Yay Pasquiers!

We asked Kristen to be Andrew's Godmother and thought she could make it to his baptism on Sunday for sure... but Peter was born a few days before his due date on September 3! Congratulations to the Pasquier family!

End of August

I didn't have time to post these during August, but I took them last weekend. Roo is getting pretty good at sitting in his bumpo seat. He has been smiling a lot, but I can never seem to catch it on camera.



Any bets on how long he'll keep these baby blues?



A (somewhat) rare photo of the camera woman and her favorite kids.



I tried taking pictures of these two as a gift for the wonderful ladies at our day care, which closed on Friday. DRAMA! Two weeks ago we discovered that they had to close. It has been a very stressful two weeks, but we found another good place and Anna is excited about it.
Andrew seems fairly interested- he even drooled a little when I told him.



Roo didn't last long before he started cutting up.

This will be the only August post

Drew is beginning to sit in the bumpo. He is getting so big! At his 2 month visit to the pediatrician, he weighed 14 lbs, 4 oz and was 24 inches long. Both height and weight were in the 95th percentile, so I didn't get fussed at. Though, I will say that Drew got skinnier between 6 and 9 weeks. He started sleeping through the night, therefore cutting out 2 feedings. If only that would help me lose weight too...



The expression on Drew's face is priceless...



Anna has decided that she will grow out her bangs and let the rest of her hair get a little longer. She will look shaggy for a while, I think.



We enjoyed hanging out with the Bernaths after Carson's Baptism. Anna and Eian played in the pool. Unfortunately, I didn't take any more pictures.



Anna + camera = mayhem



Who's ready for a nap??




Drew is not on a regular nap schedule yet- he's still taking little catnaps throughout the day.



Speaking of cats, here's our new cat, Annakitty.

No big stuff has happened since the last post, except for school starting. It has been a tough two weeks for us, as there have been many problems with our new location, such as flooding and no air conditioning. Hopefully, it will get better!

Almost the end of summer :-(

Last Wednesday, Kristen and the kids came over for dinner. Mick loved the swing!



Sara and Anna always have such a good time together!



Shaun and Carl spent three long, hot days building this new swingset. Anna LOVES it! Thanks for all of your help, Carl!!



Here are the lovely ladies I taught with at Denham. All of them were at school working on their classrooms, so I dropped by with Drew so they could meet him. I miss teaching with them- we had so much fun!



Here are two pics of Andrew wearing outfits that my students gave him. My FRESHMEN threw me a surprise baby shower before school was out, complete with games, gifts, snacks, and a gourmet cake. How lucky am I to teach such great kids!!





We've gone back to school (in our new location) for orientation and this is the disaster area that is my classroom. At least I've got power. Shaun is in a T-building and the maintenance idiots haven't even secured a permit for electricity out there yet...

It's gonna be a rough week and a half before we go back!!

Six Weeks!

Andrew is now six weeks old! He's still a sweetie, though he has some predictable fussy times (early morning and early evening). Mostly, the main difference is his size. We measured his length to be about 24 inches and his weight is around 15 pounds. I am going to get fussed at by his pediatrician at our 2 month visit...



He gets a meager amount of breast milk at every feeding (which I am continuing mostly because he likes it so much- he coos and smiles, and of course, for the antibodies), then a four ounce bottle. Roo is now so big that he is starting to sleep through a late-night feeding (YAY!), and we can get him to go 4 hours between feedings mid day sometimes.



His vision is starting to improve, as he likes to look at his toys when they are within about 12 inches of his face.



Anna enjoyed jumping at gymnastics camp so much that she kept jumping on all of the beds. So, we bought her a trampoline. She has started getting creative! We are praying for no broken bones...



This is my absolute favorite picture of Roo. He was smiling at his toys.



Who do you think he looks like here??

Hospital Videos

It's taken a little while to get these uploaded, but here are a few videos we took just after Andrew was born.

Weeks 4 and 5

During the week before the 4th of July, Anna attended gymnastics camp at LSU. She had SO MUCH FUN!! It was just for a few hours every morning, and they spent time playing on the equipment, playing games, going to see Mike the Tiger, and taking other "field trips" each day. All she talked about was the trampoline. On the last day, she was allowed to do whatever she wanted while I took pictures. Here's what she chose:








Andrew has been lifting his head and upper body up. He is very strong!



Here's grandpa and Roo taking a little nap. My parents were in town working on their house.




Anna wants to hold "her baby" every day. He's about half her size, so it's a kinda tough for her...



Amy came through for a visit on her way to see her brother in Houston. Anna LOVED spending time with her godmother and was excited to have someone giving her their undivided attention.





Someone got a hold of the camera when we weren't paying attention...



I wonder who it was?