Nakey Nakey Time!!

I am pretty sure this picture speak for itself.  The kid os so dang cute!

Labor Day Fun!

On Labor Day, tradition states that we head to Steve's mom and dad's house for the annual labor day gathering.  This year, the Lord blessed us with beautiful weather, yummy food and great times!  Aunt Penny and Uncle Richard prepared quite a few activities for us to do and we had a blast!

Family picture!  One of my favorites!

Daddy teaching Drew the basics of bean bag throw!

Daddy and Son.  One of my favorites!

Grandma Todd with Drew:

Mom Abela getting in on the action.  She did pretty good!

Grandpa Todd trying to cheer Drew up.  Only thing that worked was a bottle and a nap!

Drew and His Best Friend!

And one of my favorite videos of all time:

Cell Phone Pics and Video 4-8 months, cont'd

Playing grandpa's steel guitar!

 "But momma, please???"

Again, with his favorite toy! 

 It's so bright in here, I gotta wear my shades!

 Check out my PJ's! 

So tired, momma!

Are you ever gonna let go of that remote control, baby boy?

mmmmm, greenie beanies!

"what, mom!!"

 Hanging with Uncle Nicholas

Don't mind my cackling!:

Cell Phone Pics and Video 4-8 months

Hat Auntie Lovf gave Drew:

Grandma's Knitting:

He looks so cute!!!

My pretty little girl...I mean boy!  haha!

Laughing!

Oh what a bad hairline!

Drew's friend Fiona

Love this kid!

My two favorite guys!

Passed out!!

Drew's most favorite toy!

Getting ready for some food!

Nanna!!  Drew isn't supposed to have coffee yet!

Always playing!

Helping momma with the laundry!

Andrew screeching!:

Playing in the jumparoo!

My Little Linebacker!

Drew's 6 month stats:

Weight:  20 lb, 9.5 oz (95th percentile)
Height:  29 inches (100th percentile)

We got ourselves a big 'un!  Maybe he'll be a professional football or hockey player with that size and make his mom and dad lots of money!

We are getting ready to move him to a convertible seat because neither of us can handle carrying him in his infant carrier for much longer.  The boy is heavy!!  The problem is we have to buy 3 seats since we need one for my mom too.  Oh and a new lightweight stroller for her too.  Babies are so expensive!!  But he's well worth it!    

Yikes! I am a Bad Blogger!

It's been way to long since my last update and my little dude is doing so much these days!!  Pictures to come soon but here are the higlights:

• He's rolling both ways now very proficiently and likes this as his normal mode of transportation.  He gets up on his arms and you can tell he is trying really hard to figure out how to crawl but then he just gives up and starts rolling everywhere.  He can roll across the room in like 15 seconds.  No more leaving him on the floor unattended!
• He's doing a lot more babbling.  At 6months old, we had our first words!  Mamamamamam was first, followed by babababa.  Now everything is dadadadadada. 
• He loves to play with Sonny!  We put him in his exersaucer and Sonny will come up to him.  He'll bounce and sonny will bark and then he'll giggle like mad.  They'll repeat this for 20 minutes sometimes!  Very cute.
• His favorite game is peek-a-boo.  He loves to be scared.  He'll start laughing uncontrollably when you sneak up on him!
• He's become very clingy lately.  Especially with Steve and I.  We cant leave his sight or he starts screaming until he is picked up.  Once we do pick him up, he clings for awhile and then relaxes.
• At six months, he has his two bottom teeth and I think we'll have top ones real soon.  Hylands teething tabs has really helped...at times.
• He's sittting up for very short periods but you can see his improvement in this area almost daily.
• He's doing pretty well with solids.  He loves his oatmeal and barley and loves green beans and sweet potatoes.  He also likes apples and pears.  He's not into carrots or peas but will tolerate them since the kid just loves to eat.  I find him watching me a lot closer now when I eat and he even opens his mouth so I am not sure if he is ready for more yet.  We'll be moving on to meats and other foods in a few weeks!
• He's standing up in his first wedding!  We have his tux and shoes and he is ready to go.  Can't wait for Aunt Theresa and Uncle Nick's wedding!