Little Buddy

In the time that Christian and I have been in Colorado, Christian has become more and more interested in his cousin Linden. We are always excited to see her on Tuesdays and Thursdays (sometimes more often than that) and the two have become best buddies. We will definitely miss seeing that spunky, sweet little girl!

Just One of the Guys

Little C loves hanging out with the guys. Whether it be his Grandpa E. or Grandpa R., Uncle Ryan, Uncle Will, or Uncle Kevin. There is just something about the men- Christian loves to stare and be held by them. I think its because he misses his daddy.

Little man with the big man, Uncle Will.

Reading the newspaper with Grandpa E.

Tuesdays and Thursdays

On Tuesdays and Thursdays my mom watches my niece Linden. Here are a couple of snapshots of Tuesday and Thursday happenings taken back in January.

Pretending to sled...even though it took awhile for it to actually snow again.

Linden loves her books! I hope that Christian will have a love for reading as well.

Pears

Last Wednesday Christian began eating his first solid other than rice cereal or oatmeal. We decided on pears because he has been having a little bit of a hard time digesting his food lately, and pears are supposed to be a little easier on the tummy. He seems to like them, although he is learning how to purse his lips when he doesn't want to eat. He either gobbles up his food, or isn't interested at all. (Maybe its the pink spoon?)

Look at my sweet cubby cheeks! :)

Teething?

This past week Christian has been really into bringing ANYTHING to his mouth to "chew" on. He likes the ribbon that attaches his pacifier to his clothing, his toys, his jackets and shirts, mommy's hands, and table edges (yikes!)

When he is supposed to be winding down for bedtime and is lying on his back, he reaches up his hand and tries to put it in my mouth. I kiss his little hands and he then smiles wide and giggles. After that, its a little hard to get back down to business of going to bed.

Just today my SIL, Kim noticed that he has a little bump on his bottom gums, looks like we may have a tooth emerging after all!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

"Happy Birthday Daddy! I miss you and am excited to see you soon!"

Getting Ready for Move Part II

We are getting ready to make our 27 hour drive to South Carolina in 2 weeks! (My mom will be helping me drive out to SC.) Crazy how fast these (almost) 3 months have gone. It has been such a blessing to be home in Colorado while Steve has been at his trainings in Florida. Can't beat the comforts of home and being near family and friends. I am really thankful that our families have been so welcoming, and that Christian has had a chance to see both sets of grandparents, his aunts and uncles, and cousins often. We have certainly been spoiled here, and we will miss the privilege of seeing family everyday. We are really going to miss you all!

On the other hand, we are excited to be a family again...to actually be together. I know how excited Steve is to see us again and to stop living out of a hotel room. Poor guy...he has been away at trainings (Fort Bragg and Hurlburt Field) about 6 of the past 12 months. So it will definitely be nice to settle down...at least for a little while.

We haven't ever been to South Carolina so we are excited to see new places and meet new people. A fresh start and a new perspective. A little scary in some ways, but exciting all the same. A whole new adventure awaits us....