18 months! 1 1/2, I can't believe it...

I just realized that I haven't blogged Drew's 16 and 17 month milestones. To be honest, his big milestones kind of slowed down after he started walking.  Don't get me wrong, we're REAL busy with our walker, talker, climber, winer, thrower, runner, etc. 

Hair: Real curly and long.  We were set on cutting it, but now we love it and don't feel now is the time to cut it.

Words: No, more, Dada, Maaa, dag (dog), ball, ya (in a whisper), pear (see bear sound below), hotdog, blues (for blueberries)

Noises: cat, dog, elephant, bear,  snake, monkey, bee, bird, duck, horse, cow, rooster, pig (sort of), bunny...

Weight/Height: Not sure, we have an appointment this coming Tuesday.  He's wearing 18 month clothes though.

Food:  Pretty much everything but protein. 

Favorites: His "lovey" (Monkey), pacifier, any fruit, play time with Daddy, getting on and in to everything, climbing, his train set, Elmo, Baby Einstien videos (preferably Baby Noah), watching neighbor dogs, chasing Harper and Norman, bubbles (in the bath) and visitors!

We are amazed all the time at how fast Andrew is growing, and what a little person he is becoming.  He's so loving and silly.  Sometimes on the weekends when he is napping Mike and I will be sitting on the couch and I'll say "I love him so much," and Mike will say "I know, me too."  A love for your child is unexplainable, there is nothing like it and I'm so lucky to get to have it.

And now the cameras roll:

 Climbing UP on EVERYTHING! And he's quick too so it happens before you know it!

 His good friend Nettie's 1st birthday.  "Hey, check out my shoes."

 Trying on a Griz helmet.  I think I better find a Coug one for him to try too!

 Norman and Drew have an understanding now.  I think you see what I mean.

 Taking Abby for a Saturday spin.

 Trying on the Sambas, they don't fit quite yet.  "My ADIDAS!" -Run DMC

 "No Dada I'm going to administer my own medicine!"  (Notice whose hands the medicine squirter is in?)

 Watching Baby Einstien with Clifford.

 Our blue eyed babe.

Our sweet 18 month old!  1 1/2 years old...we love you!

The Holidays

Well, it's January 23rd (this post has been a work in progress) and we just took our tree down this past Saturday.  My parents and brother Stephen were out for Thanksgiving and we were all eager to get a tree and see how the little boy (Drew) would do!  Mike and I decided to go with a littler tree this year since we would be in Olympia for Christmas day.  Our little tree was perfect and lasted forever!  Maybe we'll try out littler trees from here on out?  Andrew did wonderfully with the tree.  We kept fragile ornaments higer up and the safe ones on the bottom.  Most days the tree was bare on the bottom, but we didn't mind one bit!  And, our cats were in heaven with drinking the tree's water!

Drew loved the season!  The most fun he had was opening gifts and getting to eat a few Christmas cookies!  

This Christmas was so fun watching Andrew get older and interact with his aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousin Peyton.  While, Billings continues to grow on me, I do miss home so much everyday.

A few pictures to boot:

 Christmas Eve.

 Christmas Day dinner with cousin Peyton!  These two had so much fun together.

 Grandma and Grandpa Moro's tree always shining so beautifully!

 Off to Nana and Papa's!  He got this cool "bike" from Bob and Marilee, one of Drew's great aunt and uncle.

 Auntie Kendra and Uncle Jamie!  I am thrilled to say they are moving to Billings this summer!!  I can't wait to have more family around.  And, Drew LOVES his Auntie Kendra.

 Well, I had to get a picture of the fuzzy mop!  But, we love it and it's staying.  We just can't part with the curls.

Look at my sweet niece Peyton.  She is the spitting image of my brother Val!  Her personality is so dang cute too, we miss her terribly!  She turned 1 on January 19th!  Happy Birthday sweet girl!

15 months!

15 months...and I have writers block because of how much you do and change daily.  You amaze me with how much you take in and know. 

Food: You eat just about everything we do but you prefer veggies and fruit!  However, goldfish are a HUGE hit right now. 

Voice: You are screaming like crazy and singing like a song bird.  Animal noises are your favorite thing to do with your mouth right now and it cracks us up! You love daddy so much and say his name (da)  all the time, mommy feels envious about this.

Growth: Your hair is CRAZY and we love it.  But, you're starting to get tangles and so we know we'll probably have to get it cut soon.   You have tons of teeth, there are four coming in right now!  You're doing pretty good but sometimes I have to give you a little something to take the edge off.  You're walking like crazy and running is becoming your second favorite.  Especially when mommy or daddy are chasing you. 

Favorite things: You love being outside, even when it freezing out!  When we are in daddy's car you have to be holding the adult size football and smile the whole time.  You love books!!  "Farm Babies" is your most favorite right now.  Helping mommy clean around the house is always fun, even though it becomes more of a mess sometimes.  AND, we can't forget your continued love for "Monkey."  He makes you so happy. 

I could go on and on forever about what a great learner you are and how much you amaze daddy and I.  We love seeing you grow daily and at least 100 times a day I catch my breathe thinking about how much I love you and how lucky daddy and I are to have you.  We always say "we've got a really good kid."  We're so blessed.

What a sweet boy!

My Great Friend Marries the Love of Her Life!

Mike and I were lucky enough to have my mom and dad come out earlier than they had planned, for Thanksgiving. They stayed with Andrew while we were able to fly out to Seattle for Lorissa's wedding. It was the first time we had been away, since our little angel was born.  While we missed him like crazy, we had a blast!  In fact, I kept telling people we needed to do it more often because "I  don't really know how to to act any more in public!" I kind of think from an outsiders perspective I might have looked like a 14 1/2 month old!  Ha ha!  Thanks mom and dad!!

And so the wedding day...

The gals at breakfast.

The dress.

The soon-to-be bride getting ready.

The ceremony room.

Picture time!  I'm sure the photographer didn't get a shot that looks like she has the wheat coming out of her head.  Sorry Lurr!

The hadsome groom waiting for his beautiful lady.

The vows! 

The kiss!

Mr. and Mrs. von Wolffradt!!

Father of the bride!

The reception location.

The yummy cake.  Notice the wheat?  Wheat was a suttle theme throughout the day.

Mother and brother of the bride!  Being silly of course.

Just a fun detail.

Mrs. von Wolffradt and Mrs. Yasenak, AKA "L & L!"

The happy couple!  Congraulations Justin and Lorissa.

Thank you for sharing your day with us!  It was perfect.

"May your life be filled with many baskets of corks!"

Love you both, Leah

14 Months

I guess it's 14 months and 3 weeks now.  As usual life is full of exciment and a lot of exploring!  Andrew is a full time walker now and we are very busy following him around.  A few of his favorite things to do right now are vacuum, sweep, run around with out a diaper on, be outside, exploring every thing, trying to understand "how things work"and talk... a lot.  He is saying words like dog, cat, meow, bowl, that and I'm sure so much more in his head that he thinks he's saying.  He's so much fun and we are having such a great time watching him grow!

Drew's 14 month birthday was our first snow day of the year, November 2nd.  As you can see he was very happy to be out enjoying the white wonder!

First Steps at 13 Months and 2 Days!

Okay, SO what if Mike and I are struggling to make ends meet.  What am I really going to remember when I look back on this time? Getting to watch my baby boy take his first steps!  On October 4th I was sitting in Andrew's room and I put him down after putting his pants on and he took off on his own!  Priceless, simply priceless.  I'm blessed that I got to be here with him, even if we are lacking in funds.

I have a great video of him practicing but for some reason it copied side ways on to the computer so I'm gonna have to have my tech guy (Mike) see if he can flip it.  If not and you're on Facebook, check it out there on my page.  It's pretty funny if you ask me.

Here are some pictures of what we've been up to in month 13:
One of our most recent trips to the park!  The seasons have changed and so has the clothing.

Uncle Stephen was very concerned about the fact that every time I sent him a picture of Drew he was wearing Griz gear.  SO, we quickly found a jersery and was sure to put him in Crimson and Grey! Very handsome Coug if you ask me!

A Fall walk.

Maybe a clown for Halloween?  Nah, he's gonna be a tiger.  But, a clown would be very fitting too!

A little tiger for Halloween.  I decided to post this picture because it might be the best one we'll have of him.  He wasn't too sure of the costume thing.

Lord of the Flies! Don't worry, it's clean.  And, whenever I would kill a fly I would say "hi-ya!" Pretty soon Drew was saying it too!

Practicing walking with support.

Just another day home with mommy!

Daddy and Drew going down the slide.

We LOVE going to the park!  We go as much as we can and boy does Drew love it!  I don't blame him.

Just a cute pic of Drew in a t-shirt Aunt D, Uncle Poops and Peyton sent him!

Just thought this was cute.  And, yes, our cats eat on the table due to a little boy who likes to eat cat food.  Don't worry, if you ever come over for dinner we ALWAYS move the food and change the table cloth.

DJ, Isabella, Rowan and Finley were in town visiting DJ's parents.  It was so nice seeing familiar faces!

It's been a great month and so many new things happen everyday.  Once again, I can't believe how fast time flies!