Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Daily Grind

So with the arrival of new teeth, Aaron has begun to grind them together, making an awful awful noise.  In addition, he's learned that he can grab his head, ears, etc, making us very aware that he's got some aching related to teething.  Poor kiddo!  Despite this, he really doesn't act like he is in pain and plays contentedly most of the time.  Someday I'll try to snap a photo of those chompers but he's so protective of his mouth, I can hardly get in there to "brush."  We have 9 month photos this weekend before we head over to Gramma Connie's and Ben and I get an evening out!!  Gramma might be more excited than we are!  Look for 9 month photos soon!

Monday, September 12, 2011

Much delayed update

Whew!  It has been busy!  I've discovered Pinterest and it is a great way to let other's scour the internet for great ideas and then "pin" them to the virtual board for future use.  A great way to keep track of things you want to do or try!  Anyway, here's where we are at:
Eating some table food (still nothing with milk).
Always interested in whatever everyone else is eating.
Crawling on hands and knees more consistently.
"Cruising" minimally along furniture.
Babbling with multiple syllables ALL THE TIME.
Seems to prefer "momm, momm, momm," especially when he's upset.
Trying to really "figure out" his toys and things.
Pouts and cries when told "no" or otherwise gets in trouble.
Shakes his head when you say no, no, no.
Sleeping 11 hours straight.
Has 7, going on 10, teeth.
Pulls up on furniture.
Follows us around the house (into the kitchen, bathroom - okay, that's about all the bigger our house it but he really does follow us everywhere)
Naps like a champ!
LOVES daycare and smiles and babbles as we walk in each day.
Tried the swing at the park a few times.  He likes it for a little while.
Sucks down juice likes it's going out of style.
Feeds himself finger foods.
Getting more picky about what he wants to eat.
LOVES bath time and splashing everyone and everything within a 6 foot radius.
Starting to learn to wave bye-bye
Is a technology junky, making a bee-line for cell phones, lap tops, and tv receivers
We have successfully eliminated 2 bottles and moved to sippy cups!

That's all I can come up with for now.  We'll give an update again probably in another three months, when we get time!

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