Little Charmer ;)

Watching the Irish Dancers, with his Great-Grandpa & Grandma

The Walk

Untitled from Amanda Gingerich on Vimeo.

Weekend Baths...the best!

Things I can't forget...

-Cash's morning hair is getting better each day!
-He has been called "She" by most of our servers in the past few weeks, among other random people
-First official steps:  Monday, February 13th...will only walk when he "forgets"
-Took five steps at his Nana & Papa's yesterday
-Holds up my cell phone, or pretty much anything to his ear and says "hiii"
-Says "byee" and "bath"
-Eating almost all "people" food, but still using the bottle-he will drink milk out of a sippy cup, but prefers the bottle in the morning
-Likes to take things out of containers, and put them back in
-Loves playing on his own-usually ignores me if I try to play with him and his toys.  It's another story when Jeff is around, though-they usually wrestle.
-His fifth tooth has come in-he now has three on the top, and two on the bottom
-He has some pretty good shrieks for different dissatisfactions:  Cell phone being taken away, not being able to go in the laundry room, diaper changing, generally anything he doesn't much feel like doing:)

Why Sundays ROCK...by: Cash

Bad Hair Day

Jeff is going to be thrilled about that picture!  Their hair is just cracking me up.  This was last Saturday morning-Jeff made Dutch Pancakes in the cast iron skillet-Cash was obviously impressed.

Dr. Pepper is His Favorite

Cash's New Ride

13 Months & Counting...

*No first steps yet, but standing inside the fridge, on the fireplace, on the dishwasher drawer, and the little drawer that pulls out under the oven.
*Says:  Ohh yeahhhh...also was waving his hands in the air tonight in which I immediately started singing "Wave your hands in the air like u just don't care..." then realized he was probably, as my mom teaches him, "praising Jesus!"
*Ate a Graham cracker yesterday-I put a large piece in his hand (this is big for me...) and he took bites of it!  Woot!
*Got called a "she" by the church nursery worker & waitress at Golden Star...all in the matter of about 12 hours
*Likes to pat us on the shoulder, and give hugs...still wants to drink a bottle when he wakes up
*Is pretty much the cutest little guy...ever..but I may be biased

Hilarious Happenings...Take Two (same video)

Untitled from Amanda Gingerich on Vimeo.

Let's try this again!  (The video from last week that would only work for a few hours...)  Still looove that laugh...

12 Months, 21 Days...Going on 16

Oh Life!!

I found myself lamenting today about how I didn't want Cash to grow up, because I don't want him to leave home...oh, Mondays!!

-Still using that trusty bottle-although he did rock the straw today...I'm the one clinging

-He LOVES whole milk-drinks it like it's his job

-Still using the 0-6 month Soothie binki...it's our bff

-Stares right at me, and methodically lifts his food, piece by piece, and throws it on the ground when he is finished-thanks, Bud

-I have always done this weird, annoying thing where I "itch" my throat by making a really loud sound....I started doing that today-look over, and Cash is smiling and trying to imitate me.  Sweet!!

-No steps yet-he gets very offended if we try to make him walk on his own (this is not surprising, considering he doesn't even really like to hold his own bottle)

-Word Bank:  light, Lorelai, Papa, Nana, Baba, Dada, Al, Mama, shakes his head for no, signs "more"...yep-pretty much a walking Webster's Dictionary...

-I'm not discussing his naps right now.  Nights are awesome-he's sleeping 10-11.5 hrs.

-He's wearing 12-18 month clothes, and still even fits into some of his 9 month onesies...he's about 21 pounds

Prairie Life

Well...not really...but we did cook with a cast iron skillet.  Jeff has all of a sudden become mesmerized by the ways of cast iron skillets.  He has been researching recipes, watching youtube videos about how to cook in them, etc.  We proceeded to borrow one from my mom (Does anyone under 50 own a cast iron skillet?  Just wondering...), and he made his first meal.  It was, of course, STEAK.  I pitched in later, and made some blackberry cobbler.  (Frozen blackberries...we aren't purists here)  Cash approved of the deliciousness around him!

Cash has got the cheesy smile down...

Is it against mom blog rules to post raw meat? 

Feeding the "Under 2" Crowd

Does anyone else have issues with what to feed the babies??  They are just so fresh and new!  I've found it difficult to try to feed Cash from what I'm eating. Ahem.  Let's just say:  I like salt...

January 23rd-January 29th
(Sources:  there's no place like mommy, WholesomeToddlerFood, Toddler Food Ideas )

Monday:                                                          Friday:
Breakfast- Scrambled Egg/Strawberries           Breakfast- Cereal/Applesauce
Snack-    1 slice toast w/peanut butter              Snack- Fruit Cup/Cheddar Cheese
Lunch-   Tuna Sandwich/Peas                         Lunch- Cold Cut Sandwich/Cucumbers
Snack-   String Cheese/Fruit Cup                     Snack-  Cheerios/Pears
Dinner- BBQ Ribs/Potato/Carrots                    Dinner- Peanut Butter Sandwich/String Cheese

Tuesday:                                                         Saturday:
Breakfast- Cereal/Bananas                               Breakfast- Waffle/Bananas
Snack- Toast w/cream cheese                         Snack- Peanut Butter Sandwich
Lunch- Tuna Sandwich/Peas                          Lunch- Cold Cut Sandwich/Cucumbers
Snack-  Fruit Cup/Yogurt                                Snack- Cheerios/Applesauce
Dinner-  Chicken/Carrots/Potato                      Dinner- Grilled Cheese/Avocado

Wednesday:                                                     Sunday:  
Breakfast-  Scrambled Egg/Pears                     Breakfast- Cereal/Applesauce
Snack-  Fruit Cup/Cheddar Cheese                 Snack- Toast with fruit spread
Lunch-  Peanut Butter Sandwich                     Lunch- Leftovers
Snack-   String Cheese/Fruit                             Snack- Cottage Cheese/Fruit Cup
Dinner- Pulled Pork/Applesauce                      Dinner- Grilled Cheese/Potato

Thursday:
Breakfast- Scrambled Egg/Applesauce
Snack-  Toast w/cream cheese
Lunch-  Cold Cut Sandwich/Olives
Dinner- Chicken/Rice/Peas