Big Fat Blog

I admit that I have been a blog slacker this month. I am going to try to blame it on my extremely mobile 9 month old son. I have been taking pictures and video, but I haven't put them up. The dude is napping, today is the day:

We decided to give Drew on cabinet in the kitchen he is allowed to explore, so everything isn't no, no, no.








Can we have oatmeal for breakfast?

Sweet face.









Big boy rocking




Playing Mario Cart with Aunt Emily. The boys actually give him lessons in how to use the controller. They also gave him a special (broken) controller that he is allowed to slobber on.










Gotta love that hair. It is starting to lay down a little more and it sorta makes me sad.



Helping Grandpa with the dishes.

This weekend we went to visit Emily at App. It was freezing! The big upside to this was that Andrew got to wear and appreciate some of the things I have knitted for him over the last few weeks.



Wooly hat and mittens, slobber proof because wool stays warm when it is wet. God is a genius!



I knitted this sweater about 2 weeks ago and we have almost worn it out! The hat I made on the way to Boone at Josh's request. It is soooo cute!








Relaxing in the hammock.




He learned to play peekaboo himself this weekend. Papa's hat works great as a peekaboo prop.

Of course at a certain point we had to sacrifice cuteness for warmth, which is why he is wearing this blinding combo of multicolored stripes and polkadots. He was toasty though.

Clapping with his palms together is another trick he mastered this weekend. He and Papa Robins supervised and encouraged us as we took down the pop up on Monday.

When we got home Andrew was very glad to see Nana and Papa. Papa is hilarious.

At 9 months, he may be getting huge but he still fits in the cubbies in our living room.






That brings you up to yesterday. The only people missing from this post are Sara and Robin, who we miss dreadfully! That is why when Andrew wakes up we are driving to Western to let them take us to lunch. Hooray! We will try to post pictures tonight of our visit.

Andrew's many talents

A bath, a Uke, and a love affair with a rooster

No particular theme or time frame for this post. Just straight up cuteness.




Andrew decided to play his Ukulele like a bass this day, like his Aunt Sara.





Last week, Drew baby took a bath in Nana's big tub. Aunt Sara wouldn't let me take pictures of him in the bath. She says it's embarrassing. So, 13-year-old Andrew, if you are reading this, go hug Sara. She was looking out for you. Towel pictures only.











Andrew has also decided that his favorite person to converse with is the red rooster/doorstop at Grandma and Grandpa's. Aunt Emily showed him how fun it can be last weekend when she was home:

But he talks to it without her too:

Fall

We have these beautiful yellow flowers at the end of our driveway that we decided to pick last week.










Of course, with fall comes football. Andrew participates fully in these "man nights."




He can't have chips and salsa so he brings some toys to munch on.

Andrew has also developed a fascination with mirrors.

Not spoiled, just ripe

Andrew is very blessed to have so many men near him who love him so much. Sadly, all his aunts have decided to live other places.
He and Adam have discovered marching together. Andrew clearly loves it and Adam says it is a good workout for the arms.

Drew has always loved walks with Papa, but he really loves it in the awesome Kelty baby backpack. Thanks Ann and James!




It doesn't surprise us, but we are continually delighted with Andrew's enthusiasm for music. Every time he gets near an instrument he has to take a crack at it.

He is a born musician!

Brainspurt

It seems like every three weeks or so Andrew will have a week where he learns to do 4 new things a day. Recently added to his skill set: waving, an attempt at pointing, singing, strumming, exploring. Here are some videos of the last three:

Eating Breakthrough!

Andrew hasn't been so keen on solid foods since we started them at 4 months. He clamped his mouth down tight for everything until one week ago when we tried applesauce. Yum!





Somehow the applesauce taught him to open his mouth. He does it for everything now. It makes mealtime more pleasant for all, and less messy.

He has a small trike at Grandma and Grandpa's that he is learning to work. He looks so big and so tiny at the same time.