Sam's 9 months!



Give me a kiss!

 Age: 9 months

Weight:  25lbs 8.5oz

Length:  29.5 inches (apparently our measurements aren't accurate as we measured him last month and said he was 31 inches)

Size:  18 month clothes and some 24 month shirts.  (Sam's a big boy!)

Teeth:  Top 2 teeth are coming in.  Gah!  Someone save me from the teething monster!

Sleeping:   ::sigh::  You know what I'm going to say, right?  I'm not even going to go there.

Eating:  Still mostly stage 2 foods but trying some finger foods too including waffles, peaches, watermelon, bread and steamed rice.

Movement:  Lots of crawling and Sam can sit up on his own and pull himself up on any piece of furniture.

Favorite Toys:  Sam likes anything he can chew on including a bunch of Little People that J bought him and my toes (ew!/ouch!).  He also loves the bedroom fan (video on that will come soon) and knocking down anything that sits on any table including glasses of water, bowls, frames, baskets. :--)

Dislikes:  Waiting for a bottle, sleeping in his crib, not being able to sit down when he's pulled himself up on something, getting dressed, laying on his back.

Our trip to the State Fair with friends

We met our buddies at the State Fair today.  I think Sam did a great job making friends with Brynn, Cole and Maverick.  He surprised me since he didn't sleep well last night and I thought he might meltdown right when we arrived but he waited until around noon before he decided he was done.  :-)


Saying hello to Maverick:

"Hi, Mav!"

Grabbing Mav when he tries to leave:

"Wait!  Don't go, friend!"

Hello to Cole:

"Hey, Cole!  Whatcha doing?"

All of us together:

Sam's buggy

Ever since we went to ToysRUs to try out their riding toys and decided on the Step 2 buggy for Sam, J has been hitting rummage sales and searching CraigsList for a good deal.  We didn't want to pay full price for the buggy b/c we were pretty sure that Sam would only use it this summer.

Well, J finally found one on CraigsList.  And it was brand new!  What a steal!  I think we'll actually be able to make our money back when we resell it in the Spring.  Awesome!

He brought it home last night and started putting it together.  Of course Sam had to get in on the project.



Checking things out under the "hood".



Car trips are for the birds.

Our drive to Cleveland was pretty eventful.  Sam cried a lot.  He vomited in his carseat which took forever to clean.  Dora the Explorer played loudly in the car enabled Sam to finally fall asleep.  Whew!  Needless to say, no pictures were taken on the way to Ohio.

However, Sam slept all the way home and only woke up to eat during our stops. 

Here he is hanging out on the grass:

Hmmm...what is this green stuff?

Mommy, this does NOT taste good.

Hanging out of the sunroof at another stop:

Oh Me-E, Oh My-O, Oh Cleveland, Ohio!

This past weekend, the fam traveled to Cleveland, Ohio to celebrate the life of Sam's Aunt K-dog's father who passed away at the end of July.

The church was beautiful, the service was touching and we were glad that our family was able to be there.

After the service, Sam and his cousins, Alyssa and Eli, had an opportunity to hang out and play. 

Sam LOVED pool time with Alyssa.

Hanging with Uncle D:

Playing Peek-A-Boo with Al:

And laughing it up with E and Al:

Love you, Denver Shaps!

What my morning was like...

::sigh::

"I'm stuck!"



"Stop taking pictures and help me!!!"



Mobile Sam = Exhausted Mommy

Now that Sam is on the move, he is not really interested in the many toys that we have gone to the trouble of buying/finding for him.  Instead he prefers to climb up anything and everything he can reach.  He puts cords, cameras, phones, remotes, flip flops and anything else that isn't a toy into his mouth.

He climbs up the tv stand, couch, laundry basket, stools, wall, bed...you get the picture. 

Here he is when I left him sitting on his mat on the floor to go into the kitchen and make some formula:

"Hmmm...this is a nice looking frame.  I think I'll put this in my mouth."


This is where he was when I turned my back to finish some ironing:

Looking for toys that I've hidden in the closet.

So I've removed all the frames off the tv stand, put shoes away, cords are out of reach, and J and I have talked about how the larger pieces of furniture need to be secured to the wall so that they don't fall on Sam when he inevitably climbs them. 

I.am.exhausted.  Who would've thought I could get more tired?