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!