Anthony's First Birthday

12 Months

11 Months

10 Months

Santa came early this year! Look at my new two front teeth!

Indiana Fall

Playing in the leaves + celebrating Uncle Matt's 30th + the Fall Foliage Festival Parade = Beautiful October afternoon!

9 Months

Our little silly man is keeping us on our toes! He is so busy these days. And just when we thought he couldn't get any cuter. He did. :-) Love. My. Boy.

8 Months

Watch out! We have a crawler on the loose!! That's right...time to baby-proof. AJ and I have our work cut out for us now. :-)

Our little chunk is growing like a weed. And man that boy can eat! He's a bottomless pit. And like his mama, he'll eat anything. I'm so thankful he's not a picky eater. Hmm.....what else is new this past month... Oh that's right...teeth!! He has two bottom (sharp) teeth! He loves the crunching sounds he can make biting into his puffs. He's such a funny little dude! We're a little obsessed.

7 Months

Not too much new this past month...other than our little Anthony turning into a stinker! That's right, a stinker. AJ and I worry about us "creating a monster". It is so hard being new parents trying to figure out all of this stuff. We are still really struggling with him sleeping through the night. Anthony normally goes to bed around 7:30, and after an eight-hour stretch he's usally back up around 3-4 a.m. He rarely puts himself to sleep. After he eats his dinner in the high-chair, he gets a bath, then I nurse him in the rocking chair. He typically falls asleep eating, then I lay him down. BUT..there are those dreaded nights when he is WIDE awake and finishes eating. I cannot simply lay him down and let him cry himself to sleep. AJ and I are apart from him all day when we're a work. So we want to spend as much time with him as we can. So on those nights, Anthony gets to hang out with Mom & Dad and play with toys until he gets tired. I just can't help..I love to snuggle with him. One of these days we'll master our routine....until then...I cherish every waking moment (at all hours) with our little cuddle bug!

Mallow Run Winery

We met up with our good friends, Luke, Shelley, and Oscar, for a fun-filled evening at Mallow Run Winery. We tasted wine then had a picnic on the lawn with the boys. A great little bluegrass band was playing. Anthony and Oscar had so much fun haning out. Oscar is three weeks older than Anthony. They're such good buddies!