Easter

Pure victory!

We had an awesome Easter this year. We went to church and then went to Jared's parents house for a yummy Easter dinner. Drew had his first Easter egg hunt! I was pretty hilarious because he seemed to care more about the leafs on the grass than the eggs but it was still cute. He made a his crazy face when he picked up some of the eggs. He's such a little character already!

We love to see the Temple

We had a great time at the Temple with our friends Sara and Ryan. It was so peaceful and the boys seemed to have fun. It's so nice to live close enough to go and have a picnic on Temple grounds.

First time walking!

Drew has been taking steps when I let him go but today when we were at the park he was standing holding on to a railing and just let go himself and started walking! He took like 5 steps before he fell. I was so surprised and he seemed really happy! I wish I could have gotten a video of it but it happened so fast.

This is a video from earlier today when we were just practicing at home. He just keeps getting more and more steady on his feet.

Taking steps!

10 months old!

I can't believe he is really 10 months old. I want time to freeze right here. I love the stage he is at. He is so curious about everything and it's so fun to watch him learn and discover new things. So far the only words he has said that I think he know the meaning of are "mum" and "up". He repeated up when he wanted me to pull him up a few times and says mum or mama when he's upset and wants me to come get him.

He's become a professional crawler..he crawls so fast when he wants to get something! He is also cruising on all surfaces now...he walks along the walls, mirrors, couches and tables he can easily transfer back and forth from the table to the couch and sit and stand easily which is nice because he doesn't fall as much he just bends his knees and sits. He can walk along while only holding on with one hand and can walk with his walker by himself. When I let go of him he can stand for a few seconds and even takes a few steps toward me before falling! He seems to really love his new independence and freedom to go where he wants.

Another nice thing that happened a few weeks ago was the end to the separation anxiety phase! Now he will let other people hold him again and when we go to the park or anywhere he crawls off without looking back! It's a little sad because he doesn't need me but kinda nice to to get to chill and just watch him play. Before he seemed scared to venture out on his own and would stay close to me and not go near other people but now he goes right up to other kids at the park and makes crazy noise at them like "kee kee keee." When we were in Montana visiting he would go up to his cousins and make the same noise...I think he got it from Jared! lol

Also while we were there he learned to crawl up stairs. We don't have stair for him to practice on in our apartment so I was wondering if he would be able to do it...he went almost all the way up on his first try! It was like he had been doing it for months. I don't know how this little guy learns things so quick!

He also is clapping his hands and waving hi and bye to people! He makes this crazy little scrunchy face at people. When he see's me taking a picture he does the same face sometime too like he knows he's supposed to smile for the camera!

He has increased his food intake as well. He still nurses a lot and gets the majority of his nutrients from breast milk but is slowly eating more fruits and veggies during the day and I just recently started giving him a little bit of whole oats ground up and cooked. This is his first time eating any grains. I mix a little in with his favorite purred veggies. He is eating a few tablespoons a day now. I've been intentionally slowly introducing whole foods while his intestines are continuing to develop and mature. It will be nice when he's eating more and nursing less though! It's so tiring to nurse him so much still!

This month I had Jared help me do his picture since last month was so scary with him trying to jump out of the chair! I like this picture because he was looking right at Jared making a cute smile. He loves his dad so much it's adorable. I can't believe there are only two more pictures to take!

Awesome beach days in February!

I'm kinda of a nerd and I'm obsessed with checking the weather forecasts. This week there were two days that the weather said high of 76 with abundant sunshine. When the beach weather is that good in February I can't resist going! This was one of the most relaxing days I've had with the baby at the beach. It was so fun because he seemed to really like being there and crawling around in the sand. He laid in the sand and ran his fingers through it! He's a total beach bum already.
He also loved the water! I love this pic because he was making his crazy face at the waves. He wasn't scared at all and kept trying to go into the water and sit in it!

Drew was very relaxed buried in the sand too! He's such a good sport!
My friend Sara and I went to the co op in Santa Monica to go shopping for my Himalayan salt and herbal tea in bulk. We went the beach after!

9 months old!

This little guy is really showing more personality these days. He's been wild and non stop all day everyday. From the minute he wakes up he starts breathing heavy and snorting at himself in the mirror (making his crazy boy face at himself)! I should have foreseen the danger in doing a monthly photo in a rocking chair but I'm a first time mom so that's my excuse! I'm just hoping to get through 3 more photos with out him falling off! I can't believe there are only three more! He's crawling everywhere and fast. He's pulling himself up on everything including the walls and mirrors and cruising around the coffee table and couches. He's holding on with one hand or even just leaning on furniture while holding his toys.

It's so fun because he's more interactive too. He's clapping and waving at me and people at church! He repeated his first word "up" at about 8 1/2 months old when he wanted me to pull him up to standing! I was so excited! Drew has said it a few other times but most of the time he just says "p p p" when he wants up! He is babbling and he signs "more" for more food when I prompt him. His favorite game is peekaboo chase...I crawl away and hide around the corner and he chases me and then I jump out and scare him. He loves it! One that I don't love that he has been doing lately is he hate's getting his diaper changed and squirms and fusses and make it very difficult to change him! He also went through a phase where he was a little night owl and just wanted to play... luckily that seems to be over.

I took him to the beach last week and it was so fun to see how much he likes to crawl in the sand and he was charging at the water and trying to sit in it! He's a little dare devil sometimes. He totally makes me laugh and I love him so much. I can't wait to see what this month brings.