Week 42

Anthony has loved going to the pool during the week with Daddy and again with me on the weekend. I took him to the complex pool on Friday & Saturday and we had the pool all to ourselves on both days! It was very hot this weekend. But, we went out to the pool early in the day to avoid the extreme heat. Anthony is getting brave with his steps and is letting go of his support more often. It seems like he JUST started crawling and now he's going to be walking soon! He's always been glued to the TV when his favorite shows come on. But, now, when he hears any of the singing or theme songs in his shows, he starts to flap his arms and "sing" along; it's so funny. (see video below)

A few more pics

I had to post these pictures... the close-up below was taken at Chris' graduation. I love the picture and after a lot of "nagging", I FINALLY got Jon to send it to me!! Daddy took Anthony to the pool yesterday while I was at work!! =( .... anyway, I love these pics too!

Vacation in Wisconsin (38 - 41 weeks)

Anthony did surprisingly well on our road trip to Wisconsin. (Thanks to a DVD player and Baby Einstein videos!) He loved being on the boat, going fishing and especially loved playing in the lake! It was great to be with family and be able to be there for Chris' graduation. (Sorry that we had to miss Taylor's though!) Anthony cut 2 teeth while we were in WI. He taught himself how to climb stairs and is trying very hard to stand unassisted now. It's so funny to watch him play and do things; he actually growls when he's frustrated! Daddy is going to drop the crib mattress to the lowest setting today. I caught Anthony climbing up the side of his play pen. So, we certainly don't want him trying to climb out of his crib!

No updates for a few weeks!

We are hitting the road for our first family vacation... I'll post when we get back! I hope Anthony doesn't mind the long car ride!

Weeks 36 & 37

Anthony had his first hair cut! Daddy couldn't take the "long" hair anymore and gave him a little trim. He didn't enjoy it AT ALL. But, he really did need it. Anthony discovered that he can open cabinets and is just relentless about trying to get into them. So, Daddy installed locks on all the kitchen cabinets. We had a fun time visiting our friends Cindy & Alison. He loved watching Alison walk around (she's 14 months old). Anthony is quite the little helper with chores... as I was standing at his dresser folding some clothes and putting them away, I look down and he's standing there pulling the clothes out of the drawer and throwing them over his shoulder! It was so funny! We are very excited about our first vacation as a family. We have to see how he does on a long road trip.... if he's like his Daddy, he will love it! If he's like his Mommy, then not so much! ;)

NOTE: There are 2 new links of pictures on the right (Week 36 & Week 37)

Week 35

Anthony is our little energizer bunny; he just goes and goes, non-stop! (Hmm... sounds like the stories I've heard when Daddy was a baby!) We used to be able to keep him confined somewhat and detour him a little by placing things in his path. But now he just motors over everything (including us) like a tank! He is just so busy and doesn't have time for trivial tasks like eating and diaper changes. It seems like only a couple of weeks ago that I was blogging about how much Anthony enjoyed being on the changing table. Ah, the good ol' days! Now you have to practically pin him down to keep him from flipping over. Anthony is pulling himself up to a standing position with ease now. And he's just starting to "cruise" a little bit.

8 months old

Another week with our little cutie... Anthony has been sleeping through the night like a champ! It's been GREAT! I actually woke up on Sunday morning and felt like I got too much sleep! It was a glorious feeling! Our biggest delight for the week was that Anthony has started giving us kisses! It's the sweetest thing EVER! He's also taken a fancy to making a "snorty" kind of face.. hard to explain. But, there are some videos of it in the additional pictures link.

Week 33

Anthony has learned to feed himself the finger foods we've been giving him. Before, he would just put them in his fist and try to stuff it in his mouth. Now, he can actually get the pieces in his mouth! He has started trying to mimick certain things that we say now. Like, "banana" and "yeah yeah yeah" and "ah choo"! We think he's teething again; looks like a top tooth is going to come through soon.

Week 32

Anthony is a master crawler now! It's amazing how fast they can move once they learn how. He really maneuvers well in the walker now too. But, he seems to love to maeuver right into the back of my heels!
Anthony loved his first time in the baby pool!

(Daddy asked that I post this video for Grandpa!)

Week 31 / He's Crawling! / Easter

Yes, Anthony started crawling on Saturday! It's so funny to see him moving across the floor and getting to things & places he had been admiring from afar. He also sat up on his own for the first time on Thursday night. However, he hasn't done it again since then. On Friday, we gave him his first finger foods; little Gerber cereal snacks for babies. He's working hard to develop that pincer grasp! He is really enjoying the solid foods. It's getting harder and harder to get him to finish a bottle now; he just wants the solids! We colored Easter eggs on Saturday night before Daddy went to work. He had a good time playing with the eggs and trying to get them into his mouth. We celebrated Easter on Sunday morning before Daddy had to scoot off to bed. Anthony crawled to his first Easter basket and tipped the contents right on top of his head! He wore himself out playing with his new books and toys! (Thanks Gramma, Grandpa & Aunt Julie!) And Anthony's new "thing" is shaking his head "no" at everything you say to him; too funny!