the bumblebee buzzes

After a busy week, I'm finally getting around to putting up some new Drew pictures. Drew has been doing really well and he continues to make exciting progress with his talking and coordination. Just the other day we were on our way to work and we heard a buzzing noise in the backseat from Drew grabbing the bumblebee toy on his car seat, pulling the cord on it, and then releasing it! It's so exciting to see him make tremendous progress within a day.

Drew loves to play with Jana and me on our living room floor. Here he is below with Jana:

Drew's got his favorite toy: the cell phone. Drew is a true baby of the 21st century; his cell phone is already something he can't get by without. Drew loves to play with the gymini. He now uses his arms and legs to kick and pull on things. He can really get the toys moving around once he starts playing!
In the continued preparation for teething Drew absolutely loves to suck on his hands (or someone else's hand). The sucking is usually followed by a nice puddle of drool (hence Drew goes through a lot of bibs!).
Drew continues to practice his standing. If one of us (in this case Jana) lies on our side on the floor, Drew can stand next to us with minimal assistance.

A while ago we took a series of photos with Drew's teddy bear and dog. We decided to try it again to see how much bigger he is (remember that he was the same size or smaller than the teddy bear). Initially, Drew was more interested in putting the bear in his mouth than getting his picture taken.
But eventually we got some pictures where he looked away from the bear and at the camera.
Drew even gave the bear a snuggle! Isn't this cute?!
Drew didn't quite know what to make of the dog.

Last weekend Drew grabbed his feet for the first time! (and we caught it on camera, yeah!) He's been aware of his feet for a while, but this is the first time he's held them with his hand. It might be a while before he puts his feet in his mouth because Drew seems to have inherited my incredible lack of flexibility :)
After a bath Drew was in great spirits in his hooded towel, so we had to take a couple of pictures.
Drew was chatting away with us and gesturing.
This past Sunday we were in Grand Rapids for Father's Day. Here great-grandma Vryhof is taking a turn holding Drew. Drew was a little unhappy about anyone other than Jana and me when we first arrived in Grand Rapids, but he got more used to others as the day went on.
Great-grandpa Vryhof had the magic touch with Drew. Drew loved walking around the house with him.