Tooth Fairy

When we were visiting Grandma Bys in July BJ got his first two teeth. And he's only had those two teeth. Until last week. While Grandma was visiting us BJ's third tooth came in! It's his upper left lateral incisor, not one of his cental incisors which is normally next. So, he's still missing his two front teeth. But now we know what to wish for this Christmas :)

Dedication

On Sunday October 17th we had a dedication ceremony for BJ at our church. We had intended on having it over the summer but we just never set the wheels in motion. My mother-in-law was visiting from MA so we decided now was the time. Brian wrote this wonderful letter to BJ and read it aloud to the church:

Dedication Letter to BJ from you parents

Psalm 127:3-4 says "Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth."

BJ, you are a blessing from the Lord to your mom and me.

Your mom and I desire to dedicate you to the Lord today, October 17, 2010 in front o our family and friends because God has been gracious and faithful to us. Our prayer for you is that you will grow to know God, to love God, and to serve God with your life. To help you on this journey, your mom and I commit to the following:

• To teach you about God from His Word (Deut. 6:5-9)


• To train you up and show you the way you should go (Proverbs 22:6)


• To provide for your needs (II Cor 12:14b)


• To correct and admonish you in love (Proverbs 13:24)


• To nurture and care for you (Eph 6:4)


• To be an example to you (II Tim 1:5)

BJ, Please understand that we will not be perfect at meeting these goals, but we trust that our faithful God will make up for our shortcomings because He loves you even more than we do (which is hard to believe). May God receive the praise.

Love,

Your Mom and Dad

We were blessed to have Mommom and Pop Rarig, Uncle Jason, Cousins Taylor and Jacob, and Grandma Bys come to BJ's dedication!

The Perfect Autumn Weekend

We had beautiful weather here in MD this past weekend. We took advantage of this warm front and headed out for some Fall Fun.

Friday night Brian and I went to a benefit dinner for The Catherine Foundation, a local preganacy care center. Pam Tebow, Tim Tebow's mom, spoke at the dinner. She had a fabulous Pro-Life message! It was nice to have a date with Brian but I constantly thought of BJ. It was the first time someone other than Brian and I put BJ to bed. Thanks Stacie and Stacie's mom for watching our boy!

Saturday we went to BJ (and Brian's) first high school football game.

After the game we went to Queen Anne Farm. We didn't buy anything but it was fun to take BJ to someplace festive.

After church on Sunday we went to Miller's Farm for some apple cider donuts and pumpkin softserve icecream. BJ had his first taste of Mommy's favorite dessert (any type of icecream) and he absolutely loved it!! He wanted more icecream and let us know! He's a boy after my own heart :)

"Really Mom?! Out of all these pumpkins you choose THIS one! Where's my big pumpkin?!"

The Best Birthday Ever

My birthday was on Wednesday. It was the best birthday because I was able to spend ALL DAY with my favorite little man! We went to the library, we played games on the living room floor, just me and my boy :) Brian took us out for dinner at Outback Steakhouse and then we had a wonderful birthday celebration.

We had Carvel ice cream cake (a must for any birthday celebration) and presents. Notice the basket of unfolded laundry. I didn't want to work on my birthday :)

The best gift was an original BJ work-of-art, which is now hanging on the fridge.

Thanks for a wonderful birthday Brian and BJ!!! I love you both!

In a Pickle

BJ is crawling now! And look where it got him...stuck under the couch. Good thing Mommy was there to rescue him (after taking a picture of course).

I think he was actually trying to pull himself up but then got interested in the toys beside him. So he turned over and got stuck in a pickle :)

9 months

I can't believe BJ is 9 months old already. He's growing so big!! He's been wearing a few pieces of 12 month clothing for a while but he is now exclusively in 12 month clothes. I'm not sure of his weight or height but we'll find out at his 9 month appt next week. For now I just wanted to share some little tidbits of info about BJ:

• He loves to throw balls. It's his favorite game EVER.


• If you play with his face (either poking at his nose or giving him fishy lips for example) he'll just sit there, expressionless, and let you play. It is so stinkin' adorable that he just sits there.


• When he nurses he raises one arm in the air and plays with my face. He likes to grab my nose and lips. Sometimes he pulls my hair but he mostly concentrates on the face. I've also given him "high fives" which he has enjoyed.


• BJ likes to feel things. He runs his fingers across everything. When he goes to bed at night he'll stroke the sides of his crib till he falls asleep.


• Bj is not crawling. Yet. The desire is there but the ability is not. He gets up on his knees and rocks but just can't seem to take that first plunge forward. One day soon he will!


• He still just has two teeth. I feel like he's been teething forever. I'm expecting like 8 teeth to show up all at once.

I love being BJ's mommy.

Family Photos

A lot has happened this past summer. And I have not been a good blogger lately. To make the most of the few minutes I have I am just going to post two pictures - BJ's generation photos.




This is a photo of BJ's Great-Great Grandma (seated in center), Great Grandma (seated to right of Gr-Gr Grandma in green), Grandma (in teal to left of Gr-Gr Grandma) and the rest of the family.


This is a picture of my whole family at our annual chicken bbq. BJ's Great Grandma is seated in the front row. Of course, BJ and I are not looking. Oh well.



Hopefully I'll post pictures of our trip to Niagra Falls. We'll see. For now I need to go play with my son. He's growing up way too quickly!