The shower is evil....

Andrew gets up when I do in the morning, right around 6:30 a.m. In his early days, I'd set the bouncy seat down on the bathroom floor so he could chill while I was in the shower. He then went through a phase where he'd sleep until 7:30 or so, so I would just go get him when I was done getting ready for work, and then I'd change/feed him.

Now, he usually gets up at 6:30 so I bring him in the bathroom (the husband has a new habit of metal detecting every morning and he leaves around 5:45/6:00 a.m....don't even ask).

Anyway, Andrew has decided that when Mommy steps into the shower, she is actually stepping into another dimension. He bawls his little heart out as soon as I slide that shower curtain. I have to leave one end open and talk/wave to him so he calms down. The other option is to take a bath while he leans over the edge, splashing his hands in the water. No amount of toys help/distract in this situation. I can only hope he learns that Mommy is fine and she will be out of the shower in 5-6 minutes.

Fun in the kiddie pool!

We set up the kiddie pool on Saturday. It was gorgeous outside and the pool heated up in about three hours! I brought the bubbles with and Andrew was trying to JUMP in the air to catch them! It was hilarious. Here he is splashing around....




About 5 minutes into the swimming experience, he decides he wants to stand up on the side and attempt to jump out of the pool! Then he would turn around and plop back down on his butt. It was so funny!


If Andrew is anything like Daddy and Mommy, he will soon be a fish! We both love to swim, and I have a feeling Andrew is going to love it too. On Sunday, we went swimming at my grandparents' house in the big pool and at first he was a little scared (cold, I think more than scared), he eventually loved it! I have a little baby boat I put him in and then I took him out and started making 'waves' with his legs so he was skimming the water. I was holding him up in the air and splashing his bottom down in the water and he loved it!

One of my most favorite pics thus far

My family had a picnic in the park on Saturday. I just love his expression here. This is how his face lights up, several times a day. He is just so happy!!!

Our daily lunch break...

So, I've mentioned it before that every day Daddy brings Andrew to my work for lunch. I feed him and then we hang out together. It's the best 1/2 hour of my day! Here is Andrew playing with the highlighters and calculator (his 'toys'). By the way, I realize Andrew has no pants on. Daddy CANNOT for the life of him take the time to put Andrew's pants back on after he changes him. It is annoying, but oh well. There are worse things...

Chillin'

Mommy and Andrew at the computer!

Haha...I call this one "Mr. Director"

There, now you know what my office looks like and you can picture it in your head when I talk about work. By the way, I have my own office so I can close the door and I have something I hang over the little window so nobody can see my boobies or us acting goofy after he is done eating. :)

He's officially everywhere!

Andrew has been crawling for a few weeks now, but the past 2 weeks he has really been crawling. He zips down the hallway, saying, "Mama....mama....mama". It is so cute! He is super fast with his crawl. Into the kitchen, down to the end bedroom to see the birds, and around the living room he goes.

He has really strong legs and often will plant his legs on the ground and push his butt up into the air. I have a feeling he'll be standing soon!

Andrew has really pretty eyes....

and long eyelashes....

6 months old!

Andrew turned 6 months old yesterday, February 25, 2008. He has his 6-month check-up this coming Friday, so I'll give an update on his weight and length after that.

As far as the photos go, I had been planning on taking some nice photos again, so I got my camera out on Sunday and took these semi-pro shots. I shoot with a Canon Digital Rebel (the original) 6.3 megapixel camera, for those of you that are interested. Enjoy! Please feel free to give feedback on which ones are your favorite and why.

And...Daddy took a "Mommy and Me" shot of us...