9 month check up

The Booger also celebrated his 9 months with a doctor's visit and a flu shot. :-( On the bright side, it is confirmed that he is growing like a week. He is 30 1/2 inches tall (95th percentile) and 22 pounds 1 oz. (75th percentile). Conveniently- the doctor also checked his ears and throat to make sure his cold was just that, and examined the (yet another) rash he has had for the past couple weeks. He recommended Lotrimin for his rash because it is like a baby yeast infection from all his drooling.

So- last night's bedtime routine included a vast amount of lubrication! First- lotion for the little dry patches on his ankles. Then, Vaseline on his nose because it so raw from being wiped 10 times a day for the past few days. And finally, lotrimin under his neck and chin. Poor baby was shiny from head to toe!

I'll try and snap a picture tomorrow- it's quite a sight.

The 'out' day

Today, the Booger has officially been out as long as he was in!

Yep, he's 9 months old! I know, technically it was 10 months... we'll celebrate next month too.

Holy cow. What do all you moms with 'big' kids do? This is crazy! It all amazes me so much, everything he can do and how much personality comes out of that little boy. It is also wonderful to be able to share it all with my terrific husband. The Booger has grown and changed unbelievably, but so have we. We are doing pretty good, if I do say so myself. We share the good and the bad- including wrestling matches involving snotty baby nose and tissues, as of late. He picks up where I leave off, and it works pretty seamlessly. (If only I could say the same about the laundry!) He takes great care of him and loves him so much (almost as much as me!) It's so fun to watch them. They just exude love and happiness.

As for the Booger's 9 month old abilities-he is becoming a pro at feeding himself and evading diaper changes. He loves pictures, especially of himself. He torments the cat to no avail, and will chase down a water bottle before it knows what hit it. He loves to read and eat books. He is 'talking' tons and moving everywhere without fear. He thinks it is really funny when I sign 'more', but has yet to attempt it on his own. He can, and occasionally chooses to, wave bye-bye. There are sooo many things, I can barely tell you! Especially when I think about what he could do when he was born, which was pretty much limited to: eat, sleep, dirty a diaper or 10, cry, yawn, and stretch.

Happy 9 month birthday baby boy!

9 month rewind:

Disclaimer- this was ready to be posted yesterday, but I was having troubles with technology.

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Working with children and being lucky enough to be educated and know what to expect developmentally can be very helpful as a parent. However, having worked with children with special needs and knowing the importance of early intervention, can make a parent a little overly sensitive. And by parent, yes, I mean me. A few months ago, I was having mini mommy panic attacks because the Booger wasn't babbling quite the way I thought he should be.

After sharing my craziness with his dad, Daddy decided to start his own early intervention with the Booger. They had an elaborate ba/da routine that has been recited one-sidely for the past several weeks. But...last week, the da's came pouring out of the Booger's mouth. What a happy Mommy.

And this week, came the ba's. Craziness ceased.

Relief

The last two days have just felt better. Yep. Better- not sure exactly why, but they felt less stressful and as though I've accomplished something. Lots of somethings, really. It's a good feeling.

Plus, I actually got to play with my beautiful boy (who is growing up waayyy to fast) this evening. Most nights it's rush to fill his belly, run up to work for a bit, then rush home to put him to bed, make dinner, clean up the house, and get ready for the next day. But tonight, once I got home, we stayed home. We got to play and I give him a bath, then cuddled up with his little sweet smell before bed.

It just makes it worth it.

*Sigh*

Two for Twosday

My two favorite boys in the whole world!

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Fall Fun

We finally made it to the Gull Meadow Farms this weekend! I have been looking forward to going, but oddly enough, I love to go when it cool and crisp and fall-like outside, and it has actually been unseasonably warm the last few weekends.
I think just about anyone in Michigan will agree that despite the disgusting snow we deal with in the winter (which seems to be more like half the year than just a 'season'), the fall is wonderful. Lots of beautiful colors, crispy apples, pumpkins, hay rides... cider mills being one of my favorites.
We just got small pumpkins- we know we won't actually sit down and carve them and the Booger is too little to have fun with it yet (unless you consider eating slimy-ness a good time...). But we stopped to take a few cute pictures.

Two for Twosday

Getting creative again...

Double fistin' it...

The Booger's ode to his food. He loves it.
(Had to include this too, it was too cute not to.)

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