Snow Day

Brian and I were both home from work today and after George's afternoon nap, we bundled up and went outside. We have about 4-5 inches of snow.

He took a little tumble,

and came up smiling.

He looks just like the kid in 'A Christmas Story' in his snowsuit...he could hardly put his arms down with all the layers. We had a laugh at his expense, he doesn't look too amused.

Cold nose, ready to go in. We warmed up by the fire and had a nice cozy afternoon in. Great day!

Mood Swings

Happy George....

Annoyed George (thanks for the mohawk, mom)...

Naughty George (he's either going for the computer or the coffee)...

'I've had enough' George.

Say Cheese

We had family photos done about a month ago. The photographer, James Taylor, is a guy I went to high school with, and he did a great job. He's super talented, and also very patient! Here are some of my favorites...

Publish Post

Week in Review

I was in a Real Estate Finance course all last week, so Brian stepped up and took care of George for the entire week. They had a great time, and I think Brian was pretty exhausted by the end of it. He's a trooper!

While I was gone, George and Daddy went to Babies R Us looking for some entertainment and came home with a walker. George is too tall for it already, but likes to stand in it and use it for balance. And then he runs! He chases the dogs into corners. It's pretty hilarious.

Here he has chased our cat Bridget under a chair. I can't get over how her eyes are glowing. Scary!

Tooth Watch '08 continues. I know it seems my kid always has a dirty face, but mealtime is the only time I can get him to smile wide and hold still long enough to get a good shot. His bottom teeth are pretty much in and the top aren't far behind. And he's a biter!

Finally, baby bath torture. He looks really distressed, right? I love the bubble beard. He's really into dunking his face in the bath these days.

That's all for now. Happy Monday everyone!

Cuteness!

Here's George and his (second) cousin Alli, who is 3 months younger. They are going to absolutely terrorize each other, I can just tell! She's already trying to get away from him. Come back here!

Standing Around...

All George wants to do is stand these days. And he is pulling up on everything. Even in the bathtub, which is scary!

He discovered the coffee table has lots of fun stuff to grab the other day.

He's even figured out tippy toes to get those hard to reach items...

All he will do in the baby cage is stand. He is also getting frustrated with confinement as seen below (check out the top teeth!).

Finally, I walked into the nursery the other day and lo and behold, he's learned to pull up and stand in the crib...

and bounce. He's catching some air below - check out the crazy hair!

Milestones

Almost crawling...

Teeth are really coming in...

and he pulled up all by himself this morning!

Reindeer and Playdates

Last Saturday Natalie, one of my college roommates, brought her little girls Kylee (almost 4) and Catelyn (8 1/2 months) over to meet George and visit. It was great to get the kiddos together. Poor Catelyn was a little taken aback by George's style of play - rough. Yeah, we need to work on 'gentle'.

After they left, George and I went down to Brian's work to see the reindeer and the toy Christmas train. We also checked out the Koi pond while we were there. George had a blast and everyone loved his antlers!

Chompers

George had his 9(1/2) month well child visit on Thursday. He now weighs 23 lbs 4 oz (80th percentile) and is 31 inches tall (99th percentile). So apparently he is taking after Daddy - long and lean!
The doctor was going through his usual battery of questions and asked if George had any teeth. I said, no, none. So the doctor stuck his finger in George's mouth and said 'Actually, he has two." Oh. What an observant mommy! I really don't know how I missed that! If you look closely at the photo below, you can see two little pearly whites in the bottom gums. I guess we should consider ourselves lucky that we didn't even notice his teething!

Clap Your Hands!

Last week George started clapping his hands. We're not sure where he learned it, but he's very proud of himself and will perform on command.

You may also notice George's new play area. Well, actually it's a pen, or a baby cage (as I like to call it). It's nice, bright colors, and plays music. His favorite part is the fact that he can hold onto it and stand up, then chew on the top rail. Mmmm!

Finally, George is modelling a 27 year old shirt. His flannel once belonged to his Uncle Ryan. Love the hand-me-downs!

Tupperware!

Every kid loves a tupperware cupboard. George has his own up at Gigi's house, and he sure knows how to make a mess!

Belated 9 Month Update

George turned 9 months old last week. He's developing such a funny personality. A few highlights from the month:

- He is now 'fake' laughing. It's really funny - I can hear him chuckling to himself sometimes when I'm out of the room. I'm sure he's just practicing his voice. It kind of sounds like 'heh heh heh.'

- New foods this month are beef, broccoli and brown rice (all pureed, still no teeth!). Cheerios too, and also some pumpkin pie - a fistful of Aunt Rachel's - at Grandpa Gary and Grandma Shelley's.

- He is obsessed with the dogs and they love him too. Especially at mealtime - Sadie camps out under his chair.

- He is officially sleeping in his own bed, almost through the night. Hallelujah! We're ALL sleeping much better.

- Still no crawling, but he can hold himself up on the coffee table and is starting to cruise on the furniture. I'm thinking we're going directly to walking.

- I thought 9 months was a little young for temper tantrums but I was wrong. He's pretty adamant when he wants something.

There's more but it's past my bedtime! He continues to amaze us everyday and we just adore him!

I'll Give You One Guess Who Dressed Me...

DADDY!

Monkey!

Last weekend George and I were lucky enough to go over to Brian's Aunt Diane and Uncle Daryl's to take some pre-Halloween pictures. Uncle Daryl grows some pretty huge pumpkins and George had fun checking them out, and he was very entertained by his second cousins, D.J., Avery and Ethan.

George is too tall for his monkey costume, thus the expanse of white socks...

Minnie - Avery. Turkey (Gobble Gobble) - D.J.
Fireman - Ethan. Monkey - George.

George loved this little push wagon. He stood up like a big boy.

D.J. decided he wanted a ride in the wagon. George was more interested in his curls!