We're HOME!!

Mommy packed me up & daddy brought the Uhaul.

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WE'RE HOME. . . . . Wahoo!!

There's nothing better than being back together as a family!

EiGht mONthS!!

My baby boy turned 8 months on Feb.23rd so this post is just slightly overdue but for journaling purposes it must be done.:) The problem is trying to remember what he was doing a month ago compared to now but I'll give it a try.

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8 months:
* Sitting up by himself (falling back on occasion)

* Gut laughing :)

* Taking small sips from a sippy cup

* Loves to eat small bits of fruit

* Scoots himself around on his tummy

* Rolls all over

* Occasionally gets up on hands and knees to rock

* Does NOT like getting dressed or undressed

* Clicks his tongue

* Plays more actively with his toys

and

* His favorite person is still mommy :)
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Roman enjoys playing mostly with things that aren't his toys. And don't judge me because my baby is playing with a ziploc bag. :) It's totally safe right??

This is how big boys play on their mat. :)

Roman & cousin Wyatt playing at Grandmas with her fun toys.

And this is cousin Wyatt clapping for Roman because he rolled over.:)

"This is not what it looks like mom." :)

Roman's 1st time eating "finger fruit". Mango....... yummy!

Roman scooted himself into a corner and got ticked when he couldn't get out. He hasn't quite figured out how to scoot forward yet.

Maybe Roman is getting too big for his swing but he still loves to fall asleep in it so we're sticking with it for now. :)

Roman and Papa are BFFs!

This baby boy is going to be 1 year old before I know it!!! That is just crazy! But I'm getting excited to plan his birthday party.:) Not too over the top but I want to have fun with it.

Sunny Arizona Photoshoot :)

So we spent 5 days last week in Mesa, Arizona, pretending to be "snowbirds"......or wishing we were.:) The afternoons were so beautiful and warm, so we took advantage of being outside & laying out by the pool in February.

To say that Roman LOVED being outside in only his diaper would be an understatement. This kid was in heaven!

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My care-free, blue eyed baby boy!

Ohhh how we wish our stay could have been extended until. . . . April?. . . . or even May? :) Ha!

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Happy President's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

We've decided that Arizona is the place to be on Valentine's Day. There's nothing like celebrating the day of love outside in 84 degree weather.:)

But that's a whole other post......so we'll just stick with Valentine stuff for now.

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Roman had a great Valentine's Day!

He got lots of great stuff and LOADS of love from all the people that love him.

Grandma & Grandpa Shields showered him with Valentine's love last weekend when we were visiting. We LOVE new books....and animals that match!

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Valentine's Day 2011

This is me removing the soggy card so that Romie didn't have a belly full of Hallmark card for lunch.:)

New jammies!!.....just what I always wanted.:)

Romie's Valentine's Day loot. :)

but really. . . . ."All You Need is Love"

I decided to start a tradition of writing Roman a letter every year on Valentine's Day. I read it to him this year and will put it in his keepsake box. It's important to me that he knows how much I love him and I thought Valentine's Day was the perfect holiday to express that to him.

We hope everyone had a Happy Valentine's Day and felt loved by those they love!

Thanks to all of you that made us feel loved!

The 'Hawk' Gets a Trim

Roman's 'hawk' was starting to look a little more crazy than usual so mom decided it was time for a trim. Yikes!

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Notice that the front of the hawk was much longer than the back. Weird!!

Before

After

Check out this handsome boy!:)

Romie's first hair cut was a success. And he still has all of his fingers.:)