Baby H.--10 Months

I'm getting okay with having pictures that are little blurry.  I'm just glad he sat still for a few seconds.

Also, pants are optional right now.  At least he's wearing a diaper.

Baby has learned so much this month.  He is getting much better at pulling himself up and can do so on almost anything.  He also learned to push himself into a sitting position by getting up onto his hands and knees then pushing himself back onto his bottom.

Baby started the month by learning to stand really well on his own.

He can even stand on the grass.  In his mind it's probably a lot better than letting the yucky grass touch his legs.

 He has also started to get into everything.  Isn't he a bit too young to be doing this?

He started walking so much better.

This is from June 14

This is from June 25

So much difference in 11 days!

He is also army crawling really quickly.

Maybe one day he'll figure out real crawling.

One of his new favorite spots is behind the curtain.

This month we went to a drag race.

The headphones made him so funny.  He was silent and very serious every time we put them on him but in between races we would take them off and he would light up and start jabbering.  It was like he was amazed that he was able to hear again.

His new obsessions are doors and door stops.

This month has also brought out his opinionated side.  He only want to do things when and how he wants them done.  He screams and throws a fit when I try to change his diaper.  One day, I was changing him and he was being perfectly lovely then when I got the diaper off he started screaming like he was terribly hurt.  I stood him up (without putting on a new diaper) and this is the result:

Little stink peed all over my leg!  And he was fine, just screaming because he can.

How cute is this little?

Oh. My. Goodness.  I could eat him up!

Here are a bunch of pictures:

 

A video of him dancing to a song on Sesame Street

And a video of him laughing at his cousin.

Kids...It's the last week of school.  I'm stoked.  I'm so ready to be done and stay home with the babes.  

Oh, summer...hurry up!

Baby H.--9 Months

Baby is getting so big.  The other day, I looked down at this baby who was feeding himself, taking up most of my lap, and thought, "Holy moley baby! When the heck did this happen?"

This picture was so hard to get.

 

Most pictures taken today looked more like this one.  He does not like to sit still.

At the beginning of the month, he was standing up and pulling himself up.

Eating (gnawing) on apples at Grandma's house.

Baby sleeps in such awkward positions.  Seriously, that can't be comfortable.

Happy first official Mother's Day to me!

Baby began eating real food because baby food is for babies...other babies.

Pears are delicious.

The very sad and very happy faces of Baby H.

He spends a good portion of his day walking all around the couch.

Baby started letting go of the couch and trying to walk toward me a few days before his 9 month birthday.  Please ignore my high pitched mommy voice.

This is not the greatest example but it's the best one I could get when trying to coax him off the couch and record at the same time.

I'm pretty sure more teeth are coming in.  His fingers are in his mouth more often than not.

And with shorts season comes blowing raspberries.

Oh, man!  This kid is growing up too quickly!

9 Month Stats

Weight: 20 pounds 9 ounces (49%)

Height: 29 inches (78%)

Head: 18.5 inches (90%)

Baby Laughter is My Favorite

Bloggy Birthday

Today is a special day for another reason...My blog turns 4!  Lets have a year in review just because I can.

May 2012

My lovely friend Jenny got engaged!

Pregnancy made me an amazing bowler.

Class baby shower!

Teacher appreciation and a giant dodge ball to the face.  Ouch

I was 25 weeks pregnant.

June 2012

I had my last day of school.  Ugh, that was a rough year!

I had 1 really productive day.

I had a prenatal massage and thought I had died and gone to heaven.

July 2012

I continued to be an awesome pregnant bowler.

I entered my 3rd trimester and began to melt.

I turned 30 weeks!

I felt like a decorating/painting superhero.

I had my 4th first day of school.

Friend baby shower!

August 2012

I turned 35 weeks!

Baby H. was born!  And I became a very terrible blogger.

September 2012

Baby H. had some newborn pictures taken.  Oh, precious!

Baby H. turned 1 month.

October 2012

Baby H. slept for 8 hours in a row!

Baby H. turned 2 months.

November 2012

Baby H. made really funny faces.

Courtney turned 23!

Baby H. had is 2 month check up.  Sad times.

Baby H. turned 3 months.

December 2012

Baby H. turned 4 months

And then 2013 happened and I became a horrible blogger...5 months, 6 months, 7 months, 8 months, 9 months.

I'll try to be better soon.

Baby H.--8 Months

Why does no one every tell you how fast time goes with a baby?



This month we...

finally appreciated the Johnny Jump Up (pillows were added because he liked to smash his head into the door frame)

went on a swing for the first time

rolled everywhere!

finally got a little solid food in his belly (and all over my pants).

watched cars out of (very dirty) windows to pass the time.

enjoyed playing with non-toys more than real toys.

wore this shirt, made this face and made mommy laugh so hard.

loved standing.

pulled himself onto his knees.

learned to put himself to sleep, which always leads to sleeping on his face or sprawled out arms.

learned how to feed himself.

almost brushed his teeth correctly.

learned to pull himself up

are scooting like crazy.  He can get toys no matter where they are.  Under a crib and behind a toy basket?  Not a problem for Baby H.

tried a new binki.  He thought it was a chew toy.