Saturday, October 18, 2014

8 Months


I can't believe I am saying this, but can we please slow down time?! I feel like Andrew's baby days are slipping right by! It's crazy because the first few months are so hard for me and all I do is wish he were just a little older so things would be a little easier. And now all of a sudden he is 8 months old and it feels like we are already talking about his 1st birthday! Brad and I have already decided we are done after 2 kids, but I do feel sad that there will be no more babies! 

Andrew is doing great and life has been pretty good. He is sort of crawling. He takes a few motions forward, then faceplants and scoots. Then he gets on all fours and does it again. He is so close! He has also started pulling himself up on things, but he isn't quite sturdy enough yet to stand. He is still really happy most of the time. We went out to dinner tonight with my sister and family, something we hardly attempt anymore with the kids. I was nervous because Andrew hadn't napped well today, but both boys did great! We also went to a cider mill this morning, though it was cold and started to rain so it was a bust. But it has been fun to start to really do things as a family of four!

Last weekend we went to the Zoo Boo and then the boys stayed the night at my parents so Brad and I could meet some friends for a night out. Andrew was pretty stuffy so didn't sleep well, but it was a fun night. John is so excited for Halloween this year, and it is fun to watch him get into it all. We are going to the huckleberry railroad next weekend with some friends and then have a Halloweeb party with our Parent Group on Sunday. John will be so excited.

At 8 months, Andrew hasn't changed much in terms of eating and sleeping. Still going to bed around 7:30 and waking up between 4-6 to eat and then sleeps until 7:30 or so. On school days we wake him up at 6:30. He is still doing well at Miss Kim's house and we are so happy we made the switch! 

He loves watching his big brother. John loves to climb in Andrew's crib to wake him up, and it is the cutest thing ever. Andrew gets the biggest grin on his face and John is so sweet talking to him and rubbing his back. He really is a great big brother and I am so proud of him.

John and Andrew passed around a nasty stomach bug earlier this month. Andrew ran a temp starting on a Wednesday and so Brad took the day off. By Friday, Andrew still had a low grade fever so I took the day off. Brad was going on his annual guys fishing trip, so I took John to school and Andrew and I came home and took a nap. I didn't realize I had my phone on silent and woke up to messages from John's preschool teacher saying he was throwing up and had a fever. I felt like the worst mother in the world. Luckily it hasn't even too long. But poor John was so miserable and couldn't keep anything down for about 24 hours. Luckily my mom came and spent the weekend with us to help out. I don't know what I would have done without her! Thanks mom!!! 

We have another busy month coming up. I can't believe Thanksgiving and the holidays will be here before we know it! I love the fall. Working 1/2 time has been so amazing too, I know I say that every month, but I am so much happier! I love my time with the boys. I have started going to a bible study with my sister in Tuesday mornings. They have an awesome kids program, so John and Andrew and my niece Josie go too. John loves it so far. It's neat to see him interact in that way. It has also been great for me and my sister to get to spend some time together and strengthen our faith together. 

Anyways, here are some pictures from the month. Hope everyone is having a good fall! Xo
















Thursday, October 2, 2014

7 Months!


I just am so in love with this little guy. This past month has been huge in terms of his little personality shining. He is generally such a happy boy and his mouth is ALWAYS open! So cute! He loves John and smiles so much everytime he sees him. 

This past month has been busy with getting back to work and getting into our new routine of me working only 1/2 time. I feel so lucky to be able to have the work schedule that I do. It has been my dream and I am so, so grateful it has all worked out! Andrew started his new daycare, but unfortunately we didn't have a great experience. Not anything major to write, but a lot of little things that they didn't do that John's old infant room did do. We were so spoiled with Ms. Shelly and her care and love for John. So, I had to follow my gut and we took him out after 2 weeks. However, everything else fell into place, because we found a wonderful woman who lives near us that runs an in home daycare and she just happened to have a part time opening that fit my schedule. It was meant to be and we couldn't be happer about the switch! He seems to really like there and he naps so well there too, which is a bonus!

This last month Brad and John headed to Indiana for a weekend and Andrew and I stayed behind. Our weekends have been busy with various events, and the weather has been amazing. My sister was in the hospital for the last 3 weeks of the summer and is now at home after surgery in a wheelchair. It has been an adjustment for her, but I am so proud of how well she is adapting and her attitude about it all. Hopefully in another month or so she can go back to using her walker. We had the ALSA walk last weekend and it was an incredible turnout. Makes me so grateful for the amazing family and friends we have. The support has been incredible, and much needed for all of us. I wish our family didn't have to go through this, but we are reminded every day how lucky we are to have so many people praying for us.

Andrew and John both did great at the walk! It is fun now taking Andrew to events and John is such a fun age where he gets so excited over everything! He has been doing so well in preschool. His teacher told me the other day how thoughtful and kind John is. I am so proud of him. 

Andrew is going to give john a run for his money soon though, because he is starting to rock on all fours, so I think he will be crawling soon! He has 7 teeth now (!) and is sleeping pretty good. He goes to bed by 8:00 and then will wake up anytime between 4-6 to eat and will then go back to bed. I am really ready for him to drop that early feeding, but it is still a lot better than waking up 4-5 times a night, so I shouldn't be complaining! He usually takes a 45-60 minute morning nap and a 2 hour nap in the late afternoon. 

He is loving finger foods like puffs, bananas, yogurt bites, and peas. He loves yogurt and fruit too and will eat his veggies, but usually without a lot of excitement! :) He is also getting a lot more hair all of a sudden, so his look is changing. So cute! 

He is actually sick right now. He woke up two nights ago with a temp. Brad stayed home with him on Wednesday and I am off today. He has has just a low grade fever today so we'll see if I need to take tomorrow off or not. Hopefully he feels better soon. He hasn't been his usually happy self. :( 

Well, here are some pics from the past month. Where is time going?!!

First day of school!
First day of preschool! 

Reading with Josie







Andrew had his 7 month (we missed 6 month!) pictures taken a few weeks ago. We got one of John with him too! I will post the rest soon! They turned out great!