Sorry, Travis Tritt...

But I have to steal the title of one of your songs for this:

T-R-O-U-B-L-E

That's what's gonna start happening now that CJ can do the following:



Lord, help us all :)

In all honesty though, Stacy and I couldn't be happier to see this transition for our son!

Of pigs and bobcats.

So we are sick again in the Miller household. Crosby and I (Stacy) seem to have come down with yet another cold...a little congestion, fatigue, CJ has a little cough and I feel old and achy. And to get our weekend off to a killer start, we decided to head over to Virginia Mason this morning for the children's H1N1 flu clinic....it started at 8, but we didn't want to wake CJ up early since he needs all the sleep he can get...so we showed up at about 8:30 to a SEA OF PEOPLE.  We were 300-somethingth in line!  Drew, being the amazing father and husband that he is, sent Cros and I home and stood in line for us for nearly an hour. In hurricane like winds and rain. With only a t-shirt and a rain jacket on.  We came back and stood with him for about another 45 minutes once we looked like we were "close" and the rain had died down.  One shot (and we still have to get him a booster in 28 days) and 2 hours later we were back in our car. And Drew was wet to the bone. An occasion that can only call for one thing.  STARBUCKS!

On another note, MSU won today - an occasion the boys celebrated in wardrobe choices :)  We hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Halloween Pictures

Here are pictures of CJ on Halloween - both in a Halloween outfit (and adorable bib- thanks Aunt Heidi!) and in his costume with his Cousin Isaiah.... they are too cute!

Happy Halloween!

We had a bit of a camera malfunction - so my ACTUAL Halloween photos will be following soon - however here are some pictures from CJ's 8 month photo shoot (including some in his costume).  He was the cutest little cheeky dinosaur out there!  We had a wonderful long weekend.  Drew and I had Friday off, so we got to have some quality family time together - including a trip to Drew's work to show off our little T.Rex.  On Saturday Greg, Amanda and Isaiah came over for some dinner and trick or treat door answering.  Both boys were dressed up and they were SO CUTE...pictures of that coming soon!

A weekend in....

This weekend has been wonderful!  Despite a lingering cold that has now passed through all members of our family, we had a great time together.  Our weekends for over a month have been constantly on the move, so it was great to have lots of time to play, cuddle and laugh together as a family.  Laura joined us on Saturday for some Wii-ing, giggling, and lots of baby fun.

Here are some pictures of CJ in a Halloween outfit that I actually bought for him last year on clearance (before I knew if he was a boy or a girl!), a picture of Drew showing Crosby the wonderful world of iPhones, and pictures of the Crosby Cage...apparently he loves the laundry hamper!

8 and great....

Today, Mr. Crosby James turns 8 months old.  I can hardly believe how quickly he is growing and changing!  It seems like just yesterday he was a little peanut - and now he is one active and adorable little guy.  

Here is what CJ is up to....

• Sleeping 7:15pm-6:30am on weekdays (when Drew wakes him up) or until about 7:30 on weekends. 
• Takes about 5 hours of daytime naps while at daycare, and about 1 hour of daytime naps at home on the weekend.
• LOVES to eat...he eats regular oatmeal mixed with baby food fruit (a big one) for breakfast (prepared a la magic bullet), at least two Stage 2 foods for lunch and the same for dinner...with one feeding in the morning, 3 bottles at daycare and 1 before bed.
• When we get ready to feed him he'll bang his hands on his high chair and lick his lips.
• He wants to pull himself up using your hands all the time, but hasn't tried to pull himself up on furniture yet.  He still likes to stand on his toes, so we think that will need to end before he can really get his balance.
• CJ desperately wants to crawl.  He can scoot himself backwards when we wants to go forward, he can reach and roll and contort himself to get to an item...but he can't quite crawl.  He gets on all 4s and rocks a lot, we're just waiting for that next step!
• He loves bouncing, jumping and unexpected noises/actions.  He loves to "drop" through your legs and play peekaboo. 
• He is SUPER ticklish.
• He still refuses to let me read books to him - he is much to interested in eating the book or moving on to another toy (this apple didn't fall far from the Drew tree...).
• CJ is in love with all technology...if he sees a phone, a remote or a laptop, he'll swipe that up and try to get it in his mouth in seconds.
• He is babbling more - starting to make "ma", "ga", "da" and "ba" noises.
• He has really started picking up on "playing" - responding to silly faces, noises, or actions.  We are having a ton of fun!
• We took him in for a check up because of the cold he had and CJ has gained 4 pounds in the last two months! He's starting to get some meat on those bones!! That only puts him at the 30% for weight, but still - it's not the 10% anymore!

Overall - CJ is a DELIGHT!  We are having a lot of fun with him at this stage and are amazed at how much he is changing everytime we turn around!

Of colds and pumpkins.

This last week has been a bit of a long one. I (Stacy) came down with a cold last weekend resulting in very little sleep for a few nights, little energy, and one stuffed up nose. I washed my hands religiously in an attempt to not transfer my cold to Crosby, but my attempts were in vain. Of course, it's a little hard NOT to get him sick when he insists on sticking his hands in your mouth, grabbing anything in your hands and catching you off guard with slobbery kisses!  So as of Friday CJ was down with the cold as well.  And sick CJ means a few things:
1. Lots of snuggles
2. Very little sleep (especially during the day - he actually did fantastic at night after the first night!)
3. A ton of time with Grammie.  Grammie just can't resist a sick Crosby!
So we spent most of our weekend with Grammie and Grumpa - playing in their exersaucer, jumperoo, walking around and on Sunday we went down to the pumpkin patch for some pictures. Crosby was so intrigued by the pumpkins that we couldn't even get him to look up for a picture. He was enamored!  And oh, those cheeks! Here are a lot of pictures...I couldn't pick my favorite!