And We're Back! And in our Own Home!

Hey Everyone,

I'm so sorry it's been so long since I posted. I hope you'll forgive me though when I say we've been working on buying our very first house and then subsequently moving into said house! I originally wanted it to be a surprise, so I stopped updating when all I had were pictures of Adam in the house as we painted.....but then the underwriters took longer and longer and though most of you knew, I didn't want to post anything just in case I'd jinx it or something (silly I know).

So here I am now saying, we officially have a house (as of a little over a week ago)! It's a cute little three bedroom out in Moncks Corner, so it's just right for us (enough space for all our books, movies, and Adam, with the unhindered sky and quiet of being right out side of the town). I'm not going to give our address here, for obvious reasons, but if any of you would like it, just let me know (if you want, I can even send you one of these cute little "We've Moved!" postcards with a picture of the house that Sherry gave us). (Side note, if you need to sell or buy in the Lowcountry, see my Step-Mom Sherry Crosby :)!)

As for news on Adam, he's doing fantastically. He's walking even better than before and shows us just how curious he is each day by not only getting into EVERYTHING, but also mimicking us (I've had a cold all week and he keeps blowing into tissues like me and pretending to sneeze so we'll tell him "bless you.")

There're plenty of pictures down below of the last two or so months, but nothing really showing the house since it's still in a bit of disarray, though it's definitely coming along.




If you want to read some more articulate and introspective words on the new house, click here.
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Thanks to Melanie...

...we have enough pictures for a post :)

This week our little guy has become quite a bit more skilled at getting into mischief, which I guess comes with the whole walking territory. He's constantly climbing up things or reaching up to grab stuff off of tables he couldn't get to before. While writing this post alone, I don't know how many times I've had to run and stop him from doing something.

 

So, I can only really get a second to take pictures of him when he's napping. His favorite new thing is to sleep on daddy's pillow.

 

 

 

Have I mentioned he loves electronics?

 

 

He picked out his own hula hoop for the wedding. It's currently residing in his pack'n'play. 

 

 

Mrs. Roys offered up the rest of her frosty so Mel could introduce him to the tastiness. He couldn't get enough of it.

 No worries guys: Mel was finished with the coffee before he got a hold of it. He has however figured straws out and especially loves them when an Orange Julius is on the other end. 

With Uncle Alex. The corruption starts. :)

 

He Started Walking (A Month Ago, Whoops)!

Hey guys,

So, it's apparently been exactly a month since I updated y'all on our little man. So sorry. Life got a little crazy (in a good way) when friends (though let's be serious, family) was in for a few weeks in order to celebrate the wedding of the awesome new Pearsons (my beautiful best friend Melanie and Thomas' best friend, Chris).

This will actually a be a pretty short post, word wise, though I do have one very special surprise, for those of you who haven't seen Adam walk. This was from the first night he really took a few steps and has since been learning to be a little more courageous in walking a few steps here and there on his own or actually standing up on his own from the floor without pulling up on anything.

Trying Adam in the suit Mel and Chris sent him for his birthday. Twas a tad bit too large.

Growing Up So Fast

Hey guys,

I'm trying out posting earlier rather than later (I always think I'll post Friday if nothing else, and then the weekend gets crazy). All is well, though Adam seems to think it's an awesome idea to wake up when it's time for bed and then stay up until 1 am. He's sleeping off that decision as we speak, hopefully through a looooong morning nap. He actually looks like he's sleeping of a hardcore fight though, because a mosquito snuck in the house last night and bit him a few times under his eyes. Poor kid. But he'll be fine. He hasn't even been scratching them.

His Uncle Chaise and Jenny came down and we got to go out to the Angel Oak again, which is always beautiful, and to the Hunley, though I don't think Adam understood just how cool that was....to him it was pretty much a brown thing in a big bathtub, I'm sure.

Whoops, well that's him waking up. I'd better go. Until next time, stay safe and know you're loved!

If the videos keep messing up, up there, here they are again.

14 Months

Hey look guys! It's a video! If you're wondering where he is, well, more on that hopefully in a week or two.

For now though, all is pretty good, even if he's been incredibly fussy for the last week or so (he's getting better though). The doctor says he either had a stomach bug (no vomiting; don't worry) or it's just his teething (molars are jerks and he's getting several of them in at once). He is standing on his own sometimes though....if he doesn't realize it; once he does, he falls down or leans on something immediately. He's also turning into a TV wiz apparently, because a few days ago he grabbed the remote, turned the TV on, grabbed the playstation controller, turned it on, handed the controller to me, and when I asked him what he wanted to watch, he replied doggy....which I took to be Blues Clues. Then he promptly stole a piece of my toast from my plate and watched one episode before trying to turn things off. Hopefully that's a reflection on his intelligence and not our TV watching habits. :)

 

 Mommy gave him a homemade Strawberry popsicle. He approved

 

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This is my face whenever he's near and I want to use my phone.

 Oh, and he's not just peering over; he's laying straight on my face.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

 

Pick-Up Trucks, The Lorax, and Just Being a Toddler

Hey guys,

Not too much to update you on this week. He's darn close to walking, but he just won't let go of the furniture/us/railings. He is though, eating what we eat, for the most part and cut up better; turning on and off light switches; and following around the dog wherever I'll let him (he can climb the stairs if I'm backing him up, but that's normally where I draw the line.)

This last weekend Thomas and I drove over to Atlanta to pick up a truck from Aunt Dolly and Uncle Curtiss (Thanks again!). Adam loves it....what little time he's been in it anyway, since there's no car seat.

He's also found a great love of the movie The Lorax. It's the only thing that'll completely take his attention when I need to do a little bit of housework. 

Well, that's it for me tonight! I've had a request for more videos, so I'll try to get some more in next time. Until then, stay safe, have fun, and know you're loved!

Busy Busy March

Hey Everyone,

Sorry about last week; Adam was sick again, so I was a bit sidetracked taking care of him. We never really got a definitive answer on what it was, whether it was croup or just a regular viral respiratory infection, but what was definitive was that he absolutely hated his treatment. For the first few days he had to use a nebulizer ever 4-6 hours and then whenever he needed it after that. No worries though, he seems to be all better now.

Here's the last few weeks in photos!