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Andrew turns 1!!

I can not believe that my baby boy turned 1 yesterday.  This year has flown by.  It seems like it was just yesterday that I went to my doctor’s appointment and told my doctor that I was having the baby that day!  I had been on bedrest for 3 weeks and I was determined to have Andrew before Christmas.  It was my lucky day b/c I had dilated even more and I delivered our precious boy at 4:30 p.m.  His sisters were just as excited as we were.  They have been the BEST big sisters this past year.  They help around the house so much and play with their brother all the time!

Andrew had his 1 year appointment today.  He weighs 21.7 lbs.  He has gotten a good bit taller since his 9 month appt.  He is totally off formula and has adjusted well to whole milk.  He eats all table food now and doesn’t turn much away!  He is still not walking or even cruising for that matter. He pulls up on everything and gets into EVERYTHING!  He calls Cooper, “Coop Dog”.  It is so cute.  He gives sugar to everyone, blows kisses and loves to play “where’s Andrew?”! 

We celebrated yesterday by taking him to Shipley’s Donuts for breakfast and then having his birthday party last night.  He had a blast at his party and LOVED the cake! 

Thanks to all of the family who came over to help Andrew celebrate his big day!!

Gearing up for Christmas!

We have had a couple of low key weekends since Thanksgiving….thank goodness!  The weekend after Thanksgiving we (Sarah Beth) decorated our Christmas tree.  Sarah Beth was so excited.  She put almost every ornament on the tree all by herself.  Sophie put a few on but she wasn’t that interested!  Andrew loves looking at the lights and pulling on a branch to hear a bell ring.  The girls are super excited about Santa this year!  It will be so much fun this Christmas!  We are gearing up with lots of Christmas activities!

Here are a few pictures of Andrew when he went shopping with me, my mom and my sister on Black Friday.

 

Our friendly Elf Max returned from the North Pole to watch the kids.  They just love searching for Max each morning to see what kind of mischief he has gotten in to.  One morning he was taking a “cotton ball” bath in the sink! One morning he painting their noses blue!

It won’t be long before this handsome little boy is walking!

Sarah Beth’s dance studio performed the Nutcracker today.  Sarah Beth had 2 dances.  She was a soldier and a candy cane.  She did an awesome job.  She loves to perform on stage!

We have had a very busy Sunday.  After the Nutcracker we had our church Christmas Party.  They always have fun crafts for the kids and Santa always makes an appearance.  And of course the food is yummy too!

Can you tell who doesn’t care for Santa too much??  Ha!  I love the holidays!