First Haircut!

This Monday we took Drew to get his first haircut.  It was time to say goodbye to the side curls.  For months now I have been wetting his baby brush to smooth the curls down for church and going out.  The curls were getting longer and sometimes looked out of control.  Here is the before pictures.

Front View

Back View

Side View

 We went to a cute kids place called Pigtails and Crew cuts.  They had a fun waiting room with a train table, kitchen, doll house, cars and tracks, and Wii for the older kids.  We waited in there for a little while and Drew enjoyed playing and watching the older kids.  His turn was up and he got to sit in a cute fire truck.  The lady started asking me questions like do you want a 5 or a 6.  Thank goodness Jason was with me because that is nothing I am use to saying when I go get my haircut.  We tried to tell her that we didn't think he would do good with a razor but she went ahead and did it.  Boy the tears start to come with the razor was turned on. 

Keeping an eye out for what is about to happen

This was his reaction

After!



Making sure she's not going to turn that razor thing back on

This was the best I could get of him.  He was ready to get out.

After shot at home.  Pardon the cheerio on his neck.  Snacks tend to keep this kid happy.

After side view.

Drew did well they said for the most part.  Apparently they have been bitten, head butted, ect.  I think that's just crazy.  A few tears she said she could deal with.  I am sure with time it gets better right?  I mean Jason doesn't cry when he goes in for a haircut!  We just trimmed around the back and she trimmed a little length off the top (what was there).  The poor guy doesn't have much on top just yet so we left most of it alone.  He did get to get a fun little boat to play with in the bath tub when leaving. 

Stay tuned, up next is our weekend getaway to Galveston!

12 Months

We made it!  We all survived a whole year!  Drew is 12 months old (1 year) and is on the go.  People ask if it has just flown by and my answer is yes and no.  I am excited for the new adventures ahead of us and can't wait to see what's to come in the next few months.  

What's New: Well the biggest thing this month was WALKING!  He has been standing on his own and kind of looking at the ground and to me I think he was thinking about it.  So, last Friday I held his hand and had him walk to me 3 or 4 times.  The next time I didn't hold his hand and he just did it.  That was the beginning of many steps for Drew.  This Thursday he actually stood up on his own with out holding on to any toy or something to keep his balance.  He knows he can't conquer the step up to our kitchen or down to the living room yet and just drops and starts crawling.  He is also completely done with bottles.  Last month I would give him one if he was really tired and pushed away the sippy cup but this month he didn't fight the sippy cup so no need to pull out his bottle. 

Interests:  Jason put in french doors over Memorial Day weekend and Drew loves watching Sutton through the window.  He will crawl over to the window, I will raise the blinds, and Drew just knocks on the glass until he sees Sutton.  He will just laugh and talk to him.  He's even tried to kiss him, which left wonderful markings on my glass windows.  We still play peek a boo a lot and chase each other around the pool table.  He also loves opening the cabinet doors.  We have one in the corner that he goes after every day.  He will pull out all the Tupperware and play with every piece.  He knows he's not suppose to be in the cabinet so he will look around to see if anybody is looking and if we "look away"  he then pulls things out. 

Food:  Besides fighting the allergies every now and then he is loving eating what we eat.  There are a few things he gets excited for when we get them out to eat...bananas, sweet potatoes, blueberries, corn, peas, and green beans.  He has had a few bites of ice cream and loves it.  We are cautious and don't give him much.  One because it's not good for him and the other is because of his allergies. 

Sleep:  Since the summer has started he has been sleeping from 7:30pm until 8am most days. I am loving this!  He takes two naps, a morning nap (usually 2 hours long) and an afternoon nap (usually 1 hour long). 

Sizes:  The kid can still fit into some 6-9 month clothes.  He does wear mostly 12 months.

What I Love:  I love how he still loves to give kisses.  I love how excited he gets when we walk into the room.  I love how he will go to anybody that wants to hold him and be content.  I think he would rather be down and moving around doing his own thing!  I love how the simplest things make him so happy.  I love his happy faces and even when he's sad, he's so stinkin' cute!  I love how I get to spend every day with him and make memories that will last a lifetime.  I love how God chose him for us. 

We love you Drew boy!  Happy 1st Birthday!

Happy 1st Birthday Drew!

Well today was a big day for our little boy.  Drew turned one and we celebrated with most of our family and close friends.  Drew had such a good time playing with his little friends and hanging out with family. 




Here is the set up...

3 Hole Mini Golf Course

Friends and family started to arrive and the first stop for the kids was the golf course.  Little did I know the adults would enjoy the course probably more then the little ones.  It was fun to watch everyone play on the mini course.

After everybody was pretty much done eating the "Club" sandwiches, "Chip" shots, "Par"-faits, Doughnut "Hole In Ones", "Sand traps" (rice crispy treats), Sweet "TEE" and Water from the "Watering Hole" we had Drew open all his wonderful presents. 

After enjoying all of his new presents it was time for the cake!  As soon as the cake was put on his highchair his slowly put his hand in the cake and eventually enjoyed the show of everybody watching him and taking pictures.  He went for a big bite but everybody started saying "oooooo" and he stopped.  I think the loud noise scared him so he kept slowing taking bites like he had before the big dive in attempt. 

  His friends grabbed a goodie bag on the way out.  We had play golf balls with personalized Tee's that said "Drew is One" for the kids and the adults were able to take one a personalized Tee. 

All in all I think Drew had a great time and so did our guests.  We loved having everybody over to enjoy this special day with us.  Thank you all for making this such a great day for our little boy!

Drew and his cousin Kenzie looking over all his gifts once everybody had left.

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY DREW!

Food Label - Bleu Print Shoppe

Drew's Smash Cake - Michelle Klaassens (Trophy Club)

Birthday Cake - Jennifer Gibson (Forney)

Party Favor Golf Balls - Oriental Trading

Personalized Golf Tee's - Golf Tee Gifts

I made Drew's bib, matching party hat, birthday banners, table runners, wreath and golf flags.

My sweet friend Lindsey made Drew's "Thank You" note to friends leaving.

6 years and counting

Last weekend, Jason and I had our first mini getaway to the Gaylord for our Six Year Anniversary.  This is our go to place and I have to say I really enjoyed it this year.  I can tell you one thing, I feel a whole lot better then I did last year.  The Gaylord is where Jason proposed, we went to eat on our First Year Anniversary, we spent the night last year and went back to the same restaurant that we went to on ourFirst Anniversary, and then went back this year.  Last year, I was due with Drew in 17 days but little did I know that he would come in 13.  Last year, we honestly walked to the restaurant and walked back to the room.  My feet hurt and I was miserable.  Thankfully Jason had begged the front desk, after two phone calls, to get us a room facing the lake so we could see the fireworks.  That's about all I did last year because I was so uncomfortable with the little man inside :).  This year was different.  My sister came and watched Drew.  Jason and I arrived around dinner time.  He went and got my favorite meal from Animia's and brought it back.  After dinner, he got me a nice massage at the Spa.  The next morning we slept in (first time in 11.5 months for me) and headed home.  We waited for Drew to wake up and then took him back to the new swim park that they have.  They had this last year but I wasn't even going to think about getting in a swim suit and swimming.  This would be Drew's first time swimming in a big pool and he loved it.  I even dipped him under the water a few times and it didn't bother him.  He floated with us on the lazy river, went under the water sprays with daddy, and played in the little kids area.  Even though the kids area was small it was perfect for him and just one other kid.  He loved the mini sprays coming up from the ground.  He just played and talked to himself!  We enjoyed the park so much that we came back later that night to enjoy it one last time.  I have to say with the sun coming down it was a bit colder.  We didn't stay long that trip.  I do have to say, Drew slept in a little the next day from the exhaustion of having fun. 

1 year anniversary

Riding The Shuttle Bus To The Park

6 Year Anniversary

Riding The Trolley Back To The Car (I think Drew enjoyed this just as much as the pool!)

11 Months

We are getting closer and closer to the big "1" birthday and I can't believe it.  Time really has gone by so fast.  This past month has been adventurous as all of them have been.  I have to say each month gets better and better. 

What's New:  We are bottle free and completely using sippy cups!  This was a struggle at first because he was only use to drinking water out of one since 6 months.  After purchasing many different kinds of cups, we found one that worked!  I have to say when he gets really tired and is hungry, he still sometimes pushes it away.  He is also standing by himself.  Once he notices he's all alone, he usually falls down or reaches for us.  When crawling he will stop and stand up on his knees.  It's so cute because he will just start babbling away and pointing at things.  When I say pointing, I mean the whole hand straight out not just one finger! We have also stopped putting the vacuum noise sound on for him to fall asleep.  I just decided to stop it one day and he fell asleep with out it.  This is a big deal since we have used this noise to get him asleep since he was two weeks old!  Now to just get rid of the pacifier.  Another new this is he can turn off lights using the light switch.  This is sometimes our entertainment is going around to all the lights that are on and turning them off.  I thought this was something he could just do and apparently him and Jason have been working on it.  Oh and how could I forget that he now has two top teeth!  Thank goodness he wasn't that fussy when they were coming in.  One day I noticed one coming in and about a week later the next one came in.  This also makes eating a little easier!

 

 Interests:  Food, the kid is loving to eat especially since he can have a lot of the same things I eat and he would prefer eating my meal instead of his own.  He loves playing peek a boo.  We crawl around the house hiding and he comes and finds us.  We can do this for awhile and he just loves it.  He has also learned to pull the curtains over him (hiding) and then move them so we can see him and just laughs.  It's so fun to see him play.  Playing peek a boo always gets him in a good mood, especialy if he's tired or getting annoyed for example when we are dressing him.

Food: He is loving all the finger foods we give him.  I am still avoiding a lot of dairy, all things with eggs, and wheat products because of his allergies.  I don't see any symptoms with any of these but just want to be cautious.  He loves potatoes, sweet potatoes, rice, meat, chicken, applesauce, cheerios, green beans, peas, ranch style beans, french fries (given in moderation) and I am sure there are others.  His sitter gave him some snap peas that to me taste like green beans and he enjoys those for a snack.  While Jason and I were at Babies R Us we can across veggie staws that totally taste like french fries.  Drew also gets excited when he sees these come out for snack.

Sleep:  His current bed time is around 7:30 to 8pm and he wakes up between 7:30 to 8am.  He takes two naps.  One is usually 1 1/2 to 2 hours while the other is around 1 hour.  He did have his first night terror I think this month.  He started screaming crying one night.  Jason went in there and said his body was totally stiff and still asleep.  Jason calmed him down, which I read later that you are suppose to just leave them alone, and the poor guy went back to sleep. 

Sizes: He is wearing 6-9 months as well as 12 months clothes.  He is still in a size 3 diaper.

What I Love: I love how he can play by himself for awhile and enjoy every minute of it.  I love how when I pick him up from church, sitter, ect. he's happy to see me and usually gives me multiple kisses.  I love how I can just lay him down and he plays in his bed until he falls asleep.  I love how his personality is starting to show more and more each day.  He is so fun to be around and makes my day by just a simple smile.  I always catch myself just smiling watching him.