Week 31 - Andrew's favorite and not so favorite things!

Week 31 - Andrew's favorite and not so favorite things!
(3/14/10 - 3/20/10)

First let me say that I am the proud Mommy to an adorable 7 month old!

Andrew has gotten himself quite a personality! So much so that I feel compelled to write about what makes him tick...you know his "favorites" and "not so favorite" things!

Favorites:

1) His ULTIMATE favorite thing right now is his brother! I mean in the eyes of Andrew, Jacob is the funniest, smartest, and all around BEST thing in the world. You can catch Andrew staring lovingly at Jacob all the time, and Jacob has caught onto this little bit of information and has now started "performing" for Andrew in the hopes of getting Andrew to smile and laugh!

2) He loves sitting in his high chair at the table, and watching us cook in the kitchen or when we are eating or playing at the table with Jacob.

3) He loves leaving slobber marks all over EVERYTHING he touches. Nothing is safe from Andrew's little hands and once he gets his hands on something it goes straight to his mouth!

4) He loves blowing bubbles and making razz sounds with his mouth, it is his new "trick" and he makes sure he waits until he has a mouthful of food before he does it!! Hello food shower!!!

5) GROWLING!! He LOVES to GROWL!! This usually means he is hungry, sleepy, or frustrated, but which ever one it is, he now knows that this particular growl means business and we will come running!

Not so Favorites:

1) He still hates sleeping, he has good days even a whole week of sleeping, but then will go back to waking up every 2 hours. Heck I don't know what to do anymore, I guess I will sleep in about 17 years from now!

2) He wants to reach and grab for toys, but can't quite get his little body to move how it should, so if  something is out of his reach he screams to let everyone know!!!

3) He absolutely, positively HATES food! Yep, my little guy just won't eat solid foods. We keep plugging away at it and have been feeding him one meal a day for the past month or so. But when I say meal I really mean maybe a teaspoon or two of actual food. He won't open his mouth, and he gags most of the time. I know there isn't anything wrong because occasionally he will eat, and eat really well!!! He will open his mouth, swallow without pretending to gag, and he even has eaten an entire graham cracker. But if it was up to Andrew he would just be nursed forever!

Week 30 - Sunny Days, and bubbly nights!!

Week 30 - Sunny days, and bubbly nights!!
(3/7/10 - 3/13/10)

This week was great weather! We spent most of our days outside on the deck, and Andrew loved watching the bubbles float through the air!! He started getting very very grabby this week and went from being content to play with whatever happened to be put in front of him to grabbing and pulling table cloths off of the table, ripping pages out of magazines, and generally making a mess wherever he goes! We also finally turned a corner this week with Andrews sleeping, we decided to move him to his room (out of ours) and he is only waking up about twice a night. This is great considering he has been a horrible sleeper from the time he was born! Hey I will take 2 times a night vs. 4 times a night anytime!!

We also graduated to the "shared bathtime" with his brother. Andrew happened to think that this was the best thing that have ever happened to him, while his brother seemed to not really like this intruder that was taking up valuable real estate in the tub away from all of the toys! Eventually Jacob ended up giving in and decided that while Andrew wasn't allowed to actually play with any of the toys he would hold each one up one at a time and allow Andrew to look at them!!! It was too funny! Andrew is sitting in a tubside bath seat that is a lifesaver!!! I don't have to worry about him at all, and he feels like he is a big boy in the tub with his brother!

Week 29 - Movin on up!

Week 29 - Movin' on up!
(2/18/10 - 3/6/10)

WOW Am I late getting this post out! I am pretty much into posting Week 30 and I am just getting around to last week!!! But there are good reasons for this! We have had GREAT weather! After the horrible snow filled winter we have had a few good days of 55+ degree weather which has sent me and the boys out onto the deck to partake in bubbles and walks!!

This was a big week for Andrew, he "moved on up" from just laying under the baby arches and batting/pulling at toys to now sitting practically all by himself and playing with toys in his toy basket. Of course by playing I mean just gumming them to death and slobbering everywhere, but hey he seems to be enjoying himself!

Andrew has also moved up into his new high chair, we have an awesome Phil & Ted's Me Too! Hook on High Chair that I recommend to all of my friends with children. It is soooo small and you can take it anywhere. It is also confined enough that a child that isn't sitting perfectly can still be supported. But what I like most about it is that it allows Andrew to be at the table with us. Sometimes being in a separate high chair you can't pull the child up to the table very closely, or the table is too high for the high chair at a restaurant. He loves being up with us, and has even started eating a little bit of his baby food (he hates baby food, and doesn't eat very much at all....I mean teaspoons only).