Walking...or Should I Say Steps!

This was a big weekend in development for Drew and momma is so proud! 

Drew took his first steps over the weekend!!!  It was amazing to see and though I dont think he quite "got" that he was walking and he was a bit wobbly, he definitely did it!  Mom, dad, Steve and I were all gathered at Steve's folks house for a late birthday celebration and we had him standing up.  Mom stood a few feet away and prompted him.  When she did, he let go of me and he took a few steps on his own to get to her!!  So I guess that wouldnt be walking but more stepping.  Either way, I was proud.

He's also pulling up on everything he can find so I would definitely say he is on his way!  Now all we need is for him to end this food strike and we'll be good to gp!  Ahhhh, life with a toddler.  Wait, a toddler?  When did that happen???

Finally, I bought Drew a pair of sunglasses over the weekend since he loves to play with our glasses so much.  I figured if he had his own pair, he might leave ours alone.  Not so much but he does look super cute!!  Gets me so excited for summer!

Ready for the Pool!!

Come on, momma...let's go!!!

My goodness, he looks so big.  Crazy!

My Biggie Boy!

In just the last few days, I feel like Drew has made huge strides in his development.  It's such a joy to watch him and he seriously amazes me on a daily basis.  Here are some of things he is doing now:

• Pulling up!!  Yep, finally!  Little dude pulle dup twice yesterday like he's been doing it his whole life!
• Crawling on all 4's.  He's perfected the army crawl for some time now but just recently, he's taken to crawling on all 4's.
• He'd much rather crawl than roll. 
• He still loves to walk, walk, walk to the point where he has callouses on the bottoms of his big toes.  We're trying shoes to see if that helps.
• He'll stand on his own for a few seconds as well.

Steve and I tried to get a video of it multiple times yesterday and every time we got the camera out, he'd throw a massive fit.  Stinker face!!

So proud of him though!

Just Another Typical Day...

Walking and playing with toys!

Belly Laughs!

Love it!

Snow Day!!!!!

We decided to take Drew outside to see what he thought of the snow and, well, he didn't really have an opinion of it but we had fun playing and taking photos anyway!

And my favorite pic of the day!!

11 Months Old!

On occasion, I have been known to worry about Drew's development because at 11 months, he is still not pulling himself up so when I went into Drew's room to get him after his nap, I see this:

So while it's not technically pulling himself up, it's definitely progress and we'll take it.  Even though he isn't pulling up, he is doing so many things, including:

• Walking assisted through the entire house.  It's all he wants to do.  Walk back and forth through the bedroom, into the bathroom, through the kitchen and family room and then again.  He loves it!!!
• He's eating a ton of new foods and he is doing really well.  He seems to really like breakfast foods just like his dad.  These include waffles, pancakes, toast, etc.  He also really likes pastas, mashed potatoes, chicken, bananas, blueberries, and oatmeal.  He also loves his puffs or little fishies as well. 
• He's still drinking about 24-26 oz of formula and he isnt doing so well with his sippy cups.  He would much rather drink right from a glass.
• He still really likes to kick his legs.  Whenever he gets bored with a toy, he'll crawl to a wall, put his butt up against the wall and kick.  We try to re-direct and it does work but it's a favorite past time for Drew and he does more often than I would like. 
• He says about four words now.  Momma, Dadda (his favorite), Nanna, and baba.  
• He's cruising pretty regularly between toys now.  He likes to go between his play table and his bouncer then back again.  He does pretty well!
• He still likes to jump in his bouncy as well.
• He's fascinated with remote controls and cords.  We have to make sure they are all picked up or hidden or he'll go directly for them.
• He loves to have his hair combed in the morning or after his baths.  He also loves to have his face washed after he's done eating.
• He knows how to high five and we are working on waving hello and goodbye!
• He loves, loves, loves music.  In church, he will sit contently on anyone's lap and listens to the praise band play.  I am sure it helps that Grandpa Todd and Uncle Jeff plays in the band as well.
• Although he still has off nights, he is doing great in the napping and sleeping department.  All we have to do is lay him down and say goodnight and he'll go to sleep.  He's sleeping about 10 hours at night and taking about 4 hours worth of naps during the day.  He's even sleeping in the pack n play at Nanna's house!!  That's big news!
• When you catch him in the right mood, he loves to give big, wet kisses.  I love em!!!
• He loves to have screaming contests and in most cases, he will win!  The boy is loud.
• We estimate him to be around 24 pounds and 31 inches but will find out for sure at his one year checkup in March.

This little man is our dream come true and we love spending every minute we can with him!!  Thank you LORD for this miracle!