First Trick or Treat

I felt pretty bad torturing Drew with that heavy bear costume, so I found the bumble bee at Target and decided I would use it as a back up if it was too hot out. And today was rather warm so I decided to go with the bee. He seemed a little happier in the lighter outfit. Earlier in the day he wore his "baby's first boo" shirt and pumpkin shoes. The shoes didn't fit too well (I guess that's what you get for $2.99 slippers) and they fell off everywhere we went - I lost them at the gym, in the grocery store parking lot, produce isle, frezer isle, checkout...I am surprised they made it until the end of the day.

Drew went trick-or-treating at his cousins house and got to see Margaret in her costume. She made a beautiful fairy! They even had a special treat for Drew since he couldn't eat the candy - a stuffed doggie, what a lucky boy!

Last year, much to my dissapointment, we got NO trick-or-treaters. This year, I was praying for none so Drew wasn't kept up by the doorbell and the dog barking. I just didn't have the heart to shut off the lights, so I put a basket of candy on the front steps. I once again over bought candy, but I just checked the basket and it has a pretty good dent in it. Not sure if it was several children or just a few children taking lots of candy. Either way, I am glad not to have leftovers in the house.

First Words!!

Drew spoke his first words today: "I love you Mommy!" Ok, not really...his first words were DaDa. He woke up in the morning moving his mouth kind of funny. Andy and I chalked it up to his cold. Later in the day I could hear him whispering dada. Eventually it got louder and louder. He kept asking for dada so we drove to visit Andy at work so that he could hear it himself. Daddy couldn't be prouder! It is so precious to hear his little voice form words. He is also saying Hi, Dada. We figure that all the time we have spent trying to teach him to wave hello while saying "hi daddy" made him pick up on the words. Unfortunatly, I am unable to post the video of this momentus occasion. (Apparently HD video is not compatible, but we will eventually figure it out.) Until then, you will just have to imaging the sweetest voice in the world whispering "DaDa"

"PPPLLLTTT"

This is what it looks like when Drew decides to blow raspberries with a mouthfull of food. He got such a kick out of spitting all over me. He is really getting pretty good at keeping himself amused. This is making naptime quite challenging. When I put him down he usually pops right up and shakes on the crib, laughs, blows rasperries, bangs on the walls, runs his pacifier along the rails like a prisioner....you name it and he is up to it. It sounds like the Three Stooges are up in his room.

YEAH DREW!

GRAND SLAM!! FINALLY, J.D. DREW DID SOMETHING FOR THE RED SOX! NOW I CAN BUY DREW A 'DREW' JERSEY.

My Little Pumpkin

I had to back-date this post because it was last Sunday, but this was our trip to the farm for pumpkins. I love this farm, but I really wanted to take him to the farm stand that I used to go to when I was a kid. I was so dissapointed when we drove by the dilapidated Cooks farm stand located right next to a development of mcmansions called "Cooks Farm Estates". Oh well, I guess we will have our own tradition of going to Tangerinis Farm for pumpkins...and they have ice cream!
**If you click on the picture to enlarge, you can see his teeth (he now has 6)

Haunted Train Ride!

Today was the annual "Haunted Train Ride" in town. We put Drew in his costume and went to enjoy the festivities. There is a small train that goes through the woods and they set up spooky displays and people pop out at us. (We went early so it was still light out and not so spooky, but we had a blast!). It is on the street that is behind our house- if you go far through the woods- and we now realized what the crazy noises were that we heard through the woods last year.

It was so fun to get Drew dressed up. Unfortunately he really didn't like the bear ears so they sat kind of far up on his head but he was such a good boy with that big fuzzy costume. He had a great time, except for the fight that he got in with Zorro - apparently the kid didn't want "that baby staring at him" and he made Drew cry - but don't worry mommy shoved the kid (just kidding, but i kind of wanted to..)

Drew Bear and Momma Bear in the caboose

It would be pretty frightenting in the dark. People jumping out, chainsaws, fire! I don't know if Drew will do so well next year.
Much happier now that the bear ears are off! Well, I hope he gets used to them because I have a few more Halloween outings lined up...sorry honey, but you are a very cute Brown Bear!

Playground

"Higher Daddy, higher!"

The weather was beautiful this afternoon and we realized after walking home in the dark last night that we don't have many days like this left so we took Drew to the "Playspace" in town. He had so much fun on the bucket swing, the see-saw, the slides and the cars.

This see-saw was perfect for Drew because lately all he does is jump up and down. It was on a spring so it was just right for bouncing!

Drew's favorite part was the little car that was just his size. He had a blast while daddy pushed him around. I was laughing so hard that I was crying. I can't believe that my baby is old enough for one of these. Andy was so excited to see him enjoy this toy that he wanted to run out during his nap and buy one.

Now there are 2 cousins driving around town...watch out! (congratulations Nick for passing the driving test!)

Can Someone Let Me Out?

Drew makes such funny faces when he presses himself against the Pack-n-Play:

Happy Birthday Auntie Laura!!

Today is Auntie Laura's Birthday and we went over yesterday to celebrate. We love you Laura and hope you have a wonderful Birthday!!!Visiting with Auntie Laura and Uncle JR. Drew wearing his jersey again for the game.

Auntie Laura visiting Drew on his birthday

Little Bruschi

Andy bought Drew an "official" Patriots Jersey (lucky boy). Drew is very upset that the game starts after his bedtime tonight, but he showed his support this afternoon wearing the new shirt.

Seven Months Old!

Drew is seven months old today. I can't believe how fast the last month has gone (which is surprising because we are renovating the kitchen and living out of the basement). Since it was so beautiful outside today, we went to do our 7 month photo shoot on the front lawn. Drew just woke up from his nap so I couldn't get a smile out of him. He still has sheet marks on his face.

He also wore his new shoes for the first time today. I took him to get them yesterday; since he has been refusing to wear socks or shoes I haven't really bought much. Well, now that it is getting to be close to fall I realized we will be in trouble if he won't put anything on his feet. His friend Stella had some adorable shoes from Pediped, so we got some of those. I actually ordered some online in size 6-12mo., but I guess Drew has little feet because they are way too big so we went to the store and tried them on first. The first ones he tried on were mis-labeled and were WAY too big and I started panicking thinking that my kid had abnormally small feet, but the girl in the store looked at the shoe size and said that they were wrong. So we found the smaller size and they fit. How stinkin' cute are they. They even smell like new sneakers.

Just Playing Around

Just wanted to post some pics of Drew playing:
It seems like everytime Drew is on the floor playing I am pulling out the camera...this usually distracts him and within no time he crawls over to me and starts tugging on the camera strap.

Sunday Football

Daddy and Drew watching the game..

It is the sign of the start of my favorite season: Sunday Football! Today the Patriots crushed the Jets 38-14 (Go Pats!) Drew and Daddy watched the game together. However, prior to that we all went to see the new Natick Mall..oh, excuse me the "Natick Collection" (does anyone else think that name is stupid?) But I must say I was very impressed. I almost cried when I went into the restroom - It was HUGE and Beautiful and had 2 nursing/changing rooms! I used to huff it all of the way to a dark bathroom in the corner of Lord and Taylor that had 1 chair to feed Drew during our mall trips. They had some great stores, however most of them are just fun to look in and are very high end, but I am very excied about the Nordstrom. So we left the mall with a bag for dad and a bag for Drew but nothing for me?? I guess Drew and I will have to go back and correct that oversight.

A Case of the Sillys

Drew was so funny today! Maybe he was in a good mood because he slept late (7:40, thank you Drew!). He woke up in a great mood and we played for a while until he got tired again - probably because he is moving around so much more. He can crawl across the room (very quickly when there is something he is not supposed to have), and he can get himself into situp position on his own now! He was smiling and blowing raspberries all day today. He laughed at just about anything...I loved it!

I tried to put him down for a nap this afternoon, but he had other things in mind. He played around in this crib for a while, but then he started to get louder and more excited. I went in to see what he was up to and found him hanging off of the rails to his crib! As soon as he saw me he started to giggle...so cute! I tried a little longer to get him to sleep but he wasn't having it now that he had this new trick to do! I grabbed the camera and got some shots of him before I got him up. He was acting really silly!

Being sooo silly!

I have a feeling that this good mood may not last...his top tooth is about to pop through! The bottom teeth were not picnic, but this one looks like it hurts!

Vineyarders

This week was our summer vacation/3rd anniversary celebration. Andy, Drew and I went to Martha's Vineyard for 3 days and had a blast! We stayed at the beautiful Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown. We took the ferry over on Wednesday afternoon and had a very nice albeit quick dinner at the hotel restaurant. Since Drew had a late nap, we then explored downtown Edgartown and enjoyed an ice cream (Drew was jealous). Drew had a late 8:30 bedtime and slept completely through the night! Luckily, we had a porch to sit out on so Andy and I could hang out there and not wake him.

Thursday morning we went downtown for breakfast and then after a nap we packed up and went to the beach. Luckily, the hotel pool had umbrellas, towels and chairs we could sign out. I am not sure why we lugged the chairs over because I don't think we sat in them once. I don't remember having so much sand in my bathing suit since I was a kid! Drew loved the beach. He enjoyed his new beach toys that I got for him (1/2 off at CVS, I think they cost me $.49 and created hours of enjoyment). He played down by the water and of course tried to eat the sand. We thought that his day at the beach was going to be over when the wake put off by the ferry made its way to the shore and came up to his waist. He quickly shook it off and continued playing. After lunch on the hotel porch and another nap Drew was ready for the pool! He had more fun watching the other kids playing than swimming. After such an activity filled day he was ready for bed early so dinner was in the room that night. We didn't mind one bit because the hotel food was unbelievable!

Drew woke early the next day so we got coffee and a blanket and headed back to the beach. It was so peacful at 6:30 AM!

Andy and I realized how stressful a vacation can be while toting around a baby but it also made it so enjoyable. We experience things in a whole new way because we know it is the first time for our baby and that makes it much more special. We have already decided that next summer we will have to stay longer and make our way to Oak Bluffs and go on the carousel and see the sights on the other side of the island.

Our hotel at sunset. It looked right over Edgartown Harbor and the lighthouse.Look at that toothy grin!

Drew and a pina colada at the pool! (He just got out of his wet swim trunks)

The view from our room

The indirect view from our room...unfortunately we had to peek around the porch divider to get this view..but it sure was beautiful!