10 Months Old

This past month has been quite busy for our little family. William had visits from Granny, Juju, and Daddy Steve so he got lots of love and attention from the grandparents. He also had RSV at the beginning of the month which was not fun! He never really seemed all that sick but he was whiny, whiny, whiny! I'll be honest, those were probably some of the most frustrating days yet. I felt so sorry for him, but nothing could appease him for 2-3 days. I didn't think our happy, easy-going babe would ever return. Thankfully, by day 4 he was back to his happy-go-lucky self. The frustrating thing about RSV is that there is really nothing you can do to treat it. We took him to the pediatrician but he said it just needed to run it's course. As many "cooties" as he's exposed to at school and the church nursery on Sundays, we are very thankful he hasn't had too many illnesses and only one antibiotic, so I'm not complaining!

He's still taking 6oz bottles every 4 hours and only eating stage 2 baby food, no table food or stage 3 baby food. He gags when anything solid hits his tongue. It's quite dramatic. His favorite baby food continues to be anything with bananas (banana/blueberry, banana/squash, banana/brown rice/squash, banana/carrot, banana/strawberry, green beans/banana) and he also likes apple/sweet potato, spinach/apple/blueberries, and a mixed berry assortment. The only thing he doesn't like and will not tolerate is peas. I don't blame him! He's also not taking a sippy cup, and I've tried 4 different brands. Again, we will keep trying.

 He loves looking out the window in his room.

 "Look at me! No hands"

He hasn't been sleeping all that great this month. He usually goes to bed between 7-8pm and has been waking up around 1am and between 5-6am. Being the push-over parents that we are, Grant and I feed him whenever he wakes up. I know, I know - this is not good for us or William in the long-run. We may try some "sleep boot camp" this weekend, but we shall see. I feel like I'm sounding like negative Nancy in this post...he's doing a lot of awesome things too ;)

He's still saying "mama/dada/baba" and has added "fafa" and "nana" to the mix. He's cruising around all the furniture and does his best to get from Point A to Point B without crawling if at all possible. He can also stand unassisted for 10-15 seconds. I can't believe he'll be walking soon.

William is officially a DADDY'S BOY - for now ;) . His preference between me and Grant changes from week to week but lately he has been ALL about Dada. I love that he lights up when he sees Grant. We usually wait on the front door step until Grant gets home from work, and as soon as he sees Grant pull into the driveway he starts kicking his legs and squealing with excitement. On the inside, I am VERY happy when dada gets home too so I can get a break...HAHA!

He moved up to the Infant 3 classroom and has been there for 2 weeks now. For once, he looks so tiny compared to the other babies. Most of them are walking and they all eat table food. His entire class goes down for a nap around 11:30 everyday EXCEPT for William.  I think he knows that's his chance to get all of the attention from the teachers! It always cracks me up to see all the babies sleeping soundly in their cribs and William playing peek-a-boo with a teacher. I guess he wants us to get our money's worth from the daycare. William and I have started going to a little "mommy and me" playtime at the library every Thursday morning. We've both really enjoyed it, and I love seeing William interacting with other children! I can't believe we are two months shy of his 1st birthday - lots of exciting times to come!

I'll love you forever...

I'll love you forever,

I'll like you for always

as long as I'm living, 

my baby you'll be.

iPhone Pictures

It really bothers me to post blurry phone pictures, but they truly capture our everyday lives.

 Playing outside on an Alabama winter day

 YAY! Daddy's home from work!

 Strolling

 Thanksgiving in Dothan

 One of his first times to pull up unassisted!

 This picture was taken one day when I was at my wits end! It was sent to Daddy at 5pm begging him to hurry home ;)

 Snoozing on the way home from church

 I melt.

 Heading out to dinner over the holidays

 Angel.

 Babies R' Us trip. Notice he's holding his all time favorite food. Banana oatmeal!

 Yaya's minus Megan at our house in December.

 Polar Express in Texas

 In the Bham airport after our trip to TX for Christmas

 Trying out new car seats at Babies R Us

 Nugget

 Ragan and Ruby on NYE

 Party in the pack n' play on NYE

 Snoozin'

 Baby play date

 After church

 Family at Paul and Steph's wedding in Chapel Hill

 Our basement flooded a couple of weeks ago. No fun $$$

 We put the baby gate up the day he turned 9 months old. He thinks it's hilarious!

 Spinach, peas, and apples. Yum.

 Makin' a run for it!

 Big boy at Publix

Paul and Steph's wedding!

9 Month Check-Up

This morning my little buddy and I headed to the doctor for his 9 month check-up. Our cheap airport stroller came in handy! It's so light and easy. William was cracking me up in the waiting room! He was giggling, throwing toys, and trying to squirm out of the stroller. It's funny looking back on it but at the time I was a little frazzled :)

 He's looking more and more like a little boy and less like a baby (insert tear)

 As always, he flirted with all of the nurses... even the one that gave him a shot! 

 Here he is hooked on the TV in the waiting room. I try to keep the TV off at home. 

 Waiting on the doctor. It is NOT easy keeping a baby entertained in a germ infested doctor's room. William thought it was hilarious to throw every single toy on the ground and watch me clean it off with a Wet One. 

 He weighed 23 lbs 1oz (90th %ile), 31 in long (97th %ile) and head circumference is 18 in (75th %ile)

His pediatrician said he looks great! Our next goal is getting him to eat table food! His next doctor's appt. will be for his 1 year check-up. CAN.NOT.BELIEVE.IT.