Busy Weekend

What a busy weekend we had! Matt and I had a little home improvement fever...so we loaded up Micah and headed to Loews for some house projects we've been wanting to do for a while. The first project we wanted to do was to paint one of our walls an accent color...sage. It turned out really nice. It is a lot of work to paint though.

Bedroom...

We also had been wanting to do some type of backsplash in the kitchen as well as add hardware. I actually did the backsplash alone...its a nice brown/red color.

That is the finished product. If you look close you can see we haven't done the drawers yet. We still have to drill a little bit bigger holes. I should say Matt...not we. :)

I just need take a minute to brag about my wonderful husband. Two nights ago, I was exhausted and not wanting to clean up the dinner mess I had made. Lazily, which honestly has only happened the number of fingers I have on my hand...I went to bed leaving the mess. As I woke up bright and early with my little man I find the kitchen clean! Not only clean, but the sinks bleached, dishes done and baby toys put away! He did it again last night too! Such a blessing to have such a caring husband!

Now its time for me to share a bit about my Micah. So this week I finally decided that Micah has officially outgrown his baby tub. I was nervous at first because he isn't very good at saving himself if he falls. However, he did so super! I wish I could attach a video and show you how much he enjoys bath. I seriously should wear a poncho when bathing him. All he does is SPLASH SPLASH SPLASH with both hands and occasionally pick up a toy and play without soaking his mommy. Here's a picture of Micah on his 2nd night of the big boy bath.

Micah

Micah is now sitting indefinitely unless he gets super tired and will fuss to lay down or just lay down on his own. I'm always right there, because the floor and that big sweet head don't mix.

Last night we experimented with putting Micah's knees under his belly. This was always something he never tolerated and didn't have the strength to do. Although, he did it yesterday momentarily. He was on all fours and it was hard for him, but he did it! Then this morning I can see him trying to pull a knee under his belly! So fun to see this growth. We're loving it!

One last pic of me and my blue eyed sweetie!

June

This month Matt and I celebrated our 4 year anniversary. Its gone by so fast! So many wonderful things have happened that we cannot wait to see what else the Lord has in store for us.

Micah is getting SO much stronger! We are so very thankful for our PT and other influential people in our lives that our helping us see HUGE results in our little man. My last posts showed Micah experimenting with sitting. Now he really can sit for a while. He can now play with his hands up for a bit too! He enjoys rolling everywhere of course as usual. He also has started "crawling" backwards! He likes to push himself backwards on the tile until he hits a wall or something with his feet. He also can do straight arms for a good amount of time on the floor. We just have to start making the connections with his legs now. Here are a few pictures of his progress.

Sitting Alone

Straight Arms and Thinking About It

Having a Blast Playing with the Dog and Daddy!

This is actually one of Micah's favorite things to do. He adores our dog Katie and has a blast when she brings over her sqeaky toys to play tug of war. Its actually something I need to keep a close eye on. Not for Micah's sake but for Katie's. He will pull her ears and make her CRY! So I have to be right there to stop him and say, "no Micah, be gentle!"

Of course, he always has a blast hanging out with his daddy too. Look forward to the upcoming weeks and months when we'll be seeing lots more skills and progress from our little man!!

Summer Begins...

I surprised myself with how long its been since I've updated. We are in the month of May here and beginning to see the glimpses of a very warm summer! Micah is now 3 days shy of being 15 months old! It really does go by so very fast and time truly has flown by. Micah is now loving table foods. In fact this evening, he took part in mommy and daddy's favorite...Oreganos Pizza! He only had one piece of thin crust...but he loved it! We find that sometimes its better to eat with our shirt off. :)

We've enjoyed spending time with Matt's parents when possible. Here's a cute shot of Micah, who fell asleep on his grandpa at a restaurant! :)

We are excited to see some progress with Micah! Of course, he has been rolling around for his means of locomotion for many months now, but didn't really have the core strength to sit up unassisted. He has gotten much stronger and has developed a bit of the protective reflex (saving himself) if he falls. He are a few shots of his practice!

Hard Worker!

"Is this good mom?"

He truly amazes us with each new day!
Each day we continue to put our trust in our Savior, who is the Healer and is capable of moving mountains!

We excitedly anticipate the day Micah takes his first BIG steps!

1st Birthday Bash!!

What a lucky little boy! We had such a wonderful time at Micah's first birthday party. It was extremely windy that day so we had to change our plans from outside to inside.

The Birthday Boy

It was a great time spend in fellowship and fun. Micah is indeed a very well-loved boy. We started out the party just chatting and enjoying company and watching the kids play together. Matt and Eric were on the grill cooking up some yummy hotdogs and burgers. When they were finished we all enjoyed the barbeque food together. Micah definitely needed a nap before anything else, so he had a quick nap and was then ready to go again...

I also spent about 5 hours decorating and baking about 50 cupcakes as well as Micah's sugar-free birthday cake...that he hardly touched!

Safari Cupcakes

As far as the birthday cake, I really had a lot of expectations as to what Micah would do with the cake. He was definitely curious as to what it was but didn't want much to do with it. He first slapped it a few times and really didn't bring it to his mouth till we helped him. Then the taste really didn't impress him at all. We even spoon fed him a bite of chocoalte cupcake and he didn't like it! We handed him a celery stick and he went to town on it! I guess hes not really into sweets like his mommy.

No cake = celery stick :)

We are very blessed to have to many friends and family who were able to come to Micah's 1st Birthday! His Great Grandma Hill from Pheonix and Grandma Teichert from Chicago were able to come too! God is so good and we are so excited to see him continue to work in our lives as a family!!

Thankfulness

As I sit here typing away on my computer, I'm reminded how many blessings I have in my life.  Today is Febrary 18th, and it's beautiful outside. I'd describe it as 75 degrees, windy and wonderful. My baby boy is sleeping soundly during his afternoon nap and my hubby is resting peacefully as well. 

Our family has truly been blessed with a great church family.  We've been attending CLV for about a year now, and have been introduced to so many people.  I'm involved in a MOPS program that has seriously had a huge influence on my life and Micah's! We're meeting lots of people and just enjoying new things that God is showing us.  Whether that is new friendships or new ventures. 

I just want to take the time to say thank you Jesus for being so present in our lives and for granting us the desires of our hearts.  We pray that our thougths and actions align with your will.  Your timing is perfect and we sit and wait for you. 

Micah is going to be 1 in a few days. I'm beyond grateful for my sweet little man.  He is healthy and strong in all his members!

Micah's Birthday Month is here!!!

Micah's birthday is just around the corner! I'm so excited and somewhat sad that it's finally so near by.  My baby boy is almost 1!  I'm excited to see all the things that a first birthday brings...cake...balloons...presents! Fun! We're definitely looking forward to some warmer weather.  We're hoping to enjoy lots of hikes, walks, zoo trips and hopefully some outdoor swimming this spring! 

January

God is so good. I'm more and more amazed each day as I see God's plans unfolding in our lives. We've enjoyed spending time with new friends and experiencing new things. Micah is almost 1 now, which is nuts to me.  He is rolling all over the house it seems.  We look forward to some actual crawling soon though. 


We had a great first Christmas with Micah.  He enjoyed getting some new toys, but I think the paper was the funnest for him so far.  We enjoyed having Matt's parents and brother over and our home Christmas day.  We ate, chatted and shared gifts together. 

My little charmer!

This is the shirt that I made Micah for his first Christmas. 

It was actually pretty easy for me to make.  I was trying to buy one for him, but there aren't many size 18 month "my first Christmas" outfits out there.  So I got crafty and headed to Joann Fabric store and got some iron on paper and cut out a tree and 1. Then I got some embroidery thread and added some detail to the tree.  I also sewed on some buttons for some "flare."

This is Micah's first present of the day.  Matt's parents hadn't arrived yet, but we wanted to give him something fun!  It was a neat set of kids keys that are actually metal!!  I think he really liked it, but the wrapping paper was fun too!

I'm really excited for the New Year and watching Micah grow more and more.  He's getting so big though, I sometimes miss those itty bitty baby days.