Update

I haven't really been doing a good job lately of taking pictures of Matthew and updating our blog. We have been pretty busy. Paul's sister and her family came to visit last week, and my parents came down this weekend. It was great to see everyone!I wish I had taken more pictures :( We are also in the process of a much needed remodeling of our bathroom, so our house is a complete mess! We should hopefully finish up this weekend or be close to it. Matthew had his 9 month appointment a week or so ago. He is still going great. He weighed 18 lbs and was 27 inches long and yes, he is still in the 10th percentile for both :) He is cruising everywhere and loving it. He will be walking before we know it. I start back to school in about a week and a half, so Matthew will be back to daycare soon. I think he will enjoy having babies to play with all day though.


Matthew and his cousin Whitt playing with the train. Whitt LOVES trains and Matthew kept stealing the bridge from the track. Whitt kept getting on to him :)


Matthew with his dump truck. He loves pushing it around everywhere.

4th of July

We went to Gulf Shores with the Massey family for the fourth and had a great time. We just hung out, went to the pool a little, and ate a lot :)They had a nice firework show for the fourth right outside our balcony and yes, the babies slept right through it :) The weather was nice the whole time we were there and there wasn't as much oil as I thought there would be. We didn't really go to the beach any.
They also had a petting zoo one day and all sorts of activities for kids that were a little older. It was nice to get away and relax. Paul was great about helping out and letting me enjoy our vacation. Thanks Paul and love you!

What has been going on

Sorry for not posting for a while. An update on Matthew: he is getting his 2 top teeth, still pulling up and walking around on anything he can hold on to, got tubes in his ears and is feeling much better, can self feed now, and his mom totally wears him out...see the pictures below :)

Trip to Arkansas

We made the long trip to Arkansas last weekend to meet our friends at Gene's Trout and Fishing Resort. We had a great time, and Matthew got to meet James Glass who was born the same day he was. They had a good time playing together. It was fun watching them. They would go towards each other with their mouths wide open ready to bite. I think they enjoyed having a friend to play with. Paul and Randall caught a lot of trout for us while Kim and I just hung out around the cabin and tried to entertain the boys. It was great to see you: Kim, Randall, and James :)

Home for the Summer :)

Well I am out for the summer. I am looking forward to being home for the next two months with Matthew. He is crawling all over the place now and standing up on everything. I can't get over how fast he is growing, it really makes me sad. We have been battling ear infections for the past 3 weeks now, and yesterday he came home with a virus. Hopefully, he will begin feeling better soon so we can enjoy the summer. Despite the fact that he has been sick, he is always smiling and happy. His smile just melts my heart.
Here are some recent pictures.



"Hey mom, you just thought I was asleep ;)"



"Help, I am in baby jail."



Matthew went to visit his cousin, Ava Greear, this past weekend. They had fun playing together.



Ava Greear is reading to Matthew. Do you think she might be a teacher when she gets older like her mom?



Matthew was helping me with the laundry. What a good helper!

More new pictures

Matthew is sitting up now. What a big boy!







"Why are you doing this to me?"




"Mom and Dad, I don't know that I like this!"




"Okay, this isn't so bad."




"I could get use to this!"

I think Matthew will like going to the pool this summer! I know I can't wait :)

Matthew trying to crawl

Here are some pictures of Matthew attempting to crawl. He is so funny; He keeps putting his head on the floor and pushing up as he moves his feet. It kind of makes me nervous that he is going to do a front flip. LOL..He also likes to lay on his side and "model"

He has his first tooth coming in and another on its way. I can't believe he is old enough for that yet :( They grow so fast. He is such a sweet boy, and we love him so much!