9 months....

Where does the time go...I was looking at pictures of Andrew when he was born and OMG, he has grown so much...Children do grow way to fast....

Happy 9 months to Drew all the other little 9 monthers out there.

Drew had his 9 month Well Baby Visit today, he weighs 18.10lbs and is 28in long! His pediatrician said he is her Star Patient for the day, lol. He is doing great!

Andrew can now say Da-Da and he babbles, yes and hi. We have been working on those for awhile, we are now learning how to shake our head yes and no and also waving hi and bye. He has been crawling since he was 6 months old. He is a power crawler now! he can move very fast, lol. He can stand up with ease and will try to stand on anything that is stable enough of him to do it. Oh he can also clap his hands very well. And loves to clap mostly whenever someone say "Yea, or Yay"

We started trying Stage 3 food and more table foods. The stage 3 he really isnt too sure of, because it is thicker, but we are working on it. He loves any table foods you offer him, he will scream at the kitchen gate if someone is in there.

Here are 2 videos of Drew....

This is all for now, as i know he will be waking up soon.

7 Months...

Drew is just a little over 7 months old now. Time goes by so fast. He started crawling last week with the army crawl and now 3 days ago he is full blown crawling around the house. I still need to get 3 baby gates, so im chasing him around right now, getting him out of the hallway, and kitchen...He is trying to get up the 1 stiep we have into the dining room/kitchen. But when he is on the step, already, he is wanting in the kitchen, so hence a gate there, lol.

He is such a happy baby, he is only fussy when he is tired or the extreme...Over-tired.

More new things...

Well we got a call from Steve's Stepmom Dee, and she let us know that their dad is getting out of the hospital tomorrow. That is awesome. I am so happy!!!

We also finally got rid of the cavalier. Steve tried to get to the junkyard himself, but didnt even get halfway there and the cavalier finally gave its last breath, lol, and finally died and refused to turn back on. So he called the junkyard and they promptly came and picked up the car and gave Steve a check for $225.00. That was way more then the other place was going to give us.

We went to Babies R Us today and picked out Drew's new car seat. We picked the Evenflo Titan Elite Convertible car seat. We didn't get to test Drew out in it, but I know he is going to love it. Steve actually found another that had way more "cushion" as he put it, and wanted to get it instead. We didn't buy it just yet, but soon after we get caught up on a few things. Drew still has time in his Infant seat. We did get a car seat mirror for him. We didn't install it in the car yet, later this week we will, but I'm sure he will love it as well. Also bought a new and improved pacifier, lol. Well its a teething version of her current pacifier.

A very uneventful day.

What a week....

We have had quite a long week....

Monday started as any other day. Wake up with Drew, get coffee and read email. Feed Drew. But Steve's father called wanting to talk to Brian and have him take him to the hospital. He was having chest pains. So I take Brian over there. And go home, Steve is really sick so he is on the couch all day. I left the house to allow Steve to rest and me and Drew went to the hospital to check on Brian and their dad. He told me he had a heart attack on Friday, but didn't tell anyone because he didn't want to ruin everyone's holiday and he wanted to enjoy the 4th with his family. I was upset, but there's not much you can do about it, so there's no point in being mad.

Every time someone came in the room, he made a point to say that I was holding his grandson and they made a point to tell him that his grandson is the reason he should have came to the hospital on Friday when he had the heart attack, so he can watch him grow up. They take him for an angioplasty, to see how much damage is done to his heart and see what the "plan of Action is". Their step mom shows up with her mom, and we all wait together. I called Steve to give him an update on his dad, and to remind him to take his medicine and call about the job he was supposed to check up on. The doctor's come out to tell us that he has heart damage, 1 artery is 60%, and 2 are 40%. So far they recommend an immediate Triple by-pass and when they get in there, they will determine if he needs a Quadruple by-pass. He will be going to CCU (critical care unit) for a day, then will be moved to the Cardiac unit until surgery. Me and Brian went in to see him first, while Dee (their step mom) stayed with her mom and Drew. Dad asked what they said and no one new how to tell him, so i told him, he needed a triple maybe a quadruple bypass ASAP. he was saddened, but its what needs to be done. We told him everything would be ok, because the doctor gives him great odds.

We left shortly after, as Drew was tired, and i needed to get back to Steve. We stopped at CVS for some odds and ends. And as we left the car stalled, and its been doing that lately, so at first it was no big deal. But it was just acting really weird and stalling shortly after we would get it started. We got it to the gas station and waited it out. Then left and made it to the store near the house and it stalled again. Waited some more and actually made it home. And to the looks of it, the car blew the head gasket and lost 1 cylinder. Steve looked at it Tuesday as he needed to get to Sebastian to do a drug test for a job....Well he wasn't taking the car anywhere as it just kept stalling. Steve knew the car was shot and we were screwed. I told him thank god i didn't have to work on Wednesday.

I called my mom and told her what happened, and she said, you worry about getting Steve to Sebastian for the drug test and I will work on the car issue and we left it at that. Steve found out later that day that he didn't need to goto Sebastian for the drug test, the guy will just fax the paperwork to the clinic and Steve could walk there or find a ride there on Wednesday.

Wednesday he left for the clinic, and mom called and said she is still working on the car issue and may have found a solution, not sure yet, just wanted to update me. Steve came home and told me that the machine that was supposed to tell him if he passed in 15 minutes broke when they turned it on and it would take 3-5 days to get the results....GRRRR...

Thursday their dad had his Triple bypass, but ended up being a Quadruple bypass. He went in at 7:30am and was done by 1pm. He will be in CCU till Monday.

On Friday. Steve went and took the yard stuff back to the landlords and shortly after he came home. My parents showed up with a watermelon, lol. They came for a visit. Which was a surprise. My dad threw a set of keys at us, and told us to look outside and downstairs. And we saw a 2001 Dodge Stratus outside for us. They bought us a car, knowing that Steve would hopefully be getting this job, and we need a car because of Drew. I didn't know how to thank them enough. Me and my mom went to get it registered. It is such a nice car. I love it so much. My sister came over with her youngest, Zachary. Then Steve's aunt called and said they were in town because of his dad's surgery. They wanted to stop by and visit. We had such a houseful. As my parents and my sister were leaving to visit our grandmother, their aunt, uncle and cousin show up. We all visit and talk. They leave later, and our cable and internet go out. Steve and Brian left in the new car to see what the junkyards would give us for the cavalier. And supposedly someone was coming for the car and they came home and cleaned it out and we installed Drew's car seat into the Dodge. And Steve moved the cavalier to another spot so the wrecker can get to it easier, and i moved the dodge under the carport. They never came for the car. But i went to comcast and paid the balance on the account and everything was turned back on.

And another set of good news is that inbetween all the families being here, Steve got a call from the job he was trying to get and he is hired and he starts on Tuesday....

We did go back to the hospital later to visit Dad. Steve still hasn't gone into CCU because it is like ICU and Steve still feels under the weather and cant stand the thought of his dad catching his cold right now while he is trying to heal.

Its just really been a long week...But Things are finally starting to look up....

Here are some pictures to enjoy...

Drew and 1 of his grandfather's (steve's dad) when Drew was about 2 months old




Drew and his other grandfather (my dad)



Drew and both my mom and dad

4th Of July

We decided not to take Drew to see the fireworks at Memorial Island. We did fireworks at home. Bought some fireworks at the store and put drew down early for a nap, but fireworks from other people woke him up

Around 8:45pm after dinner, We went outside and did fireworks. Steve and his brother Brian set off different types in the driveway, while me and Drew watched...Drew didn't do much of anything for a reaction, lol. He stared in amazement...lol...At one point he did laugh and giggle, then stopped.

Bananas!!!!!!

While we were on Publix today, I asked Steve how he felt about getting Drew one of the Mesh Food Feeders. And we toyed with the idea while we were at the deli counter. We got to the baby aisle and he decided we would try it and see how he did when we got home.

Well needless to say he loved it. We only ended up doing 1 piece with Drew because Mommy ate the rest of the banana because it was so good, lol...

6 month Stats for Andrew

Andrew weighs 15.10lbs. He is 26.75inches long. He is growing well on his own curve. He is so happy in the mornings. Just smiles away...



We were having an issue with him being on the Similac Isomil Advance. He was basciall rejecting the bottle. He would fuss and cry through the entire bottle. He was eating 24-30oz per day, then he went down to trying to get in 15oz. We tried Similac Alimentum and well it did solve the eating issue, he was eating like a champ, but he gave him horrible diarrhea. So we waited till his 6 month appt the following Thursday and we talked with his pediatrician and she recommended Enfamil Gentlease and gave us a sample can to try and wait it out and if we felt the issue was resolved we could call in for the WIC change form. We did the change and he is doing so much better. Not only is he eating. He is eating more often too. So that is wonderful.



He does get a variety of solid foods. He has been eating cereal since he was about 3 months old. He doesnt care for rice, but loves oatmeal. His favorite veggies are Green Beans, and Butternut Squash. His favorite fruits are Applesauce, Pears and Bananas. We are slowly starting Stage 2, but he still gets lots of stage 1's still.



He has cut his 2nd tooth. This one was a bit rougher then the 1st tooth. He was running a slight fever with a runny nose this weekend. He seems to be better today.

He is such a joy everyday...

Learning to Crawl

Last Saturday, Drew decided he wanted to learn how to crawl. And now he loves to get on the floor and get up on his hands and knees.



Getting up on his hands and knees







We are so proud, but sad at the same time. He is growing so fast. Sometimes I miss him being all teeny tiny. But then again, I love him now because i can interact with him more, and he plays with me as well as me playing with him.

6 months, Brings so much more

Andrew is growing so fast. And learning so many new things.

Drew turned 6 months old on June 18th, 2009. For is "6 months Birthday" we went to Sears and had his pictures done...They came out so awesome. It was hard to choose which ones we were getting. But luckily the package we chose came with a photo cd that contained all the pictures from the session, regardless of if we bought prints or not.

Here are some of the pictures we had taken





A family Picture



Mommy and her boy



Daddy and his little man

5 months....

I can't believe our baby is 5 months old. Well 5 months and 1 day to be exact.



He is too precious...Learning more new things everyday.

He is eating Oatmeal cereal mixed with Apple Juice. His favorite veggies are Green Beans, Butternut Squash, and a new fav is Peas. He is not a big fan of anything orange lately, even tho his first solid food was Sweet Potatoes. His favorite fruits are Applesauce, Pears and we are working on Bananas and Peaches, lol.

Andrew after having his morning Cereal.

Andrew and Green Beans

His new milestones lately are "The Art of Shrieking" and "Trying to blow Raspberries" These are both hilarious to watch in action.

I know its not the best of quality video, but you can hear him and its adorable.

I havent gotten him with the raspberries on video, but we are working on it.

Family Pictures

Mommy and Daddy had Uncle B take our family Easter pictures, they looked good, till Mommy realized that the Memory card wasn't in the camera, and she didnt know where the cord was to get the pictures off the camera....So we took them over again, lol





We had a quiet Easter. Mommy and Daddy took me next door to our neighbors Easter get together. Daddy played in one of the games, while Mommy held me. We had Easter dinner there. It was really nice.

Then after we came home and had pictures, Mommy left to goto the post office. And i crashed in daddy's arms by the time mommy got home.

What a Weekend....

Wow it was a very busy weekend....On Saturday, Mommy and Daddy took me to my cousin's house for a get together with family. It was fun. Mommy and Daddy took me in the pool for the very first time...It was cold. Mommy thought I was gonna cry, but I didn't, I'm a big Boy!!!! Mommy only put me in to my belly, then took me out...





Lots of people were holding me, but when I wanted my mommy or daddy, they gladly handed me back over...I had alot of fun....




Later after pretty much everyone left, I went to bed and Mommy kept her eye on me while Daddy and everyone else took turns playing Rockband, and now Daddy likes to bug Mommy about getting one....HeHe



Me and my makeshift bed Mommy made for me....



We had a good time, But I woke up an hour early, lol and then didn't want to go back to sleep, So mommy and daddy let me stay up till it was time to leave. Then came home, had a bottle and then I crashed...

Easter is Nearing the Corner...

Easter is nearing the corner and Andrew is almost 4 months old. Here is Andrew in his Easter outfit. Its a little big, but the little vest hides how big it really is, and the pants, well everyone tells me that pants never fit babies...So I wont worry about them.

Andrew is learning new things every day. He doesnt really like rice cereal, But if you give him some sweet potatoes or some green beans...He will gobble it all up in no time. He loves to "talk" he loves to practice his "O" sound the most. I have failed to get him practicing his "O" on videotape, but I'm working on it, lol. He loves to just lay in his swing and just talk away....Oh he discovered that his swing has fishies on it...Drew just loves looking at fishes....Now he looks at them all the time. He is quite mesmerized by them....
Our 365 came out and did an inhome photo session with Andrew. It went great. He did so well, I dont if we actually caught his adorable smile on camera, but we are so anxious to see the proofs. The photographer told us that someone would be calling within 3 weeks to set up another appointment to have someone come out and review the proofs with us and order our photos. He wore his Easter outfits it alot of the photos and then there are a few of him in his diaper and then one of his feet and then a separate one of his hand holding my finger. Steve unfortunately could not be in the livingroom when the photo session took place as earlier that day he had 2 teeth extracted and was in alot of pain, so I think he is more anxious to see the pictures then I am, lol.

I took several pictures of Andrew in his Easter outfit...He looks so precious and handsome in it. Really the vest hides the "largeness" of the collared onesie and the pants...Well as i mentianed above I can fold them down in the waist and fold them up on the pantlegs and they still look huge on them. Currently Andrew is almost completely grown out of his newborn clothes and he has only a handful left in that size. But finally he is starting to go into his 0-3 months clothes, but a few of them are still quite big on him. He is not tiny, he just isnt full of baby rolls yet, lol.

Too Long....

Sorry Mommy hasnt gotten a chance to get on here last her last post...I have been keeping her busy.

We have an appointment at WIC (Women's, Infants and Children) Mommy hates going because it takes forever at our local office, but she is interested in how much I weigh....She and Daddy said I dont look over 13lbs...So we will see...

Mommy also made my 4 month appointment with my pediatrician. She isn't looking forward to the appointment because at my 2 month appointment I screamed bloody murder and turned beet red. Well I didnt like those shots. And it hurt for several days after and I didnt sleep very well, and Mommy and Daddy felt really sad for me. But anyways, my 4 month appointment is on April 23rd.

Ok, I will let mommy get to some posting....

What happened after....

After we got home. Mommy took a shower, Daddy gave me a bottle. Mommy stripped me down to a diaper so I could cool off. And I normally only fall asleep on my belly, but Boy; I was tired....I just crashed in Mommy's arms while Daddy was taking a shower....

What a day....

On Saturday after Drew woke up for the day. We had a bottle and got ready to leave the house. We ran some errands and went to Wal-Mart for some shopping. Then come home and relaxed for a little bit. Then left and guess where we went...The Park. Andrew went to the South County Park for the first time...Daddy and Uncle Brian and some friends were down there playing Baseball....
Im being so good, Just hanging out in my car seat. Here is Daddy playing


Daddy Up at bat....

Uncle Brian....


Daddy way in the outfield....

I only got cranky a few times, then fell fast asleep in my Mommy's arms. When i was awake she decided to see how i would do in the big stroller, because normally they just attach my carseat to the stroller. My mommy was so proud I was being so good...






I had a great day at the Park...Now i want to go to the Beach....