Tuesday, June 29, 2010

The cuteness that is Christian Goss!

It's been another month since a blog post! Shame on me!!!! Here's a quick list of all the cute things that Christian does!!!

#1 - his cheesy toothy smile!!! It's even better with a scrunchy nose!!!
#2 - his kisses! He lunges forward with an open mouth to plant one on anyone who asks! Nick blew a kiss to Christian today and he copied the movement so I think blowing kisses will be the next cute thing!
#3 - pulling himself to standing position - his favorite spot is the door to the deck so he can watch what goes on outside! I love it when his little legs bounce when he's excited!
#4 - sitting on his knees when he's tired of standing! He looks like a little boy!
#5 - smacking his lips when something is yummy!
#6 - making "ttthhhzzz" sounds or blowing raspberries!
#7 - waking up all smiles! I LOVE cuddling when he's waking up or falling asleep! The only problem is his tendency to find moles/freckles/eyeballs/etc. to explore with his fingers while he's trying to fall asleep! ouch!

We had a really fun time in Idaho earlier this month! He loved playing with his cousins and meeting all the family out there! It was such a blessing to be able to go to Yellowstone as well! We saw some great animals and beautiful scenery!

His 1st birthday is coming up soon! I mailed out invitations (if you didn't get one and you want to come you are more than welcome!!!) I also finished a new outfit that he'll wear for the party! It matches his hat and bib for the occasion! He'll be so cute!

Ryley's birthday party is this Saturday and I'm working on a dress for her present! I've got to finish that project AND finish painting the living room all this week! I'm going to be a busy girl!!!

Here's a slideshow of our vacation pictures:

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

10 months

Well, Christian is actually almost 11 months. I've let time slip by!!! I have been pretty crazy with end of school activities though so I have a little bit of an excuse! :)

Nick's brother Gary and wife Michelle came to visit us on the 11th of May and we had a great time together!
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I took a half day the next day so we could have breakfast together! The evenings were filled with lots of fun times with B.J., Julie and the kids at their house playing games!
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On Saturday we all went to see Alex's ballet recital! She was the best dancer out of all the little girls! Her posture was so beautiful!
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All the girls (and baby) went to Puffy Muffin for lunch and then I took Samantha to the mall and we went shopping. Julie and Michelle met us at the mall and I took Alex with me to Christian's 10 month picture session across the street. I only bought the $9.99 special so I don't have any pictures to post. :(

The milestones of Christian this month:
Waving bye-bye (Grammie taught him!)
Pulling up to standing
Crawling like a maniac
Saying "Uh oh"
Eating finger foods all by himself
Giving kisses
And unfortunately, throwing tantrums!!! He's developed quite an opinion and I'm working on how to respond and train him correctly!

Daddy bought a kiddie pool a couple weeks ago and we tried it for the first time this past weekend!
From picasaweb

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Baby's New Clothes!

My new hobby is making clothes for Christian!
I took a sewing class several weeks ago and have made three outfits so far. However, only one of them is good enough to wear a second time! haha!

Here is a slideshow of the clothes!!! He sure is a cute model!!!

9 month Dr. Stats

At 9 months, Christian is 29 1/2 inches long and 19 lbs 12 oz!
Daddy and baby went to the doctor's together and she was so pleased with his development! Before the doctor came in, the nurse did all the measuring and weighing - Christian was NOT happy!!! As soon as Dr. Lohse arrived he was as bright and cheery as could be!

We did have another doctor visit on April 23rd......Christian woke up at 11:00pm with a horrible croupy cough. It scared us so much that we decided it would be best to take him to the emergency room. He had a shot of steroid and it helped clear everything up but a week later he has an eye infection. We will be going to see Dr. Lohse or an on-call doctor tomorrow to see what we should do. :(

Saturday, April 10, 2010

9 month pictures!

We went to Portrait Innovations today for 9 month pictures!!! His check up is on Tuesday and we'll see how much he weighs, length and all that good stuff!
Over the past week we have had so much fun! We visited with Roxy and Ryley on Thursday, my friend Lisa from college and her two kids Ethan and Emma on Friday, went to the park and other fun little adventures on our "staycation" during Spring Break!
The new little developments are his crawling - he's getting his knees up underneath but hasn't quite figured out how to move hands and knees in the right order! He's also discovering things to put his finger into. Right now his favorite is his nose! haha!
He also plays with his finger to his lips and makes the little blubbering sounds to amuse himself!

Here's a slideshow of our pictures!

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Happy Easter!



We had a wonderful 1st Easter! Church was great! Pastor's sermon was on the perspective of Nicodemus - his meeting with Jesus prior to the crucifixion and what might have gone through his head when he was with Joseph claiming the body after the Lord's death. Very insightful!
After church we went to Grandma's for dinner and pictures! We had a great time visiting and showing off Christian's new trick - lunging forward! (Video to come soon!)
We went over to Mom and Dad Goss' after and hung with all the fam and Christian got an Easter basket!
The only nap he got in today was at church during the sermon!!! When we got home at 7:00 he CRASHED!!! Such a tired little boy!!!

Saturday, March 6, 2010

8 Month Pictures!

We just got home from our 8 month picture session with Ryley!!! The 14th will be next week but we wanted to get together with our friends to share the photo session and get cute pictures together!!!

The latest milestone with Christian is that he's finally rolling around all the time! He was stubborn for a while and wouldn't roll when placed on his tummy! He sits, scoots, walks around in his play-around, holds mommy and daddy's hands to take steps and now he finally rolls!!! :)

He's also sleeping all night in his crib! It took us a few days to train him but he's consistent and loves his bed time routine!

Enjoy the slideshow below!