Action Packed October

Andrew was doing so well that we decided to stick to our plans to visit Aunt Shawn in Raleigh and go to the State Fair. It was a nice change of pace to sit in new places :)

We stopped at Emily and Quinton's apartment in Wake Forrest, where Andrew discovered he had some control over his new wheels:

We did visit the Village of Yesteryear, and we were lucky enough to go with GrandNana and GrandPapa.


We saw livestock of all sorts.

But by far, the grandest adventure of the day was the fire-fighting helicopter Andrew got to "pilot" for 15 minutes.

We also visited Pullen Park, which has a train you can ride. He uses his serious face to examine things:

And a train car you can explore:

There was a merry-go-round to ride:

and chocolate popsicles:





It was a fun trip. Since we have been back he has been in





and out of the wheelchair.





We are basically back to the crawling stage. He can scoot around really well:

In Baby Girl news (I know, there is so much less info about this pregnancy. Don't worry sweet girl! We already adore you!), Andrew has been bored enough to talk to my stomach some:

Of course he eventually makes me laugh, which makes his head bounce, which makes us both laugh more. I know she loves it. She goes crazy for her big brother.

Lisa and I hunkered down to another baby quilt (I decided to keep the last one I made with Lisa to myself, *hem*)











We used the left overs from the adorable crib set, along with some other vintage-y fabrics I adore.


Don't you love it?
Added to the fantastic crib set and accessories my mom keeps turning out, and you get this:


Looking so sweet! :)
Andrew is practicing his baby care skills.





He keeps saying "Just relax, Daddy's here."

The sun rises and sets on Daddy for this boy these days. Daddy is everything he needs: strong, compassionate, firm, and always constant. Because of all these things, "only Daddy can take off the brace. Only Daddy is big enough."


Josh's birthday was yesterday. Andrew got him a Lego Creator kit. Not sure who has enjoyed it more:









WARNING: For those who are interested and not queasy, here are the X-rays of Andrew's leg from the day of the accident and one week later:

broken leg (poor baby)-


Leg during surgery with rods in place-


less broken leg, one week later-


(You can see above how the pins flex outside the bone. They sit just underneath his skin)


Pretty cool, huh? Dr. Hooker is the stuff!

Some things we missed

Mom got out a bucket of Legos for Andrew to play with a few weeks ago. Turns out the bucket was more entertaining than the Legos:

Tea Party at Nana's

My baby shower that my dear aunts threw for me was the best party I've had since the shower they threw for my wedding. Some highlights:












Check out this chick's wardrobe:


These women are so dear to me.


My "Lisa" quilt (yes, I'm considering sharing it with the baby)





Another step closer to a completed nursery:





Silliness with Aunt Emmy

Andrew has been practicing his telephone etiquette:

Cell phones present the added challenge of pocket navigation:

Spencer and Ann have been teaching Andrew about the joys of Farmer's Market produce.


Andrew was quick to identify Bob and Larry from Veggie Tales.





I love this sweet face:


We made our annual trip to the "Pumpkin Patch" before the accident. The fall in this video is actually very similar to how he fell last Sunday, if you can believe it.

Only after this fall he was "so fine"

Andrew and Adam have discovered that they have similar hair:











One of the things Andrew is missing most is wrestling with Daddy. They have such a good time throwing each other around:

I will update more from the last week, including some X-ray pictures we got at his follow up appointment. Dr. Hooker (who we still think is amazing) says he is healing nicely. :)

Almost one week down

Check out the awesome table set-up:


The chair is from Uncle Tim and Kiera. My Papa made the supercool table.


Aunt Jennifer and her gang sent an awesome care package that included a minion hat:

If you don't get this joke, YouTube "Minion Banana mini-movie." It's Andrew's favorite.

Andrew's left leg has the important job of making up for the limitations of his right leg.

We are trying to get out and enjoy the lovely fall weather.

We braved a trip to my parents for some banjo and crayon-wrapper therapy.

He eventually had to "play guitar with Papa."

Thanks for the prayers. Keep em coming! :)