A visit from Ava

This is Raymond's cousin, Ava. (The daughter of Julie's brother, Carl and his wife April) Carl, April, Cody, & Ava came to visit when Raymond was just a week old. Ava was 14 months old in this picture and as most babies do- she LOVES other babies.

Our new home

Here is a picture of our new house that we bought in November. Hopefully soon I can get some before and after interior shots posted, too.

Raymond chats with mom and dad

I don't remember when this video was taken- but it is still cute!

4th of July

This is Raymond sporting his Red, White, & Blue on the 4th of July. He is hanging out with his Grandma Karen as his dad and Grandpa Ray are working on remodeling the basement.

Raymond's progress

So an update on Raymond's progress: He has been rolling over for about 3 weeks now both ways. He loves to grab things (especially my hair) and boy does he have a serious grip! Kenny wonders if he will be left handed. I haven't paid any attention to that. Who knows? There have been a couple times that I was holding him while preparing something for dinner and he has grabbed something out of the freezer door- that kid cracks me up! He DESPISES his car seat which makes even short trips to the grocery store a scream fest. I think it is because he can't move around - it traps him in one position. He always tries to sit forward while he is in it. He makes lots of noises but most are not pleasant ones :) He loves to gaze at the pictures of his cousins on the refridgerator and at himself in the mirror. On a happy day we sometimes can catch a giggle out of him- but he has a goofy sense of humor- often he laughs when I sneeze or cough. He is teething still but no teeth have broken through the surface. And, of course, he is still keeping me on task with the laundry as he spits up ALL the time because of his acid reflux! The doctor says he will grow out of it by 7 months or so. Geez- that seems like forever sometimes.