Fun Pics from Drew's 9th Month!

Having fun w/ Mom! Look at those sweet cheekies!

Our stroller babies walking partners! Aren't they adorable all bundled up? We usually do about 3 miles/day with these little ones (and their mamas)!

Check out my teeth!! 2 on top and 2 on bottom so far! And no, you may not drive your truck through my top 2 ;)

Drew's pretty much on table food now for his solids! We decided to let him try the mashed potatoes on his own...!

Drew's famous pose! This is how he turns around to look back at people while crawling.

Lights Out!

HI

Just wanted to say "hi" and show off one of my new outfits that Mimi mailed me! YAY!
Love, Drew

Drew's Seahorse

Drew used to like this seahorse when he was "little." He would stare at its eyes while the music played. Here's his reaction now that he's older (and this is without fail, every single time the music starts)...


Sarah, I think we'll need to start that fund for his future therapy pretty soon!! Poor kid :)

Punkin Adventures

Our sweet pumpkin with his Halloween Pumpkin. Little did he know what was in store for him...

We had grand visions of letting Drew play wiht a pumpkin for Halloween.


We let him get dirty and play with the guts (lots of intervention from mom when it came to pumpkin seeds in the mouth!).

Then, we had the grand idea to carve leg holes in the pumpkin and let him sit inside. (Thanks for the awesome idea, Poths!) This is where things went south. Quick!

Poor baby hated it!
There aren't any pics here for a bit because he slipped down inside the pumpkin, got his bootie stuck, and we had to cut him out of the pumpkin. Good times. Good times.

"After"

OOPS!

And a bath to wash the pumpkin guts off :)

Next year, I think we'll just do a jack-o-lantern!

9 Months Old! 10.26.10

I will add pics later, but wanted to jot down Drew's info before I forget!

Weight: 23.4 lbs
Height: 28.5 inches
Head: 17 inches

Happy (Early) Halloween!

Thank you to Kristi B. & Kala for these fabulous costumes! We borrowed quite a cute selection for Drew to try out for Halloween. The dalmation was a tad too small, but toooooo cute not to squeeze into for a pic! These dog outfits are perfect because Drew has discovered Molly in a big way. He LOVES puppies!!

Car Seats

Ok, experienced parents -- Where is the best place to look for safety information on convertible carseats? I guess I should start with this question: Is a convertible carseat the next step after the infant carrier? What is the difference between Convertible, 3-in-1, and Combination? We still love Drew's infant carrier, and it goes up to 32 lbs, so we are good for awhile. I'm just trying to start my research for his big boy car seat!

Any tips, suggestions, reviews are much appreciated!

Thanks!

Pumpkin Patch

Today we went to visit the Cowboy Junction's annual pumpkin patch!
Shocking News: Pumpkins DO grow in the desert!!!

Drew and his buddy, Austin, hanging out in the patch. For some reason we put the kids right in front of their pumpkins, so you can't even see the pumpkins - oops! We got there about 30 minutes after it opened and you can tell by the picture that most of the pumpkins were already gone! Note to self - go early next year!

I think Drew's little crying face is sooo cute! Poor baby!

Natalie, Austin, Drew & moi

my lil punkin'

Poor Drew is a little sunburned from our walk this morning :(

Drew and Emma as cowboy and cowgirl!

Private Blog...

Sorry for the inconvenience this causes, but I got pretty creeped out by 2 different blog stalkers! One was looking at our blog for 30+ minutes at a time, viewing multiple pages, multiple times per day and would not leave me a comment to let me know who it was! I can tell from my Site Meter that they looked at my blog multiple times AFTER I posted asking for them to let me know who they were.....CREEPER! I hope this new format doesn't make it too cumbersome to check out our blog, but I feel much better about this, especially with pictures of Drew being posted!

I've noticed visitors from Palm Beach Gardens, FL and London, Ontario....Who are you?? I'd love to know!

Visitors

I've noticed on my Site Meter that I've had quite a few new visitors from locations I don't recognize. Drop me a comment and let me know who you are!

My Lil Lamb

The time has come...my precious baby has outgrown his swing! Let me preface by saying that Drew LOVES him some swing. Love is an understatement. This swing is his happy place, or should I say...was. We weighed him (just on our bathroom scale) and he's coming in at a whopping 23 lbs. The weight limit on the My Lil Lamb swing is 25 lbs. Thankfully, he's a good crib napper, but it's still a sad, sad day at the Fleharty casa!

Last Hoorah in the swing!




Last nap in the swing!

Love my big boy. So hard to believe he's not a baby anymore :)

Timeline - Bellies

I've known Halie for a long time and her belly has only been bigger than mine at 2 points in our entire lives....when she was/is preggo! These pictures crack me up, so enjoy the timeline!

March '09

Halie's belly was bigger than mine for the first time in our entire lives! Hello, baby Cambry!

November '09

Things were back to normal - my belly was bigger! Hello, baby Drew!

September '10
Halie's turn again! Hello, baby Chase!


Can't wait to meet Mr. Chase!

8 Months Old 9.26.10

Our precious lil guy is 8 months old! Every month he just gets more and more fun! We just love his little personality sooo much!

Dapper Dude

"Join me on my yacht, ladies?"

I have 2 teefers!!

The week Drew turned 8 months old, he started crawling! Way to go, Drewski!

This post is a little bit late because Drew and I spent about 10 days in Carrollton. We made the trip to go to Halie's baby sprinkle and while we were there my Me-Maw passed away. She was 97 years old. Anything I type here won't do her justice, so I'll just say that we loved her a lot and she will be missed.

Snapshots

Techie

Reading the Dallas Morning News w/ Pops

MMMMmmmmm, Yummo!

First Finger Foods

This is one for the grandparents...Drew's first bite of a finger food. He tried the Gerber banana flavored puffs (thank you, Keri!) and isn't so sure he likes them! He's had them and a few other finger foods since and he's still not sure sure about this whole "real food" idea. I think he prefers the puree!

Drew Loves Molly!

Drew's Infant Dedication & Weekend

Today we had Drew dedicated at church and Matt and I finally became official members. It was a really nice service and Drew did great! Grandma and Pops came out for the dedication and are still here (playing with Drew).


We also celebrated Pops' bday. This is my first attempt at a fondant cake!

Matt and Drew wore their Longhorn gear for the Tech game on Saturday. Of course, Matt has his flag flying all day too!

Don't worry folks, there is still an underlying Aggie presence as well (heeehee - "underlying"). I had to make sure we used the Aggie blanket on Saturday. Drew's shirt says "My First Longhorns Tee" and his pants say "Fleharty!" Thanks Aunt Patty and Toni!

Gma helping give Drew a bath!

Poindexter Ladies Retreat

Last weekend Drew and I headed to Midland to pick up grandma at the airport. From there we drove down to Sonora for a weekend of relaxation at the T-Saucer ranch. Our cousin, Lolabeth hosts a family girls' retreat each year and it is SO FUN! Drew was the only boy, but his cute cheeks let him get away with sneaking in this year. Thanks to Lolabeth & Cleve T for letting us invade their home!

Grandma even bought Drew some cowboy boots to wear on the ranch. LOVE.

Can you spot the differences?

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