Andy can sit (well, sort of)

As most of you know, Andy can roll from his back to tummy going in both the left and right directions. Now we notice he is becoming quite proficient at sitting on his own. He can't pull himself up to a sitting position, but if placed on the floor he can maintain his balance for about a minute. He's getting bigger and stronger each day!

Today we went through a box of clothes that had previously been too big, but now are a perfect fit - it's like he has a new wardrobe. If only I had such a box . . .!

Andy is Six Months Old Today!

Happy Birthday Andy!

No big parties, balls or festivities planned for today, but we did have a fun outing yesterday. Andy and Mommy went to the first Baby Storytime at the Brookfield Library. It was targeted to children 6-23 months so Andy was definitely the youngest. Although he couldn't do everything the older kids could do, he seemed mesmerized watching them sing and dance. Between reading books, singing songs, dancing and shaking rattles, the whole event was about 25 minutes - perfect for short attention spans. He did great and we're looking forward to going back next Wednesday.

I have one new photo (albeit not a great one) of Andy playing in his Exersaucer, which he loves! Kris's friends, Tracy and Eric, gave this to Andy when he was born and although it took him a little while to warm up to it, he now gets so excited when he gets to play in it.

Andy photos and sold car

To the left is a photo of Andy enjoying the company of Kris's dad last week. Kris's parents stopped in for a 2-night visit before flying out of O'Hare to Honolulu for a cruise among the Hawaiian islands. They picked a great week to be gone as it was brutally cold and snowy.

And to the right is the first photo of Andy in his crib. John and Stacy, Chris's brother and sister-in-law, have been so generous in offering all their kids items to us. This crib looks brand new, but has slept both their boys. We are extremely lucky to have this.

Andy has taken to the crib fine, but now we just need him to actually sleep . . . More on that saga later.

Our news this weekend is that we sold our Ford Focus! It had been my car before we were married, but now that Chris has the company car (aka "Black Beauty"), we certainly didn't need three cars! I posted an ad on craigslist and the second person who test drove bought it. It was a nice car and served me well - hope it likes its new home.

Welcome

Hello. Thanks for visiting the Mose Family blog. While we'll pretend that this site will tell of the adventures of all three of us, let's be honest - it will mainly be about the star of our family, Andy. After all, that's all the grandparents want to read about anyway!


I must admit that this is my first foray into the world of blogging. My cousin Nicole is doing a college internship in London and created a blog to chronicle her adventures. In order to read her entries, I had to create an ID. Lo and behold, after I did that, a button appeared that said "Create Blog". I clicked it and here I am typing our first entry. I know I sound like an old lady, but I didn't realize how easy it was.

My hope is to update this blog frequently and include pictures. Please stop by often!