We're so excited that the weather's finally getting nice again. Poor Zoe has been feeling really neglected since we hadn't been giving her too many walks in the cold weather. But yesterday we finally went on our first family walk of the season. It was so lovely to reacquaint ourselves with the neighborhood. See what people have done to their houses and yards in the past few months (the ones that aren't on our normal driving route). Eli was pretty curious too, taking in all the sights and sounds that he hadn't experienced in about 5 months - and I'm sure didn't remember. And then when we got home Aaron was VERY excited to fire up the grill for the first time this year and make us some hamburgers. Eli stood against the door the whole time, looking out at Zoe and laughing hysterically. So I'd say it was a good day, all in all.
My wonderful husband also finished hanging a bunch of pictures last night while I watched the Oscars (that he had no interest in). And we also got a bunch of laundry and errands accomplished over the weekend as well. Add to it that we hung out with some friends and played poker Saturday night - and I won! And we had quite a nice little weekend. Let's pray that the nice weather sticks around bc we're tired of this yucky winter stuff! Let us get outside and get some fresh air!
Monday, March 8, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
To quote my nephew, "Oh dear...."
Pretty grainy, but you get the idea. We're super excited but terribly frightened all at the same time. I hear that's sort of what parenting is all about.... :P
Monday, February 22, 2010
Trouble....
Eli took his first step last Thursday. He won't be a "walker" for a little while yet. But I have a feeling we're in for it now!
Oh, and I couldn't figure out how to get this video right-side up, but I thought it was funny enough to put on sideways :) The Hazeltons gave Eli this monkey as a Valentine's Day gift and he was scared of it at first. He'd hold on to one of us while watching from a distance- lol. But he's obviously warmed up to it now since "dances" to it every time we turn it on.
Oh, and I couldn't figure out how to get this video right-side up, but I thought it was funny enough to put on sideways :) The Hazeltons gave Eli this monkey as a Valentine's Day gift and he was scared of it at first. He'd hold on to one of us while watching from a distance- lol. But he's obviously warmed up to it now since "dances" to it every time we turn it on.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Random
Just a little life update for the past couple weeks. As always, the Eli update- he's got four teeth now and is getting more. And he now pulls up and "cruises" around objects. He's also discovered that he likes climbing the stairs.... I obviously keep a close enough eye on him that he doesn't get past the first step without me being there. But I let him climb, out of curiosity, to see how far he could go. And the little booger climbed clear to the landing (I nearly died). So the babygate investment is priority #1 at this point in time. Before I was just worried about the stairs going down to the basement. Not anymore!
I've been working quite a bit lately, as a pregnant co-worker was put on bedrest. But I don't mind too much. It's nice to have the extra money and Eli still loves the center. So it's not too bad.
I'm looking forward to getting to see my friends this weekend when Kara comes into town! Poor Aaron is going to be overrun by females, with 5 girls staying the night Friday. And I sort of forgot to tell him until last weekend.... :) He'll survive though. Eli might not ever be put down, but Aaron should be fine ;)
I haven't posted any pictures of Eli for a while, so I thought I'd include one. He grows so fast these days that it's hard to remember to keep a current one on here.
I've been working quite a bit lately, as a pregnant co-worker was put on bedrest. But I don't mind too much. It's nice to have the extra money and Eli still loves the center. So it's not too bad.
I'm looking forward to getting to see my friends this weekend when Kara comes into town! Poor Aaron is going to be overrun by females, with 5 girls staying the night Friday. And I sort of forgot to tell him until last weekend.... :) He'll survive though. Eli might not ever be put down, but Aaron should be fine ;)
I haven't posted any pictures of Eli for a while, so I thought I'd include one. He grows so fast these days that it's hard to remember to keep a current one on here.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Merry Christmas and Then Some
We've had a very eventful week in the Anderson house. Like everyone else, Christmas obviously brings travel and family time. But we've had a bunch of other stuff going on too.
The week started off with Eli pulling up for the first time on Tuesday. We were home together and he did it several times throughout the day. So now we get to move things even further out of his reach. Then Wednesday, he cut his first tooth. It's pretty funny because usually babies get their front teeth first. But not Eli. His is on top and on the left side of his front tooth. You can't see it at all unless you pull up his lip, so he doesn't look funny. But we still like to joke about it and call him White Fang :) His top and bottom two feel like they should come in any time, so hopefully he's not the one-toothed wonder for long!
We also got some pretty sad news on Wednesday. My old church's pastor, John Hastings, passed away. He was a wonderful man and a very gifted minister. He was my minister for about 10 years and also married Aaron and I. A lot of what I know about my faith I learned from his sermons. Our close-knit congregation will miss him very much. As will his dear wife, Millie. Please pray for his family and church during this tough time.
Thursday was spent with Aaron's family. We had way too much food and fun. Aaron's baby pictures were brought out and there is no question who Eli looks like! Aaron might've been slightly bigger, but they still look SO similar. We had a great day together, and he only got slightly spoiled by his Grandma and Grandpa Anderson :)
Christmas morning brought more snow and even more excitement. Before our drive to my parents even began, we had to push our car out of the gas station in De Soto because we got stuck in the snow. Then, after driving two and a half hours to my parents, we thought we were in the clear. But with only a mile and a half to go, we came to a stop. Luckily, we didn't actually get stuck, but the car in front of us did. And we couldn't get around the car, due to the large snowdrifts. So we had to wait for them to get pulled out. Unfortunately they couldn't get out until my aunt and cousin were pulled out of another drift about a half mile down the road. So.... about 15-20 minutes later (while I'm sitting in the backseat in between Zoe and the carseat- holding Eli), they got the car pulled out. We made it through that drift okay, but then had to drive through the field to avoid the drift my aunt and cousin got stuck in. Needless to say, it wasn't your typical Christmas morning.
Overall it was a good week. There were definitely ups and downs to it. But the holidays always remind me to count my blessings. I have so much to be thankful for: my family and friends- especially my wonderful husband and son, our health and happiness, financial stability (even though it's not a lot, at least we have jobs!), and even my sometimes-annoying dog Zoe :) The list goes on and on. So a belated Merry Christmas everyone! Try to remind yourselves what you have to be thankful for too. And be safe if you're traveling!
The week started off with Eli pulling up for the first time on Tuesday. We were home together and he did it several times throughout the day. So now we get to move things even further out of his reach. Then Wednesday, he cut his first tooth. It's pretty funny because usually babies get their front teeth first. But not Eli. His is on top and on the left side of his front tooth. You can't see it at all unless you pull up his lip, so he doesn't look funny. But we still like to joke about it and call him White Fang :) His top and bottom two feel like they should come in any time, so hopefully he's not the one-toothed wonder for long!
We also got some pretty sad news on Wednesday. My old church's pastor, John Hastings, passed away. He was a wonderful man and a very gifted minister. He was my minister for about 10 years and also married Aaron and I. A lot of what I know about my faith I learned from his sermons. Our close-knit congregation will miss him very much. As will his dear wife, Millie. Please pray for his family and church during this tough time.
Thursday was spent with Aaron's family. We had way too much food and fun. Aaron's baby pictures were brought out and there is no question who Eli looks like! Aaron might've been slightly bigger, but they still look SO similar. We had a great day together, and he only got slightly spoiled by his Grandma and Grandpa Anderson :)
Christmas morning brought more snow and even more excitement. Before our drive to my parents even began, we had to push our car out of the gas station in De Soto because we got stuck in the snow. Then, after driving two and a half hours to my parents, we thought we were in the clear. But with only a mile and a half to go, we came to a stop. Luckily, we didn't actually get stuck, but the car in front of us did. And we couldn't get around the car, due to the large snowdrifts. So we had to wait for them to get pulled out. Unfortunately they couldn't get out until my aunt and cousin were pulled out of another drift about a half mile down the road. So.... about 15-20 minutes later (while I'm sitting in the backseat in between Zoe and the carseat- holding Eli), they got the car pulled out. We made it through that drift okay, but then had to drive through the field to avoid the drift my aunt and cousin got stuck in. Needless to say, it wasn't your typical Christmas morning.
Overall it was a good week. There were definitely ups and downs to it. But the holidays always remind me to count my blessings. I have so much to be thankful for: my family and friends- especially my wonderful husband and son, our health and happiness, financial stability (even though it's not a lot, at least we have jobs!), and even my sometimes-annoying dog Zoe :) The list goes on and on. So a belated Merry Christmas everyone! Try to remind yourselves what you have to be thankful for too. And be safe if you're traveling!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
First snow!
I've been trying to keep the camera handy lately since it's Eli's first holiday season. And today provided an excellent reason to take some pictures. We got our first real snow. And even though the high for the day was only 11 degrees, I was determined to go outside for just a few minutes and take some pictures of him with the snow. I uploaded them all to my facebook, along with some others that we've taken in the last week. Enjoy!
Here's the link. Hopefully it works....
Here's the link. Hopefully it works....
Friday, November 27, 2009
The Day Finally Came
I officially have a crawler! Eli no longer occasionally crawls a couple steps forward. He's figured out how to full-blown crawl, all the way across the room. I can't decide if I'm more proud/excited or scared. I think I'm leaning towards scared, though, since life as I know it has changed forever. No longer can I set him down and walk away expecting him to be in the same place when I come back. Time to get the baby gates out and seriously child-proof the house.....
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