Nine Month uPdate!!

Took Drew to the Doctors for his 9 mos checkup a couple days ago and here are the new stats; 21.1 pounds(70%) and then 28 inches (50%)

The above picture was him holding Jasons beer...dont think he actually got any to drink! ( hope not!)

1st Annual Marine Corps Historical HALF Marathon

Jason was kind enough to walk with me for the Marine Corps Historical Half Marathon in Fredericksburg

, VA. My hope and plans of jogging went out the window! We made an okay time of 3:20. Hopefully some more pics coming soon!

We Be Jamming!!!!!!!!!!!!

ATTENTIOM: SEE post below marked Strawberry Fields Forever to understand why we had to JAM!

My Mom and I thought we would just make some Jam since we had so many strawberries! Little did we know it would make us stay up til 1 AM and require 3 trips in total to the grocery for supplies! ( and even more money!)

Not sure what time of night this was but it sure smelled good when we made the Jam!

One of our first batches...

All our jars when we were done...42 in total!

Everyone got to eat some on toast the next morning..but Drew!

I had a fabulous time making the Jam with my Mom and I am actually thinking I might do it again...next year!

Strawberry Fields

Bellvedere Plantation-Fredericksburg

Drew was not too impressed with the scratchy Hay Barrels

Grandma, Grandpa and Drew on the Hay Ride!

Drew and my Dad were thinking it was best to just buy Strawberries in the store maybe?!?!?!

This was Jasons face after he learned he had to buy all he picked...Drew worried that now he would not get that new toy...JK!!!

Jason hard at work picking! He thought you could just "help out" the farm and pick to your hearts content-but didnt know that you had to BUY what you picked!

Jason you sure picked a lot..what was that 15 pounds? At $2.39 a pound...

Triplet strawberries..or rather siamese triplets!

In total we picked 33 pounds- almost $80 in strawberries...insanity!

But most importantly we had FUN!!!!!!!!!

Under the Weather

I wanna sleep..and drink at the same time...

We have had some minor drama with Drew in the last week or so. On the evening of Mothers Day Drew suddenly had a fever and was cuddly/clingy. We gave him Motrin and thought he must be teething or fighting a cold. ALL day Monday he just wanted to be held and cuddled. NO tears unless we put him down. I thought when I dont feel good I just wanna lay down too but then Tuesday he was still the same so we took him into the Clinic. The Docs say he has an ear infection in BOTH ears. So we got medicine for him and home we went. Well on Wed we had lunch with friends outside and he was looking like he was getting a rash on his forehead. We thought okay its from being in the sun. Well Thursday morning it was almost all over his body and def worse. He was playing like normal but under the advice from a trusted friend, Susan, we called our Docs. They put me on hold and came back to tell me to take him to the ER-they thought he was having a reaction to his antibiotics! Boy did not expect that one!! My parents had just come in the night before so my Mom and I left to pick up Jason to go with us. They are not sure if it was a reaction to the meds or if it was a viral infection that just presented itself but they have taken him off the "pink stuff" and put him on something different along with two other meds to take the rash away and keep it at bay. We go for his 9 mos check up and followup this week! Poor guy has had a rough week!

Snapshots!

I will not smile I will not smile!

Okay I will smile for you!

Wonder what he is thinking about?

Mommy and ME!

Daddys taking me for walks around the kitchen

Jason Graduated from EWS

Jason and his fellow classmates all graduated on May 8th in a short and simple ceremony on base. Good Job JASON!!!!!!!!!

Grandpa Scott!

I loved meeting Grandpa Scott! Look forward to the next time we can play some more and hang out!

Lions go ROAR!!!!!!!!!

We got Drew this little Lion this past week and he simply ADORES it!! He can't really move with it but he likes to stand there and he loves to sit on it!!!

Look Mom only one HAND!!!

I push his nose and he ROARS!!!!!

Doesn't this thing go faster?

Daddy is always trying to steal my moment in the spotlight!!! Love you Daddy!

I love him!!!!