Random Funnies

Just a silly little video of Andrew playing in the living room.  He has this little plastic man that came in a toy from Grandma, and he LOVES knocking it around on the floor.  

The Baby Gym

While Sam was out of town, Emily took Andrew to a baby gym (otherwise known as "awesome place with all kinds of things to climb on and through, bounce on, or get lost in").  He loved it so much, they decided to go back when Sam was in town.

That was today.  And Emily wasn't kidding: Andrew LOVES this place.  He had just woken up from a not-long-enough nap when we got there, so we thought it would be short-lived until he became  unhappy.  Well, that never happened...he spent the whole time laughing, giggling, chortling...whatever you want to call it.  He had a blast.

In addition to just playing, many of the setups are made for teaching and learning.  They even get into some of the science behind why a certain obstacle or activity helps the baby develop senses and skills.

They were running some specials for signing up, so we signed him up for the first month of "classes" which also includes some free-play time on other days.  Safe to say, this will probably be a frequent visit.

Below are a few pictures and videos of Andrew playing.

9-month Photos!

Can you believe it?  Andrew is nine months old already!  It's hard to believe that it's been nine months since this little guy was born.  It goes so fast!   But, enough of that...on to the pictures!

He really likes the camera...and wants to play with it. Or eat it.

January Photo Dump and STANDING

It's been a crazy week here in Atlanta.  Sam is out of town for work for another week, so Andrew and I have been hanging out by ourselves.  We've been trying to fill the days with fun stuff to do, like going to baby classes, story time at the library, and the aquarium.  Unfortunately, that means that I don't always have a free hand to take cute pictures to share with you.  

Whenever Sam is away, I do my best to send him cute and funny pictures of Buddy throughout the day.  It makes him happy to be a part of what we're doing, even if he's on the opposite side of the country.  Here are a few pictures and videos I've sent to Sam over the past week or so.

Andrew playing with a new toy from Aunt Shannon and Uncle Dave, and his cousins Ben, Chris, and Nate.  

The other morning, Andrew woke up before I had a chance to get ready for the day.  I put him on my bed and played a Baby Einstein to keep him happy while I got dressed.  Well, apparently he just wanted to be in our bed instead.  He passed out for another twenty minutes!

Andrew and I went to a benefit for a friend last week at a local pizza place.  He is getting to the age where he'll sit nicely at the table, as long as you have a full stash of Cheerios.  There is nothing this kid won't do for a Cheerio. . . . 

Just hamming up in the bath, his favorite place to be.  

 Andrew making funny faces during dinner. 

And a new development, as of today, is that Andrew is standing all by himself!  He's been doing it for 10-15 seconds at a time before he sits back down, but he's getting a lot more stable!  Again, because I'm all by myself this week, I'm having a hard time getting a good video.  I'm too busy making sure he doesn't fall and hurt himself to pull out my camera and start filming.  This is the best I could get today, but I'm sure there will be many more to come!

A Case of the Giggles

I'm not sure why this is so funny, but Andrew seems to be laughing at EVERYTHING this morning.

Christmas in Atlanta

We had Christmas at our house this year.  It was easier than packing Andrew and his half-of-a-car of supplies and driving across several states.  Sam's mom and step-father came for a couple of days, followed by Sam's dad, step-mother, and step brother.  Sam's sister, Noell, was around for the whole time.

We had two full Christmas dinners, lots of presents, and good family fun.  A few photos of the festivities are below.

Noell, Sam, Andrew, Emily, and Grandma

Noell and Andrew

Andrew tasting a present.

Grandma got a new phone case with a photo of Andrew on it.

Grandpa Bill and Grandma with Andrew

Andrew playing with his new Mega Bloks.

Just thought this picture was cute.

Apparently, Andrew wants to do his own dental work.

Checking out his new frog.

Loving his dog, which he can ride or hold onto and learn to walk.

Grandaddy, JaJa, Noell, Willem, Andrew, Emily, and Sam

Grandaddy and Jaja with Andrew

Eight-month photos below

Andrew's 8-month photos have been added.  Sam is nerdy and always dates the monthly photo posts to coincide with Andrew's actual birth time.  You can see them by scrolling down, or using this link.