9 Months

Our handsome boy is 9 months old!

Stats:

• Weight: 18.10lbs (20th percentile)
• Height: 30 inches (93rd percentile)
• Head: 45 cm (48th percentile)

He is:

• Crawling EVERYWHERE
• Pulling himself up to stand
• Cruising the couch (a little)
• Eager to walk (with assistance)
• Babbling a LOT
• Potentially working on a cutting his first teeth (big increase in drool recently but who knows...it'll peek through when it peeks through)
• Getting great at self feeding (Cheerio's and toast but I have to limit how much he can reach as he tends to stuff it in his mouth like a chipmunk)
• He can push himself into a sitting position from laying on his tummy (just started that today)

People remark on:

• His apparent baldness (I maintain that he is NOT bald - he actually has quite a bit of hair, it's just very light)
• His cheerfulness (the doctor asked if he ever stopped smiling) and general friendliness
• How much he either looks like me or his dad (depending on who in the family is commenting)
• His pretty blue eyes (wonder if they'll stick around?)

Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)

Dragon tales and the water is wide

Pirate's sail and lost boys fly

Fish bite moonbeams every night

And I love you

Godspeed, little man, Sweet dreams little man

Oh my love will fly to you each night on angels wings

Godspeed, sweet dreams


The rockets racer's all tuckered out

Superman's in pajamas on the couch

Goodnight Moon, we'll find the mouse

And I love you



Godspeed, little man, Sweet dreams little man

Oh my love will fly to you each night on angels wings

Godspeed, sweet dreams


God bless mommy and match box cars

God bless dad and thanks for the stars

God hears "amen" wherever we are

And I love you


Godspeed, little man, Sweet dreams little man

Oh my love will fly to you each night on angels wings

Godspeed, Godspeed, Godspeed, Sweet dreams.

Sick.

sick little boy, loading up on some vitamin C

Well we avoided it for (almost) 9 months but it happened anyway. My poor sweet boy is sick. He's got a cough and a runny nose and a fever and an EAR INFECTION. It started out Sunday morning, he woke up with a slight cough and a bit of a stuffy nose. By the time we got over to my parents house for football, he was feverish. He slept fitfully last night, he wanted to be held but that rocking chair just isn't comfortable for very long, so we took turns holding him a few times through out the night. I elevated one end of the mattress by putting blankets under and he seemed to sleep a little better after that. We never really could get his fever down so I decided to call and see if they could fit him in today. Of course, by the time we got there the Motrin I had given him this afternoon had brought his temp down from 100.6 to 98.8. His lungs sounded fine and his left ear looked fine. She stuck the little tool in his right ear and he immediately burst into tears. :( Poor guy.

He's supposed to have his 9 month check up on Thursday but if he's sick he can't have his "well baby" check up because he isn't...you know...WELL. We got a slight preview of his weight - he's still a skinny guy at 18.something pounds (I didn't catch the ounces) so he's only gained about a pound in 3 months. Since it wasn't a well baby check up they didn't do any of the other fun stuff like height or head circumference (which I already know he has a freaking gigantic head).

Other than being sick, he's in a pretty dang cheerful mood still. He wants to crawl around and play and boy is he ready to walk. He's started cruising around the couch a bit (he can't stand up using the couch just yet - it's still a little on the tall side for him to reach) but once he's up, he's off. He wants to walk - he just needs to get the stability. He'll be off and running before I know it!

So that's a mini-Ben update for you. Hopefully he's feeling better by Friday - my cousin is getting married in Lewiston on Saturday and we were going to drive up on Friday for the event. We'll see!!!

New

{12/21/2011: This was originally posted on a blog I started just for Ben. I no longer keep up with that blog, so I'm moving them all over to this one}

• Slapping his hand over his mouth while he makes noise. The only way I can think to describe the motion isn't very PC but oh well. Who am I offending on this little blog any way? It's the Indian "woo woo" noise. He just randomly started doing this in the car yesterday.
• Clucking his tongue. Again, just randomly started doing it today.
• Standing. He doesn't stand on his own at all yet (still very wobbly on his feet) but he loves to pull himself up to stand. I'm trying to encourage this skill as much as possible (though I'm sure I'll come to regret this soon).
• Opening drawers. And out come the little drawer/door stoppers. In fact, I also bought a shorter trash can to fit under the sink. He plays in the recycle bin, too.
• Being naughty. His favorite thing to do is crawl right over to the outlets and play. They're covered with those stupid plastic outlet over deals but I still don't want him to think it's okay to play there. I shout "no" at him a lot now. He doesn't seem to care.
• Pushing your hands away. This is a fairly new thing, as well. If he doesn't like what you're doing (like buttoning up his shirts, for example), he'll push your hands away. This is super annoying but I like that he's showing some personality and preferences. Kind of.

Brunch Burritos.

Last night we had friends over for dinner and enjoy steak, potatoes, carrots and bread. We had left over steak and potatoes so this morning I created a brunch burrito. I thought it was REALLY good so I thought I'd share my creation.

• Cubed steak, warmed up in the skillet with just a bit of oil
• Scrambled eggs with about a tablespoon of garlic salt
• Cheese
• Left over mashed potatoes (mashed with onion, green onion, cheese and then baked)
• Tortillas

Once everything is heated, I layered the potatoes, the steak, the eggs and topped with cheese.

YUM.