February - March

We are all settled into our new house. It's so nice to give Anthony room to play inside and out! He wants to be outside constantly; rain or shine! We take Anthony on walks/jogs almost daily. He enjoys stopping to feed the ducks and seeing all the dogs pass us on the trail. Inside the house, he loves to open and close all the doors to every room and especially loves to play in his bedroom closet. He's also discovered that he can take off the vent covers from the floors and throw things in the vents! =O He loves to dance and "sing" to all kinds of music and enjoys listening to the "Cars" soundtrack on my iPhone. But, his favorite thing in all the world is still his Daddy! He is SO happy to see Daddy come through the door and will even call out for him when he's in another room. (Mommy, who?) Anthony is a tough little guy; falls and bumps don't seem to phase him one bit. But, that tough little guy is also the sweetest, most affectionate little boy ever! He is full of hugs and kisses! My favorite ones come when he's off playing nicely by himself and then just runs over for a hug and then goes back to what he was doing. And it's so sweet when he's in his highchair and reaches his arm out to invite you in for a hug; when you lean in, he just wraps one arm around you and pats you on the back! ♥
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January - February 3

OK, so it's been awhile since my last post... We've finally moved Anthony from the little baby bathtub on the counter to the big tub; and he loves it! If you ask him if he wants to take a bath, he will climb right up the stairs to the bathroom! He has recently discoverd how fun it is to stand up and pee pee in the tub. And he will even go pee pee when you ask him to do it! Hopefully, this will carry over to potty training!

Anthony LOVES the movie, "Cars". We can't even begin to count how many times we've watched it. Luckily, it's a great movie and we enjoy it too. If you ask him if he wants to watch "Cars", he'll make a "vrmmm" noise. We can't seem to keep him away from the garbage can these days. He loves to open it and drop things in. I've found a few surprises in the can when I go to throw something away. Hopefully, he hasn't or wont throw away anything that we need! He has also learned that if he stands in the 2nd kitchen drawer, he can reach the counter tops! UGH!

We pretty much kept Anthony quarantined this past weekend. He had a little croup and the Doctor advised that it was because he was fending off a virus of some sort. So, other than a few walks outside in the cold, brisk air to help open up the airway, we were pretty much homebound all weekend! Not even a trip to Costco! =( Thankfully, Grandma made a run to the grocery store for us and also brought Anthony a new Teddy Bear to make him feel better. He loves the bear and enjoys cuddling with it; thanks Grandma!

Dec 26 - Jan 3

Christmas Time!

Christmas was SO much fun! Anthony had a blast unwrapping his presents (and ours too!). Daddy didn't want to miss a moment of the day, so he opted to forego sleeping before his shift. That allowed us to spend the entire day together! Grandma, Auntie, Aaron & Kevin stopped by to bring Anthony some presents; thanks guys! We had another awesome dinner at Aunt Michelle's on Christmas Eve. Thanks for having us over, Aunt Michelle! I don't know how Anthony stayed awake on the ride home, he was wiped out! He had some milk, a little cuddle time and then off to bed! That boy is such a trooper! Thank you to GG, Gramma, Grandpa, Uncle Chris, Uncle Jon & Aunt Abbey for all the wonderful gifts you sent! We miss you guys and wish we could have spent Christmas with you!

Aside from the Christmas-hoorah, Anthony is trying so hard to gain his indepence... he wants to do everything himself! He doesn't want a handful of Cheerios, has has to hold the bag and feed himself. He takes the napkin from me and wipes his own mouth. He takes the toothbrush from me and brushes his own teeth, etc. I mean, really? Already? 16 months old and he doesn't need us anymore? lol

Inspecting the Christmas Tree

I forgot to post these pictures yesterday... Anthony woke up on this morning to find the tree decorated. We think it's so cute how he stood there with his hands behind his back and inspected the tree.

Nov 30 - Dec 20 2009

So, we are gearing up for Christmas! We have the tree up and decorated. I think we have all of Anthony's gifts. However, every time one of us goes to a store for something, we come back with more gifts for him! Daddy made some candy cane cookies and Anthony just LOVES them! He will take my cookie from me if I have one for myself and he stuffs the whole thing in his mouth so I can't get it back! Anthony has his first cold now! But, he's taking it like a champ; it doesn't seem to bother him much. He's still a hearty eater and is really starting to want to feed himself more and more. We've caught on to the fact that Anthony is very aware of who's at home with him. He seems to know what he can get away with or get to do with each person he's with; he's quite clever!

Nov 18 - 27 (Thanksgiving)

We spent Thanksgiving over Aunt Michelle's and had a fabulous dinner with her and Jen. Anthony was too busy to be bothered with eating. But, he did enjoy playing with his food and stabbing his bread with a fork. Anthony is changing so fast; it's just amazing! He is constantly searching around for new things to discover and figure out. He has started saying "all done" and knows & uses sign language for milk, more and pacifier. He likes to lay down on a pillow and pretend to snore and take a nap and he rolls his cars around while making engine noises for them. He is a very healthy eater; we are amazed by how much he will eat sometimes! His favorite things to eat now are blackberries and zucchini; he grabs them off his plate and can't seem to shovel them in fast enough!

November 12 - 16 2009

So, this weekend we took full advantage of having Daddy home from work! We were finally able to do some things together as a family, that we normally don't have the opportunity to do. For example, going to the park as a family for the first time since the week that Anthony was born! It was a beautiful day outside and we all had a great time together. We also had a nice lunch at Tomatina where Anthony enjoyed his own personal pizza and getting to color with Daddy! Anthony has been saying "Mmmm" when he eats something that he likes. And now, he also says, "cheese"! Woo hoo! A new word!

November 1 - 10 2009

Anthony has 3 more teeth coming in now. There could be more that haven't broke through yet. But, it's hard to tell because he doesn't give us much opportunity to look in his mouth. So, that's a total of atleast 7 teeth now! He has started leading us over to the stairs when he's tired and ready for a nap or his bedtime. At first, we thought he was just leading us over there because he likes to climb the stairs. But, he's only doing it at his normal sleep times. I'm sure this wont last. But, we are going to enjoy his willingness to go to bed while we can! He just loves to play in empty boxes or inside his toy box. And he wants to climb EVERYTHING!