Whew! Long time no see!

Cousin Kai jumping on her new trampoline

Drew swinging in his new swing!

He loved his swing!

New swingset at Gigi & Poppy's house

Love it!

This was the day he found Molly & Buddy's food

He's so handsome!

Could he be any cuter?

You caught me!

Hmm... which one do I want to watch???

Little Red Corvette!

Hey there pretty lady... wanna ride??

Finger painting is so much fun!

Finger paint from head to toe!

This is too cool!

Look at those eyes!

Drew, you can't EAT the ball!

Playing in his room!

Once again, I have taken an unplanned "leave of absence" from my blogging...  I really don't know where all of my time goes, but I'm sure you other Mommies completely understand my problem!  Anywho, a lot has happened since my last blog-  I think I had mentioned the fact that Drew was walking, right?  Well, we're on to bigger and better things now!  Standing up, climbing the TV stand, following Mommy and Daddy wherever we go, and (0f course, its inevitable) falling down!  Yep, we've recently discovered the world of bumps and "boo boos", and let me tell you... it is NOT fun!  My poor little guy has suffered a handful of knots on his head.  But, he's definitely a trooper!  No trips to the ER yet (knock on wood), so we must be doing okay!  

I want to post some new pics of Drew before he wakes up from his mid-morning nap!  Hope everyone is doing great!  

Oh Two Weeks!

Okay, so it has been two weeks since my last post (yes, I know I am terrible).  And, my mother is begging me to do a new post with pictures so that she can see her "little bug".  So, here's to you Mom!

Actually, a lot has happened in the past two weeks.  Drew has since started sitting up, crawling, and sitting up by himself!  As you can see, I've been a little busy.  Now we have to constantly keep our eyes on him and watch him wherever he goes!  Yes, its great fun.  Don't get me wrong... I love that he is discovering how to do new and exciting things every day.  But, this just adds to my constant worry about him.  I honestly can't believe we've made it this far without Mommy having to get on Xanax!  Also, now that he's got the two teeth, he thinks that chewing on any and everything that he can get near his little hands and into his mouth (ie. electrical cords) is just super exciting!  Yay.  

And thank heavens for the great folks at Little Rock Children's Clinic.  They're getting to know the Berkshires really well!  Drew has actually been to see them twice this week!  Oh yes.  Great fun.  We can thank daycare for this one too.  And to think, our 6 month checkup falls NEXT week!  Good thing we're pretty much on a first-name basis with the docs there.

Anyway, on to the bigger and better things... THE PICTURES!!!  I don't have any of Drew actually crawling, but there are a few of him sitting up.  He's such a big boy these days!

At the doctor's office today

All by myself, Mom!

Did I do that?

       Daddy cooking dinner for Mommy

YUMMY!!!!!

These are the greatest (and messiest)

things for babies

He was pooped!

Hey Mom, I found your sunglasses!

       

Hi!  I know its been a few days, but I've been really tired lately!  It has been a long week, with Drew being sick and all.  And by the "and all" I mean CUTTING TEETH!  Yep, he's got his first two teeth coming in on the bottom.   I felt of one last Friday night, and by Sunday morning he had 2!!!  Talk about fun!  Drew is feeling better though, thank goodness!  I think he's making up for having been sick all last week.  This week, he's in to EVERYTHING!  But, to tell you the truth, it is so much fun (just a little exhausting).  I love watching him discover new things!  Like his toys- he's really starting to figure them out!  And the whole eating thing... he's trying all kinds of new flavors, and loving them!   He also found his reflection in the mirror in his crib- this was too precious!  

Anyway, I just wanted to post some pics that I've taken over the past week or so.  Hope everyone is doing well (and has electricity)!

Ashley

Another sick day...

Yup, Drew is still sick!  He's got some sort of stomach bug, which no doubt came from daycare.  (Apparently it is making its way around the infant room.)  I took him to the doctor yesterday, and we went back today to drop off the "specimens" that the doctor wanted us to collect- yeah, that's fun.  

Anywho, I just wanted to post some new pics of Drew.  These are some from last week, when we tried real baby food for the first time!  We started out with peaches, which he obviously loved- he finished the whole thing!  I was so proud of him!  By the time we were done, he was even opening his mouth when I held out the spoon!  He's such a big boy!  

Hope everyone enjoys these!

Ash

OOPS!

Well, I know I said that I would try to post a couple times a week... but this has been a crazy week!  First of all the weather has been keeping us-- and most of the state-- on our toes the past few days.  My parents in Mountain Home have been without power since Monday, and have been told that they may not have power for two weeks!  I'm just praying that this ice storm is officially over!   

Second, Drew is still sick.  He's had some sort of stomach bug for the past few days, which has not been fun at all.  Bless his little heart- he tries so hard to be his normal "happy" self, but you can tell he just feels yucky.  Hopefully we'll be through this very soon.  

Also, my work schedule has changed (once again) from last week.  We'll see how this new one works.  So far, I kind of like having 2 days off in the middle of the week.

On a more positive note, we got to see our best friends Kim and Buckley this weekend!  We had a blast (as always)!  Saturday we got to go to the horse races- and I got to drink Margaritas this year!  Such a fun weekend!   

I hope everyone is staying warm!

Ashley

The Beginning

Hello Everyone!  I've been wanting to set up a blog for a while now, but it is so hard to find enough time!  Drew is getting bigger every day, and sometimes it is hard for me to keep up with him.  He's growing so fast, and I thought this would be a great way for all of our friends and family to keep up.  It is hard to believe that he is almost 5 months old already.  It seems like just yesterday I was weighing in at 150 with hormones raging out of control, ready to drop kick the next person that asked me when I was due.  Oh the joys of pregnancy!  I am just so glad that Drew is finally here! 

Our lives have changed so much in the last few months.  I can't even imagine life without him anymore!  He is looking more and more like his Daddy every day.  Although, he still has the auburn hair (what's left of it) and bright blue eyes!  He is so handsome!  And he is such a good-natured baby.  He is happy and smiling about 99% of the time--- we have the occasional fit when he's hungry or if Mommy doesn't change his dirty diaper quickly enough!  He has been teething the past few weeks, which is great fun!  In fact, we spent most of the day on Sunday trying to calm him down.  I think he's going to cut a tooth any day now.  

I promise to try to keep up with this thing!  Hopefully I'll be able to post a few times a week- at least that is my goal!  I hope everyone enjoys watching Drew grow as much as we do!

Loves,

Ashley