Andy as a baby

I had to put this up because I love this picture.
The more Jesse grows up the more he looks like
Andy. One of these times I will find one of my
baby pics and put them up.

Bottle problems

So I have been trying, unsuccessfully, to wean Jesse from his bottle. I have tried replacing them with sippies, giving him less milk, and just quitting cold turkey. It's hard because I know that it is mostly just a comfort to him before he goes to bed and when he wakes up. He is no dummy though- if I come into his room to get him out of bed and I don't have a bottle in my hand, he won't let me take him out. And he throws wicked tantrums. I need some advice because at this point I will try anything!! Oh and he has been sick so it makes it that much harder. Thanks for listening to my pity party! But seriously, help???

Growing up!

So we have started something new this week-
and all because Jesse refused to let me help

him with ANYTHING anymore. I give him my
hand to walk with, he shrugs it off. I give him
a spoon to eat with, he throws a tantrum. So
here are some pictures of me FINALLY giving
in and saying- fine, do it yourself. He was pretty
please with himself.

(Notice more of the applesauce is on his
bib and face than actually went in his mouth)

And I couldn't resist this- there is nothing
like his cute little naked bum. :)

He is getting so smart! If you turn your volume up for this video, you
can hear him imitating the pig. He also does a sheep noise, but
he went camera shy or something! Enjoy :)

Favorites

I decided to just write down a few of my favorite things. Sometimes I like to do this to remind myself of how lucky I am to living with so many blessings. One of my very favorite things to do is to find a good book, curl up under a blanket, sit in my favorite chair and read for hours. I can't explain how much I long to do this each day but, alas, how busy I am. Oh and did I mention I need some recommendations of some good books? Another one of my favorite things is to lay down on the floor next to Jesse as he is playing and just watch him. Lately he loves to attack me with kisses as I am laying on the floor next to him. I simply cannot complain about that! Since I don't want to spend three hours typing up my favorite things I will leave you with one last thing. My very favorite thing in the world is to stand on a beach, hear the ocean's soft rhythm, feel the wind in my hair and the sand in my toes, and it washes all my worries away. I am feeling very poetic today. Maybe I will write a poem. Take some time to think about your favorite things in life and maybe, like me, it will give you the feeling of how blessed you are for the simple pleasures in life.

Walking at last!

It is so cold outside, but when I get him into the car,
it is so hard to buckle him in!! He doesn't seem
to mind it too much though :)

Here is my husband doing a great job of shoveling the
side walk. It snowed A LOT!

He was happy about something, but I don't know
what. I just can't deny him anything when he grins
at me!

What, this isn't normal?

Just hanging out, reading a book and playing with toys...
actually what he likes to do is take all the toys out!

So here he is! My big boy is FINALLY walking! We are so
excited and he is sure excited. He is really getting too big!
He has been standing on his own for a while and it was been
so neat to see his transformation from that to walking. Andy
was persistent in getting him to walk, and when he finally did,
Andy wasn't even there! And we weren't even home. We were
at Cicily's house and he just up and walked clear across the
living room! I couldn't believe me eyes!

Love Day

We celebrated Valentine's Day late this year. The dog was suppose to be our Valentine's but we decided to have a do-over since it didn't work out. Before Andy home from work on Friday I told him that that night he could choose to do whatever he wanted to do as long as he wanted to do it. So I asked where he wanted me to pick up take out and if he wanted to watch a movie or play games. We ordered greek from University Grill (which is quickly becoming one of our favorites) and then sat down to enjoy a night playing with Jesse and enjoying each other. We chased Jesse around the house and encouraged him to do some walking. Once Jesse went to bed, I watched a movie while andy played on his xbox. Now to some of you this may sound ridiculous, but there are not many times that Andy gets to just play on his xbox the games he wants without me harping on him. So that was our Valentines. We decided that instead of doing gushy lovey stuff, we would just relax and spend time as a family. So here is to two hard yet wonderful years of marriage and wonderful family to show for it. Love you Andy.

Disclaimer

So for all of you people who said "I told you so," this post is for you. We decided, or more like I decided, that we were not keeping the dog. Sometimes I don't understand my husband, but we had a good chat about spontaneity and how it was NOT okay. :) I gave the dog a day, and already I was becoming anxious about our house smelling like a dog, and the minute allergic reactions Jesse was having. So we will not be keeping him and probably will not get a dog (maybe ever, we'll see). After we decided Andy said to me: "I don't think I am a dog person." And I said DUH! He is actually allergic to dogs himself but for some reason always wanted one. Who knows with him. So Bon Voyage Sargent Pepper.