M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E

We are so ready for football season at the Ramsey house!  Drew put on his State gear and started practicing with his cowbell over the weekend!

Baby Lindsay

I am not sure how hold I am, but I see a little bit of Drew when I look at this picture!  I am giving a testimony tonight at Women's Event about the struggle with self image.  I am using several pictures of  my life including this one.  Sarah Cook will be happy to know that I am also using the FRIZZY hair picture when I was in elementary school.  I can't believe I am going to show it in public and it is most certainly not going on the blog!  You can just trust me when I say that my hair is AWFUL and I pretty sure my mom was crazy for letting  me out of the house looking like that!

Drew and His Girlfriends

For some reason Drew can really get tickled in his high chair.  There have been several times in the last few weeks I have called Hal or our parents when he has been laughing and giggling.  Today my friends Christi was over with her two girls and her oldest really had him going!

I kept Mia while Christi and Mary Allison had an appointment.  They sat on the couch and watched a video after their naps.

9 Months Old

I had a little trouble trying to get Drew to be still to take his 9 month picture!

What is Drew up to these days?
-He is all over the place. Exploring every inch of the house and pulling up on everything.
-Drew loves to eat! This month we have started eating eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt, graham crackers, and a little bit of table food. He loves to pick up green peas one by one and pop them in his mouth.
-Da Da Da and Ma Ma Ma are his favorite things to say
-He loves to play with his girlfriends, Mary-Allison and Mia. He follows them around everywhere.
-He loves being oustside and talks and talks when we go running or walking.





A rare moment of him laying his head down!

9 months old- 22 lbs 6 0z and 30.5 inches long

Our First Bump

Well yesterday we got our first knot on our head. This picture doesn't do it justice...he had quiet a shiner on his forehead! It scared his momma more than it did him. He was back to his usual playful self quickly.

Random Friday

1) Little man is pulling up on EVERYTHING which often makes his mother a nervous wreck! The kitchen table really scares me for some reason.

2) I just started the Beth Moore Esther study and loving it so far. I was able to go see her live once when we were in Houston and it just happened to be the 1st Esther session she taped. It was fun to remember being there in person.

3) Can you give a kid too many graham crackers? He loves them. I try to hold them off until the end, but once I put the crackers down, he cleans up everything else on his tray.

4) I have a big run tomorrow morning...my first 25 minute run. I am glad I don't have to take Drew in the stroller or I am pretty sure I wouldn't make it.

5) I am craving Slim Chicken's from Fayetteville today. I didn't eat there in June...must go when we are there in September.

6) Drew started signing back "all done" in his high chair last week. Now we are working on "more" and "hungry." He also started saying "ma ma ma."

7) Nothing big planned for the weekend. We are headed to a friends house for dinner tomorrow and the usual on Sunday.

Have a good weekend!

Ice Cream and Other Things

Drew and I took mom to the airport early this morning. It was great to have her here for 8 days all to ourselves! She helped me with a few things around the house, but importantly helped me with little man. It was nice to have an extra set of hands. We really spent a lot of time here at the house and of course a few shopping trips. :)

I have started running again. I haven't ran this much since I was in high school which is over 10 years ago now!! I wish I had started blogging from the beginning, but now may be the best time to start because it is getting tougher. I am in my 6th week of the Couch to 5K podcast and did my first 20 minute run last Friday. My goal is to run the St Pete Susan G Komen 5K the first weekend in October. If you don't see pictures of it in October, you better give me some grief. I need the accountability!


Ready for church a few weeks ago

He is loving his bath these days!

Before church with Daddy

Grammy...

Trying ice cream....we went to Nokomis Groves and had orange ice cream. Yum!