Memorial Day

I am doing yet another catch up of some photos from the last few weeks along with photos from Memorial Day weekend.

Harrison is getting so big! At his 4 week appointment he was 10lbs 8oz. He has tons of smiles and giggles and coos. We tested him in his crib last night for the first time (sniff, sniff). He has been sleeping up to 8 or 9 hours in a stretch, so we knew it would be happening sooner rather than later. Last night was just a trial, but he did so well that we are seeing if we have the same luck tonight. He woke up around 5:00am to eat, then he went back and did not get up until I went in and turned on the lights and started putting away laundry at 9:00am!! I think maybe the reason he gets so cranky in the morning is that Drew wakes him and he is still tired.

Drew is doing pretty well with his baby brother. The only thing he says that is negative is just part of his usual "bologna" as I call it. He has started saying "I'm so mad" when he is unhappy. I USED to ask him why he was so mad and he would make something up, then one day he said "at Harrison" and the shock on my face and that "why would you be mad at Harrison?" that followed showed Drew that he could get a reaction from me..so now he says it quite a bit. I have learned not to ask "why" and just respond with "I'm sorry you are mad" or "its silly to be mad at that" or something of that sort. He knows how to sling the "bologna" around when we are trying to correct him. He is constantly responding with "no, no I just....(fill in the excuse)". For example,

Me: "Drew, eat your waffle" (I say to him as he is at the table kicking his feet).

Drew: "No, no Mommy..I just, I just....kicking!"

or

Andy: "Drew, leave the sand inside of the sandbox"

Drew: "No...no, Daddy...I just....I just (can't think of anything)...look at that eagle"

and my favorite

Me: "Drew, get back into bed right now please"

Drew: "Mommy stop screamin' "

Cutie pants: taken 5/14

Drew at Graham's birthday party. He hogged this toy, luckily the other kids didn't mind too much.It was fairly windy out and poor Lindsey finally lights the candle, just to have Drew blow it out!

He was giving such great smiles, then I pull out the camera and couldn't catch one. He still looks pretty darn cute!

Tummy time while Drew is still up...this is dangerous, but at least we didn't throw Lucy into the mix!

"Hey Dad! Take my picture"

Finally calm and ready for bed on Daddy's chestForced to pose with his brother in front of the baby giraffe. Neither look thrilled to be in the photo. Drew was so excited to go on the rides. He talked about them the entire way through the zoo. Then he gets on this ride, sat for a second, and freaked out! A far cry from a year ago on the same ride:

(Aug 2008)

As much as I did not what him to go inside of this yucky looking jumpy, he did enjoy it very much.On Monday morning at 8:00am, we went to the Memorial Day parade in our town. We even walked down the route and went to the service at the cemetery. I was proud that we took part in remembering our soldiers. Hopefully we are starting to teach our kids that it isn't just a long holiday weekend that we get to go to the zoo or cookouts, but rather that the day does have a meaning we should acknowledge. Now we are back to reality this week, and Drews allergies are still going strong:

(he needed a tissue)

I, on the other hand, do not have seasonal allergies. So what is my excuse for looking like crap? Refer to the item in my left arm.But he always makes up for the fussies at the end of the day with some extra cute faces!