3 months

Figuring out he can turn in circles in his Johnny Jump-up now.

Rolling over! :)

Adoring his cousin Zach

Asleep in his swing. He wouldn't straighten up and had such an indention when he woke up!

"Woah. What are those things?!" He's slowly discovering that he has a body. :)

Probably the cutest daddy-baby shot we have! I love this picture!!!

Me and the cute little Jellybean

Please call off the papirazzi

Could he look any cuter in jeans?

Cute boys!!! I love those guys!

Creepy crawlies

I think I know what Bob Barker's #1 fear is.

Can you imagine? He dies and all of the sudden he hears...

BOB BARKER - COME ON DOWN!

I thought of that Sunday morning and it cracked me up. Ahem. Anyway, on to the post.

Today I was taking pictures of little Andy during his tummy time. I was thinking how great he was doing at holding himself up when all of the sudden I was realizing that he had flipped over on his back. He's like a trained dog! He can roll over! He looked quite as surprised as I did, then got a huge smile on his face. I cheered him on and he almost got back onto his tummy. I helped him out and there he went again! I was so proud of that little cutie. He then got a determined look on his face, saw his stuffed lamb, and got up on his little knees and army crawled toward it!!!! Now granted, this wasn't across the room or anything, but maybe a few inches. Still, I was totally impressed. Then he gave up and put his face in the blanket and kicked himself forward while dragging his face along, crying. Ah well, he is a baby after all! Pictures to come next post!

Primary Panic

Yesterday we had a combined 5th Sunday lesson in the chapel. Andrew started freaking out in the beginning of the meeting and I was actually in the mother's lounge for the whole meeting. I left just about as the Primary was let loose. They made a mad dash for the Relief Society room. When I turned the corner so I could see them, I saw a pretty good sized group of kids looking around confused. One little 5 year old girl (or so) turns to the group and says (much like Chicken Little), "The mommies are GONE!" with tears in her eyes. This sets off the other kids. I hurried over to avoid the possible freak-out session and explain where their mothers were. Kidnapped by aliens, of course.
It was hilarious.
In other news, I am REALLY digging The Princess Bride and totally recommend it! If you love the movie, you'll LOVE the book. But you don't have to take MY word on it.

Da duh duh!

Part 2

Taking a bath. He looks sooooo cute in that robe!

Another one. Diaper shot!

Using the bulb as a chew toy.... don't judge me.

Poor little sick-guy. I pretty much let him do anything he wanted...

such as watching the Dick Van Dyke show. I believe my exact words were, "This is against everything I wanted for you."

Notice that Michael isn't in any of these shots? Michael started law school this week, so he's been studying at school all week. See you in 3 years, honey. :)

A week or so in pictures...

Wearing a cutie outfit, just cause we wanted to doll him up.

He's started playing with my hair when I hold him like that. Super cute, except when he decides to tug. Owie. (Note his bald spot.)

Showing his true feelings about riding in the car.

Playing with his new toy - his legs. He has just discovered them this week, and has been having a ball playing around with them. The toy he's holding is new, also. :)

Even though he wasn't feeling well, he was still the smiley sweetie he always is.

Random thoughts

Is it just me, or does Donald Sutherland have a mighty hefty noggin?

I just finished reading Tuesday's with Morrie. It was alright. There were good parts, and parts that made me think about life a little differently. I, for one, thought that some of it was sappy for the sake of being sappy, though. Maybe worth trying out, but I won't read it again.

Sorry for the lack of new photos. They were all put on Mike's laptop which is currently being used for studying all day and night.

I had the pleasure yesterday of dealing with one of Andrew's firsts - his first major blow-out of his diaper. I picked him up from his swing to discover my arm covered in unmentionable goo, and upon further investigation, discovered that he was practically swimming in it- from his shoulders all the way to his itty bitty socks. The swing had taken a hit as well. Andrew apparently was feelin' fine, because he was smiling like a crazy person. It was a beautiful thing. Thank goodness for Spray and Wash and a nice warm shower.

Nemesis

Somehow our whole little family has gotten a summer cold. No fun for anyone, especially not for new moms, a little baby, and a guy who starts law school tomorrow. Blech.

On the up side, baby snot has been added to Andrew's masterpiece canvas- my t-shirt. It joins its fluid brothers - puke, pee, and drool. (Clap, clap, clap).

Luckily it's not a horrible one, and it should end soon. In the meanwhile, I'll continue to be depressed when his nose is stopped up and he screams when he realizes that I'm using the devil-bulb again. Poor Jellybean.

4 years and counting....

August 13, 2005

Isn't he cute? Aug. 13, 2005

In Washington, D.C. August 13, 2006

Laughing at the Arch museum- 2006

A cute one of us at our reception right before cutting the cake - the real one, not the pumpkin head one. :) August 20, 2005

Our first Christmas together - December 2005

Hanging out at the zoo - Summer 2007

(First off, turns out we need more pictures taken together. We have a lot of recent ones of me alone or him alone, but not many together.)

Tomorrow marks Michael and my 4th anniversary. These have truly been a barrel of laughs, a growing time, and a huge blessing. I love Mike more than I could have ever imagined and feel so blessed and lucky to be his wife. To know him is to love him, and I am so very happy to be able to do both as much as I like. Happy Anniversary, honey!

Blech.

Ever feel like this? This picture was taken in December and I was just being silly really, but today I seriously feel like this. My throat feels scratchy, I feel like since the baby I haven't really ever dolled up or anything, and I just generally feel lazy and blech. Not sick, not tired, just blech. Two things that make me feel better are A. Mike who thinks I look nice no matter what and B. My cute little guy who is currently taking a nap in our hammock in the office while sucking his little thumb. So unbelievably cute.

Gratitude Fridge

Mike had a great idea while unpacking. We bought some magnetic letters and have decided to keep a running list of things we're grateful for on the fridge. That way, we'll be forced to look for things to be grateful for. Our list so far is:


1. 2 Bathrooms - that's 2 showers, so guests have their own bathroom. Pretty great!


2. Washer & Dryer - our dryer was on it's last leg (you had to run it twice to get anything dry) and our washer broke after moving in. We were going to have to spend money we didn't really have on new ones, but found an awesome refurbished appliance store here in town and got a really great set for $250. Wow!


3. Little Family - we love being a little family in our new place. :)


4. Ice Cream - there's a place here in town called Andy's (Andrew is very excited about that, I'm sure.) and it....RIVALS TED DREWES. Seriously. I love this place more than I should. It's frozen custard and it just tastes..................Sorry, I'm back now.


5. Crib - We are so grateful to have this sweet little crib for the baby. He loves it. When you put him in it, he smiles and baby-talks like crazy. So cute.


6. Mailbox- Call us dorks, but we like having a real life mailbox. I've never had one in my whole life (post office box, door slots, etc.)


7. Chip - Michael lost his memory chip to his phone a couple weeks ago. It had photos, information, journal notes, sound clips, etc. and we were sad to see that go, especially Mike. We didn't find it while packing but still prayed that we would be able to find it. I was SHOCKED when I found the little chip just sitting on our coffee table yesterday. WOW!





It's a great little idea, and I'm so glad my husband is so fun. :) And yes, we did alphabetize the letters to make it easier. I had so much fun doing that, it was ridiculous.

Mandrake?

Movin' movin' movin'.......

Where am I, you may ask? Why, in Columbia of course. We're here, and although it's sad to not be in St. Louis anymore, it's actually really exciting to have this change. I have my little family with me in a cute little duplex (pictures to come later) and Michael will start law school later this month. Woohoo!

Now to unpack. Wah....

Random Kid

This is the conversation I'm hearing between my nephew Zach and my husband Michael. It's pretty much cracking me up.

You know what throw up is? (Explains.).....Yeah. It's lots of water and food and yuck. You wouldn't want to eat that. Bad guys used to eat bodies. And that's not good because it's just gross. Why does breath sometimes smell bad? (Explains.) I'm just gonna get a little bit of exercise. What's that? Oh you got a message? Where is she? Wyoming? Is that in Utah? (It's not in Utah, but it's kind of near Utah.) Like if you walk and walk and then you're in Utah? What's that light on your phone? (That shows I have 5 active tasks on it.) Oh. My bedtime is 8:30. There's a little bit of dark upstairs. Well, camp is over. Yep, it's over.

Two Thumbs Up

Haven't seen UP? You're missing out. This movie is utterly fantastic. Word to the wise, bring Kleenex. Mike and I cried and could have definitely used some. So well done. Funny, touching, thought-provoking.... Just seriously awesome.

Although they did change some of the things from the book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was really good. I think I'd give it an A-. And while we're on the subject of this movie, we couldn't get over how much Andrew looked like Professor Slughorn. His facial expressions, that is. All throughout the movie we'd just stop and laugh because it would be SO on the mark. I tried to find pictures to illustrate, but you may just have to take my word on that.

Picture Overload

Because he's so cute. That's why. And cause Mike's cute.

6 weeks

Andrew on my baby blanket from my Grandma Rough.
He likes getting his hair brushed. :)

We're so cute! :)

I can't believe it's already been 6 weeks since Andrew came to meet us. He has truly been a joy. Friday night he slept from 11 until 6 in the morning. It was so exciting! Last night? Up every hour. Sigh.

He's so cute. He's strong, too. He holds his head up so well now, and is always moving his little arms and legs.

Update

After Aunt Jeanette helped give him a bath in Grandma Barnard's kitchen sink. Love that towel. :)
Just chillin' with Grandma on the couch.

Sleepy guy with Sleepy Mommy.

Smiling and loving to be with cousin Sierra.

Spitting bubbles - the boy's talented, I tell ya.

Mommy was trying to wake him up. She's a jerk. But he still likes her. She feeds him and stuff.

Poor tired Daddy! At least Andrew's giving him a hug.

One of his many smiling faces.

Love that tongue.

Here are some cutie pictures of Andrew and his admirers. We were in Salem this weekend, and I unfortunately don't have any pictures of the Jacobs side since these pictures are from Jeanette's camera. It was so nice to be with family, and we're sad to be going home although it'll be nice to get Andrew back in the routine. You know....eat, cry, catnap, eat, eat, eat, catnap, eat, yell at mama for neglecting me in order to go to the bathroom, eat, dream of eating, smile at Daddy, eat, eat, and eat again. Dang I love that kid.

First Semester of Spanish Spanish Love Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngRq82c8Baw

This cracks me up so bad.

Just chillin'.

This picture is old- he was a mere 10 days old at the time, not like the strapping 1 month old he is today. I just LOVE this, though. My mom took this picture after church after Andrew took off his tie and got a chance to relax. They looked so cute.