Me and My Sissies

I loved watching evey minute that Ally spent with Kelsey as a baby. Being a sister myself, I was so excited about what the future held for these 2 girls as sisters. It was probably the biggest reason we had them so close in age. And now that Ally and Kelsey are actually old enough to know and remember Drew as a baby, it is even more fun watching them be big sisters together.
Ally adores everything about Drew. Her day is not complete unless she can hold him and hug him and kiss him and love him endlessly. She gets so excited to see him laugh and smile. And she loves when he does new things for her like rolling over or sitting up to play with her. Her favorite part is "watching Drew" when I have something I need to get done. It makes her feel so grown up. And she really is quite good at it...even if Drew is fussy.
Kelsey took a little longer to like Drew. But, now that she does, she enjoys all of the things that Ally does. She loves to play with him and make him smile. She is super excited that he sits beside her in the car. And, she has become quite the helper while Ally is away at school. She knows what he likes and does her very best to keep him smiling all day long.
It has been such a blessing to watch the three of them grown in to brother and sisters. And it's going to be even more fun to watch them as they grow older together.
The Big Sis

The Bigger Sis

We Have Our First Tooth!!

After months of waiting and waiting and wondering and wondering...we finally have a small tooth that has popped through the gums!!!! It's still coming through, so I imagine we are in for a few more days of fussing and snotting and drooling, but at least the initial part of the tooth is through. Maybe we'll be singing "All I Want for Christmas is my 2 Front Teeth" for Christmas!!

Times...they are a changin'

And I mean that literally...not figuratively!! Drew started a new schedule today. We'll see how it goes. He's been such a good sleeper that I haven't ever taken him off of the 3 naps a day he's been on since shortly after birth. Both girls were the same way, but gave up the 3rd nap right around 6 months. Drew hit 7 months last week and would probably still take all 3 naps a day if I let him. But, the naps themselves are getting much shorter. So, instead of fighting him, I am changing his nap schedule to 2 longer ones a day now. Unfortunately, that means a few months with no break in the day for me. Drew will sleep from 10-12 and be up from 12-2...when all of my other kids are sleeping. Then, he'll go down for a long afternoon nap just when all the others are starting to get up. This probably means I'll be instituting the mid-day coffee break just to keep going. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, though it means my baby boy is getting bigger. Only a few months of this routine and he'll be down to one nap a day. And that just blows my mind!!!

7 Whole Months

Wittle Guy turned 7 months old today. But, he is hardly a little guy!! We don't get any weight checks now until 9 months, but my guess is that he's really pushing the weight limit on some of his toys. It seems he grows by pounds everyday. And he is such a load to carry around.
What did we do this month??? We are getting much better at sitting...although some would say it's just rolls piled up on one another that hold Drew up. He can reach for toys and not fall over, so he's definitely improving. We still love the swing and the jumper, but I'm not sure we have much time left in either. Drew sits up straight in the swing and I just wait for the momentum of him and the swing to cause it to fall over. And the jumper....let's just hope this house was made of quality materials. I am waiting for the door frame to come crashing down around us. He loves to jump around in it, but I'm not so sure the door jam will hold his weight much longer.
Drew had a lot of first trips this month. First, we did our annual apple picking trip to the North Georgia Mountains. It's hard to believe last year at this time we were still waiting to see what was brewing inside me. Drew also enjoyed his first trip to the beach this month in Navarre, Florida. And, as we expected, he loved the pool, he loved the ocean, and even enjoyed relaxing in a baby pool on the sand. Thankfully we did not try to eat any of it.
Speaking of eating...we are very well in to our routine of new foods. We have tried all the veggies and are still working on the fruits. He only gets 4 days of a new fruit and then we switch back to veggies for a couple days so we don't get so used to the sweet stuff. He is most happiest in his chair when he knows food is on the way!!
Finally...we spent a whole weekend away from mom and dad this past month. We headed to Gainesville for a Gator game and Drew stayed with his sisters and cousins at Aunt Jackie and Uncle Stefan's house. And, to our knowledge, he managed with a smile on his face. Although, I doubt, Jackie would tell us any different.

Enjoy some pics from the last month...
7 months old!!

Daddy and Drew working on a project.

I Love Eating!!!