Now we have 2 holes in the mouth

Andrew lost his second tooth. Oh, the drama. I thought it would be better the second time around but WRONG. This time, the tooth was so wobbly that he could push it all the way forward, but he wouldn't pull it out (I think he was still in shock from pulling out the first one!) He cried and cried..... he didn't want to eat, he was biting food on the side and chewing so awkwardly. Finally, we told him that if daddy pulled it out, he could go to the dollar store and pick out a treat. (yes, we bribe our children.) Well, he really wanted a toy but he really didn't want to pull the tooth, so that almost caused more tears. Eventually, he gave up.... daddy pulled it out and he was fine. It did bleed, however. For those that know Andrew, this is not a good thing. Rick and I were wiping the blood as fast as it was coming out so he wouldn't notice, we are so sneaky!

On a side note, the tooth fairy forgot to put money under his pillow AND forgot to take the tooth. When he was searching for his money under his bed this morning, I ran down and got some money and slid it in his pillow when he didn't notice. Then, he found his tooth on the floor and I told him that silly tooth fairy must have dropped it so I will call her later on today. So, we totally recovered.... and remember that little ears do not need to hear that story EVER!

Andrew with TWO missing teeth and his new toy for being brave (kind of...)

oh, Timmy!

I guess you could say that Timmy is turning into a food "snob". From the moment this kid started baby food.... he was in love. He loves to eat, I mean.... he really loves it! Then, he started feeding himself.... wagon wheels, crackers, puffs, cheerios.... and he feels that he is too good for the "spoon fed" stuff. If I try to hold a cracker up to his mouth, he will take it out of my hand so he can do it himself. I think he is just ready for more, or he just really enjoys feeding himself. I tried table food with him, and he didn't like it. I think it is a texture thing that we need to work up to. Check out these faces he makes when he sees the spoon coming towards his mouth.....

He closes his eyes, scrunches up his face... it is like he can't stand the thought of being fed by someone.

here he is when he sees me scooping up the food... the face is getting ready:

The hand goes up for the block, and the face starts to scrunch!

See the spoon coming in from the left side, Timmy sure did, so he got his face in the right position!

What, is there something on my face?

A few more pictures...

A slumber party with everyone- we ate popcorn and watched a movie

Of course, there is wrestling... don't you love how Timmy is watching, he will be in the middle of it all next year

So, this picture is a little funny and a little disturbing. See Timmy's neck? Bent a little far back, don't you think? About 5 seconds later, Brandon went to put him back on the floor and dropped him (not very far, don't worry...) and it took him a few minutes to get over the shock of it all. Timothy, even with 2 older brothers is not used to being roughed up this much. All I have to say is poor Emma Grace. She will be one tough cookie.

My parents with the Grandkids

Timothy

so handsome... he melts my heart!

The boys with their cousins

I took the boys to the park this morning to get some pictures of them. These guys only see each other once a year, so these pictures are pretty important to me. I think they turned out pretty good..... considering I am not a photographer and I am still learning how to use my camera!

The boys are in town....

My nephews, Brandon and Evan are in town for the week. Here are a few pictures from the last few days.....


We went to the zoo on Friday. As you can see, Timothy really enjoys the water park.


Brandon and Evan- my handsome nephews


This is just funny. It looks like he is relieving himself (with the bum crack showing and everything) but he was just playing in the water. I just can't pass up photo ops like this one!


We got a new camera, can you tell? Look at this great shot of Evan.



Andrew with his cousin, Evan. My boys have really enjoyed playing with the their boy cousins. They have been running around, shooting each other, getting mad when someone doesn't die the right away, playing zombies- just acting like complete boys. They will be sad to see them go!

Timothy- 9 month check-up

Our big guy is growing well these days! He had his 9 month well visit on Friday. He is 23 lbs 4 ozs (85% weight) and 29 1/4 inches (80% height). The doctor said he was doing everything that he should be doing, so it was a great check-up! He said that since Timothy loves to eat, we can start trying table food, but I think we will stick with baby food for a little while longer. (that would be a lazy mom thing...) Here are some facts about our 9 month old:

*He has 4 teeth, 2 on top and 2 on bottom and he has the best SMILE

*He loves to scrunch up his nose and make a snorting sound and he will imitate back to you if you do it to him

*He is sleeping 11 hours at night

*Napping is something we need to work on

*Army crawls like a wild man

*Can push up on his feet and hands to sit down (from his belly)

*His most favorite food is a Ritz Cracker

*Loves big boy toys- baby toys, not so much!

Happy about eating that cracker!

His scrunchy nose face (imagine a snorting sound with it!)

First Tooth Gone!

Our big boy lost his first tooth today. Andrew was in the basement watching TV when I heard him start crying. I asked him what was wrong and he said "come here and I will show you" in his poutiest voice. I went downstairs and the tears started FLOWING. Through tears and gasping for air he managed to tell me that he thought he had food in his teeth, so he went to pull it out but his tooth came out! It freaked him out, so he threw it on the floor and called for me. He wanted the new one to grow back IMMEDIATELY and he cried (hysterically) for a good 45 minutes. I was laughing so hard.... you just have to know Andrew to be able to picture his reaction. It was just how I thought it would be..... pure drama. He wouldn't eat dinner because he didn't know how he could with a missing tooth. Then, when it came time to brush teeth, he got really nervous again but I told him I would go around it. I still laugh when I think about his reaction. That kid does not handle ANY TYPE of change very well.

It starts early...

Timothy is busy, busy, busy. And, he doesn't care about baby toys- he likes the big boy toys. I got these 2 great pictures of him today- he entertained himself forever picking one car out at a time from the box.... then, he was entertained forever by putting a toy on top of the castle, then taking it off. He still just army crawls. We have to keep the gates closed because he is straight to the dog bowls if we don't. When the gate is closed, he crawls up to it and cries because he wants in the kitchen.... to get the dog bowls. So funny how they develop these behaviors so early! I am enjoying my 11 hours of sleep he is giving me every night- SO THANKFUL for tubes! He is a happy, happy boy!