A Time For Every Season....

January 22, 2006 Hi everyone! Mommy has been swamped with work this week so she is letting me write the weekly entry. Lets see where I should begin - this past weekend I celebrated my 1 st Birthday! Aunt Julie, Uncle Ruben, Aunt Sherri and my Nana were all present. I really made out in the gift area : Mommy & Daddy - Baby Tad Leap Frog Fletcher Family - Baby Gap sweatshirt and popper Aunt Julie & Uncle Ruben - Parents School Bus Nana - Parents IPOD and Parents cellular phone I can't believe all the toys I received! Daddy already broke one of them though. Today he threw my Baby Tad up in the air and missed it coming back down. The toy started playing this horrible noise and wouldn't stop. Mommy was so mad. Daddy exchanged the toy today at Target and had to give the cashiers a lesson on how to make him stop playing. It was so funny! When we left the store we could still hear the people trying to shut the toy off. Oops. I am especially fond of my "popper" an...

February 17th - I can't believe how fast the past three weeks have gone by. Drew will be one month old on February 21st. The first two weeks all Drew did was sleep. I even had to recant that "never wake a sleeping baby" statement because I had to wake him up every hour and a half to feed him. I just couldn't understand why people thought the first 6 weeks were the hardest! Well, about a week ago Drew finally turned into a real baby! He is now awake all the time demanding to be fed. I even gave him some formula the other night - which I swore I would never do! I am finding myself eating many of my words now that the baby is actually here. I have now experienced reality! Everything I do is somehow related to the baby. I am so tired and my house is a disaster. The few amount of cloths I fit into have spit up all over them and I haven't had the time to wash them yet. My mother was here for two weeks helping out, but had to leave on the 12th. She was such help! She go...

February 14, 2006 We just wanted to tell you all that we love you and can't wait to see you in a few days. Drew's little personality has really started to blossom this week! He has started to talk a lot more. Instead of whining about what he wants, he is trying to communicate more verbally. Today he walked right over to me and said "up". I couldn't believe it. He can also say Ma Ma, Da Da, Nana, Up, & Hi. He also says "gegegege" every time I change his diaper, but I can't figure out what he thinks he is saying. We are working on down, gma & gpa, please, and milk. Oh, today we had a huge breakthrough, instead of whining and crying for milk, he actually got his cup out of "his" drawer and brought it over to me while looking at me straight in the eyes. WOW! I was quite proud of the little man. God has truly blessed us with a well mannered little boy. I can't believe how much energy this little guy has, he sleeps about 16 hours a ...

February 12, 2006 Drew is literally running around our house now. He is so cute, when he walks he walks like a penguin, toddling back and forth! He loves to go for walks around the block and ride his little bike in the front yard. He also loves music and dancing. He enjoys reading books and playing with his train set. Drew has also started to say "Hi". This past week Daddy and Drew went to Cabella's and played for 2 hours. They both had a blast, and Mommy enjoyed the break. We are all getting ready for our trip to Oregon this Saturday and can?t wait to see everyone. Then you can see for yourself just how much our little man has grown. He is very independent, he walks off in stores if we don't keep an eye on him. Drew went to his first birthday yesterday, he played and had so much fun. Drew ate chocolate cake, icecream, and cheeto's! I will post the pictures shortly! Mommy has been learning some new software this week so work has been quite intense. Daddy and Drew...

February 3, 2006 Drew here, I have been such a good boy this week. Daddy has been home more so I have been playing a lot in the garage. Also, my friend Jonathan is staying at our house so I have someone to play with at night. Life is so wonderful! I have learned how to run this week. I start at the top of the driveway and lean forward. The faster I move my legs the more fun I have. I still can't quite get the stopping at the sidewalk part though. I also love to dance to music and sway back and forth. My favorite toy, hands down, is my puppy! I love him so much. This week I loved him enough to put him in the bathtub when Mommy wasn't looking. He got all wet. I also love my stuffed musical Pooh Bear - Mommy found him face down in the toilet yesterday! This week I went with Mommy to the Goodwill and played at Nana's house. Mommy has been taking me on walks around the neighborhood and playing with me outside. On Sunday I went to church and played with the other children in the ...