What's More Typical These Days?

--Baby is known as Hurricane Andrew; he makes messes faster than you can clean them up
--He walks from one end of the apartment to the other without falling now
--He climbs onto the TV table (he fell off of it backwards on Tuesday)

This morning, baby's room looked like the photo on the left :)
Within 5 minutes, it looked like the photo on the right. Wow!

Our Two-Year Anniversary

Andrew asked me to be his girlfriend on March 18, 2008.

 {He was 21; I was almost 20)

 Since then, we've spent almost every day together.

It feels like just yesterday when we were engaged on June 17, 2009.

And then the wedding day came sooner than we thought it would on July 17, 2010!

Five months after our wedding, on December 29, 2010, we found out I was pregnant!

{We were parents-to-be and didn't even know it on Christmas! He was our Christmas gift.}

 {taken in February}

 {taken in May)

{and, yes...I gave in to Andrew's pleading and let them tell us the gender...not happening next time.

We were very happy to expect a boy though!}

 ***

Our first anniversary was very special. I will never forget what it was like trying to sit inside a booth at Olive Garden while pregnant. We came home and ate some of the top of our wedding cake.

It tasted very good!

{July 17, 2011}

 He was born on August 27, 2011 :) :) It was such a great day.

And he's been doing nothing but growing, exploring, and smiling :)

{11 days}

 {4 months}

{9 months}

On July 17, 2012 we got to celebrate our second year of marriage with our little love bug. It was awesome :) Earlier in the car, Andrew told me we will make it to our 50th anniversary. If that's part of God's plan, then I look forward to it :)

Baby Love for Blackberry Banana Smoothie

A new discovery was made this morning...baby loves blackberry banana smoothies! I blended 1/4 banana with 4 large blackberries and a little bit of water. As you can see on his face, he'd developed himself a purple mustache {and then a couple more times throughout the day as well} He loved it. Next time, I'm adding spinach! :) I wonder if I can outsmart him...

Baby's First Five Steps!

Late afternoon today (July 2nd at 10 months, 5 days old) baby took his first five steps! Andrew was an hour from getting home :/ too bad he missed it...baby and I were in the bedroom, and when I let go of him he stood on his own, like he's been doing these past two weeks. But this time, when I held my phone out in front of him, he walked toward it with five strong steps and he kept his balance so well. Of course, he had a huge smile on his face when he realized he could walk on his own. I love him :)

//We took this soon after his new achievement.