Our Happy 7 Month Old

This past weekend Anderson's grandparents (My parents) came to visit. His grandpa helped James extend our patio and put up new light fixtures in our house. We spent some time outside and went to the zoo. James and I got a night out on Saturday night too. We had been swapping babysitting nights once a month with some good friends in our neighborhood but we just really hadn't been out since Valentine's Day. It was nice to go out together and we decided that we wouldn't be those parents that talked about their child the whole night out (we just talked about Anderson part of the night..ha ha). It was a good reminder that we do need time away. Anderson is so good that we just take him everywhere but something can be said for a night out at a place you wouldn't take a baby. We are going to start getting a babysitter at least once a month, maybe twice. With us both working, life just seems so rushed all the time. It is definitely hard to find time for each other.

Anderson turned 7 months old today! It seems like every month is going so quickly sometimes I just want to push the pause button. Anderson really seems more like a little boy rather than a little baby now. It makes me sad in one way because time is going way too quickly. Our friends keep telling us that parenthood just keeps getting better and better. So far it has..

Anderson wants to go..we think he will be crawling soon.

Poor little guy is teething again!

Having fun with his toys!

Enjoying the backyard.

Riding on the zoo train with Grandpa.

Sleepy after a day at the zoo.

Just a swinging.

Enjoying Spring

We are loving the warm, sunny weather! This past weekend we spent a lot of time both inside and outside doing yardwork, playing, and hiking. We even sat outside when we were out to dinner on Saturday night. Anderson was a trooper and loved riding in his hiking backpack for the first time. Too bad the weekend wasn't longer! How many weeks until summer?

Our little ham!

Ooops..Anderson grabbed ahold of his toy and pulled it

over on himself.

Hanging out with Daddy.

We are trying to teach Anderson how to be gentle

with Molly--it willbe a few months.

Ready for a hike in the new backpack!

Having a great time--it was hard for daddy!

Sleepy after working so hard!

Little Mr. Personality

Anderson has been so much fun lately and is developing quite a little personality! He is doing so much more now and is full of laughs and smiles. He has done some new things lately. He blows with his mouth so hard that his face turns red, he plays with his pacifier at night (the only time we give it to him), he holds onto his activity table while standing, pets Molly, and is very interactive. He has been talking quite a bit and yesterday when I picked him up from his babysitter's house he squealed with excitement. That really melted my heart and definitely made me a little jealous of our babysitter! At least I only have a few months left of school because it has just been so hard to leave our little bundle of fun.

At 6 and a half months old we thought it was time to start some solid foods since he has been exclusively breastfed for 6 months. At 5 months we did try a few bites of rice cereal but those few bites took us to urgent care due to constipation. We first tried squash and oatmeal and Anderson loved both and ate every bite. Then we tried sweet potatoes and he liked them but he preferred the squash. We then decided to try peas and he wasn't a fan. We tried once more and gave up with the peas. James has tasted everything we have given Anderson and said the peas were not so great. It's fun to keep trying new foods. We are wondering if he will eat anything green. We sure don't want a picky eater!

Anderson wants to crawl.

Look what the Easter bunny brought him!

He wants to grab everything.

Excited about eating something besides peas.

Warm Spring Break

We had the best time on our vacation to the San Diego area although it didn't start out that great. Denver got dumped on with 14 inches of snow on Tuesday, the day before we were supposed to leave for California. At 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday night Southwest informed us that our flight at 6:10 in the morning was canceled. They couldn't get us on any flight in any airport in California until late on Friday. We were on a limited time frame and for sure thought that we would just miss our vacation. We already had our hotel and rental car paid for. After many phone calls and hours on the phone James was able to score us a flight out on Wednesday evening with a different airline. Amazingly the roads were completely fine in Denver on Wednesday afternoon. So, we were so happy to go on our vacation. It was a much needed get away from this snowy, cold winter we have had this year!
We stayed in Carlsbad along the beach for the first two nights. We walked to the beach several times, enjoyed coffee and food at local establishments, and just enjoyed relaxation with Anderson. We also met up with James's friend Katy from college that works in Calrsbad. We hiked at Torrey Pines State Park one day and it was gorgeous! The views were breathtaking and it was so different from hiking in the mountains. Anderson enjoyed the water bottle on the hike more than the views.

Our last night, we headed into San Diego and stayed in the Gaslamp district. It was full of amazing restaurants and we got to have dinner with my friend Kevin from Phoenix who happened to be in San Diego for the weekend. We had a great dinner at a local italian wine bar. Yummy!! The next day we went to Coronado Island to meet Laura, Ed, and their two beautiful children, Mattix and Molley. We walked to a great restaurant and had so much fun chatting with them. We are still daydreaming of their amazing view from their patio! We really enjoyed playing at the park before it was time to head to the airport. I can see us living there sometime in the future (maybe when we retire, ha)!

We had so much fun and Anderson is such a great traveler. He wasn't as fond of the pack n plays this time but slept okay. He enjoyed everything and really just went with the flow. We are really hoping that when he gets older he will love traveling as much as we do. We are sad that our vacation is over but isn't that how it always works?? Two more months of school, I can do it!

The Carlsbad Flower Fields were beautiful!

Our happy guy enjoying the flowers.

Yay, Anderson enjoyed the beach.

He loved playing with the sand.

The views were amazing on our hike.

Love the ocean!

Anderson enjoying a quick dip in the pool.

Chillin with Laura and Ed's adorable kiddos on their patio.

Loving the park. Look at those teeth!

Our sweet boy!

Ready...

For the sunny California weather!!

6 months old

It is so hard to believe that our sweet baby boy turned 6 months old on Friday. He is getting so big and is a fun, happy baby. We just love him to pieces!!!
Here are some things he is currently doing:

• gets excited when he sees either of us
  
• wants to stand up all the time


• gives us face plants


• sleeps through the night and some mornings we have to wake him up


• is interested in Molly


• has two bottom teeth
  
• loves to play with his toys


• Everything goes in his mouth


• loves peek a boo


• loves music


• is a mamma's boy


• tries to eat his feet


• smiles when he cries (which is hardly ever)


• sits up for long periods of time without support


• loves his jumparoo


• is curious about everything


• likes to pick out his toys
  

Cute smile


Playing with Daddy


Teeth!

Dallas

We had so much fun in Dallas this past weekend. Anderson was such a great traveler even when we were stuck in the car because of crazy traffic. The half marathon went better than expected. The course was beautiful and we LOVED the weather! It was in the 70's so we spent a lot of time walking, running, and hanging out in my Aunt Tammy's backyard. We are all ready for Spring!

First pair of overalls. Notice the short

sleeves and no socks. It felt like summer.

Happy, smiley baby!

Chillin while I ran the half marathon. The sun

was in his eyes.

Yay, all done!

Enjoying the sunshine.

Peek-a-boo Fun

Just thought we'd share our new favorite game!

Our Little Man

We had a great weekend with our little man. He has two teeth popping up through his gums and has been drooling like crazy. His disposition has been pretty good and he did sleep through the night on Saturday. Boy we do wish we could get him to sleep in on the weekends but he is just SO excited to see us in the mornings. Our mission on the weekends (and week nights) is to get him to laugh and smile all the time. Anderson has really turned into quite a mamma's boy as of late. When he sees me he squeals, lifts out his arms for me to pick him up, or even cries because he wants me. He also recently started noticing Molly and now wants to pet her. He's so much fun!! We just love babies.

Great Afternoon with Anderson

The weather has been gorgeous here in CO this week! Every day I have rushed home to get our little guy. We play for awhile and then lately we've been going for a jog. Even though I'm exhausted from spending my day with 26 2nd graders, I somehow tap into my energy reserves for my little guy. I have found that I rush to leave school most days so I can spend as much time with him as I can!

I'm not counting or anything but I have 12 school days until spring break. I can't wait! Next week my running buddy from STL is coming out, then we are going to Dallas for my half marathon, and then the following week my counsin is coming, and then it is spring break. Yay! Having things to look forward to gets me through each day.

Crib Aerobics

Anderson is getting more and more mobile. We heard him making funny sounds the other night and the pictures show what he was up to instead of sleeping!







We think Anderson will skip crawling and go straight to walking. He LOVES to stand and can even hold onto something and stand up. When he sees something he wants his eyes get big and he tries to move in order to get it. I think we are going to have our hands full in a few months!