More Pictures (I kind of have a camera problem!)

A picture of my Bebo Norman, he kind of gets left out now days. Isn't he a handsome man though!!

Uncle Danny and Drew hanging out on the couch together. It looks like they're having a great time doesn't it!

Drew loves to be cuddled and rocked to sleep. I think I enjoy it more than he does!

He's really starting to smile and be such a happy little guy.

Drew loves to listen to books. I try to read to him every night after school, but it doesn't always happen.

We only have 19 more days of school left until summer break. Softball starts two weeks from today and that is when things are going to get a little crazy around here. Joe will still be coaching golf when I start softball so our paths will hardly cross and we'll have to find someone to watch Drew for the few hours we overlap each other. I'm looking forward to those long, hot summer days when we can sit together at home and do nothing but soak up A.C. and enjoy each other's company.
Drew is getting dedicated at church this Sunday. We are looking forward to sharing our church with our family and friends and finally dedicating our son to the Lord and committing ourselves to raising him to know Him and to serve Him. Look for pictures of the special occasion soon!

Drew and Daddy love to take naps together.

The weather was SO NICE Friday afternoon so Drew and I went for a walk. He was a pretty cool dude with those glasses on!

Bebo likes to do tummy time with Drew. I wonder what they're looking at!

Drew has been smiling a lot more lately. It's fun to see his personality coming out. He's getting to be such a big boy. He probably weighs more than 15 pounds already and we haven't even started giving him cereal yet! I can't wait until summer break so we can spend all of our time with him!

Easter Weekend

We were able to spend time with family over the weekend. It was good to have a few days off. We went to Ottumwa for the day on Friday and Joe and his dad fished and Drew and I spent time with my mom shopping and hanging out. Below is a picture of Papa Mark and his two babies before we went to Ottumwa.
Drew was so happy in the car. It was the first time I had the opportunity to ride next to him. I think he liked it!!

Drew turned three months on Friday and this was his monthly picture with his monkey. Who's bigger now!!

Alex loves to hold Drew any chance she gets! He was asleep, what a perfect opportunity!

Four adorable kids with their Easter baskets!

Uncle Justin and Drew!

Aunt Kristi loved that Drew didn't cry when she held him!

Sadly, this is our first family picture!

So excited that the Easter Bunny came!

What is there to say about this one, adorable!

Ottumwa Part Two

Happy to be home!

Joe with Ryan Smith and Clint Witt. They went fishing yesterday and caught a ton of crappie!

Joe with his catch of the day, a 1 pound 10 ouncer!

Drew and Bailey. Bailey is my friend Cassie (Heller) Johnson's baby. She is three weeks older than Drew. Aren't the matching outfits cute!

Dillon finally got a chance to see Drew. I babysat Dillon and his sister Darby when I was in high school and college. It's amazing how big he is, he was only three when I first started watching him!

Great Grandpa Don. He really enjoyed meeting Drew.

Drew loved being held by Great Grandma Bonnie!

And I think she loved holding him too!

This was our second trip to Ottumwa. Even though the weather on the way home was rough, we had a great time with friends and family!

Drew's First Trip to Ottumwa

This isn't a picture from this weekend, but it is so darn cute I had to put it on here. One of our friends gave it to us at our shower a couple of weeks ago. The tie is screen printed onto the onesie!


Drew finally made his first trip to Ottumwa last weekend! It was great to see family and friends again. Drew met a lot of people for the first time. We have put the pictures of most of his meetings here. The trip went well, Drew slept the whole way to Ottumwa (2 and 1/2 hours! and the whole way back home, only 2 hours because we stopped at Grandma Jan's and Papa Marks. It was his first trip there too!) We had a good time. Here are the pictures!

Drew and Aunt Nikki.

Here is Drew during his bath in Grandma Karen's kitchen sink.
Drew and Grandpa Doug had a little nap Sunday morning before we left!Here is Drew and his best friend Landon Witt.These are my cousin Emily's kids, Braydon and Hannahlee. They really liked playing with Drew.Drew and Uncle Clint.

Here is Drew with my cousin Alec. I think Alec really enjoyed meeting Drew and I know Drew liked meeting him!

This is my other cousin Jacob. I remember holding him when he was this age. It's amazing how much he's grown!This is my grandpa, my mom's dad. He really loved holding Drew and getting a good look at him!

This is my Aunt Ann, Uncle Kevin and Alec getting a good look at Drew.Drew and Papa Mark, we went to visit Joe's parents on our way back home.

New Pictures

Drew and Joe all ready for Grandma Jean's funeral today. Aren't they so handsome!

Up close and personal!

Hanging out in the Bumbo

Rough Couple of Weeks

It's been a rough couple of weeks. Last week my mom and I were driving into Waterloo with Drew to go shopping. We almost made it to the mall, when a Jeep Wrangler suddenly came out of no where into our lane and smashed into the front of our van. Luckily no one was injured, but it really stinks that we have to have our van fixed!!

Drew has an umbilical hernia and he went to see a surgeon on Thursday, they wanted to schedule a surgery for Monday but our pediatric doctor told us to get a second opinion from a pediatric surgeon first. So, we are going to Iowa City on the 26th to see if Drew really needs surgery or not. Bummer!

The same day Drew had his appointment with the surgeon, he had his two month check up. (it was quite the afternoon of appointments!!) Everything looked good except for the hernia. He weighed 11 pounds 6 ounces which is the 15th percentile and he was only 21 inches long, the 5th percentile!! He also got his first round of shots, which he did very well with. Drew continues to grow like a weed!

I had my conference make ups this week, causing me to stay after school every night for two to three hours extra. To top it off I started feeling sick Tuesday night and found out Friday afternoon that I was running a 101 temp and had strep throat. I got an antibiotic shot yesterday and I feel much better today!

Joe starts girls golf on Monday and boys golf the following Monday, so he will be busy once again! I don't start softball until May 11th so that gives us a little more time of sanity before the scheduling nightmare really begins. I'm just glad summer break is around the corner.
That is it for now. We'll keep everyone posted on the surgery situation!

What a cute little boy, he's starting to smile more now!Here he's wearing a hat that one of my dad's friends made for him. I thought it was pretty cute!This is one of my favorite pictures, I can't remember if I've posted it before or not!


The van, what more is there to say!

You can see the hernia here. It's pretty gross, we have to push it in every once in awhile to make sure it will go back in!