10.21.2008

My almost 1-yr-old


It's hard to believe that my little Drew is almost 1!!! At first I felt like time was moving along at a nice slow pace, but then in the blink of an eye it was already October and I was left thinking, "What happened!!??!!??" He is such a sweet, mellow kid...I just absolutely adore him and all of his funny scrunched-nose faces...he's definitely got character...just maybe a bit more reserved than Jakob and Joshy. Well, we'll see if he stays that way!


He officially took his first steps on September 28th, over at my cousin Kay's house. We were very excited...but he hasn't been too interested in walking here at home. He will walk if you hold his hands, and he walks around furniture, holding onto the wall, etc...and he goes pretty fast with his little walker too! So far I think he just realizes he can go much faster crawling...so that's what he does!


If you say "Hello!" he will put his hand up to his ear and make a talking noise (like he's on the phone), and if you say "Bye-bye" he waves to you. We've been trying to teach him to cover his eyes to play peek-a-boo, but we haven't gotten there just yet. He does however love to put his head on the ground and look up at you under his legs, like this:






When there is a nice breeze, I like to leave our front door open, but I put a gate across the steps to keep Drew from escaping...this is what he was doing yesterday afternoon while I was in and out doing laundry:




And he eventually figured out how to slide open the screen in the kitchen to escape...


Oh, I almost forgot...Drew is really quick to grab things from you, so one day while I was buckling him into his carseat, he grabbed my sunglasses off my face and I said something about him being a "quick draw." Since then, Jakob likes to call him Andrew James "Quick-grabber" Hanson. :) Gotta love nick names from big brothers!

7 comments:

Sonya said...

You have a great camera and know how to use it well. Your pictures are so amazing! Plus, the subject matter is not too shabby either! Drew is a cutie for sure! Love ya! Sonya

Ali Jones said...

I cannot believe it has already been a year. Time goes way too fast!!!

LeBaron Family said...

How cute!!!

Unknown said...

He's almost a year??? That cannot be!!

Sara Beth Mortensen said...

So cute, you gotta love that little face. I can't believe he took his first steps, how exciting. Thanks for keeping us update.

Jessie said...

What a sweetie! He is SO adorable! I love all of the pictures you take. Also, I'm glad that you posted Grandpa Lindorf's recipe for life on your blog!

mylajensen said...

He is absolutely adorable - I can't believe how fast he is growing!