Back in Action!

Andrew was sick over the weekend and spent most of the time fevered and cuddling with Mom and Dad on the couch, but today my Andy Pandy is back and ready for action.



Look at that big boy standing up! He is SO ready to walk... We will be hopefully getting him fit for an AFO brace soon which will give him better stability when walking



Glad to have you back bud!

Valentine Loveliness

Here's what Valentine's Day looked like at our house:



I never used to decorate for Valentine's Day, but this year I got all crafty and whipped up some felt heart garlands and a heart applique pillow.



I busted out of my comfort zone and had a Play Date with a bunch of moms from church. We decorated cookies and ate lots of food.



We kept things pretty low key. Dinner was take-out teriyaki which we ate on the couch while watching Big Bang Theory. Steve brought me some gorgeous flowers. I saw this exact combination at Safeway a few days earlier and thought about dropping some serious hints, but I forgot. Steve must have been on the same wave-length as me and I almost started crying when I saw my lovely bouquet.

The Ill-fated trip to the park....

I decided to take Andrew to the park last week.
It was a super sunny day, and we were getting cabin fever.
Andrew was all smiles when he got in the swing, even giggling a bit, but after a few swings things went from "This is fun, I love it!" to "Get me the heck out of here woman!"
We spent a whopping 5 minutes at the park that day.

All ready to head out to the park.
Andrew loves to push his stroller around the house.

Time to go home.
*Sorry Bub. Mama really did have the best intentions*

Towel Bibs

Andrew is learning to feed himself which means: lots and lots of spills and messes! He has outgrown his old bibs and needed something a little bigger and something a little harder to rip off! So here's how I made his new Towel Bibs! I was able to whip up three during his nap.



1. I cut up an old shirt into 2 inch strips to use as the neck binding.
2. I used a CD (and later used a smaller IKEA bowl because the CD was just too big) to trace around for the neck hole.


3. I measured enough binding to go around the neck hole and sewed it to make a circle.
4. Pin the binding in place.



5. Sew around the binding using about a 1/2 inch seam.
6. Under stitch the raw edges to the inside of the towel (this will help the neck binding the stay flat.


7. Next I appliqued some fun shapes using Heat n Bond and zig zagging around the edges.
8. Check it out! Three cute towel bibs that will keep Andrew's shirts clean from drips, drops and spills!

Golf Shoes

Have I mention how much Andrew LOVES golf? Well he does. He will scoot around all over the house hitting balls and swinging that club. I think I have developed a sixth sense when it comes to dodging a swinging golf club! Andrew has some plastic clubs to play with, but he really prefers the real thing.

***There is supposed to be a video as well, but my computer is being a turtle...

A Taped Up Belly

Andrew's PT decided to try some Kinesio Tape to see is that will help with the tightness in his left shoulder/arm. It was amazing when Suzie would turn his rib cage down just a bit on his left side his left arm would suddenly come into the picture! Hopefully this tape will keep his rib cage down a bit so ol' lefty can get a little more use.

Peach's Neet Feet

Andrew got a new pair of shoes! Back in November Andrew's Doctor sent us a letter telling us about Peach's Neet Feet. I was thrilled to find out that Dr. Nnebe had graciously sponsored Andrew as well as her other patients dealing with illness/disabilities. The letter we received asked for Andrew's shoe size and to list his interests... Hmmmm what in the world is an 18 month old interested in? Well in Andrew's case it's golf! So last week we went to our "Shoe Party" to get Andrew's golf shoes and meet he awesome artist Madison Steiner. Andrew's shoes were so stinkin' cute! and even more impressive than the cuteness of all the shoes received that night were the smiles and thanks expressed to Madison for something as simple as a new pair of shoes. I think it is so amazing that she would dedicate so much time, effort and talent to these kids who are struggling with so much.

Andrew wasn't in the mood to hold still for a picture! He kept tuning around looking at the other kids or scooted out of the shot to chase after some toys.