WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?!

Today my baby boy turns 5.

I cannot believe my sweet Andrew is 5 years old!!

You'll just have to indulge this proud mama as I do a whole post, with lots of pictures, dedicated to my boy.

On October 13th, 2003, my water broke..during Monday Night Football no less! :) Since my water wasn't gushing out of me and I had yet to have a contraction, we didn't feel like we needed to race to the hospital...of course we didn't dilly-dally either, but it was nice to finish packing, getting ready (straightened my hair and put make up on cuz now I KNEW I was going to be in pictures!), called family, and had time to pray before leaving the house.

At 1:48am on the 14th, Andrew Floyd was born, via c-section. He was 18 inches and 5lbs. 15 oz..and 12 days early. :) He was breach, which is why the c-section. Poor little guy, his buns were wedged in my pelvis and so he was a perfect V in my belly...but being this way for many months made it so that when he came out, his feet were above his head. Because it was very painful for him to straighten his legs, he kept them flexed but bent at the knee..so he looked like a little froggy. you can see it in the 3rd pic down.

Isn't it funny, at the time everything happened and it seemed like such a blur, but now I remember it so clearly...like it was yesterday!

Here are some pics of Andrew: a few from his first days and then the others were all taken in the following Octobers.

holding daddy's finger

see the froggy legs?!
finally home and in the cradle my dad made -he looks so stinkin' tiny in that!!!

Andrew at 1 year old -loving his Chee*tos!

1st b-day cake


you lookin' at me?! Oct. '05
October '05


Bathtime in October '06

bedtime in October '07

Andrew today -October 14, 2008

Isn't he just so handsome?!

Andrew Floyd,

I love you so much. You are such a joy and delight to have in our family and I cannot imagine life without you.

I love how sweet you are with your sisters. I love how you genuinely enjoy playing with them and helping them do things they can't do yet.

I love how you admire and want to be just like your daddy. He is a wonderful man and you are wise to want to be just like him.

Andrew, I love how you love Jesus..and how you long to go to Heaven. I love that you are so upset that God hasn't taken you there yet and say "but it's taking forever mom..when will I get to go?!"...and yet I'm glad He hasn't, I'm glad He still has you here with me for the time being. I love to hear you say your Bible verses and even more, I love knowing that you don't just know them , you're starting to understand them.

Andrew, my hope and prayer is that you grow up to be a man that follows hard after Jesus. That you will be a light for Him and that He will use you to point others to Himself. I pray you will be a man who is kind and compassionate and one who seeks to live out Micah 6:8

"He has shown you, O man, what is good.

And what does the Lord require of you?

To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."

Andrew bug, Happy Birthday Son. I love you with all my heart.

love-mom