Our Family...: November 2007

Monday, November 26, 2007

Update on Matthew

Matthew is a wonderful baby! We have enjoyed him so much and it is fun to watch him grow and change so fast! This past week has brought big changes! The day after Thanksgiving, Matthew had his first tooth break through the skin. I am sure there will be another one to quickly follow! On November 15, he rolled from his tummy to his back for the first time. He has been rolling from back to tummy since 4 months. Now, he rolls all over the place on the floor, turns in circles and wiggles around to get what he wants. He likes to play with Andrew's toys and Andrew gets a little upset when Matthew takes something he is playing with! Matthew is also pushing up on all 4's and rocking.... he is going to be a busy boy! I am trying to get the rolling and wiggling on video, but you know how that goes! Every time I turn the camera on he won't do it and as soon as I turn it off he turns into a wild man! In the last few days he has really gotten better at sitting up! He still falls to the side or back, so I can't leave him, but he is much better at supporting his back! We have 6 month pictures on Dec. 11 so I think he will be pretty good at sitting by that time! We have 2 weeks to practice. I took Matthew to the doctor today and he is 23 pounds 14 ounces. WOW! What a big (but cute) baby!!!!

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Train

The day after Thanksgiving we got a great deal on a train for our Christmas tree. Andrew loves trains, so we knew it would be a big hit... but we had no idea he would be obsessed over it! When we first got it out of the package, he stared at it going around the track over and over again. He gets really close and looks at each part as it goes by. He played with it all day long and even took the engine to sleep with him. It is going to be hard to put this away when the holidays are over. He will be so upset to see it go! Even Matthew likes to stare at it and try to hit the cars as they go by!

Happy Thanksgiving!

On Thanksgiving Day we went to Rick's family's house in Northern Kentucky. The boys had fun seeing their extended family. Here is our family picture from Thanksgiving day as well as a picture of Matthew on his first Thanksgiving!

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Little Ricky! I love this picture... Matthew is such a happy boy and always smiling!

Andrew and Matthew

I love this picture! Matthew is practicing sitting up and Andrew likes to sit behind him to hug him. They are great friends!

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Big Boy Bathtub!

Matthew has graduated from the way-t00-small infant tub to a big boy tub. This is a blow-up duck that fits in the bathtub. That way, Matthew can sit up and play and I don't have to worry about him sliding around. It is so much better than those silly bath seats... especially when your baby has big thighs to squeeze into the seat!!!! Now, bathtime can finally start to be fun again!

Monday, November 12, 2007

Andrew and Matthew

The boys are still doing great! Matthew hasn't been sleeping well because of a cold, but hopefully that will soon be passing! We are still waiting for those teeth to pop through! He isn't eating solids well these days, but I am hoping that is because of the teeth, and not because I have another non-eater on my hands! Andrew is still active and energetic! He is potty trained although we still have the occassional "oops!" He loves to play outside and ride his bike around the neighborhood.

Extreme Makeover--Home Edition

I had to get a picture of the famous blue shirts!

The TV show, Extreme Makeover Home Edition is in town. They tore down the old house on Friday morning. We went on Saturday night and this is how much they had completed,