1) Keaton had his first Halloween--he was an adorable blue alien/monster. We visited Chicagoween downtown and Navy Pier with family! It was a lot of fun. It's always soooo nice to have a house full of people. JJ and I ended up going as the Men in Black (as Keaton was an alien/monster). We got all dressed up on Saturday, to go to a local Halloween meetup, but the weather kept us at home, so we were all dressed up eating White Castle and playing Cranium! It was amazing.
2) Keaton's sleep has been an up and down thing lately--still no idea exactly what we should be doing to encourage good sleep, but REFUSE to do cry it out. I realize that it works wonders for some, but it is not my style and a lot of stress is not good for any of us.
3.) Keaton has officially made it through the list of "safe foods," without any crazy reactions. (Brown Rice cereal, avocado, banana, apple, squash, zucchini, sweet potato and peas) Now, we are getting ready to start oatmeal, asparagus, green beans, peach and many more...love this part of his development! He amazes me all the time.
4.) Keaton is starting to understand so much...
* He can now turn the pages when we read--if I just hold the page up a bit, he will grab it and turn it...amazing.
* He can "kiss the baby" in the mirror
* He is moving himself from a seated to a crawling position (no crawling yet, but we are getting close).
He is so smart and I am proud of all of his accomplishments!
In Andrea news:
My couponing has become a bit of an obsession, admittedly so, and has gotten me some amazing deals.
My last grocery trip went from $134 to $74 after coupons.
I've also had some good Wal-Mart & Target online luck!
My CVS trips have included:
*12 Airwick 2 pack refills for a total of $10.50 out of pocket and I made $20 in gift cards...this was all thanks to my friend Callie.
*3 American Greetings Cards, 1 tube of Crest toothpaste, 2 Aveeno travel size lotions and Dawn Dish Soap--Out of pocket was $7 and I received $13 back in extra bucks. Not too shabby!
Planning on hitting up Target tonight for some Christmas gifts...hoping that couponing continues to make us money, especially during the holiday season.
Going to try and get back on track with this blogging thing.
Its a busy life and I often go a few days with no blog post. But I must say I enjoy reading them. Especially yours. :)
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