Pre-Merry Christmas

Just wanting to wish everyone a pre-Merry Christmas!!! It is Matthew's first Christmas and we are super excited. Matthew is interested in all the wrapping paper and none of the gifts!

I will post some pictures of the upcoming days so you can enjoy Matthew's first Christmas with us!

Moving, moving, moving

Matthew is army crawling to things that he wants. He hasn't figured out that he can do it all the time....YET! We went to the docs this week and he is a little bit over 17 pounds and is getting his two top teeth. Just in time for Christmas..."all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth" :)

Picking in a Winter Wonderland

I hope Santa picks me for the first present on Christmas!

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow

Matt experienced his first snow this month. He really didn't know what to make of it. He watched Bill shovel and me try to push Bill in the snow. :) We lasted about 10 minutes and then it was a bit too cold for our blood.

Hanging with my daddy

What in the world are you doing Daddy?

So Big

Well today we retired our bouncy chair. It was kinda hard because that bouncy chair was with us sunce the beginning. At one point it was the only place Matt would take a nap!! He loved the vibrations in it. They really helped soothe him when nothing else worked.

Here are some pics. It is amazing to see how big he got!

4 days old..we were off to a rough start..




10 days old





1 month old






1 1/2months old




2 1/2 months old





3 months old




3 months old




After about 4 months I don't have that many pictures of him..but this picture is the last one I have of him in the chair. He is 6 months old :)

Being sick stinks!

Matt is suffering dearly from a cold that he picked up from someone over the holiday weekend. Not much time to update, but he is really sick. His fever broke today which is good, but he so miserable, and has a terrible cough. I wish I could take his sickness into my body! Send him lots of love and get well vibes!!!


Hopefully he will be looking like this again soon....

I am thankful for...

My Happy and Healthy baby! He is our little miracle and I thank the stars everyday that we have him.

My mom...she helps me out so much!

Bill...he is a wonderful man.

My family! Without them and the memories we have I don't think life would be as much fun!

My friends. They are my rocks.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Yummy glasses

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Matt has discovered Mommy's glasses! He wants to wear them just like mommy!

Our Friday Nights...

Checking in...

So I haven't been online much in the past week. We were busy folk!!! I had Open House and parent teacher conferences. Matthew had his 6 month well visit on Thursday (the same night of Open House..of course!!) He is 15 lbs 8 ozs AND 26.5 inches long! Matthew's lowest weight was 5 lbs 15 ozs when he was 5 days old so he has gained 10 pounds in 6 months!!! My baby is growing like a weed! He is in 6-12 months and 9 month clothes. It is unbelievable. The doc said he is perfect. He loves Matthew's personality..:) Who wouldn't when you have Matthew smiling and blowing raspberries! Then it was shot time......:( He handled them like a champ and really didn't have any side effects!

Until next time!

We will have pictures next time :)

Joys of motherhood

Last night, Matty was such an oinker. He ate peas, then nursed, then had a bottle. He took a break for a bit and played. He then ate cereal and another bottle! It must be a growth spurt. Afterwards we did our nighttime ritual..read a few stories, take a bath, cuddle and fall asleep. Well after his bath he got in his new jammies and we went downstairs to so I can rock him and he can go to sleep. He then decides to spit up all over me and his new jammies. I am in a tank top, so it went all down my shirt, my back, and all in my hair. Needless to say it wasn't the most pleasent experience, but one that I will remember for a while. **SIGH** You gotta love the joys of motherhood!



But it is all worth it when you see that face...how could you not love that face!

New trick!

So Matthew has discovered rolling towards a destination. He keeps rolling and rolling and rolling until he can't go anymore!!!He is getting bigger by the day!


I am on my tummy..which way do I go?


On my back!

Happy Halloween!!!

We had a nice Halloween. Matthew came to my classroom for a party and I showed him off! Later, we went to my Nana's and had a visit. Then we went Matty's Gammy's house to help pass out candy! Suzie was there along with Bob! We had a great time :) Kelly came by later and we had fun taking pictures!

Me and my daddy

They both just woke up from a nap...

Do you think they look alike...lol :)

FOOD

Matthew loves to eat food! I am so glad we have started solids, since I originally wanted to wait until 6 months. I started him when he was almost 5 months. He is eating like a champ and eats every last drop! Matt loves his peas now! YEY!


Eating with Matty can be a bit messy!!! In this pic he was so excited and moving that I kept missing his mouth!!



Cereal time:

Uncle DavIT

At the request of Uncle DavIT, I am posting a picture of DavIT and Matthew!

This was the last time Dave saw him. I bet he will think that Matt has grown tremendously when he sees him at Christmas! We miss you DavIT!

The picture is funny. It was Matt's bedtime and he was crying so DavIT said he would cry with him! Matt was almost 4 months old.

Just like Daddy!

I love to wear my daddy's hats!!!

The Finger Lakes

We went to Lake Seneca two weeks ago to enjoy some beautiful fall weather. We had so much fun. The scenery never gets old and who could get sick of wine!

SLEEP

Last night Mr. Matthew decided that he wanted to get up at 3:30 and stay up for a bit. I think that he might be starting to get top teeth since he is a drooling machine lately!!

Here is too a good night tonight!!

Mommy and Matt

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Welcome!!!!!

So I have decided to start a blog about our favorite Matthew..Matty Beef Patties. I figure this way people can check in on us that I don't get to talk to everyday. So it is October 23, 2007 and Matthew is 5 months old. It is crazy to think how much your life can change once you have a baby. It has definitely changed for the better! I can't believe that 5 months have passed since I have given birth to such a wonderful baby boy. We have had our ups and downs but we are learning everyday about each other and how to make it in such a hectic world!!

My goal with this blog is to try to update it a few times a week with pics and tidbits on Matthew!

At 5 months Matthew:

Can roll over! Which he does all the time and now he has even got the habit of sleeping on his tummy. Of course this makes me a nervous wreck!

gets on his knees and pushes with his head. He might be crawling by Christmas! This morning I found him sleeping in the crawling position...lol :)

he has cut his two bottom teeth and he is soooo cute. Unfortunalty I can't get a pic of them just yet.

He is eating cereal and carrots with pleasure. He doesn't like his peas or sweet potatoes!!! I keep trying though...as my Uncle Bob always said..you can't leave the table until your plate is clean..lol :)

We were sampling Phish last night on iTunes. Matthew really got into 'Twist" and "Gotta Jibbo". I think we have a Trey fan folks!

Matthew likes his ABC's. He loves it when I sing them and today we were working on the letters A and B. He was so interested in looking at the letters and the sounds. Check out www.starfall.com !!!!

Time to go and play with Matty Beef Patties!!!!!!!