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| From Andrew Tyndale Rankin |
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| From Andrew Tyndale Rankin |
Many thanks to our dear friends, Heather and Dave, in Austin, TX for these very sweet clothes. We miss you guys so much! Please let us know when you are heading North so we can meet up!
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Sweet Prince
After a long morning, mom has gotten me ready for company this evening. We are celebrating my Gigis birthday this evening and I wanted to look handsome for her. So, after a bath, a feeding, and a little coaxing from my mom I am now down for a nap. Mom thought I looked especially sweet in my "frog prince" outfit.
Many thanks to our dear friends, Heather and Dave, in Austin, TX for these very sweet clothes. We miss you guys so much! Please let us know when you are heading North so we can meet up!
Many thanks to our dear friends, Heather and Dave, in Austin, TX for these very sweet clothes. We miss you guys so much! Please let us know when you are heading North so we can meet up!
Fashion Forward
I think I mentioned before that Ainsley is into layering her clothes. Well, for the longest time this had been contained to just our dress-up clothes. Now however, we are into layering our everyday clothes. This was her extra special outfit for Gigi's birthday party. She said she looked beautiful and I agree, though this is definitely not a look that I myself could pull off.
Jeans, stripes, and velvet. She loves mixing and matching colors, textures, and style. Something you also can't see is that we have one green and one pink barrette in her hair. This is also a normal occurrence as we try to match everything just so.
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Jeans, stripes, and velvet. She loves mixing and matching colors, textures, and style. Something you also can't see is that we have one green and one pink barrette in her hair. This is also a normal occurrence as we try to match everything just so.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Photo Shoot
Mom had planned on getting my baby pictures taken earlier than 2 months old, but that just didn't pan out. So, out we went for a photo shoot to capture my baby looks. It was suppose to be a day just for me, but my sister insisted that she get in on the action. This may be a preview of what is in store for me with her as I get older. So, mom succumbed and said she could get her picture taken with me. So as I was learning a lesson in sharing the flash and mom's attention, mom learned the following lesson: God's grace is sufficient and his plans are always better. After what should of been a morning when Ainsley told me "Mom, you need to have a happy heart." We got the following picture.
Of course, mom likes this picture more than any of the pictures with just me. So, lesson number one "Often what happens without a plan actually turns out better." Lesson two came just after naptime...Ainsley looked at the picture and said, "Mom, this picture reminds me of just how much I love my brother." Mom smiled at that and thought, "God, thank you for showing me your way this morning and not letting us miss out on this." Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." We pray every night that their love for God and each other would grow every day. At this rate, Ainsley can be in a picture with Andrew every day!
Here's the picture we got of just me. It's definitely me, mohawk hair and all. (I'm not sitting up on my own here, but I sure am strong. Now a days, I'm standing with help. Mom needs to give me some extra tummy time to get that upper body strength to increase.) Mom's excited for the end of April to come, we'll start my special professional photo package then to catch all of the milestones.
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Of course, mom likes this picture more than any of the pictures with just me. So, lesson number one "Often what happens without a plan actually turns out better." Lesson two came just after naptime...Ainsley looked at the picture and said, "Mom, this picture reminds me of just how much I love my brother." Mom smiled at that and thought, "God, thank you for showing me your way this morning and not letting us miss out on this." Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." We pray every night that their love for God and each other would grow every day. At this rate, Ainsley can be in a picture with Andrew every day!
Here's the picture we got of just me. It's definitely me, mohawk hair and all. (I'm not sitting up on my own here, but I sure am strong. Now a days, I'm standing with help. Mom needs to give me some extra tummy time to get that upper body strength to increase.) Mom's excited for the end of April to come, we'll start my special professional photo package then to catch all of the milestones.
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
Almost Rolling
Hard at work this week, I'm also making some efforts to roll over from my back to my stomach. My shoulder keeps getting in the way. Once I realize I'm stuck, I get really frustrated. Mom keeps giving me encouragement and Ainsley tries to show me how its done, but I still haven't quite mastered this skill. By next month, I'll be rolling though for sure I bet.
Oh, so close!
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Oh, so close!
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
Picture This
Mom's trying hard to catch some cute and sweet moments. This seems to be harder with two kids and the fact that I am a boy. So at Ainsley's nap time today, mom grabbed the camera and tried hard to catch some sweet smiles. Ainsley's afternoon nap is my favorite time, mom and I play, smile, and I get to eat without interruption.
There is no product in my hair, it just does this naturally. Even when mom brushes it down after a bath, it's sticking up as soon as it's dry!
We've had some new developments since our two month post. I am now blowing raspberries, standing with help, and clicking my tongue. I'm a huge drooler and have taken more to chewing on my pacifier instead of sucking on it. Could this mean that teeth are on the way? Mom sure hopes not. Ainsley pretended to be getting teeth for almost six months when she was little, mom's hoping that this time around they just come and get it done with. She sure didn't enjoy all those teething symptoms for six months with nothing to show for it. We;ll just have to wait and see what the next months bring.
There is no product in my hair, it just does this naturally. Even when mom brushes it down after a bath, it's sticking up as soon as it's dry!
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| From Andrew Tyndale Rankin |
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| From Andrew Tyndale Rankin |
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| From Andrew Tyndale Rankin |
We've had some new developments since our two month post. I am now blowing raspberries, standing with help, and clicking my tongue. I'm a huge drooler and have taken more to chewing on my pacifier instead of sucking on it. Could this mean that teeth are on the way? Mom sure hopes not. Ainsley pretended to be getting teeth for almost six months when she was little, mom's hoping that this time around they just come and get it done with. She sure didn't enjoy all those teething symptoms for six months with nothing to show for it. We;ll just have to wait and see what the next months bring.
Team Work
Mom and I have been hard at work building up Andrew's neck strength. He doesn't really like tummy time that much, so this is really a challenge. I realized though that if I give him a bit of encouragement, things seem to go much better. I called mom out to get some pictures of us doing "team work". Andrew even lifted his head this time around! Mom and I were very excited. We'll be working on this together more often now.
(Team work is one of Ainsley's favorite sayings and things to do right now. She especially likes to help carry laundry baskets around the house.)
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| From Andrew Tyndale Rankin |
(Team work is one of Ainsley's favorite sayings and things to do right now. She especially likes to help carry laundry baskets around the house.)
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Two Months!
Wow! I'm two months old today! I'm growing more and more each day and mom says looking cuter too. I'm not so sure about that, but I do know that my smiles sure bring a lot of attention from mom and everyone else. I'm starting to coo and talk when I hear voices around me. (Mom says I have a beautiful voice.) I love watching my big sister and enjoy listening to her sing, watching her play, and reading stories with her.
On Monday March 16th, I weighed 10lbs. 13.4 ounces and was 22 inches tall! I'm a bit ahead (about 8 ounces) of where Ainsley was at this same point in her life. I go to my first big Dr.'s appointment on April 1st. I'll be getting checked out and I'll get my first vaccine. (Yes, only one. Mom has made an alternative vaccine schedule for me with my Dr.) My sister is coming with me, she said she show me how it's done and that Dr. Rodgers is very nice. We'll let everyone know how that goes in April. I'm still a little puzzeled about what all will take place though.
Here are my new accomplishments:
Blowing bubbles
Cooing
Mimicking sounds that mom/dad make at me
Grabbing objects
Sleeping 4 hours at once (and only once a a night)
We're also starting to see signs of rolling over (back to tummy!)
I'm also starting to get my feet high enough to maybe find them!
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| From Andrew Tyndale Rankin |
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| From Andrew Tyndale Rankin |
On Monday March 16th, I weighed 10lbs. 13.4 ounces and was 22 inches tall! I'm a bit ahead (about 8 ounces) of where Ainsley was at this same point in her life. I go to my first big Dr.'s appointment on April 1st. I'll be getting checked out and I'll get my first vaccine. (Yes, only one. Mom has made an alternative vaccine schedule for me with my Dr.) My sister is coming with me, she said she show me how it's done and that Dr. Rodgers is very nice. We'll let everyone know how that goes in April. I'm still a little puzzeled about what all will take place though.
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| From Andrew Tyndale Rankin |
Here are my new accomplishments:
Blowing bubbles
Cooing
Mimicking sounds that mom/dad make at me
Grabbing objects
Sleeping 4 hours at once (and only once a a night)
We're also starting to see signs of rolling over (back to tummy!)
I'm also starting to get my feet high enough to maybe find them!
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| From Andrew Tyndale Rankin |
Monday, March 09, 2009
Grab and Go!
I started really grabbing objects today and man do I have a grip! We all knew I was strong when I was born holding my head up but wow don't try to move if I'm holding onto something because that item will be coming with us! I have enjoyed my shakey rattles the most lately (Mr. Lion and Elephant). Did you know that the elephant was my sisters favorite at this age? Mom says she knows we are going to get along just fine since we like the same things.
Mom's determined to catch all my firsts. So far, the only thing we missed on camera is me finding my thumb. Yes, I found it, but really I prefer my fists. But most of all, I like my pacifier. Mom is pretty stingy with it, I usually only get it when I'm sleeping and the most fussy time of the day.
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| From Andrew Tyndale Rankin |
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| From Andrew Tyndale Rankin |
Mom's determined to catch all my firsts. So far, the only thing we missed on camera is me finding my thumb. Yes, I found it, but really I prefer my fists. But most of all, I like my pacifier. Mom is pretty stingy with it, I usually only get it when I'm sleeping and the most fussy time of the day.
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Visit to Nana and Granddads
I made my first big car ride and went to Nana and Granddads with everyone this past weekend. The car ride was great, I slept the whole way despite the numerous potty stops we made for my sister. So overall, it was uneventful. While we were there, we got to see Nana's knew library in Carthage. Which came at just the right moment since I was getting really hungry. Besides visiting with Nana and Granddad, I also got to meet my great-grandmother Mimi (she's 98 years old). It was the first visit for her with me and she marveled at how much I looked like my dad. We are so thankful that we got to see her and spend some time with her. Here's a picture of all of us.
My sister got to do lots of fun things while we were there. Nana says I'll be tagging along on the trip to feed the ducks before we know it. I think her favorite thing though was sleeping in Aunt Katherine's bed! (Ainsley did great sleeping in a new place in a big girl bed. There were some tears at first, until Aunt Katherine's bed became an option:) )
At bedtime each night, Ainsley gives Andrew a hug and kiss good night. We usually lay him next to her, but tonight, he got a full body hug. Andrew is a better sport about thins then he looks in the picture.
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| From Andrew Tyndale Rankin |
My sister got to do lots of fun things while we were there. Nana says I'll be tagging along on the trip to feed the ducks before we know it. I think her favorite thing though was sleeping in Aunt Katherine's bed! (Ainsley did great sleeping in a new place in a big girl bed. There were some tears at first, until Aunt Katherine's bed became an option:) )
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| From The Rankin Family |
At bedtime each night, Ainsley gives Andrew a hug and kiss good night. We usually lay him next to her, but tonight, he got a full body hug. Andrew is a better sport about thins then he looks in the picture.
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| From The Rankin Family |
Monday, March 02, 2009
Auntie Anne's Pretzels
Did you know that Auntie Anne's will teach you all about the soft pretzel? Well, they do and today that's where our Monday Mom's play group went! It was really cool to see a video all about the history of the pretzel. But even better was the dough rolling and lesson on how to "toss" a pretzel.
Here we are rolling out the biggest pretzel any of us had ever seen!
We also got to try our hand at squeezing fresh lemonade. I had no idea the strength required to get just a small but of juice out of a lemon. It took so much strength, that our "teacher" had to help each one of us.
At the end, we each got our own special kid-sized pretzel and lemonade. Thankfully it wasn't one that I rolled. I rolled that dough until it cold roll no more. Seriously, the dough gets stiff the more you handle it! We each got a second portion of dough we rolled so much. But we still got professionally made pretzels at the end of the day. The sure did hit the spot in my "tummy that was growling."
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| From The Rankin Family |
Here we are rolling out the biggest pretzel any of us had ever seen!
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| From The Rankin Family |
We also got to try our hand at squeezing fresh lemonade. I had no idea the strength required to get just a small but of juice out of a lemon. It took so much strength, that our "teacher" had to help each one of us.
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| From Andrew Tyndale Rankin |
At the end, we each got our own special kid-sized pretzel and lemonade. Thankfully it wasn't one that I rolled. I rolled that dough until it cold roll no more. Seriously, the dough gets stiff the more you handle it! We each got a second portion of dough we rolled so much. But we still got professionally made pretzels at the end of the day. The sure did hit the spot in my "tummy that was growling."
Frosty
We went from spring like weather to seven inches of snow over night! Mom and I had a great time playing in the snow the day it fell, but the snow was to dry to make a "nosemans". So, we waited and waited for the temperatures to climb to make wet snow that we could use. I was patient, and finally on day three with 40 degree temps, I went out with mom to make my "nosemans". Andrew even cooperated by taking an extra long nap today! Here's our finished product.
I was disappointed that we didn't have a hat and scarf to go with the carrot. Overall, I think it was a masterpiece. I got to wave to it for a couple days each time we drove by. But now, it is melted all the way down and I'm left with a pile of rocks, sticks, and a mushy carrot. This was quite disappointing to me. However, when the "nosemans" melts that means summer is on the way. Make way for the pool.
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| From The Rankin Family |
I was disappointed that we didn't have a hat and scarf to go with the carrot. Overall, I think it was a masterpiece. I got to wave to it for a couple days each time we drove by. But now, it is melted all the way down and I'm left with a pile of rocks, sticks, and a mushy carrot. This was quite disappointing to me. However, when the "nosemans" melts that means summer is on the way. Make way for the pool.
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