Growin' Like a Weed : Drew - 9 Months

Height: 28.25" 

Weight: 20 lbs 15oz

Likes: Mommy, Mommy's milk, sleeping with Mommy, pulling Mommy's hair, not being happy unless he's touching Mommy, veggie straws, being naked, drinking water out of his sister's water bottles

Dislikes:  If I'm out of sight or not holding him. Shew. He's REALLY wearing me out! STILL hates his carseat/stroller/shopping cart/anything other than ME holding him. And he REALLY HATES the bath and the nursery at Bible study and church. Hahahahaha ahhhh Drewwww! 

Sleeping: One nap midday. Bed time around 8ish (fights it some nights) and then wakes numerous times to nurse/snuggle me. I haven't even considered sleep training, he's our last so I'm going to soak up the snuggles as long as I can!

Eating: Nursing. On demand. All day long AND eating some foods! We tried eggs (he didn't love them), peanut butter (he likes), soup/broth, the kernel-less part of popcorn, haha french fries, yeahhhh pretty much anything now! Just kidding, still no dairy or meat. He doesn't eat a ton of food though. Hopefully he'll like it soon!

Playing: He's crawling REALLY well now, and likes to stand (still needs something to hold on to to pull to a stand). He's taken a step, but normally his top half goes before his bottom half. SO close, Boobers! Drew likes being in the action and enjoys making a mess and dumping toys and crawling away, scattering all the fridge magnets, sitting in the pantry and rolling bottles of water around, playing with the bathroom scale, and doing his best to destroy stray rolls of toilet paper!

Big Sisters: Honestly, adorable. They all love Drew SO much! For a while, when he was new, I thought they could care less about him, but now... oh my! They each love him and smother him all day long! This boy is SO loved! Brooke is really REALLY maturing and helping out a lot! She's growing leaps and bounds each day. Taylor is in a sweet but flighty phase (not my favorite) and she's so stinking creative (I'd love to find a way to bring her back from lalaland easily) haha and Charlotte wants to be big SOOOO badly (no diapers anymore, can put on her socks and shoes by herself, is eating more protein now, etc.) but is still so young (3) it's hard to balance it all out! Praise God for these amazing kids. We seriously can't thank the Lord enough for getting to share life with them! 

Growin' Like a Weed : Drew - 8 Months

Height: 28.5" 

Weight: 20 lbs

Likes: Mommy, Mommy's milk, sleeping with Mommy, pulling Mommy's hair, not being happy unless he's touching Mommy, having his ribs/belly "nommed" on, pinching faces/swatting/climbing on you if you're anywhere near him!

Dislikes:  If I'm out of sight or not holding him. Shew. He's REALLY wearing me out! STILL hates his carseat/stroller/shopping cart/anything other than ME holding him. haha Drewbs...

Sleeping: One nap. Yep. The 2 naps was a REALLY short lived phase. Now it's one 1-2.5 hour nap mid day. He doesn't fight it, unless he's not sleepy. BUT he does fight going to bed at night AND he wakes around 11, to nurse and go back to sleep. BUT he HAS to be laying beside me. I can't nurse him and put him back in his crib... psh! And THEN he wakes 2-4 more times per night to nurse and fall asleep! I sneak out about 6:30 to read my devotion and start the day before anyone else wakes. Drew starts stirring around 8 normally.

Eating: Nursing. On demand. All day long AND eating some foods! Avocado, sweet potato, green beans, peas, applesauce, butternut squash, or whatever vegetable I'm eating. I really should try him on some other foods. Oh yes, and veggie straws. He loves veggie straws! 

Playing: Crawling, climbing, cruising! GO DREWBERS GO! He is not a fan of plopping down unassisted from a supported stand and he really can't stand alone for more than a few seconds.  He likes to play with books, and his squigs.  Haha Drew HATES baths but LOVES to lay by the bathroom sink after brushing teeth and put his hand in the running water. He likes to bang on he piano (toy and real) and enjoys when Daddy uses him to pop out and make the girls giggle or chase them around.

Big Sisters: ARE LOUD, MESSY, TERRIBLE AT LISTENING, FRUSTRATING TO EACH OTHER, AND TALK A WHOLE LOT! Yeahhhh not much has changed with them! Brooke. I can normally count on Brooke to help pretty much with anything. She's SO sweet to Drew, helps, then moves on. Great at entertaining him when I need her to and pretty awesome kid all around! Taylor... ohhh Taylor. Y'all. I can't right now. Please pray because she's SO creative and flighty I just don't really feel like I understand her/can connect with her well in this current phase. And Charlotte, sweet Charlotte! Chick is doing BIG things (diaperless at all times, taking showers, brushing her hair, trying new foods.) She connects with Drew, like really cute when they play together! God be praised for our slew of kids!