Happy Birthday, Andrew!

March 25th was Andrew's birthday, and we celebrated after work with our parents that Friday night.

On the menu...catfish and cupcakes!  Mmm that sure sounds odd (but it was GOOD)!

EB with Mimi

We had plenty of babysitters that night! :)

My parents

I wish I was just this good, but Andrew cooperated and "reenacted" the candle-blowing for picture purposes (note- no flame or smoke).  Why am I giving away all my secrets?!  Eva Brooke was a big help and she's taking notes for the big O-N-E in August.

I love you, Andrew!  Thank you for taking such good care of our family!

Andrew got a Colonel Reb for his garden from his parents

The next day, the Crosswhites had us over, and Andrew and Brad celebrated over crawfish.  They also gave him an ice cream cake which was sooo yummy!  I love how Emily's lining up her princesses over to the side :)

We'll say Eva Brooke's blowing Daddy birthday kisses.  Happy 28th, Andrew!

Pulling Up

February 26- The first time I caught her "pulling up"

March 3- Now as soon as she wakes up (whether morning, after nap, or the middle of the night), she stands right up and looks for us

March 5

March 6- This is what scares me!  Pulling up and falling down on the hard tile.

March 10

March 12- And it didn't take long for her to get a little more brave

March 14- I have a little leg rider now

Loves to stand up (with help).  Sometimes she lets go, and forgets she can't do that just yet :)

She loves taking baths!

March 17- Working on this new move

March 24

Loves to put her mouth against things like the pack and play and the refrigerator

March 31

We tell her repeatedly not to pull up on these shutters...ahh...

April 2- So we raise the blinds so she can see outside through the kitchen window.  She likes to watch Cotton play.

When did my girl get so big?!

Spoiled, spoiled, spoiled...

March 4- Loving the attention from Mimi & Pop

March 5- Getting whatever she wants from Mamma Lin & Granddad

March 17- She LOVES riding on Daddy's shoulders, but not the getting down part so much

She really holds on!

Tickle time

March 18- We went to Hamilton and stopped by to visit my great-aunt Bobbie

She's wearing the cute shirt Mimi made for her

We also got to visit with my sweet Grandmother

Before spending her first night at Mimi and Pop's house.  We decided it was too late to drive back and just stayed.  Thanks, Mimi for letting Eva Brooke keep you up! :)

Crawling!

On February 28, our baby girl started crawling at about 6 1/2 months.  Since then, our lives have forever changed...  She is getting faster and faster by the day.  Gone are the days when we could leave her sitting to play while getting dressed, doing laundry, etc.  I have found her eating dog food once and several times with Cotton's rawhide chew in her mouth.  Oh, life is sweet!

March 3

March 4- "Look mom, I can come find you!"

March 5

Exploring...

And we might as well forget about germs!?!

Reinserting paci after dropping it on the floor (however, nice that she can do that herself...)

March 7

March 11- Very suspicious...

March 13

March 14