Anderson Is 9 Months Old!

I cannot believe Anderson is 9 Months old! That is just three months away from being one!!! I feel like with your second their first year flies by SO FAST! Here are a few things I want to document about Anderson at 9 months...

- He has his top two teeth... four more are coming in right now! Poor little guy...
- He is not really into brushing his teeth but he is getting used to it.
- He loves to eat and his favorites are Puffs, sweet potato mixed with tofu, avocado, carrots, pees, pear oatmeal, and Dora yogurt (we discovered that YO Baby is SO messy! TJ is upset that they don't sell Diego yogurt. I promise to not tell his buddies in high school that he ate Dora yogurt!)
- He is ready to walk... but his little body just is not strong enough yet.
- He is so happy just playing alone or with others... I have never seen a child just want to play with toys all day long! Karoline was not really into toys... she was more into books.
- Speaking of books, Anderson is enjoying reading more and more. It's the only time I can get him to sit still! :)
- Anderson is nursing twice a day and takes a bottle twice a day. He is really not into nursing much anymore (wants to get down and play) but he does really well in the mornings so we will continue that until he says he is finished. Karoline has enjoyed helping give him a bottle at times though. It's pretty cute!
- I have no STATS... I am a bad mom and forgot to schedule his 9 month appt. so he does not go until the 25th of August when he will be 10 months! :) Oh well...
- He is a HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY little man (The only time Anderson really complains is when he can't get his food fast enough or when he is tired and wants to go to bed.)... Oh he is just so amazing to me and I love him to pieces!

Anderson's 9 month picture...


Karoline before church... I think her hair is getting so long!


TJ put Anderson in his chair while I was vacuuming and he sat there for a while watching Baby Einstein. It was pretty cute. Such a little man!

Karoline LOVES to pull out her vacuum when I vacuum... I am just happy that she is not afraid (okay, terrified) of it like she used to be!


Karoline likes to sit in on Anderson's bedtime book-reading time now... then she gets her reading time too. She figured out how to get double reading time! :)

Anderson digging into his book basket... his favorite books right now are Jamberry, and Little Duck!



Karoline let me put her hair in braids today! I was shocked because usually she only allows TJ to brush her hair but I did bribe her with a cookie and it worked. I honestly forgot how to braid for a minute but then remembered. It was cute.



Video- Random video's from the week...

Dad Had Surgery and Pictures...

Here are just some pictures from the past few days... I have been SO BUSY but the kids are napping and I am doing something "fun"! It has been hard for me to relax lately but my mom makes sure that I don't forget to post picture! :)

For those of you who don't know my dad had surgery on Thursday. He had radio frequency ablation. I don't know the specifics but his heart was not beating in the correct rhythm. Anyway, he is doing great and feels a lot better. Please keep him in your prayers. It's been a hard few months for my parents.

I love a 2 year old's mind... she put these blocks on her hands and feet and would "swim" with them on in the living room... she did this for about 30 minutes! CRAZY! She thought it was so fun!

Karoline has really been into watching John Mayer lately! She just love it...

Little man will be 9 months old on Tuesday. I got a size up to 9 month shorts for him and just knew they would fit! WRONG... they fall off the little man. I now have to get a 6m size! I told my mom about these shorts and thought they were so funny!

He is really into playing with the Fridge DJ these days...

Last night we had Avery over while Emily and Ryan went on one last date before baby girl #2 is born! Isn't Emily so beautiful!? She has the perfect pregnant belly and it's just not right!

The kids had a good time playing...

It Finally Arrived...

It finally arrived! My Blurb book... It is a book of all my blog entries and it is so cool. Blurb uploads your blog entries and then you have to do a little work with the layout but it is really easy. I don't have time to scrapbook anymore like I did before kids so this is perfect for me. Blogging is my scrapbook...

Pictures & Anderson's Foot Doctor Appt. Update

We have had a VERY busy week (more on this later...) but a fun week. But despite being busy it has not been busy enough for me to not take pictures :)

Monday I took Anderson to his foot doctor. He said the curve of his foot looked better but his legs need to straighten up a little. So the doctor ordered some shoes for him to wear at night that have a bar in the middle. He only has to wear them at night. I had the same thing when I was a kid and it's pretty common so I am sure this should fix everything. Anyway, I am just SO glad he didn't have to be casted again!

TJ's idea of giving the kids a bath :) ESPN magazine reading time! Just to clear things up, TJ is NOT going to the bathroom but the potty is the only place to sit down while giving them a bath!

Little man before church...

Isn't she just so beautiful? This dress is a pillowcase that Barna's mother made a long time ago. Barna had it made into a dress. It is BEAUTIFUL and very special. She got so many complements on it at church on Sunday.


Anderson trying very hard to get into the wagon.

I am TRYING to be calm enough to teach Karoline to drink out of a cup. It's long overdue, I know, but I HATE a mess so I have been putting this off. We had a rug under our table but I finally pulled it up so if she spills it won't be too bad. She is very successful but you just have to watch her like because she thinks it's a game!


Karoline's new fun way to swing on the tire swing.


Anderson still loves his exersaucer but likes to stand outside of it or use it as a tunnel!



Oh the mood this child was in this morning! She had to sit in time out within 10 minutes of being awake. She got out of time-out, went to eat breakfast and started her "mood" all over again. The only thing that made her happy was sitting in the hall (our time-out area) with Whisper.

Little man again loves to get into everything... literally.



Karoline wanted to be like Anderson... silly girl!

Have a GREAT Day!

Happy Anniversary Gammy And Gandaddy!

My sweet parents have been married for 38 years... Mom says since he travels so much it's only been about half that time. We love yall!

To all my high school friends... remember my Mustang!? My dad still drives it and it still looks brand new. It is his baby! :)

Here are my parents in Hollywood at an award dinner for Lockheed. Dad won a big award for his sale of a lot of F16's to some European country. I can't remember the details but we were proud of him.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Mr. Happy And Breakfast At Karoline's

We love to call Anderson Mr. Happy... he is 99.9% smiling from ear to ear. When I saw this shirt at Target I just had to get it for him. Isn't he just the cutest!?


I really see a lot of TJ in this picture.



Karoline was REALLY into fixing Anderson and I breakfast in her room. She gave Anderson an apple but he wanted to play with the dresser... Huggums even got a tomato while sitting at her vanity and Whisper was given corn. I was given a green pepper, a red pepper, croissant! YUMMY! She just thought it was so much fun!





Tonight at dinner Karoline was so funny... Anderson was crying pretty hard. He is in that needs a third nap but doesn't want to take one phase... Anyway, he was crying and this is what Karoline said...
"Oh, Anderson. It's going to be okay.
You are just tired.
You need to go to sleep.
You need to be quiet"

Oh, and I wanted to add that the weather is back to being wonderful! We even had to close all the windows because we were cold! YEAH!

Our Mighty Little Man

Yesterday morning Karoline sat in our red wagon. TJ But Anderson behind it and he actually started pushing Karoline up and down the hall way! He is such a STRONG little man! He is maybe 18 lbs and she is about 35 lbs! They both thought it was lots of fun! There is a video below!




Avery came over for a little while yesterday. Karoline was not feeling well and just wanted her blanket and to sit on the sofa. Avery climbed up there with her and cuddled. They watched Diego together!

Well, since it is so HOT here we have been spending all afternoon outside (cooler outside than inside!). The only way to get Karoline back in the house to take a bath is to tell her she can have a bubble bath. TJ enjoys putting the bubbles on the kids!