Baby its cold outside!

We have had record temperatures the past few days! Not warm temperatures but very cold ones! I thought we moved to Tennessee to get away from the cold! I hope it leaves soon so that we don't have to deal with this much longer!

Aaron has been changing soo much and is such a blast to be around! He walks everywhere and loves to dance to any music he hears. I put the ipod in his pocket the other day so he could just have music all around him and he would just stop and dance and bop his head to the music. It was hilarious! He not only likes to dance but loves to sing too. His favorite song right now is Light up the sky by The Afters. He knows as soon as it comes on the radio that it is his song and starts singing Lalala right away! It is soo fun! He has a few words that he says all the time now. He will answer 'yeah' to most questions. He tries to say 'Delilah' but it comes out more like 'delil' but he is working on it. He says ma for milk or a drink and bi for bites/ food. He says Dada, Mama, and lalala all the time. He also says what sounds like 'tickle' and says it over and over. It is too funny! Besides those 'words' he babbles all day long!

He has discovered pestering the cats even more. He can pet them when he wants even though it is more of a hit but he tries. He grabs any toy and smacks Cruiser with it and plays with him. Or he just grabs onto their tail and goes for a ride! It is quite entertaining!

We are busy getting ready for Christmas and can't wait for next week to come! Oma and Opa and Audrey get to come visit us! Aaron is super excited to get to see them again! He is also hoping that Kristy and Barry get to come visit too!

Sick Boy...

Wednesday I started to get a cough... I had a hard time sleeping because I just kept coughing. I wasn't too bad on Thursday or Friday tho just coughing occasionally. On Saturday morning Momma noticed I was kinda wheezing and it slowly got worse. I was having a harder time breathing. Momma called the doctor and we headed in to get checked out. The Dr checked me for RSV by putting stuff up my nose and then made me breath in this smokey stuff. It was coming out of a choo choo train that was kind of loud. I think Momma called it a nebulizer. I didn't have RSV but the Doctor said that I needed to take more nebulizer medicine. We went to a store to get some and then headed home. Momma rocked me and helped me get some sleep but I struggled to stay asleep. I took some more medicine and took another nap. Momma and Dada snuggled with me all night. Momma held me all night on Saturday while I slept and comforted me when I was fussy and couldn't sleep. We got up on Sunday to have another nebulizer treatment and eat some breakfast. We stayed home from church so that I could get more rest and not get other people sick. We laid around and I slept on and off and played some with Dada while Momma took a nap. After I took another nap Momma put my monkey costume on me and we went and got a little candy. She worked so hard on my monkey I just had to wear it! We came home and I went to bed and slept all night without any problems! When I woke up I was full of energy on Monday! Momma got to stay home all day because she doesn't have to go to work anymore ( they laid her off) soo I had soo much fun with her and Dada! I slept some and Momma and Dada worked in the house. I am feeling better and was walking all around today! I love to sing "lalala" all the time too! On top of being sick I also have gotten a few more teeth! I now have 9 teeth! Hopefully after I get better I will be able to just play and have a good time!

WALKING!!

Soo it all started a few weeks ago when Aaron decided to let go of whatever he was holding onto to stand by himself... Then in the past week or so he'd take a half step in between two things to hold onto... We tried to convince him he needed to be walking before we went to his cousins last weekend but he didn't listen:)... he has too much fun pushing different items around and walking behind them... the laundry basket, his little hippo, a basketball hoop, a car really anything he can stand behind and push. Today tho he decided to take a few more steps... While holding the remote control he saw his big red ball, and decided to walk to it. He took 4 steps to get to it and then plopped down. He wouldn't walk to me when I tried to get him to do it again but then he took 5 more steps... then grabbed my shoes and socks and took a few more... He is slowly taking a few more steps at a time... He is still wobbly and either cruises or crawls but it is progress and in the next few weeks I have a feeling he is gonna wear us out! We are excited for this new stage and a little worried about what he might get into. Ahh toddlerhood... hmm what happened to my little boy? He will be 13 months tomorrow and is soo big! I can't believe how fast the time has gone...

Standing Tall

I am getting soo strong! I can stand by myself now! I like to do it all the time. I pull up on anything and everything and then let go and play with toys or just stand there! The other day while I was playing outside with Daddy I climbed up the steps to the deck and crawled around and played. Momma and Daddy are anxious for me to start walking. They think it is going to happen sometime soon! I may just surprise them one day and do it, or I will wait a little while. I just want to keep everyone on their toes!

Momma has been watching her friends kids more often now. I like to play with them and it is nice to have kids my age around. My buddy Maddox and I like to play with each other and sometimes play well together and other times fight each other! We have fun together! I am going to his birthday party this weekend ( hopefully) and can't wait to play some more!

Daddy has been working more so that he can get promoted. Then Momma won't have to work! and Daddy can come home early and we can all be together more! It would be really nice! We keep praying that God will provide that job for him and we can spend more time together!

It has started to get cooler outside and I am loving playing outside and riding in my wagon! I am trying to get used to wearing pants and crawling around. I slide around a lot but maybe if I walk soon I won't have a problem with it!

Oh I went to the Dr last week and I now weigh 22lbs 2 oz and I am 30 3/4 inches. That means in my first year I grew 10 1/2 inches and gained about 14lbs! I still love to eat everything! I have been drinking some regular milk and Momma puts a little chocolate in it!

Next week we are going to West Virginia to celebrate my cousin's birthday! I can't wait!

I'm ONE!!!

I can't believe that it has been a year since my baby was born! It doesn't seem like that much time has gone by! We have had such an amazing year! It has been filled with soo much joy! For the most part we have had such an easygoing baby! He has had his moments of meanness but for the most part is one of the happiest babies I've ever met! It is just so amazing to see how he has changed and grown in the past year. Today we went and got donuts for breakfast and Aaron enjoyed some blueberry donut holes! Then he got to go with Daddy to get the oil changed in the car ( fun fun! he had fun and got a balloon! ) He and Daddy picked Momma up from work and headed to lunch at Beef O'Brady's. Since it was his birthday we got a special dessert and Aaron enjoyed eating some chocolate pie! We went to Daddy's work to say Hi to everyone and everyone was excited to see Aaron and wish him a happy birthday! Momma decided we should go visit the Choo Choo and we went to go on a Trolly ride. We had to wait for a little bit so we walked around and looked at roses and got sprayed by some water. The trolly ride wasn't super exciting but it was interesting to ride on and at least say we have been on it! We came home after that and Aaron played with his toys. We ate ravioli for dinner and then Aaron had a little cupcake. He picked it right up and devoured it! It was like the best thing he had ever had! He made quite a mess too! He even licked his fingers as he was finishing up! What a silly boy! He enjoyed a bath and off to bed for him! It was an amazing day and a great way to celebrate such a special boys life! I can't wait to see how he will grow and change in this next year! I love him soo much and am soo blessed to have him in my life!

Having fun being a boy!

stuck under the laundry basket!

Standing at his toy box

Trying to get Delilah in the window

Playing the Wii and inspecting the TV

We have been having fun playing outside and inside when its hot. Playing with some other kids ( Momma is watching her friend's 3 kids a couple times a week), going on walks and discovering lots of fun things! I LOVE to play outside and pull weeds and crawl around the yard. I love to ride in my stroller or car and would do it all day long if it didn't get so hot out! I now have 5 teeth almost 6! I love to 'talk' and make lots of sounds all day long! One of my favorites is babybabybaby over and over! I love to open the oven drawer and pull out some pots to bang around. I then use my potato masher and bang on the floor! I climb up to on the Wii fit balance board to get closer to the tv and inspect it frequently. I play with the shower door and all other doors, opening and closing them. I also have discovered making a smacking sound and if you kiss me I start to smack my lips together! I LOVE being a boy and discovering everything around me!

teeth!

After only having two teeth for months I finally decided I wanted some more. Too bad 4 of them decided to come at once! It hurts!! Two have just barely broken through my gums but haven't come in very far. Momma puts a necklace on me that is made of amber that helps to calm me ( well it is supposed to at least). There are still times that it hurts bad and she gives me a little medicine to help ease the pain.

I am crawling and getting into EVERYTHING! I LOVE my new way of getting around! I can go pretty fast and in the morning when Daddy takes me in the kitchen to make coffee I 'run' away and go find Momma getting ready for work! I then pull up on the potty and try and lift the lid, or open the shower doors and play with the water from the shower. I love to try and get my kitties too. They aren't too happy that I can crawl after them! :) hehe just wait til I run!! I pull up on just about anything I can and 'walk' while holding onto whatever I pulled up on.

It has been really hot all day and night. When we get up in the morning to go walking it is usually around 80 degrees ( and it is usually around 6am). It only gets hotter during the day. I wish it wasn't soo hot cuz I LOVE to be outside! Momma and I played in a sprinkler last week but I didn't care for it too much. She let me sit in my pool for a little bit but then I tried to crawl out so we were done.

I will have my Momma take a picture of my smile as soon as my teeth are showing more! My birthday party is coming soon! I can't wait! Momma says she is sad her baby boy is growing up so fast! She is planning and making stuff for my party! I can't wait to go swimming again! I hope everyone can come and play with me!

July

10 months old!

Standing at the mirror!

At the Lake with Momma!

showing off my boo boo... Momma cut my finger instead of my fingernail!

It's been a while since we've updated on our lives! We have been slightly busy. A few highlights of the month: we've gone to the lake a few times and swam, we've at LOTS of ice cream and Watermelon ( Aaron's favorites!), we had a yard sale at Nana's house and sold quite a bit of things! , we have walked around a lot- every morning around the neighborhood as well as to various stores around our house. Aaron is also talking to us a lot more! He has loooong streams of various sounds! He now is saying lala, nana, yaya, as well as his other dada, mama, gaga, baba's. He waves ALL the time even if no one is around! He is feeding himself almost all of his meals. He likes toast for breakfast or pancakes or cheerios, and he eats veggies and beans or whatever we are eating! He learned how to drink out of a straw a few weeks ago and enjoys drinking his water from a straw (this also makes it easy when we go out for a meal because we just get him a glass of water to drink). Just this past week he learned how to go from his tummy to sitting and then pulling up on EVERYTHING! He likes to mostly pull up on Momma or Daddy and the worst habit of all in his crib! We have struggled the past week to get him to sleep because of this! It has been a rough time but we are hopefully getting past it! ( I can only hope I am tired!!) Just this week Aaron has become more mobile! He doesn't crawl a typical crawl but sits like he is gonna crawl and pulls himself along. It is cute but gets him into trouble of course! He is getting into a lot of things and we are working on keeping non baby things out of his reach! It is a fun time! We are going to Nana and Papa's house this weekend to celebrate birthdays in July ( Aaron's cousin Luke, Aunt Kristy, and Momma's!!) We told Aaron he had to figure out crawling or walking by this weekend or his cousins would leave him in the dust so he listened and figured it out! Hopefully he can try and keep up with them a little bit! Well that's a summary of the month so far! I will update with pictures of our weekend!

I am doing soo much!

Just a quick update on all of my new tricks! While we were in South Dakota I started saying "yayaya ." I now say 'mama, dada, gaga, baba too.' I am now waving a lot too!! I can now feed myself only missing sometimes! Momma has been giving me more foods that I can feed myself too! I am now eating things like rice cakes, graham crackers, feeding myself peas and pieces of bread. I am starting to pull up on Momma ALL the time! I can do it holding onto just one of her hands! I still have not much interest in crawling but can get up on my knees but still just go backwards. I'd rather walk around holding onto Momma's hands. I am still waking up 1 time at night and waking up early but if Momma doesn't come get me right away I fall back asleep and let everyone sleep later! ( on Sunday it was 8 am when we woke up!!) I am getting soo big! I went to the Dr last week and am now 20 lbs 9 oz and 28 3/4 inches long! I am healthy as can be and loving being a boy!

First road trip to South Dakota!

Riding in the car

Hey Ya'll!!

Ridin the big tractor!

measuring the corn... it is knee high...

I had such a fun time visiting everyone in South Dakota! One day when Momma came home from work Daddy drove us to this place and we picked up a car. We drove it to Daddy's work and put my seat in it and Mommy drove us home in it. Momma put me to bed and after we had slept a little bit she got me and put me in the weird car. I was awake and we went and picked Daddy up from his work. Then we started driving... and driving... and driving... I slept while it was dark out. Once when Daddy was driving he hit a big tarp in the road and scared everyone. Momma told him to pull over and she checked to make sure I was ok ( I was sleeping so I didn't care other than it woke me up!) A man driving a big truck stopped and helped us look at the car and make sure nothing was broken. ( A small piece had cracked but it wasn't a big deal). We drove for a long time and when I woke up my Daddy decided he would sit with me in the back seat while Momma drove. She was driving on this road and we were the only ones on the road pretty much and then she said "Oh No, there is a cop behind us..." well uh oh he pulled Momma over! She gave him her drivers license and another paper and he just told her to slow down ( side note I was only going 71 in a 65!!). She didn't get a ticket just a nice warning. She was glad! We made it to Council Bluffs and Momma decided that we should eat at a place called Runza. We stopped and got out and ate. We wanted to drive around there but decided we were soo close to see Oma and Opa that we should just keep going! We got to see them around 3pmish on Friday ( June 18th)... We had to go eat ice cream and I even got a couple bites! ( Nana started a BAD habit!) We went shopping at a few places then headed to Oma and Opa's house so I could take a bath and go to bed since it had been a LONG day! It took me a little bit to fall asleep since I had never been there before but then I slept pretty good. On Saturday we got up and went on a walk and looked at some corn fields which is something I've never seen! We got ready and went to dinner at this place called Hy-Vee which Momma told me is where Daddy used to work! We went to a few stores again and then went home to get ready for our big bbq later that night! I took a nap and then when I woke up I got to go sit on a BIG old tractor! We went across the street from my Oma and Opa's house and they pulled it out of a big barn and Momma and I sat on it first. It was really neat! After we left there we went to get ready for our party and I met a LOT of people! All of Daddy's family was there. Then after a little while Momma's brother Jeremy and his family came to see me! I got to meet my Aunt Lindsey and my cousins Chelsea and Micah! I liked them and sat with them and had my picture made with them! I went to bed a little while after they got there. On Sunday morning we went to church and I sat in the service while we sang songs and then when a man came up to talk I started talking too so Daddy and Momma took me out and we walked around the church. We went to this water fall place after that. Momma called it the Falls ( it is the Sioux River Falls). We took LOTs of pictures of me on the rocks and by the water. It was a really cool place I liked it! We went home so I could take a nap and then we went to Daddy's Uncle Steve's house. I talked to a few more people and then we headed to Jeremy and Lindsey's house for supper. I was the life of the party because Chelsea fell asleep while she was eating and Micah was already sleeping when we got there! ( Ruby even took a nap with Chelsea). I talked and laughed and had a great time showing off to everyone! On Monday morning we got up early ( Momma even had to wake me up!) and went to eat some breakfast. Then we started driving again! We stopped in a place called Omaha which is where Momma and Daddy used to live. I was soo excited about it I fell asleep... OOPS! I made Momma and Daddy stop a little while later cuz Momma thought I had pooped... We got out of the car and Daddy checked me and nothing! I just tooted!! I laughed and laughed that we stopped for nothing!! I really just wanted out of my seat! We stopped a lot and it was going to be really late when we got home. Momma was tired and Daddy was too soo we stopped just outside of Nashville. Momma tried to sleep in the car but I was awake since we stopped moving. We went inside and walked around the big truck stop and I thought it was AWESOME!! I laughed and smiled and thought that being up late was just so neat! Momma and Daddy got some food and a drink and we got back in the car. I fell right to sleep and we drove home. We made it home around 1:30-2 am. I had slept a lot so I woke up at my normal time of 6am and Momma and Daddy were not too happy! They tried to get me to sleep more but I would not... Sorry!! I had a really fun time and maybe after we recover from this trip we might go and visit again!

DADA!!

I have figured out lots of new things to say in the past week. I started saying bababa and ga and Daddy has been trying for months to get me to say dadada but I would just smile and laugh at him. On Sunday afternoon we were driving around and I said da, da, just a couple of times nothing consistently. I just kept talking all throughout dinner putting all different sounds together. When we got home I went to bed and then the next morning at 6am I yelled for my "DADADA" to come and get me! :) Momma was soo proud that I finally called for Daddy instead of her in the early morning. Daddy is happy that I am asking for him now too! I know the difference between Dada and Mama too. After my nap time when I woke up I called for my Mama to come and get me since I knew Daddy was at work! I am such a smart boy!!

I am really excited because my Nana is coming to see me tomorrow! Maybe I will be able to learn her name too! Momma told me that after my Nana leaves we will get ready to go visit my Oma and Opa too! I can't wait! It is gonna be a long drive to get there but should be really fun when I get there! We will get to meet my new cousin Micah and I will get to meet my cousin Chelsea and my Aunt Lindsey too! ( As well as lots of other people!) I will have Momma take lots of pictures to show everyone!

Boy Wonder!!

playing with my toys in the tent

Walking with Mommy

Daddy came up with a new name for me- Boy Wonder!! He flies me around and I smile and laugh at him. I smile and laugh at Daddy most of the time. He is such a funny person! He makes silly faces at me or makes silly sounds. I love my Daddy!!

I got my second tooth last week! I got a fever on Sunday night ( 5/23) and just was not myself all day Monday. My fever went down a little bit on Tuesday- Mommy stayed home with Daddy and I to help take care of me since I was fussy and wanted to be held a lot. Mommy noticed on Tuesday morning that my second tooth had popped through the gum. I started feeling better and on Wednesday I was doing a lot better. I got a little rash on my face but it went away fast so Mommy didn't take me to the doctor.

On Saturday Mommy and Daddy took me to some stores and then we went to a birthday party. It was supposed to be an outside party but it started raining. It stopped for a little while so I played outside in my car with Daddy but then it started raining again so we went inside. It got a little bit crowded and it was getting close to my bedtime so We decided to go home. On Sunday I woke up really early - surprise surprise- and Mommy and Daddy decided we'd go on a walk to get some donuts. We had a good walk and enjoyed the donuts when we got home. Mommy decided she wanted to set up our tent so she set it up with some help from Daddy and I got to play in it while Mommy and Daddy did some yard work. I liked playing for a while but then got tired of playing by myself. We played inside and went to a few stores to find some stuff for the yard then I got ready for bed. I slept in my bed for a while and then Mommy came in to get me and took me outside and put me in the tent. I was still sleepy but then I woke up because I couldn't figure out where I was! Mommy was laying next to me and I kept rolling on my side to try and get her. Mommy decided that I probably wasn't going to go to sleep again so rather than get no sleep and be in the tent we went back in the house. I didn't want to fall asleep again and struggled the rest of the night to sleep. Monday I was ready for my normal week and then Mommy didn't go to work so we got to play. Daddy had to go to work to do some inventory so Mommy and I decided to go with him and hang out in Chattanooga. When we got there someone was not breathing so Daddy called for an ambulance. He went to go see if he could help. Mommy and I looked for the ambulance to come. A firetruck came and a big ambulance and police cars! I was excited to see all of these things up close! They tried to help the person who was sick but he didn't wake back up. His friends were sad. Daddy had to fill out some paperwork and talk to a lot of people on the phone to help take care of everything. Mommy helped him count everything so that we could leave the hotel. We decided to go walk downtown and had a great time! We walked down by the water and I even put my toes in the water at the aquarium! I had an awesome time with my Mommy and Daddy! I can't believe I had them for 3 days!! It was the best ever!!

A tooth!?

I think there is a tooth finally in my mouth! I feel this thing that is sharp in my mouth! It just sticks up a little bit but it doesn't hurt right there anymore! The rest of my mouth still is hurting and I think there are more coming soon! I started chewing on Momma's nose sometimes and today I bit down. She told me "NO" and I was sad for a minute but I haven't tried it again. Sorry Momma!!

I have also figured out how to move- well I go in reverse... I back up on the floor and get really mad because I see something in front of me but I go backwards and can't get to it! Hopefully I can figure out how to go forwards so that I can get to the toys that I want. - AND get my kitties!! :) they don't know what they are in for!! I grab Cruisers tail often and he gets mad... today I got his paw and shook it- just like Nana tries to teach him to do!

I wave bye-bye to Momma when she leaves for work and yesterday waved to Daddy too! I wiggled my fingers at him even! I am getting too good!:) Momma is soo proud!

I am excited that I get to go see my Nana and Papa this weekend! It has been a long time since I've been to their house! I can't wait to show them all I can do now!

bye bye Mommy's car...

Mommy decided that it was getting too hard to get me in and out of my car seat in her car. She decided maybe we should try and sell her car and look for a bigger one. She listed it on this website called craigslist and a little while later someone called and wanted to look at it! Mommy and Daddy didn't think that people would be that interested!! Someone else called on Sunday while we were at church and after both people looked at it someone bought it! They let us take it home and wanted to bring it back to them on Monday so they could take it home to their daughter for her first car. Mommy cried and was sad to see her fun car go! She had Daddy take a few pictures of us in her car for the last time...

After we dropped off the car Mommy took Daddy's car and drove us home. Later that night she got me out of bed and put me in my carseat and we went and picked Daddy up from work. Mommy was worried I would want to be awake since I had slept but I went right back to bed without any problems. I'm such a good boy! :)

Since selling Mommy's car she and Daddy have been trying to decide if they want to buy another car or if we can make it work with just one. For now I think we can make it work so Mommy has just been driving me around in my little car! hehehe it is fun to drive around! Daddy pushes me really fast down the driveway and lets me 'drive' the rest of the way!! Mommy recorded me driving last night and will put the movie on youtube soon.

Mommy decided that we were going to go on a long walk today to run some errands and we walked to the courthouse to renew Daddy's license plate and then we went to the library. This was my FIRST trip to the library!! ( sorry Papa that we haven't gone sooner!!) I was soo good! Mommy walked around to look at a few things and I didn't make a sound! I just knew that I was supposed to be quiet!! I'm soo smart!:)

I am still working on my tooth... Mommy can feel it but it just won't break through the gum... It is causing me a lot of pain but Mommy holds me and helps make it better! I cry out MAMAMAMAMA!!! Daddy gets sad that it isn't Dadada but I will say his name soon! Hopefully ( for me not Mommy and Daddy) I can figure out crawling soon. I want to get moving soo badly but I just haven't figured it out yet! I am excited for this weekend to spend it with my Mommy and Daddy, I will try and sleep later... I usually get soo excited that I get to see them both all day that I wake them up early around 6am... I can't help it I just am soo happy they are both home!

This boy is growing!

ahhh swimming on the changing table!!

loving my bath sitting up the whole time!

This week started off with a milestone reached! I decided to roll from my back to my tummy. I wanted to show Daddy first that I could do it and then he woke Mommy up from her nap and then I showed her. I roll around on the floor but mostly just when Daddy is around. He thinks its funny, but I haven't decided if I wanna do it a lot with Mommy. I like when she helps me and holds me like a baby still. I keep tryin to move around on the floor by movin my feet too. I haven't figured out to put my knees up but I am trying to get around! I started moving around in my sleep too. Mommy lays me down and I move around and I get stuck sideways in my crib! I get mad then because my head is tight against my bumper... Mommy always rescues me tho! I love my Mommy.

Mommy also saw this week after many attempts to look in my mouth that I have a tooth FINALLY starting to come through! Every time she tries to look in my mouth I stick my tongue out at her. That is my newest favorite thing to do. I stick my tongue out all the time. Sometimes I blow and make silly sounds too! I love being a boy and making tooting sounds! I do it until I fall asleep at nap time and at night!

I have been enjoying going outside every day and go out with Daddy and Mommy and just enjoy riding in my car, swinging and going on long walks. I love the weather! I don't like when it rains and then we can't go outside. It is better when it rains when I sleep and then is sunny when I'm awake!

such a happy boy!

After Church Sunday April 18

Practicing sitting in my Pool- I just woke up Momma... I'm not ready for this yet!

With Mommy before she leaves for work one morning.

I love life... It is soo much more than I could have ever expected! Watching this little guy grow up and learn things and explore is just amazing. I mean I have watched kids grow as I work at a preschool/daycare but nothing like this. It is just awesome to watch him discover himself and the world around him! I discovered a few weeks ago that his little mouth was looking a little different than it normally does. I asked a friend and she let me borrow some medicine to try on him. It wasn't making a difference so on Monday we made our first 'sick' visit to the Dr. We didn't see our normal doctor but that was ok. now from Aaron's perspective:

Mommy decided that my mouth was getting yuckier. She kept seeing white stuff on my tongue and it was moving to the inside of my cheeks and lips. I was swinging and she decided to call the Dr. We went inside and changed my diaper and headed to the Dr (they had an apt 15 min after I called). We saw one of the girls that goes to Mommy's school and then we got called back. The nurse weighed me but with all my clothes on so it wasn't super right. She said I was close to 20 lbs if not right on. Then she took us to a room and checked my temp and held onto my wrist. Then a lady came into the room named Holli and she looked at my ears and in my mouth and said yep its Thrush... She gave Mommy a paper to go get medicine for me and Mommy so that we can get rid of it! The medicine tastes kinda yucky but Mommy thinks it is helping already! I have to have it on my mouth 4 times a day!! Hopefully if it goes away soon I won't have to use it much longer!

Tuesday Mommy and Daddy didn't know what to do with me! It was raining outside so we couldn't go out and play! We have not had rain in a long time and so we have been playing outside almost every day! We played on the floor and I got to jump in my jumper and it was a pretty good day even if we couldn't go outside!

Mommy told me today that I get to go see my Nana and Papa this weekend! I am very excited to see them again! It has been a while and I miss them! I will have to show them my new tricks and maybe I will learn something new before I go see them! I am trying to roll over from my back but I haven't quite got it figured out yet! OH AND I am gonna get a new cousin soon!! He is supposed to come any day now so I am excited to find out when HE is here! I will get to see him in June since he lives in South Dakota where my Oma and Opa live.

7 months old!

I had a small accident at Church last Sunday and they changed my outfit, Mommy didn't like my outfit so when we got home she took it off me. I was soo tired so she just put me to bed in my diaper. I like to kick my legs up and so I kicked my blanket off and fell asleep!

Swingin away!

I am trying to become mobile! I want to move around but I just can't quite figure it out yet! When I'm on my tummy I move backwards instead of forwards. I roll from my tummy to back and then move to my sides but don't quite get back over to my tummy. Daddy is trying to teach me to stand on my own. Today he stood me up by the ottoman and helped me hold on and I stood there without him holding onto me for about 5 seconds.

I love that it is warm outside and love to be outside all the time! Daddy takes me out in the morning and I sit in my car while he gets some projects done like mowing the lawn or painting. Then after lunch and my nap Mommy takes me outside and we usually go on a walk around the neighborhood and then walk up and down the driveway and around the yard. I take a break and swing for a little while and sometimes just play in the grass too! I get mad when we hae to go inside but by then I'm about ready for bed!

Mommy got me some new toys this week at a consignment sale. She got me my first tool box- it is a cloth box with a soft hammer, screw driver, and a wrench. Its fun to hammer things! She also got me a glow worm! It is soo neat! When I wake up at night Mommy pushes the glow worms tummy and it lights up and plays me music. I also got a few soft books that I can chew on and touch! I love getting new toys!

I started eating carrots, bananas, green beans and pears recently! I try and take bites of Mommy's pear when she is eating it. I am going to try mangos soon too! I guess that is all I have for now! Mommy bought me a swimming pool today so hopefully I will get to use it soon!

Happy Easter!

In my Easter Outfit!

With my Oma and Opa

At the Lake!

My cool shades!

Easter is soo much fun! First my Oma and Opa came and visited me and then my Nana and Papa stopped for a little while too! I got lots of neat things from Oma and Opa. They have made sure I will be fully clothed when I get bigger! My Nana and Papa gave me some awesome sunglasses and a ball and bucket! I am excited to play with my bucket and ball!!

I also went to the Dr last week and I now weigh 19lbs 4 oz and I am 27 1/4 inches long! My Dr said I am soo healthy and growing soo well! I got 2 more shots and cried after the first one but I calmed down quickly after my Mommy picked me up.

Mommy realized last week that I do not like tomatoes. Whenever she eats spaghetti or things with tomato in them I spit up A LOT! As soon as she stopped eating them I stopped spitting up! Hopefully I will get used to them soon and she can eat that again!

I am going to lots of new places now that it is warm out! I went to the lake for the first time on Friday and enjoyed looking around. The water was still cold and I did not like it on my toes! We went to the park and I went on a real swing! I love the nice weather! Mommy and I play outside every day! She lets me ride in my car and we play in the grass too!

Some of my new tricks are I put both of my hands up to my mouth and puff up my cheeks and blow making beautiful boy noises! I can also blow raspberries when I want to. I am soo close to rolling from my back to my tummy! I can sit up for a while on my own but I get tired of it and fall backwards. I am now eating: peas, peaches, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, bananas, and banana puffs! I just tried carrots today and ate them right up! I guess that is about it for now!

Getting soo big!!

loving my car!

Sitting in my rocking chair!

Well I decided finally that I would roll over. I had done it a few times to tease Mommy and Daddy but now I do it more often! I still will fuss and cry if I don't feel like being on my tummy but eventually I either get rolled over or I roll over! I can also sit up now! Mommy has slowly been letting me sit without anything around me and on Friday last week she was taking my picture and I sat up by myself for almost 5 minutes! She was soo proud of me! I am getting to be soo big! Mommy said she's sad cuz I'm not her little baby anymore. But I can't be a little baby forever! I have started eating real food now! Mommy has given me sweet potatoes which I loved, and she gave me squash which I thought was yummy but I got a little rash from it so she stopped feeding me that! I have recently been eating avocado! It has a weird taste but I don't mind it! Mommy told me she was going to make me some peas tonite so I can try them tomorrow! On Saturday Daddy decided that since I could sit up I needed to ride in my car. Soo he got it down from the attic and strapped me in and took me for a ride in the driveway! I thought it was AWESOME!! I laughed and tried to steer with the steering wheel ( when I wasn't eating it!) And Daddy decided to try out my new big boy carseat. I still have to sit looking at the backseat but I am up higher and can see out the window now! And when we go into stored either Daddy or Mommy holds me or I get to sit in the buggy! It is soo much fun! I am excited for next week cuz my Mommy told me today that my Oma and Opa are coming to see me! I think I will get to see my Nana and Papa too!! That should be really fun!! I also have to go to the doctor to get some more nasty shots but I will see how big I am getting too! Mommy thinks I am very tall! We will find out!

6 months old!!

I can't believe it's been 6 months since Aaron's birth! It has been an amazing time to see him develop and grow! Last weekend Aaron and I went to Alabama. I didn't feel very good but I was Nana's hotel room soo off we went! Aaron had a lot of fun with his Nana! He woke her up early and was talking and talking!

I have started eating sweet potatoes now! I LOVE them! Mommy feeds them to me at lunch time and I enjoy eating them while Mommy and Daddy are eating too! Mommy let me try squash today and I really liked it too! I am working on sitting up and can hold my balance for a little while. I am getting better every day! I still don't care about rolling over. I have done it 3 times total now. I have other ways that I've figured out of getting around tho. I am still working on getting my teeth. I chew on EVERYTHING! IF you hand me anything it goes directly into my mouth. I reach and grab everything too. Mommy got me a special giraffe named Sophie that I love to chew on. It even squeaks if I squeeze it! I am getting bigger and Mommy is packing up a lot of my clothes again! She can't wait to get my next batch of clothes from my cousins! I guess that is about it for now! I go to the doctor on April 1st to get more shots and see how much I'm growing! I think I've grown a lot! I am a lot longer!

Crazy boy!!

petting my kitty Cruiser and thinking he is soo funny!

Sleeping with Cocoa

I am moving around soo much now! I have only rolled over one time. I thought I would just let everyone know I can do it but I am not interested in rolling. I have started turning myself on my play mat. Mommy lays me down on my tummy facing the fireplace, and in a few minutes I am facing the TV! She sits and watches me and can't figure out how I do it but I am moving around... I am trying to sit too. I can't do it by myself but if you set me up I can sit for about 20 seconds by myself! Mommy thinks I will skip rolling for now and work on sitting up and maybe even crawling soon... I am still working on my tooth as well... My girlfriend got her first tooth last week so I need to catch up! ( she is 5 weeks older than me so its ok that she got hers before me!)

On Saturday and Sunday this last week Mommy and Daddy took me outside a lot! It was soo warm outside! I didn't know what to think! I was so small when it was like this before I don't really remember it! It was nice to sit outside and to go on walks without having to be under tons of blankets and wearing a hat!

Mommy took some of the clothes I've outgrown or didn't wear to a store here to see if we could get some money for them. We had to walk around a few stores while they looked at the clothes but then when we went back they gave Mommy $37 for the clothes! She was glad to make some extra money to buy me some new clothes! I am outgrowing the stuff I have now and I don't have much to wear if I keep growing!

I am getting better at putting myself to sleep for naps and at night time. I am still waking up during the night to eat but I fall right back to sleep after I eat. Mommy is proud of me that I can put myself to sleep with only crying for a few minutes. Mommy made me a stuffed doggy that is named Cocoa that helps me fall asleep. I love to snuggle with him!

Well thats all of my news for now...