Andrew & Leah

We had a wonderful gathering at our house today. It seems like we never get together with my aunts and uncles and cousins since we are all getting to have bigger families now. So, a bunch of us got together today. There were about 40 people here at our house! Luckily it was potluck. We had great food and beautiful weather. It was a great time.

We are happy to have Daddy home. He and his dad had a good time seeing the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium and then going to Shea Stadium for a game as well.

Andrew and I are going to Montana for my cousin Brandon's wedding this weekend. We are going with Grandma and Grandpa Lindsay, Auntie Angela, Auntie Allison and cousins Reese and Isaac. We are flying (thank goodness). Andrew did very well last time we traveled, so I'm hoping this time will be just as good.

Andrew is going to be a ticklish little boy. There are more and more spots that make him giggle. He also loves to stand up while we are holding him. He gets a huge grin on his face. He is still drooling like crazy -- could more teeth be on the way?

Andrew had his 4 month appointment today. He got a good report from the doctor. He is weighing in at 15 lbs 3 oz (48 percentile) and his length is 25 1/2 inches (64 percentile).

Daddy and Papa Pete left tonight to head to New York City! They are going to watch two baseball games. On Tuesday, they will go to cheer on the Twins at Yankee Stadium. Then Wednesday night, they will see the Phillies at Shea Stadium. I think it's awesome they could take this trip! They deserve some father-son time together.

I get to have some mother-daughter time while they are gone. Grandma L is staying with us while daddy is gone.

Congratulations to our friends Emily and Will. They were blessed with a baby boy, Owen William on Thursday. We can't wait for the boys to play together.

Andrew has 2 teeth coming in on the bottom! Just the very edges are poking through his gums. I noticed them this evening. He's handled it great! He's still been our happy little guy. He did have a couple of the so-called signs, but I still didn't expect 2 little toothers to be coming through all of the sudden like that without any fussy days/nights.
He has been a good sleeper at night lately, too sleeping through the night 4 of the last 5 nights. It seems to go against the teething rules. What lucky parents we are!

It is so nice when the 4th lands on a Friday -- making a nice 3 day weekend. We were happy to have Ryan/Daddy home. He didn't take any time to rest up from his trip...he went right out into the yard on Friday morning and started trimming up trees in the yard. Three of our trees were hanging really low, so he cut some lower limbs off. It opened up the yard so much and looks great!

Auntie Ang stayed with us this weekend. We had fun shopping on Saturday and hanging out.

Andrew will really giggle now if you get him in the right mood. Daddy does it best -- and found his ticklish spot on his neck. He is really interested in his toys that play music or light up...all the better if they do both. He will also grab onto toys hanging above him now rather than just batting at them. He's got quite the grip. His neck is getting much stronger now and he likes to be held in a sitting position. He is too long for some of his 3-6 month PJ's now. Unofficially, he is weighing in at about 14.5 lbs. We will go to the doctor on July 21 for the offical weigh in.

Daddy is coming home tomorrow! He has been away at a work conference since Saturday. We have missed him that's for sure.

We did have Grandma Lindsay come and stay overnight on Saturday night and our family friend Nicki and her husband Jeremy came to visit on Sunday. We occupied Tuesday night with friend Emily and her baby to be. She is due July 11, so we are anxiously awaiting their news.

Congratulations to friends Heather and Brian (and big sister Addyson) -- they welcomed TWO babies on Saturday! A boy and a girl -- Eli Cooper (5 lbs 14 oz) and Avery Reegan (5 lbs 13 oz). I got to hold little Avery, but Eli was getting his car seat check -- so I got look at him in the nursery. They are doing well!

As far as Andrew goes, he has started to giggle now. It's so cute! He was doing while playing peak-a-boo this weekend and tonight he did it again for me when I was singing him a song I made up. I've found that I make up a lot of songs now about everyday things. I even caught myself doing it at work last week. Uff. Andrew is really interested in his toys now. He will grab for them and hang on to things. He loves this little butterfly that makes a ton of funny little noises. He likes most things that play music. He is also entertained by his hands. He will just look at them or clasp them together or put them in his mouth. What a great toy -- they are always there. He loves to lift his legs up in the air and then bangs them down on the changing table and stretches them out. It is so funny. He will do it over and over and just smiles the whole time. He hasn't been the best sleeper this week getting up 2-3 times per night. I don't know what the deal is -- maybe he just misses daddy!