First Steps

Friday October 21st Andrew took his first steps.  We had come home from school and everyone was hanging out in the family room.  Andrew was cruising around the couch and the table when he let go and just kept going.  He got in a good six or seven steps before losing his balance.  I love watching a baby learn how to walk.  The kids were all very excited.  I grabbed the video camera but the battery was dead.  I snapped a few blurry pictures on my phone and Dean got some video on his phone.  Here are a few pictures taken a week or so after he started walking. Yay Andrew!!

Happy Two Month Birthday

Our little Andrew is now two months old.  Being a parent has taught me that most cliches about babies, children and time are true.  He has grown like a weed, he is cute as a button, these are the best years of our life, he is the apple of our eye (along with the other three), time does go by in a blink of an eye and it flies when you're having fun. 

The last two months have gone by so quickly.  In the beginning, many of the days seemed to pass by in a sleepless blur.  Nevertheless, I have enjoyed each day since Andrew was born.  He is out growing that sleepy phase and moving into a much more happy, awake, smiley, cooing phase. 

He had his two month check up today. His stats are: 23.5 inches long, 15.25 cm head circumference and 13.2 pounds.  When the doctor came into the room he jokingly said that I have a "failure to thrive baby". 

These are a few of his likes and dislikes.

Likes
being held
bath time
the swing
riding in the stroller
playing on the floor

Dislikes
sleeping in his crib before 11:00 pm
when I eat the wrong foods
having gas
getting laid down
when his sister and brothers get too close to his face