Little words, lots of pictures!

I've realized several times I have not updated this for awhile, but between time and energy, there hasn't been much of either! Griffin is now 48 weeks old and his 1st birthday (April 8th) is right around the corner! Griffin has transitioned to all solid foods and no more baby food! He has 4 teeth now which the pictures below will show his wackiness! He does the sign language for "more" and sings, "da-da" all the time. He babbles and babbles and thinks he knows exactly what he is saying! He has even started walking! The most steps he has taken in a row has been 13 at this point! He loves music and dancing. He's a momma's boy. He loves Bailey, our dog! He loves standing at the front door looking outside at the neighborhood. He loves sneaking into anything and everything from the pantry to the dog food to going up the steps. He's around 20 pounds and probably close to 30 inches long! He is quite the character! He is so sweet yet so ornery and I think you'll see that in all of the pictures below! We're loving every minute with him! He's such a doll and so happy!

I'm now 24 weeks pregnant with baby boy #2. My only complaint is tiredness, but other than that I feel good! This boy has really been kickin' it up lately! Nate is surviving both Griffin and I! He's such a good husband and dad!

That's this Anderson Family in a nutshell! Enjoy ALL of the pictures!

Much love,

Joy, Nate, Griffin, and Baby Boy #2! (Bailey, too!)

So, we have been wanting to capture Griffin's hillbilly teeth to show everyone! Very unusual for them to come in this way! but regardless, we LOVE them! Lovin' the teeth! He has 4 now!

Somebody crawled into the pantry and helped himself to a mess!
Looks like Lucy thinks G is crazy!

So, we wanted to get a picture of all the cousins and the 2 oldest were fighting over who got to hold Griffin so they had to take turns! :)

Lucy, Emma, Estella, Alex, Griffin, and Landon

Love this! Landon is so thrilled to be holding Lucy!
He was waiting to patiently to hold Griffin!

Playing in the tent with Grandpa!

Emma and Estella had their 8th and 3rd birthday party which was a pool party! Griffin with Grandpa!

Griffin stayed in the water for 2 hours! Legs were kicking about the entire time! We tried taking him out, but he crawled right back to the edge of the pool for more! By the end of the party, he was in his float with his head laying back relaxing!

Landon taking Alex for a ride!

Lucy and Griffin

The party!

Happy boy

So much fun!

Let's swim!

We were singing to Estella...she so does not enjoy being the center of attention! :) Her birthday theme was sock monkeys and it was so cute!

Emma with her horse cake!

Pacifier check, blankie check, extra pacifier check! Goodnight!

Last week when Griffin wasn't feeling so well

Another day he wasn't feeling so well!

Sweet boy, tired with a fever snuggling with his blankie

Our lil' monkey!

Uncle Matt's under there! and G Trevor, Griffin, and Caden

Trevor and Griffin

Griffin looks like a giant next to Trevor!

Practicing his big brother skills!

Griffin couldn't wait to get his hands on his cousin!Bonding with his soon-to-be brother :)Bedhead Griffin with Daddy before Daddy left for workBedhead rocks!

This is my coworker/friend, Nikki and I after I found out it's another BOY! Notice her blue fingernail polish. She had pink on the other hand! At the doctor's officeRight after our ultrasound :) Looks like Griffin is happy to have a little brother! :)This was actually taken before we knew it was a boy! Right before we left for the ultrasound!

No words needed

Griffin's 1st Valentine's DayGriffin with Grandma and Grandpa Moore...what a ham!

So Grandpa decided to pull G around the house on the blanket and he LOVED it!

So much fun!

Grandma and G-Man!Griffin LOVES it when Daddy plays his guitar! Such a cheeseball!

Griffin LOVES hats! Playing at the babysitter's house! Hello!

Griffin loves the slide!

No one can argue with me...he is a VERY HAPPY BOY! :)

He LOVES the ballpit at Dara's! A lot of times he will crawl right in and then lay there.

Just like this!

He loves to put his face up against the doors. Nate went outside and snapped this shot!

ORNERY!

He crawled in here all on his own and was cheesin' it up!

So, I was out in the kitchen packing my lunch for work and heard Griffin giggling. I walked in and found this! What a rarity!!! Bailey is making strides with Griffin FINALLY! Griffin loves his Bailey!
This is what has helped Bailey "adjust" alittle more to Griffin :)

Giggling like crazy!

Hi Mom!

Playing with my music table...oh how I love to dance! I even have a favorite song that it plays! It doesn't matter where I'm at in the room or what I'm doing, if it's playing, I'm dancing to it! (Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Moore)

My barn that I have come to LOVE from Grandma and Grandpa Moore

Lil' ham!

Daddy let me drive!

Taking it all in at Pirates Cove, a new place that has arcade games, a bounce house, and laser tag...Aunt Kara and Cousin Estella playing Skiball in the backgroundGriffin and Lucy

This picture just cracks me up...they are both concentrating so hard on each others mouths!

Our lil' family swimming at the hotel when my sister came to town to visitDaddy and Griffin

Hi everybody!

Baby belly at 17 weeks

Baby belly at 16 weeksLoving this video! Had to share!

Griffin is 42 weeks old today and Momma is 18 weeks pregnant with peanut #2. Griffin has become even more fascinated with our dog, Bailey. However, most of you know, Bailey has not adjusted to him very well at all. Yesterday and today, however, I walked in to see Griffin petting Bailey. Griffin was just giggling like crazy and Bailey was laying there allowing it. I was so shocked! It was like the best day ever in the Anderson home! :) Griffin is also very into dancing. If there is music on, he's usually dancing to the tune. It's so cute and gets a chuckle out of Mommy and Daddy every single time. Nate played the guitar at church this past week and he was practicing a couple of different times. Griffin just stopped what he was doing and swayed back and forth to Daddy playing. It was too cute!

We are currently seeking out some testing for Griffin regarding some health issues. We had a blood draw this morning and probably more to come soon. We're praying for wisdom and discernment on what to do and where to go from here.

I think that's all for now. Feel free to drop us an email with an update on you/your family!

Blessings!

Joy (Nate, Griffin, Bailey, and Peanut #2)

40 weeks and 16 weeks

Well, another update from the Anderson family! Griffin is 40 weeks old today! and Momma is 16 weeks pregnant with peanut #2! I definitely have a much bigger pooch this time around than when I was pregnant with Griffin. Time sure is flying!

There isn't a day that goes by that Griffin doesn't make us laugh and smile. He is such a character! He has a new face he makes and he says "Ooo!" while doing it. He looks like a little monkey. I also forgot to mention in the last update that he got his 1st tooth on Christmas Eve! You can see his pearly white in some of the below pictures. Over the last few weeks he's really become a Momma's Boy and this Momma LOVES it! The other day I walked in the front door from work and Nate was holding him...he reached out for me, but I had to put my work bag, purse, and lunchbox down along with taking my coat off. So, I said hello and walked passed him and he totally had a meltdown. So, I said, "Ok...Momma doesn't have to take her coat off yet!" and he reached for me and I loved on him while sweating in my coat! The sacrifices you do for your child(ren). :) He is standing some on his own...exploring more and more (which correlates into getting into EVERYTHING). He has a new love---Ritz crackers. He loves his babysitter, Dara and has a blast playing there. Also, Nate and I are learning Griffin isn't Griffin without a bruise on his face! So much for 9 month pictures anytime soon with this bruiser! :) Here are some pictures that we've taken over the last week. Enjoy!
Love,
The Anderson Fam :)

Griffin at his 9 month checkup weighing 18.12 pounds and 27 1/2 inches long (50th percentile for his height and 25th percentile in his weight)

This picture was taken last week...such a handsome lil' guy!
One of his favorite things to do now is climb the stairs (of course with Mom or Dad right behind him) and putting his head through the railings...the best is when he makes his new face and says, "ooo" because he looks just like a lil' monkey at the zoo!

Happy happy happy boy!

We took our friend, John out for pizza and then came back for ice cream and this is what happened! Nate and I were having a conversation while eating our ice cream saying how we'd probably wait a few more months to buy a new dining room table (we have made some BIG purchases lately that include a furnace, van, and washer/dryer) and literally within 30 seconds the chair John was in broke! Another one the next morning!

Griffin and Nate giving John the fist bump!

What a little cheeseball! He crawled into this tub all by himself and was so proud! He just sat in there and played!

Big stuff!

Ornery!

Handsome lil' Addidas man! Makes my heart melt!!!

Momma and G-Man!

Love love love this boy!!! Bruises and all!

He is such a ham!

Riding his zebra in style!