Honk Honk!

Here's the most recent video of Andrew!  

It's a couple weeks old since we've been battling the sickness.. but it's a good one!  He can ride on his walkers, but only in one direction.  Backwards, of course.  

I love the timing of the horn honks.  

Here's What Happened...

This video is really all-over-the-place. (Which is the norm nowadays, and why there are less of them!) BUT at the end it does capture Andrew taking about 10 steps!

I was hiding from him and playing Peek-a-Boo, and he was laughing hysterically. We were having a good good time, and so I snuck and got the camera real quick. (Which is why the first part might make you dizzy.)

He stands up on the CLEAN and FOLDED laundry basket and then walks to his Momma!

Enjoy... or at least try not to get motion sickness. :)

His Early Valentine

Andrew got his first Valentine from Gramma Rosie!

Feliz Cumpleaños

That some of you are missing my posts and pictures/videos.

We've been busy around here!  Andrew turns 1 YEAR OLD in a little over a month! 

Which means, he has better things to do than pose for pictures while Momma has the camera. There's more to that story, but telling any more would give away a surprise...  (ohhh, teaser!)

Anyway, we've been brainstorming a theme for the big ONE (har de har har) and I think we've made a decision.  Here are a couple hints:

1.  He was born in Corpus Christi Texas- where there is a Selena-"Queen of Tejano Music"- museum as well as a bronze, life-sized statue in her honor.  

2.  Andrew's SIESTA is at 11.

Too easy?  

I've created a Wish List for him at Toys R Us.   Although it seems bratty and somewhat presumptuous, I think it's fun to browse all the toys online and if no one uses it to buy him a gift- that's cool with me.  

The 14th of March is on a Saturday and there WILL be a party- or a fiesta, for those that didn't figure it out with the hints. 

 Mark your calendars.  

Andrew in 2009

Here's a quick run down of some happenings so far in 2009.

Andrew got a new bib:

 

OOH RAH!

Andrew has been moving, moving moving!  He took 4 unassisted steps yesterday, but I can't seem to catch any more of them on video.  Here's what I got.  It's kind of a teaser.

Andrew also figured out how to crawl and climb onto this trunk.  Problem is, he hasn't figured out how to get down.  

Lastly, it snowed today!  I haven't seen snow in at least 2 years!  

 

Andrew has never seen snow!  Perhaps tomorrow we'll get bundled up and go out and play...

10 Months!

I can't believe my sweet baby boy is 10 months old!

His time on the outside is now officially longer than his gestation period.    

He's got 2 bottom teeth and is working on the top 2 big guys.  His main method of travel is crawling, but he 'cruises' around on everything.  Except if you try to help him walk, he has none of that.  He also has no desire to feed himself with a spoon.  

He hasn't said any real words, but can babble up a storm.  He can form the words DaDa and MaMa, but as far as connecting the words to the people- not so much.  I can ask "Where's Daddy?"  And he can find James, but he hasn't officially pointed to James and said 'DaDa.'  

Speaking of pointing, he points at everything.  Ceiling fans, dogs, trucks, people, books-  anything that  a) he wants to hold, b) wants to get closer to, c) wants to know what it is, or d) wants you to look at.  The pointing is accompanied by the word:  "dat."  Or sometimes:  "dat?"

I know this post is a little scatter-brained, but a 10 month old will do that to you!

There are a couple new videos on the Team Holt Channel

Wait, go back to that channel...

We have basic cable.  We don't have a digital listing button that brings up the name and some info of the show you're watching/about to watch.

Basic cable lists the current channel, the network, and the name of the current show when the channel is changed. It's convenient, you get to read the title of what's on tv. 

Anyway...

We were flipping through the channels, and I said "Wait, did you see... go back a couple."  I quickly grabbed the camera.  It said what I thought it said.

Someone really should have proofed that one...

A Boyfriend for Christ = A Boyfriend for Christmas.