Week 44 - LOTS of pics!

(11/10 - 11/16)

Enjoying another biter biscuit!

Pierson's daycare celebrated Thanksgiving this week and invited all the parents up to join the kiddos for Thanksgiving lunch. Pierson liked the mashed potatoes, did NOT like the stuffing (he spit it right out), and LOVED this role. Instead of tearing off small pieces we just decided to give him the whole thing and it was too funny watching him eat it.

Mmm mmm good!

Pierson is cruising along EVERYTHING! The couches, chairs, baskets, and even the wall. When he walks along the wall he likes to hit it a bunch and laugh :-) Silly boy!


My little monkey in some of his new jammies!


Pierson hasn’t always known the best way to get down once he's walking along something. He used to kind of just fall back onto his bootie. Now he’s started bending over and putting one hand on the ground, then the other, and before he takes off across the floor he holds a little football “Hike” position… it’s too cute!
Getting down from the ottoman


Talking TO the phone :-)



Pierson and I went to visit GoGo at her store. I wouldn’t normally bring my busy little boy into a store like hers… but she’s just so sweet and lets Pierson play with so many things! He LOVES going in there! Here they are playing with Christmas bells… he thought it was so fun to shake and hear them jingle!
GoGo and Pierson

On Saturday Drew’s parents and sister came over for the OSU game. It was so fun to hang out and chat! And a bonus… another big W for the Pokes! Go Cowboys!
Snuggling up with Grandpa Mike


Pierson thinks his grandpa is so fun!



And I LOVE this picture of Pierson and Aunt Megan!!!!!!! I think it's one of my new favorites!!! Aunt Megan is so good with Pierson... he always loves when she is around!




Maybe he got it from us yelling at the TV when football is on... but here Pierson is hollering at the TV



Pierson thinks his daddy is so funny!!!


Oh how hard it is going to be to say no to this face when he wants something :-)

On Sunday it was a beautiful day so Pierson and I went on a walk/jog around the neighborhood. I would run really fast and then slow down really fast and Pierson would just crack up! He kicked his legs and chatted the whole time… it was so funny!

We hope you all have a wonderful week!

Happy Birthday Grandpa Mike

November 7, 2008

We wanted to wish Grandpa Mike (Drew's dad) a very happy birthday!! Pierson loves his grandpa Mike so much and he's so lucky to have such a wonderful grandpa! He can't wait for all the fun things his grandpa is going to teach him over the years to come! We love you and happy birthday!

Week 43

(11/3 - 11/9)

Last weekend our friends Shane and Christina and their two kiddos came over to watch the OSU game. Pierson had so much fun playing with and watching Bella and Jax! And Christina and I had fun catching up!!Jax Pierson and Bella

My parents gave Pierson some Gerber "Biter Biscuits" and they are the MESSIEST things in the world but Pierson absolutely LOVES them! He will sit in his high chair and chomp on them for forever. Of course he goes straight to the bathtub afterwards because he's so messy. Here are a few pics of him eating away at one:

We were in the kitchen the other day and Pierson was playing in the tupperware drawer. He loves to open and close drawers! I don't know what it is about his feet in this pic... but I just LOVE it!!

And playing at his table... he's growing up way to fast!!!

This weekend we didn't do a ton. We got in a lot of good Pierson time! And then on Saturday night our friends Brent and Micheala came over for the OSU game. It was a Bummer that we didn't beat Tech!! But at least the only teams we've lost to so far are ranked 1 and 2 :-)

Pierson and the balloon

My parents gave Pierson this balloon in his Halloween basket and he just loved it. This video is after about 10 minutes of already cracking up at it.

Week 42

(10/27 - 11/2)

Our little monkey for his first halloween!

For Halloween we just dressed Pierson up and took him by to see both sets of grandparents... when we were seeing Drew's parent's they were at some friends house and they gave him this banana... he kept hitting it on the floor. It was too cute!

Drew bought us 2 pumpkins to carve together. I don't think I've ever really carved a pumpkin (that I can remember at least) It was a lot of fun... we were cracking ourselves up!

My cute hubby with his pumpkin!

My pumpkin is the one on the right... Drew says I scare him with the knife... so I stuck to the most simple design I could think of :-)

Some other pics from the week!

Pierson has really started clapping a lot and it's too cute! He's also started giving 5's... sort of :-) We stick our hand out and say "gimme 5" and he hits it... several times :-)

He has also started cruising around the furniture quite a bit. At first he'd only move along the couch if he wanted to get to a toy or the remote... but now he's constantly moving along the couch, love seat, chair, and even across the laundry basket or anything else he can get to. He's getting more brave by the day... we've definitely got to keep an extra close eye on him :-)

He loves his bath time! I wash him first in his little infant tub, and then stick him in the big tub to play some and he just loves it.

We hope you all have a wonderful week!!!

Week 41

(10/20 - 10/26)
Pierson started getting a cough over the weekend and then it gradually got worse. I had to leave work early and go pick up Pierson on Monday because he was running a fever. Drew stayed home with him on Tuesday and he felt much better… I think they had fun playing all day. When I got home from work Drew was showing me all the things that Pierson could do after a day with his dad… it was too cute! Pierson hasn’t run a fever since Monday, but he sure has one heck of a cough still… and since you can’t give a child under the age of 2 any cold medicine he’s just been suffering through it… poor guy! He’s quite the trooper though… he sounds terrible but doesn’t seem too bothered by it… I think it bothers me to hear him wheeze more than it bothers him :-)
My sister came to town on Friday… her flight got in around 1 and she and my dad picked up Pierson from daycare when she got to town. We love it when she comes to town!! We hung out Friday evening and had dinner, then Saturday Christi, Pierson, and I did some shopping then watched the OSU game with all the fam in the afternoon. Our Pokes didn’t beat Texas… but we played a darn good game! We went out and hung out with Christi this morning then her flight left this afternoon… we can’t wait for Thanksgiving to see her again!!!

Hanging out with Aunt Christi

My sweet little boy!!

She is so great with Pierson... he always has so much fun with her!

Ummm...

1st of all - He did NOT like the grass

And 2nd - he has started through tantrums! Are you kidding me?? He's 9 months old! I am NOT ready for this phase! Hopefully this is just a short phase! He clinches his fists and screams SO loud! It's actually kind of funny... well at least it was the first couple of times!

Happy again...

Laughing at Pops! He can make a popping noise with his cheeks and Pierson thinks it's hilarious!

Playing with drawers at Mimi and Pops' house... he has a fascination of opening and closing drawers... we have GOT to childproof our house!!!

My cousin Gary and his wife’s little boy, Max, is 5 and they have passed on a lot of his clothes to Pierson. This weekend Gary brought up 2 containers full of clothes that are Pierson’s size right now! They are PERFECT! He’s got a whole new wardrobe of fall/winter clothes! And some of the pants are a little long so we’ve even got growing room! Thanks Gary and Kim!!!!
These are a pair of the pants from Max... aren't they cute!?

Week 40

(10/13 - 10/19)

Wow it sounds so crazy to say 40 weeks!!! My little man is growing so much!!! He turned 9 MONTHS OLD on monday! It's so hard to believe! He had his 9 month check-up this week, too. We went to our new pediatrician and again I just am sooo happy with him! He is so helpful and full of information and ideas and we just really like him! Pierson checked out great and seems to be right on target... our little chunk-a-roo :-) Here are some pictures from the week:

P-man helping his dad with the laundry :-)

Pierson got his first haircut on Thursday. He definitely takes after his dad with his hair... I think I was bald until I was 3 :-) Pierson's hair was already growing past the tops of his ears! He did great for the haircut!

Here's a pic right after the haircut :-)

And since we were downtown we went by Sweet P's and saw Go-Go after the haircut! Pierson got some good lovin's from her while we got to shop around

He thinks Go-Go is so fun!

Our weekend in Arkansas
On Friday Drew, Pierson, and I headed over to Arkansas to have a weekend with some friends. These girls and I met back in middle school/high school and have stayed super close ever since. We were all in eachothers weddings, we talk all the time, and we jump at the chance to visit eachother any time we can! We like to make at least one special trip a year to visit eachother... 2 years ago we went to DC when Jill lived there, last year to St. Louis to visit Laura and Jonathan, and this year to Arkansas to Britney and Ryan's. It's always been just the girls in the past, but this year we decided to let the husbands come along. They have all become great friends and they have just as much fun together as we all do :-) Well not only did the husbands get to come, but Pierson got to join us as well. I have the most amazing friends in the whole entire world! They are so incredibly wonderful with Pierson and it was so special that they asked him to come along, too. Britney and Ryan bought a new house and it's absolutley BEAUTIFUL!!! We had so much fun! We all got their Friday night and just hung out. Then Saturday the boys played golf and the girls shopped and visited 2 of Britney's dance studios (yes... she's my age and has THREE dance studios! WOW!). Saturday night the boys got steaks and we all cooked dinner and just hung out at their house again. It was so much fun!!! Those girls are my soul food!

Hollye, Laura, Britney, Jill, Me

Pierson loved hanging out with all his Aunties :-)

Snuggling up with Hollye

Laura just finished her Masters this summer so we got her a little congratulations gift. She's the most amazing first grade teacher... her kiddos are so lucky!! I think I'm going to have to commute to St. Louis every day when Pierson starts 1st grade :-)

Jill Luara Me Hollye and Britney

(With Brinkley and Bentley... Brit's two dogs)