Winter 2014

January, February, and March passed by in a blur. This is probably mostly due to the fact that I am incredibly busy at work during this time. I spent quite a bit of time in South Bend, IN and Chicago during January and early February so I was glad when my travels wrapped up, and I was able to spend more time at home with my boys =).

Andrew continued to change each and every day, and he was amazing us with the new things he was doing during this time. Being that it is freezing cold and resembles the tundra outside during this time of year, we spend a lot of time inside. Andrew took this opportunity to try to make friends with his "kitty." Those of you that know our cat know that she hates people in general. She merely tolerates me and Chris, but otherwise she prefers that you just leave her alone and she will loudly voice that opinion if someone tries to invade her personal space without her permission. However, much to our surprise, she has been very friendly with Andrew. She has never once hissed or swatted at him, and I can't say that same for anyone else who has ever crossed the threshold into our home. She is not very welcoming!

He used the remaining free time while he was cooped up inside to get into everything in the house that he could get his little hands onto.

In early February, Andrew got a bit brave at daycare and went after some graham crackers. He unfortunately slipped out of his chair and whacked his head on the table. This resulted in stitches above his left eye. I have been assured by all of my friends with little boys that this will likely not be our last trip to urgent care for stitches or a cast as boys are much more active than little girls. He was a trooper, and the stitches didn't seem to slow him down at all.

We also took a trip to Brighton in February to see his buddy Logan. Andrew proceeded to play with all of Logan's toys and haul him around in the back of his blue truck. We are going to have so much fun as these boys grow up together.

March brought some warmer weather and a trip to the boat show with Granddaddy. Granddaddy enjoyed telling him all about the boats and Andrew enjoyed trying to drive them.

Overall at the end of March, we were ready for some warmer weather and to come out of hibernation!! Bring on summer. 

Christmas 2013 (Part 2)

The second part of our Christmas season includes spending time with Chris' side of the family as well as wrapping up the holidays with RiRi & Pappy and then Grandma and Grandpa. Andrew is one spoiled little boy.

Overall he was a trooper throughout so much activity, missing naps, late bedtimes, pack n plays, hotels, etc. He just rolled with it and opened lots of presents! We had a great 2013 holiday season!

Christmas in Muskegon. Can you tell he likes Mickey Mouse?

Sitting with cousin Charlie

Christmas at RiRi & Pappy's - let's see how sturdy this box is...hopefully not fragile!

Tuckered out - too many presents

Christmas with Grandma & Grandpa! Golf clubs =)

Christmas 2013 (Part 1)


Christmas has always been one of my favorites times of year (aside from the stress of trying to buy the perfect gifts and staying within a reasonable budget). The holidays to me represent time spent with the family, lots of laughing, and probably a bit too much eating and drinking! If I thought the holidays were fun before, it is so much more fun with children around (we do back off on the drinking a bit with the little ones around!). Andrew was only 3.5 months old last Christmas, so this Christmas was truly so much fun watching him take in all of the action.

Our holidays started off with a road trip to see the family in Memphis. Andrew was a trooper during the trip. We traveled down through Louisville and stayed overnight in a hotel to break up the drive, then we stopped at Opryland the next day to see all of the decorations. I think Andrew was more excited about getting to run around in the empty convention center than he was to see all of the decorations.

The Christmas celebrations always start on Christmas Eve at "Pappy's." This is my mom's side of the family, and we always have a great time. Andrew was really enamored by his cousins and of course the Mickey Mouse gifts.

Christmas Day is at my Aunt & Uncle's and used to be a very relaxing lunch followed by naps then presents. Now with the kids around, there isn't much napping (except if we can manage to get them down for a nap).

The festivities continue the day after Christmas with more gifts and family time.

By this point, we are all starting to get a little tired of the holidays, Edie's look pretty much sums it up :)

The White Stuff

The only way to really describe winter 2013-2014 is a lot of snow. It started off strong in December and just never seemed to go away. We got a ton of snow in mid-December and decided to take Andrew outside and see what he thought about it. He wasn't thrilled. He got used to it as the season wore on (he didn't really have a choice as there was always snow on the ground), but I wouldn't say he ever really enjoyed playing in the snow.

Fight! Fight! Rah! Team Fight! Victory for MSU!

Early December 2013

As you all know...the Johnson household bleeds green and white. The 2013 football season was a pretty impressive one for MSU. Chris's buddy Dave was able to get tickets to the Big Ten Championship game in Indy and off they went one weekend to see the game. Chris had probably been gone for about 30 minutes, and all of a sudden, Andrew starts puking. Perfect! Home alone and just got thrown up on. So we both go into the bath, get out, dry off, get dressed, and he pukes again. Start the process over. This continued from about 6:30-11:30. Lots of baths, lots of laundry, and one sleepy kid. I ended up sleeping on the floor of his room that night and he woke up the next morning feeling fine. Very tired, but no more puking. Phew!!

Meanwhile Chris was in Indy having a great time. MSU beat Ohio State and they were off to the Rose Bowl. Chris felt pretty bad when he got home, and he got to spend a nice Sunday with Andrew while I rested =). Andrew didn't show him much mercy either. I don't think Chris was feeling very well, so I imagine Andrew bouncing on his back was not helping!!

Late Oct/ Early November - Visiting Friends & WALKING

November was a month filled with visiting friends. Andrew is so blessed to have so many friends that are right around his age, so we had quite a few birthday parties to attend. If I remember correctly (this was over a year-ago) both Kinsley and Christians' parties were mid-October and Logan's party is around Halloween. It is so fun seeing him with all of his friends.

We also made a quick trip up to Traverse City to see the Mack's. Andrew and Myla have a great time playing together, and I can't wait to watch them grow up together!

It was around this time that Andrew discovered two new talents: (1) he can wave and (2) he can be much more mobile and started walking.

Happy Halloween

October 2013

Andrew was a giraffe this year for Halloween. We stayed home, and he greeted people at the door when they came for candy. We easily went through 4 bags of candy this year. Andrew is going to love growing up in a neighborhood with so many kids!!

 

He is still a bit unsteady on his feet, but he loves to dance. And he LOVES Mickey!!