7 Months Old and crawling...we have trouble on our hands!

My 7 month old chunky monkey!


Well goodness...Anthony keeps getting older! I can't believe he is already 7 months old. He is sooo fun to play with. We rough-house much more, he loves the "tickle monster" and his laugh is so cute. I'm just gonna EAT him one day! Robby and I just look at each other all the time like "wow...he is awesome". We are in baby heaven! Anthony is now crawling. He actually took his first crawl the day he turned 7 months old, on the 11th. Sunday morning Robby and I sat down to eat our french toast so we put 'A' on his play blanket in the living room and a few minutes later we look up and there he is...in the kitchen. It takes him a while to get from A to B, but he does it eventually. We have t-r-o-u-b-l-e on our hands. He is going to be into everything as soon as he gets going fast. Today he actually threw a temper-tantrum. He wanted me to pick him up but I sat about 10 feet away so he could crawl to me and oh my gosh..he hit the floor with his hands and put his face straight down into the "hairy" carpet screaming. I didn't know this started so soon.

He has also started to pull himself up on things. Today he pulled himself up to his music table and started playing with it, but fell about 30 sec. later. He has made so many accomplishments lately. We are so proud of him! Enjoy the pictures.

My first picture with NIC (short for NICU) This is the monkey that stayed with Anthony in the NICU and has slept with him in his crib everynight. He loves NIC and plays with him every morning when he wakes up


I'm gonna get you!


Watch out...here I come


Anthony loves his new splish and splash pool


SMILE


And Brady has to be in on the action too!

A's first 4th of July!

Well, last night was Anthony's first 4th of July and I have to say it was awesome! Maybe even the best 4th I've had. Some friends of ours had a pretty big party at there house starting around 3 so we could swim. The pool felt great! My in-laws were there so Grandma Cici watched Anthony most of the night which was nice b/c it gave Robby and I some time to have some fun and socialize a bit. I of course got right into the pool and Robby helped cook the shrimp, crabs, etc. Later that evening Anthony and Robby and Cici and I got back into the pool. Anthony laughed and panicked. One minute he was smiling and having fun and then daddy would get him a little to far away from him and he would get really scared. The house we were at is right on the water and we had a wonderful fireworks show out on the pier. Thanks Josh...your show was awesome! And thank you Irene and Harold for having us over. It was late when the fireworks started but A stayed up to watch most of it. Then the party started and believe it or not he danced til 10:30...we have a party animal on our hands! Then we headed home for night-night.
Dancing with Miss Pricilla
Family Photo
Anthony's first sparkler
Such a serious look on his face while watching the big fireworks


Last week I decided to go to Dallas to visit the family. My dad came down to get me so I didn't have to drive by myself with Anthony. I stayed 1 week. Robby had to work the first part of the week, but he came up the second part of the week. We had a great time. I finally got to see several of my nephew's baseball games. My two nieces (Sierra and Cheyenne) and Tanner (my nephew) spent lots of time with Anthony so they got to know each other a little more.

Tanner and Anthony Napping
At Tanner's baseball game
Nanny and Anthony
Papa Larry and Anthony
Anthony, me and Cheyenne trying to nap...Anthony fell asleep first
Cheyenne was such a great "momma" to Anthony. She took good care of him while he was there.
When we came home from Dallas, daddy had Anthony's swing hung up...and he loves it.

6 Month Checkup

Anthony went to the doctor about 2 weeks ago for his 6 month checkup. He had a great visit. Weighs 18 lbs 7 oz. Was 26 1/2 inches long. He was still in the 50% with his weight and height, but in the 65% with his head circumference. Doc said that he looked great. We talked to the doctor about 30 to 45 minutes (WOW) about what is happening now and what is yet to come. He is doing everything he should be. Doc was surprised to hear that he is sitting up ALL on his own without any help. He is trying to crawl...but will still probably be a month or so before he does. He seems to be wanting to cut a tooth also. Doc said that we could start him on meats and start feeding him breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Anthony is getting cereal and fruit at breakfast and meat, vege, and fruit for lunch and dinner. He also is still getting 3 bottles in between meals. It seems like we are always feeding him, but he LOVES it! It is the cutest thing to see him open that mouth so wide for his next bite, and scream if you don't get the food in that mouth fast enough. He is really getting a cute and funny personality. I just can't believe he is almost 7 months old already. I know it sounds silly...but I'm already thinking and planning his 1 b-day party. I am going to have to do most of it my self since I'm about to become a football "widow" until Thanksgiving.

Anthony loves his new 6 month+ toy we got out for him.
He didn't care too much for the oral meds at checkup. He was a big boy and didn't cry after his shots.

Happy 1st Father's Day

Woke up early this morning to get Anthony's cereal, banana's, and bottle ready...YUM YUM! Daddy fed him while I got Robby's Father's Day breakfast ready: chocolate chip pancakes, sunny side up eggs, and bacon. Anthony let daddy and mommy have a nice breakfast without being interrupted...except of course for his grunting and groaning he did in his bouncer! He was making daddy a present! That poor bouncer...it is where Anthony takes his morning poopy every day! It's always exciting to see what color his poopy will be...green, orange, brown? (Only a mother can say that!) As soon as breakfast was over Anthony decided he was tired, so daddy and A took a nap. They are actually asleep right now. Isn't that cute!

Look at the cute Father's day gifts Anthony got his daddy:

Anthony had fun dipping his feet in paint.



This past week Robby went to Boise, ID for a football camp. He and two other coaches were invited up there to help coach the camp. He had a great time. Here are some pictures of the famous BLUE field. Check out the mountains in the background...they are beautiful. He also brought us back some clothes. There is already talk about moving to Idaho...yeah right...it snows there!!!!!!!!
This is the view from the pressbox...which is HUGE!



Can't wait to dress Anthony in his Boise outfit for a football game this year!


Yesterday Robby went down to Port Bolivar to help his dad work on the "still standing" beach house (or I guess bay house). The deck and stairs were washed away, so they spent the day repairing that. We were very lucky to have our house make it through IKE! I guess the houses on the bay side had better luck...but not all of them. Robby took some pictures of things that were no longer there! Guess it will be next summer before we get to enjoy the place again. There were houses right behind ours that were completly gone. All 3 houses in our family made it, but need some fixin.
This used to be our downstairs bathroom
Front of our the beach house
This was where a house used to be, right behind ours. Half of it was gone so they knocked the rest of it down.
This is the front door to our house (with NO deck or stairs)
This was Uncle Tiny's place about 5 houses down from ours...GONE. Just a trailer for now.

6 YEARS & 6 MONTHS

Today is Robby's and my 6 year anniversary. I am so lucky to be married to a great guy. And love him more than ever! We are so happy and blessed to have our little family. For 5 1/2 years of marriage it was just the two of us and wonderful, but now our lives have changed forever...for the better, b/c we have little A to make our family complete! Thank you Robby for loving me, taking care of me, and making me laugh, (and of course putting up with me :). I love you.



As you know on June 11th Anthony turned 6 months old. I took his picture today with the blue teddy bear to show how much he has grown. He is getting to be such a big boy. My mom and I took him to JCPenny's to have his pictures made for 6 months. They turned out awesome. He was in such a great mood. Take a look!

Go STROS

Last night we took Anthony over to our Aunt Janet's and Uncle Shelby's house to take pictures of him in his Astros outfit. They are HUGE Astro's fans and have hundreds of signed baseballs (well...it seemed like hundreds). I am going to try to upload some of the pictures to the Astro's website and send them in...maybe they will think he is sooooo cute that he'll be put on a billboard, just kidding! But that would be pretty neat. Anthony seemed so natural holding the bat, maybe we have a baseball player!

ENJOY