We enjoyed our long holiday weekend in Lansing. It was nice to stay home and spend some time together as a family. I especially enjoyed the treat of getting a three day weekend to see Drew.
Last week Jana took some pictures of Drew on the floor with his stuffed alligator . . .
and Drew fell asleep while holding onto the alligator!
Over the weekend Drew went shopping with us at the Birch Run outlet mall. It was Drew's first big trip out shopping.
As you can see from the picture below Drew just loved shopping. Actually, while he didn't seem thrilled by it, he did very well throughout our visit to the mall. The two of us did a lot of waiting on benches while Jana did the shopping! I enjoyed shopping with Drew because I had someone to hang out with while Jana tried on clothes or looked in a store I didn't feel like visiting.
Drew loves playing on the floor with this toy. It's got a lot of different things on it for him to play with and more importantly to try to get in his mouth.
Drew took a break from playing to give me a smile. I'm excited that I'm still more interesting than his toys :)
We've been working on getting Drew to sit up on his own, but he loves to be on the move rolling around. As soon as we place him on the ground, he flops down and starts rolling to get to something. He's getting a little better at sitting unsupported though, so I was excited when I got this picture of him (he sat still long enough for me to grab the camera, turn it on and set it up, and then get him to smile for the picture).
In trying to get Drew to smile for the camera I guess I was a little too funny because he laughed so hard he flopped back.
Drew continues to roll and backward crawl under things (usually our couches). In this instance he ventured under our bed. Hopefully I did a good job cleaning under there!
Our friends Jon and Laura let us borrow their exersaucer for Drew. It's nice to have because now that Drew is so mobile he's hard to keep in one spot. The exersaucer gives him the opportunity to stand (he loves to stand!) and rotate around in the same place. We love having it!
Last week we celebrated Jana's birthday with her parents and sister. When we were done with our celebration, Grandma Lynn gave Drew his bedtime food. Drew continues to become more talented with eating and as he does this the process becomes much less messy.
Last Saturday Todd came to Lansing to help me out with using his truck to take some loads of junk to the landfill and to pick up new gutters and downspouts for my house. In the afternoon, we took a break so Todd could feed Drew. It seems that taking a turn feeding Drew is the thing to do!
Here is Todd's girlfriend Kelli with Drew. She joined us in the evening to go out for dinner and so did our friends Nate and Meg.
Drew got all dressed up for going out for dinner . . . and he wore his shoes! We got these shoes before he was born from a clearance rack and we didn't think they would fit for a while because they are 12-18 month shoes. Well, they fit perfectly right now! Drew has big feet!
In this picture you can see Drew's whole outfit. Isn't he starting to look more like a little boy and less like a baby?
While Drew loves playing in the exersaucer, he can still roll around on the floor quite well. It's fun to watch!
Drew loves spoons (It's the only silverware we let him play with; forks and knives are not allowed! :) He can amuse himself for quite a while putting it in and out of his mouth.
This is Drew's intent look. With his eyes wide open, he looks like he is taking everything in.
and Drew fell asleep while holding onto the alligator!
Over the weekend Drew went shopping with us at the Birch Run outlet mall. It was Drew's first big trip out shopping.
As you can see from the picture below Drew just loved shopping. Actually, while he didn't seem thrilled by it, he did very well throughout our visit to the mall. The two of us did a lot of waiting on benches while Jana did the shopping! I enjoyed shopping with Drew because I had someone to hang out with while Jana tried on clothes or looked in a store I didn't feel like visiting.
Drew loves playing on the floor with this toy. It's got a lot of different things on it for him to play with and more importantly to try to get in his mouth.
Drew took a break from playing to give me a smile. I'm excited that I'm still more interesting than his toys :)
We've been working on getting Drew to sit up on his own, but he loves to be on the move rolling around. As soon as we place him on the ground, he flops down and starts rolling to get to something. He's getting a little better at sitting unsupported though, so I was excited when I got this picture of him (he sat still long enough for me to grab the camera, turn it on and set it up, and then get him to smile for the picture).
In trying to get Drew to smile for the camera I guess I was a little too funny because he laughed so hard he flopped back.
Drew continues to roll and backward crawl under things (usually our couches). In this instance he ventured under our bed. Hopefully I did a good job cleaning under there!
Our friends Jon and Laura let us borrow their exersaucer for Drew. It's nice to have because now that Drew is so mobile he's hard to keep in one spot. The exersaucer gives him the opportunity to stand (he loves to stand!) and rotate around in the same place. We love having it!
Not only was Jana excited to see Jenn, but they also went out for ice cream (a double bonus!). Drew seems a little more interested in his spoon in these pictures than he does in the camera, doesn't he? I think he's going to be great at focusing on tasks as he gets older. 
