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Thursday, September 18, 2008

8 and 9 month old update

This post will include William's updates from the past two months. He has really grown physically and intellectually (that makes it sound like I'm saying he's smart, but I just mean he's really figuring things out).
-He makes the sound babababa all the time, but he also started to say dadadada at about 8 1/2 months old. No sign of mama yet. But that's fine--he can love on his Daddy all he wants!!! He started saying nananana on Friday (right at 9 months).
-He sits up on his own--I think he mastered that right at 8 months. He started puffs at about 8 months and started to eat [adult] food about two weeks ago (8 1/2 months) which have included: deli meat, pot roast, shredded cheese, sliced cheese, yogurt, grits, carrots, bananas, mandarine oranges, blueberries (didn't like), brown rice and tomatoes.
-His hair really started to come in at 8 months; we still can't tell what color it will be or the texture, but if we had to guess it looks like it will be a mix of blonde/brown and curly.
-He started crawling good at 8 1/2 months. It's more of a "crab crawl" than anything, but he can get anywhere now! If I leave the den to go to into the kitchen or laundry room to do something, he'll follow me, crying the whole way. He expects our undivided attention at all times and that is tough!
-He knows what we mean when we say to give us a kiss. He will lean in and open his mouth. Not quite the kiss we want, but at least he understands the concept.
-He had a good doctor's appointment on Friday where his doctor told us to start the sippy cup (which we have tried since about 8 months but he hasn't really gotten it yet).

His stats are:
Weight: 20lbs 2oz. (45th percentile)
Height: 27" (20th percentile)
Head: 17" (15th percentile)
It figures that he's not very tall...we would be shocked if he was!
Below are some of my favorite pictures from the past 2 months:


Grady and William

Bathtime (still use the sink and our bathtub was at Mimi and Grandaddy's house)


First taste of ice cream...loved it!Starting to get into things that have wheels...

William loves Willie

Loves to bite his aquarium and it's not even soft!
William loves his Grandaddy

He likes to chew on the snot-sucker...I try to make sure it's clean when he does this, but I'm sure he's had a taste of his own snot!

Big cheeks!!! Like I said...the snot-sucker is a great toy!



I LOVE THESE NEXT TWO PICTURES!!!!!


Happy 9 months William!!!!! Love, Mom and Dad

Friday, September 12, 2008

Mountains w/ T & Lesesne


We went to the mountains (up above Lake Toxaway at Tuckaseegee) with Anna, Tombo, T & Lesesne back in August and had a very nice relaxing and cool weekend! The guys rode 4-wheelers a lot and the girls stayed at the house ate, drank and played the Mom role :)


T LOVED the 4-wheeler!We had lunch in Cashiers one afternoon and the food was great, but I think I picked up William's toy about 75 times.Aunt A & Lesesne T at lunch...was he eating sugar?!?!

Pretty much the way the house looked all weekend. We would clean this up and then when a child got up from a nap, it looked like this all over again.

Sweet William and Lesesne...William loves to go after her and try to kiss/lick/eat her!
Wonder what sort of life lesson Walks is teaching T?


The days of the infant carrier are almost over for Lesesne!
Lessons by Walks, part 2...

T's makeshift desk (this is supposed to hold dog food bowls)
T's almost 4 lb trout!
Loungin' on the blanket in the sun while mom and Aunt A drink a beer :)

Poo row...



Thanks for taking us to the mountains Aunt A and Uncle Tombo!!!