Month O Drew

February is Drew's birthday month and he is very excited for the 24th!! A few drew stories...

So one night drew would not go to bed because he had fallen asleep in the car at like 5:00 so we told him he could watch a movie on OUR itouch if he would stay in his bed. He stayed in watching Star Wars for over an hour then I hear Dean hysterically laughing and I look in his room to find this.
i am sure he could not have been happier, why are his jammies unzipped you might ask? no idea he gets hot i think.

drew's favortie thing to do EVERY time one of us is about to come home is hide in the house somewhere, then we have to pretend that we don't know where he is then we have to find him. It is getting a little old every night when dean comes home but we try to play long because one day he won't want to play with us anymore. Anyway the other night he wanted to find a new place to hide they are getting few and far between. he picked the dryer and was going back and forth between that and the washer, probably not a great place to play but we didn't close the doors I was in the kitchen making dinner. so dean comes home finds him he is happy no big deal right? so the next day I go to start some laundry and notice a strange colored liquid in the bleach/downy dispencer and think what the heck is that so of course in order to dectect anything you have to smell it. The smell was clear what it was but still quite strange how it got there. I go get drew bring him to the scene and ask him if he knows what that is, his quick response: pee! What the heck it was kind of funny because how did he do that??? and why? He said he was hiding and had to go... of course what else makes sense. I made him have time out and wash it out. Crazy kid!

Avery at 6 months old!

Now that Avery is almost 7 months old I want to remember what she was like at 6 months. At her appoitment she weighed in at 12.9lbs and was 24 inches, that put her very low in the rankings. Less then 5% for weight and 5% for height, her doctor thought we should go full force with the solid foods for the next month and see if we could have her gain a little weight. She started off great she liked cereal, carrots, sweet potatoes, pears, bananas, and applesauce I thought wow this is so easy that was all in the first week. I am now singing a different song after a few frustrating weeks, she is possibly teething, she now will only eat fruit, bread, and cereal if she feels like it she is a bit particular. She stopped nursing and now only eats like 4 ounces of each bottle so my guess is she may be losing some weight now. Suggestions??
She is still a great baby inspite of these new little difficulties. She sits up really well by herself she does not love being on her stomach but just this week is figuring out how to get up on all fours. She loves to stand and can pull herself up when holding on to my fingers. She loves to watch Drew and the TV, she likes to play patty cake and peek a boo and be a part of whatever is going on.
Excited and happy to eat cereal
Not so happy to be eating

pictures say 1000 words

Christmas 09 was great, Drew was so excited about everything he made it a lot of fun!!

Avery 5 Months Old

I am not so good at the updating but she is seriously already 5 months old today! She is still small, but getting a little chubby. She is not rolling over but can sit up by herself for a few minutes. She does not like to be on her back or her belly so we may just skip that step. She wants to be sitting up or standing to see what is going on with those big blue eyes. She is still a great sleeper and is great in the car. She loves Drew even if he is always right in her face talking quite loud. Her eyes just follow him and he can usually get her laughing way more then Dean and I can. Just tonight she was hysterical because he had frosting all over his face. He can also be really sweet with her he always tries to give her a toy or a blanket if she is crying. Last week I came in my room where I had left them both momentarily and her diaper was gone. I asked him why it was off and he said he was babysitting her. I just laughed and told him I just changed her and that diaper was okay to stay on. He thought I was mad so he assured me that he was going to put another one on her.

Happy Thanksgiving

For family night on Monday we made turkeys and put what we were grateful for on them. Drew's list was family, bed, food, toys, friends (specifically Isaac, pictured below), and McDonald's. Dean and I had most of the same things: home, family, job, and the gospel. Dean did put steak, ribs, and sandwiches. I included living in heber, and being a mom, and if we are putting small things I will include diet coke :) Hope everyone has a wonderful day and fun weekend!

This picture cracks me up Drew and Isaac were playing one day this week and they came over to our house like this. Drew was the bear and Isaac was the hunter.

Here is a picture of Avery today she is getting so big.

Halloween

Hope everyone had a fun Halloween. Drew was pretty excited about it this year. We have a great neighborhood and town so there were lots of fun things to do to celebrate the holiday.

Drew was an awesome Optimus Prime
and Avery was the cutest flapper girl I have ever seen!

Update

Here are a few things we have been up to...

Avery is already 2 months old. Last Wednesday she went in for her 2 month appointment and weighed 9 lbs and was 21.5 inches long. She had to get shots but did great. She is smiling at us now, and is an awesome sleeper! She sleeps almost every night for at least 8 hours sometimes more.

Avery was blessed on the 6th. Dean did a great job and we had lots of family and friends come and support us.

On Saturday the 5th my sisters and I ran the Swiss Days 10K it was a fun run and although it wasn't quite like last years race for me, I was happy to finish under an hour.
I have a picture of the race but it is on my other computer.

Avery smiling at me on Labor Day, so cute!

For Labor Day we went to the ranch to play with the Barker family. Drew had a great time with his cousins and got to ride the horses.

Drew started preschool on the 8th. It is just in our neighborhood and we all take a turn at our house. He really likes it and has been doing a great job learning to write his letters. I had my turn last Thursday and I thought it was really fun and surprisingly no that chaotic.

On Saturday I took Drew and Avery to my Dad's work open house. It really is a cool place with a lot of realy smart people. Drew had an awesome time, as he would say, and got to bring home all kinds of fun little toys.

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