9 months old

Liam is now 9 months old!

• Liam now has not one but TWO teeth! all on the bottom. When these were coming through he had a few difficult nights. His top 2 teeth are very close to breaking through the skin.
• Today at his 9mo check up he weighed in at 21lbs 9.5oz(75th percentile) and was 27.5inches long(40th percentile). His doctor said he looks great, he's even slimmed down some :P
• He has started pulling up on things and enjoys standing, in fact, he thinks he can stand on his own and tries to let go of your fingers. He can only stand a second or two and then either sits or falls down!
• We have a biter, this has made nursing very difficult lately. I'm hoping(and praying) I won't have to start pumping exclusively.
• This little guy is still a great sleeper, he had a few rough nights when his teeth were coming in but once they broke through the skin he went back to sleeping all night without waking up.
• At the beginning of this month he learned how to sit up from his tummy. He usually plays for a few minutes before going to sleep.
• Liam is a quite a wiggle worm, he never wants to sit still. I'm afraid I will have to watch him VERY closely when he starts crawling because he'll probably be into everything.
• He thinks the funniest word is No. Anytime I tell him No he gets the biggest smile and laughs!
• Still no crawling yet. When he does get on his knees he either pushes to a sitting up position or goes flat on his belly. :)
• He got to experience his first swim, haha. We bought the kids a small wading pool for the backyard. He loved it, he kicked and splashed like crazy.
• He has his own cute way of clapping, he claps his hands down on his legs. He has also started waving but will only do it when he wants to!
• He hasn't really started finger foods, I've given him a few puffs but he just gags and chokes so we're going to wait a few weeks and try again. His doctor said that some babies just take a little longer to start feeding themselves and can be sensitive to textures. 

I just had to add this picture. He gave his big bear a kiss!! this little guy is such a sweetheart(in a masculine way of course, lol)!

Happy 9 month birthday Liam David!

8 months old

my EIGHT month old!! WOW

• He tried puffs this month but he did not like them. He also tried a Mum-mum and made the funniest faces, he did not like it but kept on eating it. I will probably wait till he gets some teeth before trying any puffs again.
• He has started rocking on his hands and knees, I think crawling is just around the corner
• He rolls ALL over the place.
• He FINALLY started saying "ma-ma". I was afraid all he would ever say was da-da. :)
• If this little guy can reach it it goes in his mouth... definitely keeps me on his toes.  I've caught him with a piece of a foam airplane in his mouth, he was chewing it, even though he has no teeth.
• He still naps so easily, one little song and then we put him down. he may roll for a few minutes but never fusses and then just goes to sleep.
• his has found his tongue and loves to stick it out. he also likes to make an "O" face. he usually does one or the other
• Boy oh boy has the mommy anxiety kicked in, this little guy loves his momma. If I turn to walk away from him, even just to reach behind me for something, he MELTS down. As soon as he can see my face again he is fine. XOXO
• Liam loves stuffed animals, he gets so excited when he sees one of Avery's animals, especially mickey and minnie mouse. He reaches for it and their nose goes right into his mouth. yum! haha!
• One of his favorite tricks is to take his fist to his mouth, say "aaaa" and bring it back and forth to his mouth, sounds like an indian chant.
• He is wearing mostly 9 mo clothes and some 12 mo.
• Next month he will go for his 9 month check up, can't see what he officially weighs now.

Happy 8 month birthday Liam David! we love you more and more each day!

Big girl bed

Today is another big day in the world of Avery Jo. Her toddler rails for her crib arrived today. Naptime was a little rough, she took about 2.5 hrs to finally fall asleep. I think she was just too excited after being at Papa and Gramma's house and then her new found freedom with her bed.  Liam was just all smiles, as usual! Tonight is her first night wearing her big girl panties instead of a diaper and I'm expecting an accident but we'll see. She has been mostly waking up dry and 2 nights ago actually woke chris up to take her potty at about 2am! Here we go....

7 months old

Liam is 7 months old! unbelievable

• We have finally introduced some new foods to little man. He's had oatmeal cereal, squash, peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, green beans, apples and prunes. He doesn't really care for the veggies except the peas and jarred squash. He also only likes to eat them if they're really watered down, kind of like baby soup! He really likes his fruits so far though! I did give him bananas but they seemed to just come back up so we'll wait another month till we try them again.
• His eyes are still mostly blue but have alot more green in them, almost hazel now
• I'm still surprised that I can still move Liam from his carseat to his bed when he falls asleep in the car, and he stays asleep!!! I don't remember being able to do that with Avery past a few months old
• His mommy anxiety has kicked up this past month. He does not like being put down and left alone. He tends to melt down, even in his fun exersaucer or jumperoo.
• Liam really loves swinging in the baby swing on our back porch.
• Still no teeth! doesn't even feel like any are close to coming in
• Around the middle of this month Liam started having sleep issues. No longer would he be put down and fall asleep on his own. We had a few days filled with lots of crying. We would put him down on his tummy and he would automatically roll over onto his back. He did sleep twice on his back but only for 30 min and would then wake up crying. I had to practically hold him down and pat his back to get him to sleep. Whew. I think he was also getting over tired so I've been careful to watch his waketime and put him down right at the 2hr mark. He's back to taking 2 good 1.5-2hr naps (+ one evening catnap) and sleeping till 7:30/7:45 in the mornings!
• He has starting flirting, he will smile at someone and then hide his face. Its so cute
• Liam makes the funniest noises, he has started yelling! Avery thinks its funny to yell back and they go back and forth
• Avery loves to read to Liam, he is more interested in eating the book but its super cute
• He still puts EVERYTHING in his mouth
• He rolled over from his back to tummy! on 2/19. He will only do it when he really wants to but hopefully this will help minimize his sleep issues!
• Liam is so funny, he loves to cover up his face. Peekaboo is his favorite game but he will take a burp cloth and cover his face and kick and flail his arms. I thought maybe he was mad but when you take off the burp cloth you see this huge grin!!
• I weighed him on our bathroom scale this morning and he was 21lbs!
• He LOVES target, he will stop whatever he is doing(even nursing) to watch target walk by. He kicks and waves his arms and coos.
• Liam does this spastic arm flail/legs kick thing when he gets excited, its hilarious. Especially when he sees pictures. He loves to look at pictures, especially ones of his sister.

Love our little guy, Happy 7 month birthday!!

Monthly photo challenge

well if you haven't noticed I only made it half way through the february photo challenge! In my defense I really got behind the weekend my parents came to visit. But the photo topics weren't the easiest to do, plus my oldest kiddo does NOT like to have her picture taken. Its like pulling teeth to get her to stay still and smile for a second or 2. So you got 16 days of fun photos, I did enjoy what few I could snap. 7 month update coming soon... :)

Feb 16;{something new}

Oreos are celebrating their 100th anniversary so of course we had to try out their special "birthday cake" Oreos;

They were pretty good! our "something new" for today!

p.s. Avery had her first day wearing her big girl panties to school and she did great. no accidents!! :)

Feb 15;{phone}

Avery loves to talk on her many phones. She likes now for me to put my phone to my ear and "talk" to her. She also loves to call Gigi and Melissa. She's so funny.