with horror affraid that this might carry on through life.  Eeek!  But those are few and far between and you are mostly a lover.  You love Harper and Harper loves you, he tolerates you wanting to pet him, real hard. Norman runs from you but I love your determination in trying to win him over.  You eat and love everything!!!  However, you're just getting over a nastly cold (or severe teething symptoms) and have enjoyed looking me right in the eye and throwing food on the floor.  Dear me!  You've become a very independent little babe and love exploring everywhere.  We love watching you explore everywhere!  You make squeeking noises whenever we take you outside, it sheer excitement from deep down inside.  Oh boy I hope I've covered who you are head to toe at 11 months.  In 4 short days you will be a 1 year old.  I can't believe how much you've changed my life for the better!  You make me want to be a better person and teach you how to become a decent member of society.  We love you Drewbie, Drewzie, Drewbiedobedo, Tinkey Toots, Little Man, Honey Honey Honey, Andrew Manning Yasenak!!

Now the photo gallery:

  

10 months and "SO Big!"

Oh it's so great having my computer back and running.  However, I'm a little overwhelmed by how much Andrew has been growing and affraid I might not remember all that has happened!  We headed home to WA a few days before he turned 10 months and while he struggled with sleep (and so did I) our trip overall was a blast! It was so much fun watching him interact in his new enviroment.  He loved having his Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt, uncles and friends dode after him.  He'd been responding to "SO BIG" before but really enjoyed showing people what he could do.  During lunch Grandma would put on the Beach Boys and he loved dancing.  Lorissa and I took him down to the Kirkland waterfront and he enjoyed eating a peach and taking in the scenery.  We stayed a few nights with Kimberly and Abby and boy did Drew get back to Grandma and Grandpas thinking he was big stuff.  It was crazy watching him interact with Abby (whose 10 months older than Drew) because he wanted to be doing everything she was doing.  Coloring, playing in the playpen, playing with make up brushes...he even really started making the "mama" word clearer and intentional.  Mama, was his first word but soon after he was working on dada.  We are SO thrilled by Andrew everyday and have so much fun watching him grow and develop into a little person. 

Stay tuned for what's been going on in 11 months!!

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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!