Updates...finally!!

So it has been waaaaay too long since I have posted on my blog! the longest ever! so here are a couple of updates on what has been happening with the Anderson family!

Andrew: He is now 10 months old!! Holy smokes! He has been crawling since the end of Jan. and is walking along the tables and couches, he also loves to walk with his "walker" hopefully I can figure out how to post the video clip of his new skills! he is doing much better with eating. Since Nov. (which most of you may not know) he has had a difficult time gaining weight. either he was slowing weaning himself from breastfeeding, or my milk supply when down hill, or both. I think his surgery back in sept jump started the whole rollercoaster. he completely stopped nursing in Jan. (7 months old) and went to formula for about a week. since then I can only get him to drink 1 bottle of formula in the mornings, yogert mixed with formula powder, and the heartiest baby foods I can find. I just found him water bottle with a straw and likes to drink water from that. he has since moved from the 3% to the 10% and has continued to stay there the past 2 doctor visits. He is now: 17 lbs 12 oz. (10%) 28.5 in. (50%) and head is (25%) so he is just a little guy! Hopefully he can stay on track with his growth.

He is a great sleeper, he takes 3 naps a day before bedtime(but I think he is slowly moving to just 2 naps). He has no teeth yet. He def. has been working on them since 6 months and probably won't get any until he is at least 1 yr. He is almost always happy! His smile melts my heart every time. He likes his little cars and loves the door stoppers on the door. His recent favorite thing is the TUB! he absolutely looooves it! he makes a beeline for the bathroom when he hears the tub being started, it is the cutest thing! He WILL NOT go to sleep without his soft monkey blanket!!! This summer is going to be really fun with him. He is such a joy in our lives!

Delia: She is growing up fast too! 3.5 yrs! Wow! She loves her little preschool and is doing better everyday. She can count to 20! She knows the alphabet, but we are still working on letter recognition. Leap frog letter factory has really helped. I plan on doing my own little "home preschool" with her this fall. Hopefully that will go well. She now apparently know how to chew gum!! so be it. I may regret it tough, but the child is going to do no matter what I say anyway. she has been saying the funniest things of late. I can't remember them all, but will post more when I think of them. She is always asking questions, particularly WHY. it is driving me nuts to say the least!! She is a pretty good helper when she wants to be. We continue to get her to clean her own room by herself, it continues to be a work in progress.

Gina: Aside from trying to lose this baby weight, cleaning, cooking 3 separate meals, laundry, dusting, grocery shopping, paying bills, making phone calls for various things, business finances, trip plannings, missionary dinner calender supervisor, YW teacher, ...oh and taking care of the kids and the majority of their needs, in my minuscule spare time I like to:

Make Bows (just opened up my etsy store)
Make flower hair clips
READ(really want to make more time for this...I love it and have so many books to read)
Watch movies & my fav TV shows(Fringe, Burn Notice, and Mythbusters) which is all through the DVR now.
Blog (although I have been horrible for the past 5 months)

Since Oct. I have developed a new obsession (another reason why blogging went on a hiatus)

Ju-Ju-Be Bags!!!

It is sort of what I am collecting as of late. The prints are so much fun and the use of the bags are practical. There are so many different designs once you get sucked into the world of JuJuBe it's hard to climb out! hahaha! the "obsession" has now died down, especially since Christian is not too happy about it. but it's all evened out now! I can relax and be happy with my "stash" and not have the urge to get something different/new. It's exciting to be able to have bag/wallet options and switch them every week or 2. it makes being a mom more exciting! I love it!

Christian: Still works very hard for us! He loves making replica pottery and it very happy summer is approaching! we will be doing a lot of camping/recreational trips this summer and one includes a family reunion in Tennessee! he really enjoys working in the yard and has a few projects he plans to work on. 1) he wants to build a large shed from scratch with electricity and possibly putting in a sink. 2) doing stone work on the back of the house to cover up the peeling stucco that never got fixed :( 3) putting down pavers to extend our patio. 4) planting another garden, which we plan to do together.

I will try to post some pictures later and be better about updates!! Sorry everyone!