Thirty-Six Weeks Old

Hi everyone! How have you been? I have been great. I thought I would show you a picture of my favorite position to be in. I love to stand up. It makes me laugh! I am getting better at balancing when I hold onto someone or something. I still won't move my feet though. Daddy says I am doing something called "waving". I guess he is talking about when I stick my fingers in the air and move them around. I think Daddy is silly when he tries to do it. Mommy found something in my mouth on Sunday - a tooth. I don't like it when she tries to look at it or touch it. She said we will have to wait for a picture of it until I am okay showing it to everyone. It is still sensitive and shy.


Mommy feels like she had what she would call a major breakthrough this week...I ate whole peas! I love to pick them up off my highchair. They are so fun to eat! They gross Daddy out though so he doesn't participate. He still tells me I don't have to eat them if I don't want to. For now, I love the little green balls at dinner time.

I have to report that we are not moving tomorrow. Mommy and Daddy are sad but they said it is okay. We are moving next Tuesday because the builder is redoing our floors and we have to wait awhile before we can walk on them. We are still excited about moving in; it will just be a week later. Hopefully Bear can wait that long. He is about to go crazy!

Much Love,
Carlisle Drew

Eight Months Old

I am now eight months old. Can you believe it?!? People keep asking Mommy and Daddy if I am crawling or walking yet. Mommy is happy to report that I am not mobile yet, but I do love to stand up whenever I can. I can stand and lean against the ottoman for a few seconds before I lose my balance. I also can pull up to standing on my own while holding Daddy's fingers. How about that?!? I also do not like my new stroller that Mommy puts me in when we go out. Mommy can't figure out why; maybe its because I would rather be held. I had a play date this week with my friend Corinne who is one day older than me. She is crawling and standing tall really well. She is so fast it was hard to keep up with her. She had some neat toys that I enjoyed playing with that I don't have. We had fun together.

On Saturday morning, we went to something called Race for the Cure. We walked in celebration of Ms. Julie and Ms. Julia, two special women from our church who are fighting a terrible disease. I got to wear lots of pink! And so did Daddy. It was so cold so Mommy bundled me up and put socks on my hands for mittens. We walked for three miles, and I feel asleep through most of it. I did get to see downtown Nashville and the capital building. And I got a balloon at the end of the race, but it flew away. I enjoyed it for the little while I had it. Mommy and Daddy said I was great through the whole race and so proud that I could be there to support our friends.

We only have one more week until our new house is done. I am a little sad because the condo we are staying in has these cool carpeted stairs that Mommy and Daddy run up and down on while holding me. It makes me laugh and hold on tight to them. Do you think we can do this at our new house?

Have a great week!
Much Love,
Carlisle Drew

Fall and Halloween

Fall is so fun! Mommy took me out last week for some pictures of me in the pretty fall colors. I kept wanting to eat the leaves so Mommy had to leave me out of the leaf pile. We spent Halloween at Ms. Amanda's house. Did you know that people dress up in weird outfits and ring door bells? I got to see so many people. Mommy dressed me up one last time in the chicken outfit. I am so glad I will never have to wear that again! Mommy and I have to walk bear when Daddy is out of town. She shows me how to run through the leaf piles which makes me giggle. I watch Bear sniff everything as we walk him. When Daddy came home, it was cold; so he bundled me up in his coat when we went for the walk. School is going great! I love Ms. Linda and learning new things in her class. At the end of the day, Mommy finds me in the corner looking at myself in the corner-mirrors. I think I am fascinating! Ms. Linda says I am a happy baby. Yeah for me!

Have a great day! Much Love,
Carlisle Drew