Justin picked up my phone tonight and said, "Me-ma! Me-ma! Me-ma!" (aka Grandma Petty). So, we called her for a quick hello. She always asks him where are the dogs, because he loves dogs and we have two across the street from us. He immediately ran to the window and was trying to find them. Then, he kept holding his toys up to the phone trying to show Me-ma, like she could actually see through the phone. He ran around the room showing her his new puzzle and blocks and legos. It was hilarious.

We were done talking to Me-ma so I was trying to get him to give her kisses and say "Goodbye". Well, he gave her kisses then closed the phone and hung up on her without any warning. Then, was confused when Me-ma was no longer on the phone. It was a very funny conversation for those watching.
 
Here's some pictures and two videos from the event:
Pic of Justin Showing His Blocks
Pic of Justin Showing His Puzzle
Pic of Justin Showing His Toys
Video of Justin Talking to Me-ma

[btw, for anyone wondering what's on his head - yes, it is his underwear.  His fancy new big boy underwear.  He got them today and I was demonstrating the proper use for such articles. - jeremy :-)]

Two weeks ago we went to Grandma Biller's house to hang out with them while Jay was away on a business trip. We had lots of fun hanging out with Grandma, Kayla and Joseph and Grandma's dog and bird (which of course Justin just loves!!)

We had a rough start to the week because Justin started cutting a tooth which I swear was the slowest tooth to peak through the gum line in the history of baby cutting teeth. It took him a little over a week for the tooth to actually be visible to the eye. He ran a low grade fever for a few days, was always sleepy and so irritable. Now he has 4 nicely sized top teeth and 4 bottom teeth.

I got to see Kayla try on her wedding dress which of course was SOOO beautiful!! Kayla too :) hehe. I won't disclose any details, but she picked a very good one. Also, I got to try on my bridesmaid dress and get it ordered which I know was a relief for Kayla to get it out of the way. I was dying to look at it and try it out, so we had a good time. I was able to see inside the church they're planned on getting married at and the reception place, both very gorgeous. Crystal and Kayla have done a good job with all the wedding plans, it's going to be so awesome!!

We also had fun going to the Dollar Store and Wal-Mart and places like that. The weather had been kind of weird. It was hot one day then cold the next and either cloudy or rainy several days we were there. However; sunday Grandma, Justin and I went to Folley Beach hoping for good weather. It was a beautiful day for it too!! Justin had lots of fun playing in the tidal pool that came up to this knees. Grandma brought a pail, some measuring cups and a spoon to play with and he absolutely loved it! He stayed in the water most of the time just digging sand up with his spoon or filling his cups with water and dumping them back out. He didn't even seem to mind it when he splashed himself in the face. We had fun!

In case you're wondering why he has a red spot on his left cheek in almost every picture....Justin fell on the corner on a 1" thick wooden box about waist high on him. It hit on the center of his cheek getting his cheek, corner of his nose, and just under the eye. It was so bad looking. We got him looked at by a doctor and everything was good, just a bad looking gash on the side of his face and was fussy for a little while. It's healed really quickly though.

Take a look at our Easter & Beach pictures.

Sunday, October 28th Justin had his first Halloween at our church. I handmade a caveman costume with matching shoe covers and we purchased a plastic bone to go with it. He was soooo cute!! People said he looked like Bam Bam from the Flintstones. At the festival, we found a girl dressed up as Pebbles. He wasn't scared by all the people and all the noise like I expected him to be. He was too little to play most of the games they had set up, but he still got to get some candy. He got a few suckers which he carried around the whole time. He enjoyed walking around and listening to the music at the candy walk booth. He soon got hungry and tired so we had to go, but we had fun while it lasted. Look at the Halloween Pictures.

Justin just had his 1st Birthday! We celebrated it Saturday, October 27th with some of his  friends from the Mom's club. Although he was recovering from a fever, he behaved very well and I think he had lots of fun. It was a trucks and cars theme in red, blue, and green. We had sandwiches, fruits and veggies and some small finger food for the kids. I handmade the big cake and his little "smasher" cake with help from my best friend Leah. It was a strawberry cake with buttercream icing. We made the icing and fondant from scratch. It turned out really well and tasted so delicious.

Justin really liked his cake but ate it very carefully. We missed out on the cake flinging and cake shoving, but I'm very thankful because I didn't have to clean up a huge mess :) There was a road around the cake with dotted yellow lines down the center. The first thing Justin did with the cake was carefully pick the yellow dotted lines off and eat them. Then play with the colorful icing on top. We had to help smash one corner so he would actually eat some cake instead of just icing.
He really enjoyed tearing the wrapping paper off the presents and playing with the bows. Some toys had twistie ties on it and one had to be put together, so he got a little upset when he couldn't play with the toy right away. I think he had alot of fun at his 1st birthday party! Justin's Birthday Party Pics

Here are some more recent videos:

• Playing with ball & cups (10/17/2007)

We just started Justin on real baby food besides rice cereal. So far, we've tried Peas and Sweet Potatoes. At first he ate the peas but wasn't thrilled, then after several bites he started gagging and spitting it out. He now gags and spits out the peas anytime I try to feed it to him. So, we'll have to try peas again in a few weeks and see if he likes it then. Then, we tried sweet potatoes, hoping he would like it more. He does. He loves the sweet potatoes! He'll lean far forward in his highchair with mouth wide open begging for some more. Then I thought I'd get clever and sneak some peas in with the sweet potatoes. As long as there are very little peas on a spoon with lots of sweet potatoes he'll eat it, but not peas by itself.

On a different note, Justin got his 2nd tooth two weeks ago. This one came in much quicker and much easier. There was alot less fussing going on. It actually snuck in; one day I thought I saw the 1st tooth out more so I went to check and it was actually the 2nd tooth partially in.

Justin has started getting more adventurous lately and is trying to stand up by himself. He's pulling himself up on the couch, activity table, toy baskets, people, etc. Today he even tried to pull himself on the bathtub handle. He can stand up for quite a bit while holding on to something but cannot move more than a step or so without falling over.

March 31st, we took Justin to Kids Kuts for his very first haircut. Justin's hair was getting so long it was starting to go over his eyes. He got to sit on the big boy seat while getting his hair cut. He was a little squirmy but very good for a 5 month old.

BEFORE	AFTER

On Saturday the 17th, Justin rolled over from his back to his stomach all by himself! He's been continuing to roll over ever since. It's exciting to see him move so well, but scary at the same time. Since then, he's waken up a few times in his crib stuck on his stomach screaming for help. He's not very good at rolling from his stomach to his back because he keeps his right arm stiff instead of tucking it in. Now he doesn't like to just lay on his back any more, it's too boring.

Today is the first time I fed him rice cereal and it went rather well. He loved the spoon and kept trying to take it from me. At first he was a little confused by the taste of it, but after a few spoon fulls he was begging for more. No major spit ups or projectiles, just a little drool. It was alot of fun for the both of us :) I can't wait to start all the yummy baby foods, which we'll start when we get back from Florida. You've gotta see the new pictures specially the one where he got the spoon from me and looks like he's flaunting it.

Justin weighed in at 15lbs 3oz and 24-1/4" tall at his 2 month checkup. He got his first set of shots which he handled pretty well considering the nurse poked him 3 different times with a needle.

His new tricks include rolling onto his side from his back, laughing (it's hysterical!!), continually sleeping through the night, lifting his head when on his back, pressing buttons on his ExerSaucer, and smiling every time he sees his Mom and sometimes at his Dad. Check out his pics for Weeks 9-12.

He's just starting to be introduced to other babies. This is his 3rd week we've put him in the church Nursery and he seems to be handling it well. He's behaved every time, though 50% of the time he was asleep through the whole thing. Today, after woman's bible study, Justin and I went on a play date with a 4 month old boy from church. I think he enjoyed it. Tomorrow we go to Bouncing Babies at the local Library.

Justin is now 5 weeks old and just had his 1 month birthday last Friday. He had a lot of excitement this last week with his Aunt Monica, Uncle Tony, Cousins Alexis & Kevin, Grandma Biller, Grandpa Biller and Aunt Kayla who came for Thanksgiving. We all had a blast.

He had his first babysitting experience Saturday. Aunt Kayla babysat while Jeremy, Serena, Grandpa & Grandma Biller went out to dinner.

He also just got his first cold. So far he's handling it pretty well, but I know he's got to feel miserable. Unfortunately he's too young to take any medicine, so we've just got wait until it goes away on it's own.

Check out the new pics of Thanksgiving and Justin.

We're back home this evening after the routine 3-day stay in the hospital.  Mom & Baby are doing great! Just posting some pictures tonight, but will be posting more info soon...