He's finally bored with it altogether.
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Light and shadow
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Waving
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Again?

(see, i remembered that it's Sunday!)
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Mmm...tasty.
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Nose To Nose
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Eyeing the cheetah
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11:00 am

Nope, didn't smother him. Might do the dog, if he doesn't stop barking at every imaginary thing during naptime, though.

I know I haven't posted in quite a while and there's lots to update, but time flies. This is especially true when someone's naps get shorter and he's more mobile.

will post soon
liz

2:30 A.M.

How do you convince a 13 month old that 2:30 a.m. is way too late for him to be awake?

And I just thought I'd take this opportunity to inform you that he does, in fact, own and wear clothes other than the green/blue soccer outfit as seen in the previous several pics. Unfortunately, it jsut happened that the last few time we've done a good photo shoot, he's been wearing the same outfit. We don't have any others to post right now, so you'll be seeing some more of it. I'll make sure next time he has something different on.

(sounds like he either went to sleep or liz smothered him)

skot

Little boy ... big bench.
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At the zoo with shoes on.
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Death grip on the pillow.
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Little People rule!
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It was all I could do to keep him on the ground.
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In honor of the start of the College Gridiron season (ugh...)
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Well, I guess he found where we keep the chips.
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Maybe atomic-red yogurt wasn't the best food for him to start feeding himself.
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Froggy-butt!
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Fun with pennies
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MIdnight helping with the cereal clean-up.
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What, they're gone?
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Helping himself to the cereal
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Helping us sort laundry.
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Eww. You mean I have to get dirty to eat this?
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Baby in motion
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We have...

!!!!!!

Mom, you're not looking at the camera.
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Neener, neener, neener.
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Does this shirt make me look chubby?
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At Cameron Park Zoo for Drew's birthday.
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Post swim
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Shouldn't you wait at least 30 minutes before going swimming?
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Oh, yeah. I got it goin' on...
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Water fun on Drew's birthday. (photo by Grampy)
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mmmm....cake and ice cream...
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Happy Birthday!
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Ow!
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...and now I toss it back to you!
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...and now you roll it back to me.
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Catch!

Sorry it's kind of late, with this new work schedule, I forgot that today is Monday (it's Sunday for me).
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Whee!
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All these toys and he's facinated by a decorative box lid. *sigh*
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Who knew Kansas City had such amusing air-conditioners?
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Fun at bathtime.
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The wonders of optics.
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I woke up for this?
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We have reached cruising altitude

Ok, so its July and I haven't posted since shortly after Andrew turned nine months. Wow, have we been busy.

After becoming an accomplished crawler, Andrew got to show off his abilities on a trip to Aunt Brandy's wedding. The grandparents were duly impressed. The new cousin, Emma, less so, but hey, she was only four months old and still learning to take off her socks.

It was in Virgina that Drew's interest in self feeding really developed. Thanks for the fruit puffs grandma. Since then at least half of Andrew's meals have to be stuff he can put in his mouth himself or forget it. This does pose a problem since he still has no teeth. (Emma's up on you there kiddo). There's only so much you can gum. He has managed to find a way to suck the insides out of green beans, though.

June 2, 2005 - Andrew pulled himself up to standing. I know this because skot was due home any minute for another trip to Cook Childrens. I was so excited I almost ran off to get the camera. Thankfully, I remembered at the last second that that would be an incredibly stupid thing to do and then he fell. Nowadays, we have little baby fingerprints all over the blinds, TV, stereo stand, sliding glass door, and one curious hand print on the side of the chair. I'm just trying to figure out what was white all over his hand. As I'm sure everyone has guessed, just standing wasn't good enough for long. Andrew is now cruising along. Along the couch, bow window, entertainment center, around his learning table, tower, and toy box.

Along with mobility, Andrew's other motor skills seem to be making leaps and bounds. He's now pushing buttons. On his toys, he's been pushing mine for a long time. Just last week he figured out how to throw a ball. He loves to throw the ball and have you roll it back to him. He's also starting to stack things and sort them by shape.

In other summer fun, we took Andrew swimming on the fourth of July weekend. His Uncle Bill and Aunt Wanda have a pool. Talk about a happy baby. We got a float for him and he lounged in that for about 45 minutes chewing on a toy and letting us pull him around. Then skot took him out and the fun began. He splashed and giggled and even went face first into the water. He loved it. I figure we could have him swimming before he walks if we really tried. Hopefully we'll go again this weekend. (The pictures will be posted as soon as we get them for Bill and Wanda.)

In medical news, the last time we took Andrew to Fort Worth for an appointment, his measurement was shorter than the previous visit. Turns out, if this is the accurate height, then he jumps back onto the weight to height curve at the twenty-fifth percentile. What a difference a couple of centimeters can make. They didn't have an explanation and just asked us to come back to see the doctor in a month. The nurse practicioner we've been seeing felt trapped in the middle, because the doctor really wants to use a feeding tube and perform and endoscopy and we won't budge. If this has been all about a measurement error, I'm going to feel vindicated, but I'll try to refrain from rubbing it in their faces.

Well, that about catches everything up to date.
liz

See...
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Don't let them kid you, I just caught them mid-blink.
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He is absolutely obsessed with his Farmyard Counting Book. Constantly turning the pages back and forth, back and forth, forth and back. Have you ever experienced water torture?
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Again with the tasty table.
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Thanks, Grammy and Grampy! I love my tower. (Yeah, thanks, Mom and Dad. This is such a great toy...)
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The tastiest activity table ever.
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