the regular Monday post is on Tuesday this week

Sorry it took me so long to get these photos posted. After a friendly reminder that I haven't posted in over a week (you know who you are! :) I have finally gotten around to putting up another Drew update. Enjoy!

Last week Drew was looking really cute in his tractor outfit, so we had to grab the camera and get some pictures. We love the warmer weather because now Drew gets to wear shorts and we can show off his cute chubby legs. He's generally not a very chubby baby, but he's got some nice rolls of baby fat in his thighs. While Drew was with Jana below he couldn't stop chatting away! Drew continues to be at his best with just Jana and me (to our frustration!). He smiles, laughs, giggles, and talks all the time with us . . . and uses his pouty lip for people other than us.
As usual, coming home to Jana and Drew is my favorite part of the day!

You can see the moisture on Drew's bib from all his slobbering. He's getting ready to teethe and he produces copious amounts of saliva.
One night last week as we got Drew ready for a bath we noticed the contrast between my tan and Drew's baby whiteness. We're continuing to do our best to keep him out of the sun during peak sun hours and if necessary we keep him covered with his hat or sunscreen. We love his baby whiteness and we don't want him to get a tan!
After his bath I chatted with Drew while he was in his hooded towel. With our warmer weather he doesn't mind getting out of the bath as much as he used to when it was cold.
Drew was busy working the cell phone talking to everyone he knew when he finally gave in to the tiredness and fell asleep.
When Drew gets tired, he gets tired. Doesn't it look like he just collapsed into sleep?
One night on the couch Jana set Drew down for a second and he moved into this position on his own. We immediately grabbed the camera! Is Drew hoping to be a model someday?
With cool looks like this maybe he will get his modeling contract! This past Saturday it was a beautiful day on MSU's campus for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Jana, Drew, Aunt Christina and I all participated and walked many laps around Sparty. We prepared Drew for the sunny weather by providing him with some sunglasses.
Drew also stayed out of the sun with the help of his trusty hat. Every once in a while we turned the brim up for him so he could have a look around at what was going on around him.
Later in the evening the sun wasn't as bright, so Drew decided to flip the shades up and show off his blue eyes.
We wanted to get one more picture with the sunglasses, but Drew and the sunglasses just didn't cooperate. This was the closest we got to the picture we wanted! :)
Eventually, Drew got tired from the day's events and we bundled him up for an evening nap. Jana is holding him next to Gabby, a graduate student friend from my lab, and Kristen, a lab technician in my lab. Other people from graduate school who participated in the Relay for Life included Heather, a graduate student in my program, and Alexis and Rob. Alexis was our team captain and we had an ALOHA theme.
Here is Drew in action in his swing. He loves his swing and especially enjoys playing with the two toys in the front of it. Drew continues to look so cute in his outfits that we need to take pictures. We had a great time talking to each other on Sunday afternoon.
Drew took a few breaks from talking to do some leg lifts and work out his abs. He's got really strong abs!
Jana snapped this photo of Drew in his swing yesterday.
Drew's face is a little bleached out in this photo, but you can get the idea of how happy I was to see him at the end of the day on Monday.
Drew is getting more and more wiggly. He still likes to be held, but he has started reaching for things and looking around more and more.