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Nine Month Stats...

So we had a Doctor appointment this morning and here is how he weighs in:

Height: 30 in (90%)
Weight: 22 lbs 10 oz (75%-90%)

Not too shabby. He has definately slowed down, so he isnt "WOW HE IS SO BIG" anymore. :)

Doc said he has a heart murmur (or however you spell it), but it wasnt anything to worry about. He likened it to a freckle on your bum, and you dont really notice or care that its there until (unless) it starts looking like something more than just a freckle. He said most kids grow out of the hear murmur.

Other than that, all stats pan out. He is great on iron and all other nutrients. Red blood cells were excellent....perfect bill of health!

I can't believe that his next well check is at ONE YEAR OLD! That is amazing to me! My boy is almost a toddler! Bittersweet.

Anyone Seen the Bridge?

Haha...Jen...I LOVED that! Yes, he has perfected the Anyone Seen The Bridge crawl, especially on the hardwood floors.

NINE Months!!!! (yesterday, of course)

(yes, he is posing for the camera!)


And once again, he has hit another milestone birthday! Nine months! WOW! He has now been in the world as long as he was in the womb. That is nothing less than amazing! He is rockin' and rollin' these days, and has pretty much tuckered me out! I was tired when he was born and the crazy weeks following his birth, but either I have forgotten what tired is...or keeping up with him is way more tiring than keeping up with a newborn!

The thing is, is that Nathan doesnt really crawl everywhere. Like he rarely attempts to go down the the stairs (unless he is chasing the cats), he doesnt really get into a whole lot (though it helps that our house has yet to be FULLY decorated and we dont have a bunch of stuff that he can get into...except Daddy's Office, which he never goes in, unless we are with him), nor does he crawl off to unknown spaces. He is very content to just crawl to me and then crawl up my leg for me to carry him around with me. I just dont think crawling is fast enough for him, nor is he content on being 30 inches (or however tall he is now...Doctor's appt next Friday will tell). He wants to be up...seeing everything that we see. If I sit on the floor with him, he is content...I think because he doesnt feel like he is missing anything, but when he is on the floor and I am up and about, he is missing out. It is very sweet and very promising that he is so inquisitive and curious. I also think that he doesnt enjoy crawling on the hard wood floors...;)

He still LOVEs books and his favorite is the Elmo book "SOOO Big". Its a pop up book at the end and he gets real irritated if you dont go fast enough to get to the pop up part.

He LOVES Jack Johnson! and he has started to "dancey dance" to music he likes. He just bobs his head a little or bounces his knees.

He puckers his lips when he eats fruit.

He chases the cats, and they are learning the name of that game!

He pulls himself up in his crib and we have had to lower his crib so he doesnt jump out. I will say that as bittersweet as it is to see him grow up so fast, one of THE most precious gifts is to go into his room after his nap and see him standing there waiting...he ALWAYS has a HUGE smile on his face and a little giggle in his belly.

He babbles and growls and says "ooooh" a lot!

He likes standing on his head to see what the world looks like from upside down. He loves it even more when someone makes him do a somersault!

He is learning to stack and to dump things out. He has also perfected the "Impatient Swipe" of his toys while waiting to be fed in his highchair.

He pulls himself up on the couch and the bed frame, and doesnt really show any interest in cruising...OTHER than he forgets he cant balance without holding on to something so he often times just lets go trying to go somewhere...and he falls. If I had to bet...I would say he will be walking by the time he is a year old, or very shortly after.

Nine months!

Nathan's New Toy!

How You Doin'?

Oh yes...the Adventures of Nathan and Audrey! We took the kids (we being: me, Liz, and Jeanne) downtown last week for a water adventure...and while we were packing up to go, Nathan HAD to flirt with Audrey a little. ;) Of course Keaton was the cool cat that he is and just chilled. It is so fun to watch the three of them together :)

Hmm, where is that draft coming from?

Yes, Yes, Yes, as predicted Nathan really enjoys playing Naked Nate. This morning, Jonathon went and got him and he had taken off his jammy bottoms. It is VERY cute, now...but I fear at age 5 I will get a call from the Kindergarten teacher telling me that my son wont leave his clothes on ;) The above picture is ONE of the times that Nathan as quickly crawled away while getting his pants changed or his clothes on....or atleasting ATTEMPTING to get his diaper changed and his clothes on.

Summer Fun!

Here in Louisville, they have a little "water park" area down by the Ohio River. Its basically a huge playground, and an area that has HUGE sprinklers. Anyways, the last couple of weeks it has been so hot here that Nathan needed some fun in the sun and a way to cool off...boy oh boy, do we have a waterboy on our hands! He LOVES it!!!

Whew! It has been a while!

WOW, I didnt realize it had been so long since I last updated Nathan! Derby came and went and we have just been super busy ever since! Hard to believe that Nathan will turn 9 months this Thursday (also, Uncle Matt's birthday!). NINE MONTHS! Wow!!! Here are a few pictures until I can get a real update together :) OH, and HAPPY MAMMA's DAY! :)

Learning to Share

The hard realities of life hit Nathan the other day when Audrey came over to play. He has his first lesson in how to share, and as you can see, it was a tough one. No worries, he quickly got over it and he and Audrey are still best buds :)

Crocidiles and Sweet Potatoes

The poor lad is such an unhappy boy...notice the very large croc tears ;) Never mind the gargantuan smile he is OBVIOUSLY being forced in to doing!

And yes, his fave...sweet potatoes! Notice the stains on his cheeks.

Creepin' and Crawlin'

It is official...the Nate Dawg is crawling!
Okay, he still rolls/creeps/skoots the majority of the time, but yesterday, he actually CRAWLED many times in the process! Of course, its still not fast enough for his liking so now he is also trying to get on his feet...but, doesnt quite understand that he can't use his hands, so he ends up on his hands and feet, and a bridge type position. Then frustration occurs because he cant move in that position (as seen above).

OH, and another update...he has another tooth! It is his upper left tooth, and it isnt quite in yet, but you can sure see it coming! No wonder he has been a drooling fool the last week or so! :)

Oh and while I am at it, I might as well just update a few other things that I hadnt gotten the chance to yet...let's see...

Books
Nathan LOVES books. Well, he no longer likes to just eat books (except the Baby Einstein book that Grand Mom Gerwing gave him. He LOVES to eat that book so we have banned it indefinately. Although, half of it is gone anyhow.), he now really enjoys being read a book. His favorite thing to do is sit in my lap while I read him a book. Its not just any old book either, he doesnt much like the books with actual stories, he prefers the simple books that just have pictures of animlas or other kids, or letters and colors. He is a simple kind of guy...;)

Cats
Nathan started noticing the cats a few months ago, but now he REALLY notices them and giggles when they come around. Lucky for us, and for the cats, they dont get too close...except Kitty. Kitty is so attention starved that she is brave enough to let Nathan "pet" her. She rubs up against him and WANTs attention from him, however Nathan normally grabs and yanks her, which isnt good. Kitty is a VERY good cat though, as she has never been agressive to him. She just sits there and takes it like a champ. This morning, he was testing out his new crawling skills and started crawling after her...she was a little uneasy about that, but I think she liked the attention.

YEAH!!!
Nathan has learned to clap his hands whenever we say "Yeah!". Or when he sees someone else clapping. The other morning, while getting ready for the gym, Regis and Kelly was on and Nathan was playing on the floor...when they introduced Regis and Kelly he saw everyone clapping, so he started clapping too! It was quite entertaining and one of those moments that the video camera should have been charged and ready to go!

Copy Cat
Nathan is such a copy cat. He will click his tongue if you do it first, or stick out is tongue after you do it. It is entertaining. He as started wrinkling his nose when he smiles or laughs, I think because I make that face to him a lot. Its fun to see what kinds of faces and noises he can make.

Thats all I can muster up right now...per normal I am sure I am forgetting something important...

And...some more....

Top o' the mornin' to ya...

Picture of the Day...drool and all ;)

I feel like all the pictures that I post look the same...Nathan smiling. Sorry if ya'll are getting bored with the same ol' same ol'....he is just so dang cute!

The Weight of the World...

Talk about carrying the future on your shoulders....

Sleeping Nathan....

Nate is Eight....MONTHS!

AAAAAArrrrrh! I had an extremely detailed update and just as I was ready to post it, the computer froze...I lost it all!! So...here is a picture until I have the time to update in full....