Friday, May 27, 2011

Rice Cereal

In honor of Andrew turning 5 months, we decided to try out rice cereal! First, we had to go out and buy a highchair. We decided on the Fisher Price space saver which just straps onto a dining room chair. It is nice to have another baby item cluttering up the floor. As far as the rice cereal is concerned, Andrew wasn't a big fan, but we have tried it a few more times and each time is getting easier. Between the spoon and the texture of the cereal, it was a challenge. But, he is slowly acclimating to the spoon - I keep opening my mouth to coax him into doing the same thing - as you can see it didn't really work. Maybe next time.

Friday, May 20, 2011

5 Months

Andrew is 5 months old today...wow has time flown by. This is probably my favorite "monthly" picture so far, he is just so happy. This month was more of a challenge with the sign as he really wanted to eat it, but we got a cute shot. The lion is really starting to look like a toy now.



He also happened to accompany me to work for the morning so he could meet Donna who moved to Florida before he was born. He did such a good job at the office, I probably could have kept him with me all day!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Just Hanging Out

Steve wanted to introduce Andrew to the world of music videos. We don't usually allow Andrew to watch TV, it is amazing how engrossed he gets already, but who doesn't like to listen to Katy Perry in the morning and even better watching the music video. Andrew was actually bopping to the beat! At least he was getting some quality tummy time in!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Mother's Day Weekend

We had a great weekend...it started with my first Mother's Day gift when I picked Andrew up from daycare and caught a glimpse of his latest masterpieces, so precious! He definitely gets the creativity from his Dad.



Grandma and Grandpa arrived late Friday night and Ruby welcomed them with open paws as she knew she would be getting more attention than usual. Saturday morning, Andrew was quite surprised to see his grandparents when he woke up and he was very excited to say the least!


(Andrew and Grandma on Mother's Day)

The ladies ventured out in the morning for a little pampering with manicure/pedicures. Once we returned, we made a quick stop at the doctor where we were pleasantly surprised that Andrew had no sign of another ear infection building in his left ear. We were concerned as he had been more fussy than usual and pulling on his left ear, which did not have an infection when we were at the doctor earlier in the week. I was so glad to hear that he was "faking it". The doctor's office is conveniently located by Michigan Avenue, so we decided some shopping was in order. After brief visits to Bloomingdales and Nordstrom, we made our way home. Steve had planned a "surprise" night out for us to celebrate our 4 year anniversary and we had Grandma and Grandpa to babysit! We had a great night out, we went to an art auction benefiting Gilda's Club at the Flat Iron Building which was the same place that we had our first date about 6 years ago. Then, we went to dinner at One Sixty Blue.


On Mother's Day, we headed to brunch at Meli Cafe, which was perfect and will become a regular brunch spot for us, the food was excellent. We had some downtime before we headed over to David and Catherine's for a BBQ. Catherine's parents were in town as well, so it was great to have both sets of parents together! Josh and Eliza are great with Andrew and get very excited when he comes over. This is a sample of what happens when you attempt to get a "Mother's Day" picture with 3 children including a little girl who "loves" babies - especially her cousin Andrew!


Eliza finally got to hold the "baby" and Josh and I were able to sneak in a quick shot!


Friday, May 6, 2011

It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's....

...ANDREW!!!

You wouldn't know that this "Man of Steel" is fighting another ear infection. His smile is certainly contagious...I think he is just so excited for the weekend, he must know that Grandma and Grandpa are coming for a visit.