Andrew's 8 Month Birthday

Today is Andrew's 8 month birthday and we're going to call his 8th month the 'Adventurous Andrew' month. He's walking around (actually taking real steps) if you hold his hands for balance. He can almost pull himself up on our coffee table ottomans. He's diving forward to reach for things (almost too eagerly). He's a daredevil. However, he's still not that interested in crawling - he prefers an army crawl or pivoting around on his stomach to do a 360 as I move a toy around and out of his reach (yes, this sounds mean, but I'm just trying to help him crawl!).

Check out the additions to the Watch Andrew Grow album here.

We've also posted some pictures from the Gibbons family visit last weekend here. (We really need to do a better job of taking pictures of other people with Andrew, but none of us are as cute as he is.)

We are headed to Wisconsin on Friday, which means Andrew will have his first plane ride. We're hoping that all goes smoothly at the airport and that he does okay on the plane. We're looking forward to seeing our Wisconsin family!

A Special Video for Aunt Katie

Before Andrew heads to Wisconsin to get his fill of Wisconsin Badgers, we thought we should post this video for Andrew's Aunt Katie to show that he is learning his Georgia Bulldog cheers.  Plus, he was going to outgrow his GA gear before football season.

Week with Grandma and Jason's 30th

Andrew enjoyed a week with Grandma Martin as his nanny. They went to the library and Mr. Nigel. Grandma Martin and Jason also took Andrew to the subdivision pool for the first time. He liked to splash around and stand (with assistance) in the pool. Finally, Andrew got his first taste of ping-pong but has many years to go before he can beat his dad.

Also, we celebrated Jason's 30th birthday with both sides of the family in-town.

To view pictures of his week with Grandma Martin, click here.

To view pictures of Jason's 30th birthday party, click here.

The Joy of Teething

Last weekend we were able to capture a prime example of Andrew's teething experience on video. He found some relief by chewing on the high chair tray, but he didn't know whether to laugh, cry or scream. It was hilarious and heartbreaking at the same time. Click here to share in the Joy of Teething.

Happy 7 Month Birthday!

Andrew celebrated his 7 month birthday yesterday with a trip to Target, a visit from Grandma and the arrival of a few more teeth (a video that we affectionately call 'The Joy of Teething' will be posted later). He's looking forward to celebrating his daddy's 30th birthday this week and to seeing the rest of his grandparents over the weekend.

We are slowly preparing to child proof our house because we can tell that the little man is going to get into everything. We're also gearing up for Andrew's first plane trip in a few weeks to visit our Wisconsin family. We have lots to look forward to in Andrew's 7th month! We are also hoping that the 7th month comes with better sleeping habits and relief from teething.

Click here for a link to our 7 month photo shoot. Let's just say that he was a bit of a wild child when I was taking his picture, so it was hard to get him to sit still and not try to eat the 7 month sign.

Independence Day

Andrew would like to wish everyone a happy July 4th!

Some pictures of him celebrating (and sitting up like a big boy) can be found here.

Sleeping

Andrew's favorite new sleeping position for the past few weeks has been on his side or his stomach.  Since he's been rolling from front to back and back to front every chance he gets, I guess he just figured that he can reposition himself to a more cozy sleeping position.  Granted, since I started catching him asleep on his stomach, I've been making several trips a night into his room to check on him.  He sometimes wakes up mad when he realizes he's on his tummy since he was never a big fan of tummy time.  However, he's been better lately and is realizing that you can reach for a lot more stuff when you're on your belly as opposed to your back (some pictures of that are also included here).