Maple Syrup Eyes and Pumpkin Pie Hair

We're beginning to get an idea about what big boy Andrew might look like. His fuzz is a bit more visible and is of some kind of red hue. His eyes are still a bit murky, a honey-color mixed with an outer edge of blue. We'll see...

Rockstar Andrew

He loves rockin out to music, can you tell?

the next Gerber baby?

Since so many people have said to me that Andrew looks like the Gerber baby, I've decided to enter him into a Gerber baby contest! More info to follow, voting begins Sept 3. Which photo do you think I should use?

Travellin Man

My navigator :)

Jammies

Have I ever mentioned that I ADORE little boy pajamas?

Thanks, Meg - Part 2

Not only does Meg take nice photographs of Andrew, she gives us her son's outgrown clothes! Here he is sporting Grady's hat and shirt.

3 Generations

The Lawsons - Nana, Pop Pop, Mama with Andrew, Dada, Auntie Erin, and Emma the dog.

Thanks, Meg!

Yesterday my friend Meg invited us to go to the zoo with she and her kids, which was alot of fun. Andrew liked the birds and the aqaurium best. Meg's also a photographer and took this great picture of Andrew.

At the Farm

Greetings from Ohio! We're enjoying our time with Shawn's parents on their farm. Lots of tastiness, including making our own hand-cranked ice cream! See, even Andrew was helping.

8 months old!

So here's whats going on at home these days. Andrew is speaking 5 words and signing 4. He crawls quickly, and cruises along the edge of his crib. He pulls up and stands unsupported for a few seconds at a time. The boy has 5 teeth, weighs 16-17lbs and is a very happy extrovert. He's a charmer who flirts with the ladies. A very good eater, prefers finger foods to purees. And he's still nursing. We suspect he's lefthanded, and yes, he's still bald. Everywhere I go, people stop to tell me how beautiful he is. I tend to agree :)

Jet Lag

High Chair

He's a pro at sitting in the high chair now, which means we can enjoy meals as a family - no more trying to hold a wiggly baby while trying to eat, yay!

Exersaucer

While in Vegas, we spent a few hours a day just relaxing at my Dad's place. He was nice enough to buy Andrew an exersaucer, which is an activity center that he can sit/bounce in. Baby loved it!

H2O

One of Andrew's favorite things to do, we have discovered, is look at, or play in, anything having to do with water: sinks, baths etc. So on this hunch, during our trip we went to the shark reef, an aquarium, the dolphin habitat, & the Bellagio fountains - he loved them. Here's one of many pictures from those kinds of excursions.

Back from Vegas!

Had a great time visiting Grandpa Richie & Uncle Adam. I'll chronicle the trip on the blog in upcoming days. He was a really good boy on the plane - charmed all the flight attendants with his smile. No crying!

Sorry!

Been out of town, will post when I return tomorrow. Then I promise to get back to my daily entries to entertain all of Andrew's adoring fans :)