Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween little man!  It was your first Halloween and we found you the cutest cow outfit.  Dad insisted we send you to daycare dressed up for the whole day (of course you were the only one there who had their costume on all day and of course if we would not have dressed you up, you would have been the only one without).  I'm sure you were happy that minus the hood and tail, this outfit was as cozy as your fleece sleepers.  When you got home this afternoon, Dad kept calling you little moo moo and you loved to hear this. 


In other news...you said mama today.  While I think you've been saying it for a while, normally it's when you're whining or tired.  So I just think it's part of that.  But tonight, as I walked down the stairs and into the living room where you were sitting with Dad, you looked up at me, smiled, and said mama.  So I'm officially claiming your first word!  What a great treat for me on your first Halloween.

Love you little man.  As much as I am not a Halloween person, you sure made it a fun day in your cute cow costume and excitement in new things.

Bibs Saturday

Bibs Saturday started a few weeks ago, when Mom sent this picture to Grandma Patty early in the morning and told her to tell Grandpa Nick that you had your bibs all ready for our visit to Iowa!!

Well Grandpa told all the guys that bibs were a must for Saturday's birthday party at their house and when some of them did not arrive with bibs on, Grandpa went to his supply to find them a pair.  Well we had to get a picture of all the guys in their bibs.

Plus, since Great Grandpa Jack was in attendence, it allowed us to get a four generation picture that I have wanted since you arrived.  Four generations of Weber men looking good in their bibs. 

Finally, Grandpa insisted that Grandma and I get in a picture with the guys and their bibs...

We had a great weekend visit to Iowa.  We were able to meet your new cousin, Kasen, and see your older cousins Tayton and Owen along with all of your Aunts and Uncles.  We also got to spend lots of time with Grandma and Grandpa at their house.  It was so fun to see you interact, laugh, and play with them.  You sure enjoyed your time on the farm and we had a great visit to see them.  I can already tell once you can talk, you'll be asking to visit the farm all the time! 

We also got to celebrate Grandpa's birthday with him on Sunday!  You were all smiles in the morning when you got to see him and gave him a group hug with Dad before we left! 

7 months old!

You're 7 months old today - it's hard to believe.  Your dad and I talked about the fact that you are closer to being 1 year old than to being born.  Yikes!

1. This month you spent your first weekend away from Dad and I.  You visited Grandma Jean and Grandpa Charlie for the weekend following Mom and Dad's anniversary.  From what we understand, you had a BLAST!!  We of course missed you all weekend and were very excited to see you on Sunday afternoon.  This year as Dad and I celebrated our anniversary realizing the dream we always had - you!  You have made our house and family complete, we are so happy you are in our family little man!

2. Your helmet is doing the trick and your diagonal differences are only 3 mm.  We are hoping that soon enough you will not need it anymore. 

3. You would rather be in a sitting position that doing anything else these days.  This could mean being in your exersaucer, bumbo, or with the assistance of the boppee.  Any way you sit - you enjoy reaching for your toys and seeing the world from a new perspective! 

4. On the same token as #3, you love to do the "changing table dance".  Before you get into the bath, Dad lets you stand on the changing table and you jump and dance around.  You love doing this so much, that we decided to buy you a jumperoo (we watch you on the camera at daycare jump in the jumperoo for hours - I hope you continue to like it). 

5. You love veggies, so much so that we do not have to mix them with cereal anymore (like we do the fruits).  Right now you're enjoying squash and sweet potatoes.

6. This past month marks the first time that you spiked a fever and concerned us enough to get you to the doctor to find out what was going on.  From what the doctor could see you had at least one ear infection (he was not sure about the other - too much ear wax).  You also had an upper respiratory infection.  You bounced back in less than 48 hours and seem to be doing a lot better with exception to that pesky cough.

7. Finally, you now have 5 teeth.  In the last month, both eye teeth have come through and one of your top front teeth.  It's so crazy to me to see all those teeth in your mouth.  You were a trooper while getting them and even after as those ear infections set in.

You're changing every day and we are loving every minute of spending time with you.  Love you little man!