Made it to VA

The plane part of our trip was uneventful. Iain was a dream for the flight. He slept for take off, both of them, and aafter he wake up, all he wanted to do was talk to everyone and bounce on Momma. The people that we sat next to said he was a dream and so good. They would love to sit by more babies that were like him. One gentalman said that he was a very intellent little boy by the way he was trying to figure out how to open the object he was holding. and the fact that he was stacking some of his toys on the tray in front of his. When we landed in DC he asked if he could carry one of my carryons to bagage claim. I ahad the stroller adn car sit at the front of the plane so he didn't have to carry it too far. But it was vey kind of him to offer a complet stranger help. At bagage claim, we were surprised by my Dad. I thought that I would have to call them and than wait till they got there. But I was glad that. Dad took the stroller and was talking to Iain and playing with him the entire time I was trying to figure out why my suitecase wasn't on the convarerbelt. The employies of the airport had moved it to an office beacuse I had taken to long to get out there to claim it after our plane landed. (Sorry for having to change a daiper). But I found it and we went out side to wait for my mom. My parents are so excited to see us, but most of all they are just excited to see Iain. He is the real reason that they are excited. I would be ecited too if I were them. I know they love me and want me here for Thanksgiving but he's their grandson and he's the first. After we got to the house PJ wanted to hold Iain. And Iain loves his uncle PJ. My Momma made hwer beef stew, which I love and we had dinner. Iain was so wirered and so excited that we let him play with the toys thst Poppop and Gram (my parents want to be call that) got for him to play with. But Iain was more interested in the dogs and their toys. (Who knew). Neither dog would have anything to do with him at that moment. We than got him ready for bed and he fall asleep and I wan't to far behind him. Ar 3am, Iain wake up scared beacuse he didn't reconize the moblie above him, so I picked him up and brought him to bed with me. And we slept till 8:30am. (Which if you know Iain is unheard of. If wakes up at 6:30 and wants to play). Friday, November 20th, Allie and Mallory came by to visit for a little while. We took some great pictures. My dad called his parents to see if they wanted to go out to dinner with us. They said yes of course. So after Allie and Mallory left, we drove to the Macoroni Grill at Fairfax Corner. Iain was such a ham most of the night. First of all my dad held him in his lap while we were ordering our meal, feeding Iain bread, which he loves, I guess dad wasn't giving him bread fast enough so Iain grabs the slice that dad was holding and stuffs his month. (It was so funny). If you have ever been to the Maccoroni Grill, you know that there is an employee that sings, Iain couldn't take his eyes off of her. He loves all types of music. My grandparents got the biggest kick out of him. They love his cheeks and all the faces that Iain makes. Basicly they are just in love with their great-grandson (now they want a great-grand daughter, beacuse my parents want a grand daughter now too. I have told them not for a little while and there is no gerentee that the next baby we have will be a girl, so be happy with Mister Iain). After dinner we came back home and Iain stayed up playing with Poppop till 10minutes to midnight. I'll post more about our first couple of days in VA later on, little man is a wake.

Tag Your It...

1. Where is your cell phone? Here 2. Where is your significant other? Bed 3. Your hair color? Blonde 4. Your mother? VA 5. Your father? VA 6. Your favorite thing? Crafting 7. Your dream last night? Being pregnant 8. Your dream/goal? Writing 9. The room you're in? Loft 10. Your hobby? Croqueting 11. Your fear? Spiders 12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Stable 13. Where were you last night? Home 14. What you're not? Asleep 15. One of your wish-list items? House 16. Where you grew up? VA 17. The last thing you ate? Chips 18. What are you wearing? Sweats 19. Your TV? Wide screen 20. Your pet? N/A 21. Your computer? Gateway 22. Your mood? Happy 23. Missing someone? Family 24. Your car? Ford 25. Something you're not wearing? Shoes 26. Favorite store? Micheal's 27. Your summer? Hot 28. Love someone? Lots 29. Your favorite color? Pink 30. When is the last time you laughed? Today 31. Last time you cried? Week ago I award the following people with the "I love your blog award" and in so doing tag them to complete the above questions with one word answers. Mer, Maryellen, Juliana, and Abby.

My baby is mobile

Okay so last Sunday after church, Iain crawled forward 2 feet and than fall on his nose. Up till last week Iain has only crawled backwards. But today, again after church, he crawled 5 feet not once but 4 times. It was so exciting. I can't believe how much Iain has learned over the last week. On a sad note. Yesterday Iain was in his walker and his Barney stuffed animal was under him (and Brian and I didn't realize that it was there), he toppled over and hit his head on the piano. He has a nice bump on his head. Oh, Iain still won't let me or anyone get a picture of his 2 teeth. He puts his tongue over them to hide them whenever we try and get a look at them. I will get a picture of them one day when he least expects it.

Mister Iain...is such a ham.

I want that camera, please.

Ohhh, camera, can I eat it Mommy and Daddy.

I'm gonna get you Daddy.

Daddy is so funny behind that camera.

Getting so big, people.

I'm gonna crawl, Mommy, I really am.

Really Mommy more pictures.

I'm sooo cute.

Mommy, I'm gonna get you. (These were taken on the 8th of November, after church).

Iain loves to dance in his walker.

Caught red handed. The little stink bug.

Where's Iain?

I see you, Mommy?

Iain love to devour literature. (These pictures were taken on the 1st of November, after church).

Guess What?

Iain has gotten another tooth. Brian and I woke up Friday morning to find that it had broken through sometime during the night. That means our baby has count them two teeth. Boy are we in trouble. (The stink bug won't allow us to get a picture of his new pearly whites. One day he'll let his guard down and I'll have my camera ready!) On an exciting note... Iain crawled forward 2 feet today after church. But than promptly fell flat on his nose and started to cry very hard. All he wanted for 45 minutes was to be held by his daddy. (I'm hoping that I can catch him crawling on film when he does it again). On a sad note...Iain has no interest in sleeping through the night. Unless he has hit a growth spurt or his exhausted from being in a car all day long. And when I get him on a routine that is prefect for me (or any routine for that matter) he'll sleep through the night for 3-4 days but he adapts to it (the stink bug) and I'm right back to him waking every 3 hours. Ahhhh. One day I will wake up and find that he has slept through the night every night for a week (Now won't that be grand).

Craft - Pay it forward

Okay, so a friend of mine has started this thing the first three people to comment on her blog with receive a hand-made gift in a year from her. And I commented on her blog, so I have to do the same. Many of you know that I love to craft, so this was a great post for me to comment on because I have to pay it forward. So if you are one of the first three to comment on this blog, I promise to send you a hand-made gift before the year is up (we're talking a year from today) and ship it. So the catch is: if you leave a comment, you than in turn have to post a similar post on your blog. And promise to hand-make and ship a gift to three of your friends that comment before a year is up. It does not matter what you make, it's the thought that really counts here. Just have fun and enjoy the spirit of giving to some one.

Snow Day....

He's not sure why he was dressed like this.

Baby snow angel. Iain first snow angel.

Iain sitting in the snow...Does he look cold?

The both of us look disgusted that he was going to eat snow. (I bet it felt good on his gums).

Iain does not know what to make of this cold white stuff.

Iain's aunt is feeding him snow. What was I thinking?

Iain just finished eating a bit of snow that his aunt gave him.

Julie and I were so cold that we could not stay sitting in the snow.

Julie stood Iain up in the snow and than pushed it up close to him so he would not fall over.

Last week on Wednesday, we got 17inches of snow. So on Friday, Julie and I took Iain out to play in it. It was funny to watch Iain. He was not sure if he should cry or smile. But his Aunt Julie and I had fun. (That's what counts when he is 6months old, right).

Happy Halloween- 2009

Iain was a pumpkin and a clown for Ha Halloween this year. Both of his grandmothers b ought him a custom. Though the clown c custom was a tad bit big on my boy (I have to find the card that the clown custom pictures are on).

So, we had a few trick-or-treaters, a lot more than we had the first year we were married in southern VA.

What are you lookin' at?

Who me? No, I'm not cute. Okay, okay. I guess I am. Look momma I'm standing. No stopping me now. See mom, I'm an orange pumpkin. And I'm really excited about that. Now where is that clown custom?

Iain at trunk or treat on Friday the 30th of October. My cute pumpkin sitting next to pumpkins.