Time to Celebrate

I love fall holidays and that means lots of photos! Lots of firsts for Andrew, too. First, our 1st trip to the pumpkin patch. Autumn backdrops can even be pretty in AZ.

I love his Oshkosh overalls!

6 Months!

You may see some duplicate posts from Andrew's site, but I want to keep everyone in the loop :-) ...












Not loving bananas...

Everyone that knows and loves Andrew can't believe he is already halfway to his first birthday. I can't say it enough that he is such a wonderful baby. Every single day he makes me smile, laugh and be in awe of him. These are some of the reasons why Andrew is such a blessing to us and such a genuinely good baby.

• First, the important stuff--he sleeps through the night at least 8-9 hours every night! :-) He is an early riser a lot of the time, but apparently he got that from his dad!
  
• He nurses and takes a bottle like a champ. Andrew is one lucky baby; he gets breastmilk, formula and now some solid foods. He gets the best of both worlds! I absolutely love nursing him and I am grateful for our special bond we've had.
  
• He smiles and laughs constantly! This is the kid who smiled at the nurse who was about to give him his 6-month shots, barely cried after she did and then smiled at her again before she could get to the next leg for his next shot. Oh, and he even smiled at her on the way out the door! Andrew doesn't hold a grudge. Another good trait from daddy.
  
• He is easily amused. I guess most babies are, but I just love that he can be so content singing with me or just playing on the floor or in the exersaucer by himself.
  
• He can go out shopping with me for hours and never get cranky unless he's hungry or tired. I don't know how many times people have commented about what a good boy he is being. Let's hope he keeps it up when he's older ;-) He tags along to the grocery store, Target or to the mall. He just goes with the flow.
  
• He loves people watching and just being outside. Recently we were sitting outside an outdoor shopping area and he would smile at everyone who walked by on the sidewalk behind us. What a little flirt!

You know I could go on, but you get the picture. He's our sweet, smiley "little angel" (as daddy calls him) and he's the best ever.

Andrew's Website

So I started another website. Like I have time to maintain all of this, but I just can't help myself. The internet is just too much fun :-) You can now visit Andrew's own personal website with photos, videos and journal entries...Go to http://www.andrewthomas410.shutterfly.com/. Shutterfly, Blogger, Kodak Gallery, Picasa, Facebook--I'm everywhere, but like I said, I can't help myself!