He's a walker....

         Ha ha, not really, he's a petersen but he does have some walker in him, 50% to be exact. And to add to the 50%, Matthew now walks!!! I would say he walks about 90% of the time. He started a couple weeks ago, trying anyway. But this past week, he has really picked it up. Matthew is now a little toddler, kinda makes me sad to lose my little baby. Although he still is very much a baby, i miss that holding snuggly little one. Now all he wants to do is move around.

     Matthew is now 10 months old as of the 17th. I dont have an statisitics since he doesnt go to the doctor again until he is a year old. But he is growing and getting tall. And has decided that baby food is gross and all food is gross. He will only drink his bottle and eat graham crackers, bread and veggie straws and cherrios. So we are working on him eating other things. Mostly he just throws a fit when i try to get him too. This week luckily he has branched out to eating baby yogurt. He does love to watch people play Wii. He will sit there forever just watching you.

   Besides that, nothing much is going on around here. Im just trying to keep up with the cleaning and laundry which isnt easy when you have Matthew following you around pulling out everything you just put away. Nicholas is still work at Dish as an IT and LOVING it. : ) He is now attending University of Phoenix and is loving that too. Its so much easier for him to only take one class at a time since he is working full time. I am excited to start some new projects for my friend who just found out she is having a baby girl. Its time to break in my new sewing table!!!! : )


Here are a few pictures!



watching the wii




walking



I Love Coupons

Today Matthew and i did a little couponing at Walgreens and Bashas. The total retail value of the items below was $41.47. With out coupons and store sells,  Matthew and I only paid $9.41!!!! We love couponing!



Matthew very excited about his free cherrios!




Matthew wishing he had his own coupon book.



Happy New Year

Matthew rang in the new year with a bang......a bang on the chin that is. He was playing with his cousin ellis, who is about ten months older then him, when he got pushed over. He fell with all his weight on a toy with his chin leading the way. He cried for a few minutes but was much tougher then i thought he was gonna be. After about ten minutes of having ice on it and finishing a bottle while i held the ice on, he was ready to play again!

CHRISTMAS!

Christmas!

Christmas morning we got up at 830am, its nice having a baby that enjoys sleeping in as much as i do. :) Matthew got his stocking first and found a toothbrush and a pretend wii remote. Of course i learned after i let him have the toothbrush that that was the only present he wanted to play with the rest of the morning, he pretty much had no interest in opening any of the other presents except his toy box because it was a big box which i guess was morning interestin to him. He got his toy box from his parents, a laughing monkey that laughs and rolls all over the floor and noise maker from his grandma walker, a leapster stuffed dog and clothes from his grandma petersen and a toothbrush from santa. :) It was fun having a baby around for christmas, made it feel more like christmas morning. : ) I cant wait until he is older next year and really wants to open things. After presents, we got dressed and headed to the petersen's for brunch and presents and nicholas built legos with his brother. We then went to the walkers around 1pm and hung out the rest of the. NIcholas played his new wii golf game, we ate way too much food, played outside and Nicholas helped coach my nieces and nephews along with my brother, a flag football game. Over all it was a wonderful Christmas!!!



waking up christmas morning.




sorry its a little blurry.




His first stocking, made by his mama.



yay a toothbrush double pack, my favorite.



so excited its christmas!


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Nicholas with his new WII



Not s sure about his new noise maker