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We have some cute photos of our weekend on the Cape to post, however we are in the midst of "Ferberizing" Drew and therefore I am way too tired to download the photos and post them on the blog. Wish us luck on the process and I will post some photos once the worst is over. If you have any words of wisdom for us, please add your comments!

One Proud Mommy

Drew is doing some fun new things. He is getting pretty good at sitting up and he is talking up a storm..I am just waiting for mama or dada (well, I am pulling for mama) to come out of his mouth. But he is making new letter sounds..like B's. I swear he says hi AND knows what it means. When I ask him "where's Lucy" he scans the room until he finds her. He is also getting very strong, today he was in the exersaucer and I was in the kitchen when I heard a loud crash. I quickly went in to inspect and found that he had torn off the "computer" toy and threw it on the floor..he looked so proud of himself.

It is so fun to play with him while he is sitting up. He is mostly just doing the "tripod", but he will keep himself up for a few minutes without holding on. Tonight we took a "tubby" and I had him in without the plastic tub just sitting up and playing with all of his tub toys. It was fun for him and a good opportunity for me to actually wash his back.

Here are some photos of his latest antics:Tripod"What?...I didn't do it"Looking a little shocked

Happy Birthday Great Grandma

Today we celebrated my grandmothers (Drew's Great Grandma's) 76th birthday. The pictures don't really show it, but Drew was very happy to celebrate with the family. Happy Birthday Grandma!

Drew with Great Grandma and Great Grandpa

Drew and Gwampy

2 Teeth and a Bunch of Bananas...Argh!

Drew's weekend has been pretty lousy. His first experience with bananas was not very pleasant. Let's just say that he got a little backed up. Poor guy. So this made him miserable for most of the day yesterday. And this morning things were looking up when his poor little mouth was hurting him. When nothing worked to soothe him, we did what any good parents do...sat him in front of the television. We put him in our bed with Bob the Builder on the tube. He perked right up...especially when we let him play with the remote. I think my tv is now stuck in espanol...oh well. Glad to report that after a nice long nap he seems to be feeling much better.

Laying in our bed captivated by cartoons

Feeling better now...maybe this was his plan all along.

Slow Down

Drew is getting way too big way too fast. He has 2 teeth that are ready to break through. Although exciting, it reminds me of how fast he is growing up. I don't want him to turn 6 months old, I just feel like that is too old. I still want to call him a newborn, but I guess we are way past that. He seems like he is getting ready to crawl anyday now..I know we have a while, but he is really trying. Here are some photos of Drew looking exceptionally old (to me).

Everytime Lucy comes close to him the squeezes his eyes closed and opens his mouth wide. He is preparing for Lucy kisses. Open mouth kisses probably aren't the most sanitary!

A Day at the Zoo

Andy, Drew and I went to the Franklin Park Zoo yesterday. Neither of us had ever been there. I wasn't crazy about how we got there....the GPS took us down Blue Hill Ave. But once we got there we had fun. We especially liked the lion and the gorillas. The lion put on a show for us as we walked by; he stood up and started to roar very loud and then fell over onto his back and started rolling around in the dirt..it was quite a site. The Gorillas were getting fed as we went by so it was exciting to see them running after the fruit. Drew did NOT like the flamingos, they smelled really bad and he grimmaced and whined when we got to them. I wasn't crazy about it either so we went through the bird exhibit rather quickly.

It was nice to be outside and doing something different with our baby, but Andy and I did think the zoo was a little depressing. The conditions were not that great and seeing animals in cages never really excited me. Regardless, it was nice to have family time together!

We didn't go in the petting zoo, but took pictures anyway - how cute is my brown cow!

Those stinky flamingosMommy gorilla

Spoiled again...but he does love his new Gorilla!

"Thanks for taking me to the zoo Daddy!"

Burkie

We went back to the Cape Saturday to visit our friend John who is home on leave from the Marines. He is stationed in Hawaii (must be rough) and hadn't seen Drew until this weekend. We went to a cookout and visited with the entire Burke clan. Hopefully, we will be able to visit with him again before he goes back...if not, maybe we will just have to go and visit him - I am sure he wouldn't mind putting us up!?!

While on the Cape, Drew took his new highchair for a spin - thanks Granny and Poppy!

Weee!

Drew got an infant swing for his swingset last week. He loves watching Lucy while swinging away.

Baby in the City

Andy, Drew and I had an improptu mini-family vacation this weekend. We went to the Aquarium and spent the night in the city then had a nice brunch this morning and did some more walking around the city. Thanks to the people at the hotel for messing up our reservation and an angry mommy with a sleeping baby sitting in the lobby we got a FREE room! Drew had so much fun watching the penguins and the big fish tank at the Aquarium. He also loved watching all of the ducks in the Public Gardens that were chasing the bread people were feeding them. Drew watching the penguins

"Ok, I know, I'm spoiled...with my new penguin stuffed animal"

Happily waiting for dad to pay for parking -I guess overalls aren't a good choice for a baby who chews everything!

Of course Drew had to ride the ducklings!

Watching all of the ducks swimming in the Public Garden

Baby Botanist

Drew loves to sit on the front steps and watch cars go by. I discovered this one evening after a long day while we were waiting for Daddy to come home. Tonight, the weather finally cooled down so we sat outside watched cars and discovered some of the plant and trees around the yard.

Hey Dad, can I eat this?

Cape Cod Weekend!

Andy, Drew and I were on the Cape at Granny and Poppy's this weekend. (Oh, Lucy was there too). Andy was flying in from Houston so he met us there which meant that I drove the car full of our stuff, the baby and the dog by myself. I was nervous with Lucy in the back at first but it turns out that she kept Drew entertained. Well, I think she kept him awake but at least he was laughing. I have never heard him laugh so hard for so long..he could barely catch his breath.

We had a gorgeous weekend. The weather was perfect except for the torrential rain that Granny, Drew and I were caught in on Friday afternoon. Drew went swimming for the first time and he had fun. He wasn't sure at first but then he started to enjoy it.

We had a very nice time; thanks Granny and Poppy for having us down, feeding us excellent meals and playing with both Drew AND Lucy! We love you!

Swimming with Daddy

Kicking Away!

Mom was ready with a towel.

Doggie Playdate

Today Caryn, Stella AND Kaia came over for a visit. Lucy and Kaia had fun playing in the back yard while we had lunch on the deck. We are so glad they made the trip out to visit us! The doggies didn't want to pose with the babies, so we had to take separate photos.

Dog for Sale

Like I don't have enough to do.....

Father's Day

Andy's first fathers day was a laid back one. We celebrated in a similar way that we did on mother's day lounging in bed in the morning and then we had a picnic lunch in the yard. The pictures look awful similar from the two days. Unfortunately Drew was a little cranky today and is not similing in any pictures. He must have used up all of his smiles away at Uncle Fred's party.

Andy and Drew on Father's DayDrew and me just one month ago...look familiar?

Lucy enjoyed the picnic too!

Happy Birthday Great Uncle Fred!

Yesterday we celebrated Drew's Great Uncle Fred's 60th birthday. The party was great, there was a video tribute to Fred and lots of food and gifts...Fred REALLY loved the Red Sox gear that he got (being a Yankee fan and all). Drew wanted to personally send Fred a birthday wish..