Andrew Goes to His First Cowboy's Game

Let's back up to last weekend... Andrew and Minnie have a new found friendship... at least when food is involved! Andrew has learned that he can hang his cracker or wagon wheel over the side of his highchair and Minnie will jump up for it. Andrew finds it hilarious. We are now working on breaking this new habit Andrew has found. I think he gets it from me! I am such a sucker when it comes to Min-Min! Although Andrew and Minnie appear to be friends in the picture, Minnie really does not like Andrew and doesn't want anything to do with him, unless he has food. It is kind of sad because Andrew will follow her around and try to pet her. She runs from him, growls when he is too close and she can't escape, and has snapped at him a couple of times. (she doesn't have many teeth left, but I don't think she knows that.)

We have been trying to introduce solid foods to Andrew little by little. He is really improving with eating solid foods. Two weekends ago he tried waffles and really liked them. Last weekend he tried pancakes and did not like them as much, but we got a really cute picture of Andrew playing with a pancake. He did enjoy peak-a-boo with the pancake.










Last Sunday we took Andrew to the opening of the AT&T Arts Center downtown. He wore his new Mizzou jogging outfit from Nee and Paw. He sure looked cute! We went to an early dinner at Chuey's and Andrew tried a tortilla. He seemed to like sucking on it best. He sure looks like a big boy in his highchair!













During the week, Andrew got a special delivery from his GREATEST Uncle Kurt and Aunt Nora! Kurt and Nora made Andrew a beautiful frog on wheels that he can roll around. They put TCU on it since I went to college there! GO FROGS! They are currently undefeated!! Andrew really likes to open packages. He also got a Dale Earnhart Jr. outfit from Kurt and Nora. He has a hat, jacket, t-shirt, and shorts! He is all set for racing with his frog! We'll get pictures of him in his outfit soon! I washed it this weekend and need to iron it.











During the week Andrew is always a very busy boy! He plays with his learning walker constantly. He loves to escape his room during naked time to play with toys. He thinks it is funny to crawl or in this case walk around naked in the house. Maybe it's a boy thing....??? He also enjoys climbing in the dishwasher and he has discovered the wonderful sounds that pots and pans make! He really has a new attachment to this frying pan in the picture.










On Saturday night we took Andrew out to dinner. We wanted to try a new restaurant we had heard about... We were really impressed with how good Andrew was, but not too impressed with the restaurant. Andrew is wearing his new outfit from Mimi and Grampy on our family night out! He is getting to be such a big boy!

Today, Andrew went to his first Dallas Cowboy's game! We were in the AT&T suite and the new stadium is AMAZING. It doesn't feel like you are at a football game at all. Rick, Jace (Rick's friend), Brad, Andrew, and I all went to the game. Andrew had a great time! He was holding his arms up when we would say "How Big is Andrew"... "So Big". Then he was waving at everyone and everyone was waving back at him. During the second half of the game, Andrew started cheering when he heard everyone else cheering! It was adorable! We owe a special thanks to Mr. McCorcle for taking the picture of Andrew cheering with Brad. Andrew also sat with Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins... Andrew became a little stressed when he did not know where mommy and daddy were. We are still dealing with a little separation anxiety. Andrew did very well at the game and we were able to stay for the whole game. Everyone had a great time and it was a great way to end the weekend!

Have a great week!

Andrew Goes to the Pumpkin Patch

It has been a very busy week at the Willson's! We started the week off at the doctor's office and an antibiotic for a "possible" sinus infection. Andrew is feeling so much better and the antibiotic started working right away! He had lost half a pound from being sick and not eating or throwing everything he ate right back up. He had a lot of drainage into his stomach and it had been going on for a month! He is on the mend... Now we just need to get rid of the diarrhea and diaper rash from the antibiotic. If it is not one thing, it is another!

We can't complain too much because it really was a great week! We had a farewell dinner for Heather on Wednesday. Heather and Carlos just moved to Atlanta. Mom, Dad, Heather, and Rick came over for dinner on Wednesday.

On Thursday Andrew got a Halloween package from Nee and Paw. He loved opening it! He did not want to unwrap the gifts, but he loved pulling out all of the newspaper and tissue paper. Andrew especially loves to get a piece of paper in his hand and crawl away from you as soon as possible. He finds that quite humorous! I guess I do too since I crawl behind him and we both end of cracking up and laying on the floor. Andrew's favorite gifts from Nee and Paw were the wooden snail and the Mizzou football that plays the fight song and says "Go Tigers". Andrew really enjoyed playing with his snail during naked time. My favorite gift was the Mizzou jogging outfit.












On Saturday we took Andrew to the Arboretum and Botanical Gardens in Dallas. They set up a pumpkin patch where the kids can pick pumpkins. They have pumpkins all over the Arboretum. We had so much fun taking pictures of Andrew! I think Andrew enjoyed crawling around and hitting the pumpkins. He got a big pumpkin and a small pumpkin. In the pumpkin patch they even a house made of pumpkins. Brad and I LOVE the pictures of Andrew because the Arboretum has such a set up to take pictures.


















Today we had chores to do, so Andrew got to wear his new Jackson Hole Hoody from Grampy and Mimi when we went to the grocery story. He helped me mop, vacuum, sweep, and clean up toys. Well, I held him while I did most of this because he was a little crabby this afternoon. He did try to hold the cord to the vacuum while I vacuumed. We did manage two oatmeal baths (for the diaper rash) and a lot of playtime. Brad got out his wooden tracker trailer that he got for Christmas last year from Casey, Dave, Jacob, Nathan, and Mary-Elizabeth. He really liked it and enjoyed banging it into the cabinets!











Well, another week ends and the next one begins... Hopefully we will get rid of the diaper rash this week! I am sure we will have more adventures to share with you soon!

Have a great week!

Chores At The Willson's

This was a LONG work week for both Brad and me. Brad was out of town on business and the students at my school were a bit crazy this past week. AHH! Thank goodness today was a holiday! My mom was here on Wednesday and stayed with Andrew. Mimi took Andrew to get his school picture taken. The pictures turned out really cute! Then Mimi took Andrew shopping and got him some really cute outfits and pajamas. He is wearing a pair of the pajamas in this picture. Mimi and Andrew played the rest of the day and Andrew even took a two hour nap for Mimi! Andrew also got an early Halloween present from Mimi and Grampy! He got a black cat dressed as a witch. The cat is holding a jack-o-lantern. The cat's eyes light up green and the jack-o-lantern lights up too! The cat also sings "Black Magic Woman" and Andrew is in love with the cat, especially it's whiskers!









Andrew hasn't been feeling really well, so we took it easy this weekend. He stopped eating and drinking, so we went to the doctor today. He is in a good mood, but has been throwing up and is really congested. Dr. Yaeger decided he may have a sinus infection, so he is on an antibiotic. It could also be a really bad cold, but since this has been going on for over a month and Andrew has allergies, he decided we needed to rule some things out.

Although we have been trying to take it easy, Andrew has been very busy at our house! He has been chewing on his crib and the table you see in the picture above...There is something about wood he just loves! We had to order a special cover for his crib to stop him from gnawing on it. My brother, Rick, would say it is just another thing babies and dogs have in common! Ha!

Andrew also helped me bake cookies over the weekend. He really liked using the spatula. He tried a cookie (he actually grabbed a piece out of my hand), but did not like it. I am going to assume that is because he has been sick... I can't believe that a child of mine would turn down a cookie. Andrew also spent time coloring. We are working putting the crayon on the paper and not in our mouth. He colors some at school, so I decided we could try it at home. He seems to like it!










Today he really enjoyed playing with his toys, especially his maracas from Uncle Kurt and Aunt Nora. He also found a love for swiffering. He pushed the swiffer all around the kitchen floor and then he tried to put it in his mouth. Don't worry, I was able to intervene at just the right time. (Thank Goodness!!) He is working on giving kisses. Sometimes he is really in the mood to give kisses and other times, he is not. This afternoon he was giving kisses to his favorite stuffed animal, gorilla. When Andrew gives kisses, he opens his mouth really big and puts his tongue on whatever he is giving a kiss to. I am excited that today he would give gorilla a kiss when I said,, "Give gorilla a kiss." He thought he was so cool! He gives us kisses too (when he feels like it).












Andrew crawls under this one side table that we have. Tonight he was trying to get between it and the couch....He is a little big for that. He even has to duck when he is crawling under the table or he hits his head. We have a few battle wounds. This weekend he fell when he was holding onto Minnie's princess bed and scratched his face. It was even bleeding. Today he crawled under the kitchen chairs and bumped his head and has a little purple bruise on his head.

Andrew still loves windows!! He loves to bang on them and lick them. Andrew is trying really hard to walk... He pulls up and can walk in the bathtub, down the side of the couch, and when you are holding his hands. Today is the first day he really wanted to walk while holding your hands. He is growing up so fast! We are so glad that we have the opportunity to share it with all of you!















Have a great week!