Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall!

It has been a while since my last post...we have been so busy lately with trying to get everything in order for our addition to our house to begin. For those of you that may not have heard, with the new baby arriving in about 6 months, we will need to add on to our house to make room. We've been needing more room for a while now, but this was finally the "push" we really needed!

We've also been busy camping, going to the lake, playing in the parks, etc. It has been a fun summer for the Doherty family. It is hard to believe how fast time has gone by and how big Dutch has gotten!

A few things he is doing now:
* He is going full speed on his feet - running, walking, turning in circles to make himself dizzy, going up & down the stairs, climbing, etc.
* He LOVES his wagon and riding in it whenever he can!
* He also LOVES the water - pool, lake, bathtub, whatever!
* He hams it up for the camera these days, which I love!
* He says - Dada, Mama, Hot, thank you ("ank you"), his name (if you seen him lately, you know he says this CONSTANTLY and very well, might I add), Bye Bye ("baba"), This, Eyes, I did it, and Hi. Some of these, he has to be prompted to say, but most he'll say on his own.
* Mostly, he points and grabs at the air when he wants something instead of vocalizing it.
* We've got somewhat of a picky eater on our hands. He loves junk food and sweets - go figure!
* He loves emptying anything - drawers, cabinets, baskets, my purse & wallet.
* He loves books & looking at pictures. He always can find a book anywhere he goes.
* He also likes throwing his food everywhere, especially now that he ONLY wants to feed himself.
* We've finally got more than 4 teeth - woohoo! I think we are now up to 7 and I can see more popping through!

Pics to come soon!

Dutch is going to be a BIG BROTHER!!!

We are happy to announce that we are expecting baby #2 in early March of 2010! DJ and I are so excited and feel so blessed. I am also looking forward to Dutch having a playmate - they will be 22 months apart, so i hope they will be close buds!

We had our 1st doctors appointment last Thursday and Dr. Beck said everything looked great. Our official due date is March 13th, but because I will be having a c-section, it will be more like March 6th or 7th. We are still very early so all thoughts and prayers are appreciated!

My Big Boy Haircut

Well, we finally said goodbye to the mullet that Dutch had going on. It is amazing how much older he looks now that he has a "big boy haircut." He did really well while getting his haircut and his cousins were there to help out in case he got scared.

Right before getting his hair cut


Good shot of the mullet




Bubbles...





Look at me now!

July 4th Beach trip

Well, we finally made it to the beach! We decided to head to Pawleys for the 4th to spend the weekend with our great friends. Dutch really enjoyed the beach & playing in the sand. And, he finally warmed up to most of the guys that he has been terrified of the last few months - whew, hope we're over that bump!

Testing out the waters with Daddy


Warming up to Josh


MY LITTLE MAN!


Napping with Brandon


Playing with Johnny's niece and nephew





Me, Dutch and Kelley

Brittany Brashier Graduates!

Congrats to my baby sis on graduating from high school. She is the last one for my parents...I wonder what they will do with themselves now that we are all out of the house??? Brittany will be leaving next week to start her new venture in Columbia. She is so excited and we are just as happy for her!!!