Pictures

Standing...

Sharing...

Just watching...never know...he could make a move any minute...

Guess I'll have to investigate...

Does it have any buttons to turn it off or on?

Standing...

Daily Workout! Tough life...

Hugs for dad!

Ta Da!

Just playin'

Trying to get clean is all...

Our little family....

Check out those teeth...and that big old space...yikes!

Trying to share with cousin Cavyn...so nice

AH!!! Mom has too much fun with my hair!

My baby stood up in the bathtub this evening, grabbed the drain thingy and let go and stood there...for about 1 second...until I grabbed him! Um..I really don't know what he's thinking...but he's too little to be trying to be so big these days.

9 Months & 3 Weeks

Adrian is such a good baby! He has been crawling around all day, entertaining himself with his toys, or banging on the window and yelling at the dogs. Of course, he has a new scratch on his cheek, tried going down the stairs head first, put caulk in his mouth as well as tried to put a dirty rag when barry was cleaning the bathroom in his mouth. At one point I couldn't find him and he was inside the magazine coffee table and another time, he slyly and quickly made it to the top step before I noticed. Anyways, he's a pretty good baby!

Today he's drooling a lot...I wonder if he's teething again. Maybe he's just so excited about everything and forgets to close his mouth...leaky faucet.

He's so much more talkative these days. Barry says he sounds like the aliens on 'Mars Attacks'. He is waving a lot these days as well. We are encouraging clapping as well but he hasn't done it himself yet. Barry and I are using sign language for eat, water, bottle, play, wait, up, more, and all done. So far he hasn't started using them but he does stop whining when I sign and say 'all done' and 'wait' or 'up'. He just wants to be acknowedged I guess.

He's a tough baby, he doesn't cry when he bumps and bangs himself up unless he is actually hurt which isn't often suprisingly. Some babies cry at every bump but luckily he's not as dramatic. I recognize when he's bumped himself and acknowledge it (luckily I've had lots of experience and can hide my surprise usually) but Barry doesn't and when I asked him why he doesn't say 'uhoh or something' he said 'he's fine'-the differences in mom's and dad's I guess.

So I love making his food! Recently to our overstuffed freezer of baby food, I have added rice pilaf ground into texturous pieces, cooked shredded chicken, ground cooked butter beans, along with his lentils and all his vegies and fruits. He loves mango these days, feeding himself banana, and still loves his yogurt and avocado as well as chicken noodle soup.
Speaking of food, it's time for a snack of mango! He's stuffing his mouth.
Recently he's tried some new foods: orange juice, rasberries, and squash!!! I waited on squash since Barry's allergic/sensitive to it and I didn't want Adrian to have a reaction to it. I can't tell you how excited I am that he isn't allergic and that he also loves it. It's so good for you.
He also loves ummm....how should I say this?...chocolate...yes, the bad mother I am has given him tastes of chocolate. He likes dark chocolate the best. This mother of his has also given him peanut butter in the form of a chocolate peanut butter cookie. So he's not allergic to pb either!! He's tried tomato sauce but not a lot since this could also result in a sensitivity this young. Anyways...he love big boy food and feeding himself and is sometimes stubborn and doesn't want to try food since he's not doing it even if he's hungry and likes the food once he tries it. I see his Taurus tendencies coming out...just like his dad. Laid back but very stubborn when it comes down to certain things. I can live with two of them I guess.

His favorite game right now is 'I'm gonna get you'! He gets so excited he throws his toys into the air or his arms and practically hops away. Then he'll turn and chase you but if you look at him he'll turn around and try to get away as fast as his little crawlers will take him! It's so fun and his mouth hangs wide open the whole time! Hide and seek is fun also and he likes to cover himself with his blanket or crawl after me to find where I've gone.

He knows 'uh uh' means 'not allowed' and has listened by leaving whatever it was alone when I say this, such as the outlet and cell phone chargers and trash cans and dogs water bowls. He stops and looks at me like I caught him and then if he's in a listening mood crawls away. He sometimes is ornery and looks at me and then goes back to the outlet or whatever and I have to move him away. He's only 9 months but so smart!

I'm trying to get him on a nap schedule...or to have everyone keep his nap schedule. He naps from 9:30am to 11/11:30am and then again in the afternoon anywhere from from 1:30 to 3 for up to a couple of hours. He's in so many different settings that it's hard to keep everyone on the same page.

On other notes, work is busy, dogs are annoying me, Barry is out playing with his friends as usual and I'm still in my pj's. It's the weekend, don't judge! At least my house is clean, that makes me feel good and it's not even Sunday evening. We are going to rent a movie on pay per view tonight and I have a bottle of pinot noir and I'm making surprise wontons! Go me!

Last night we went to Boulder to surprise Melissa for her birthday. Tom got her friends and family together for dinner at the Walnut Brewery! Adrian was a trooper and didn't officially make it to bed until 11:30pm but did nap in the car.

Video: Climbing Down Stairs

Happy Valentines Day!!!!!!!!

Happy V Day All!

And now a word from Adrian: ';/.6ggf

Ok and now you know.

Dad is working today, mom is off and feeling semi-motivated but may soon lose that as she realizes how much there is to do on the weekends. Dinner at 6:30 at @ Enzios!

I often realize that A is growing out of his clothes and make a deal with myself: only 1 more time. Really he doesn't get to wear clothes enough before he grows out. If anyone would like to borrow clothes from me (Julie, Christie, Rachel) than call me and we can go through the boxes. I'll label what I want back but I don't mind sharing.

Adrian is feeling much better and is at the tail end of his month+ long sickness. Daddy stayed home with him Wed, Thur, and Fri. He wasn't feeling well, some sort of stomach thing, and 'I' (and by I, I do mean 'we') wasn't paying for child care if he was home.

A is a full time crawling and can book it up the stairs in less than a minute! Right now he's meandered into the hall and it's only days before he decides to go down by himself (hopefully the right way with all the practice we've been doing.) I hate gates. Hopefully we'll never have to use them.

Yay for Weekends!

Adrian was playing downstairs yesterday while mom was upstairs cooking and cleaning and he decided to come upstairs instead of whining for mom! Yay for newfound mobility and freedom! (Of course mom runs and gets the camera instead of worrying about Adrian falling backwards down the stairs and what to do about that. Mom says that the kid has to learn about gravity one way or another.)

Today was fun! Mom and Adrian got to hang out with Cousin Cavyn and Aunt Julie. We went to the park, a coffee shop, and Target. Then Adrian napped while mom ran errands to the bank, gas station to fill a leaky tire, and the library book drop.

Spring Canyon Park is awesome! It is an interactive playground for children with all needs. Wheel chairs even fit on most of the playground equipment. It has a special baby section too. Who loves to swing? Adrian! He also tried sand for the 1st time today sitting in the sand bowl. He posed as an Indian, wait he doesn't have to pose, he is Cherokee. He loves Cavyn and smiled a lot at him but didn't want to touch him since he still has a cold :( And that hat: How cool! Grandma Biss made that for Adrian for his first St. Patrick's Day coming up! And yes...mom cut herself some bangs as she is bored to death with her hair these days and doesn't have time to style it.

Mobile Munchkin

My baby climbed up 7 steps this evening! He's so big! He was so proud of himself as he climbed and I cheered him on.

Last night Barry and I went to a Baby Sign Language class. I didn't really learn anything new however Barry is psyched about it now! Goal accomplished...and the teacher was hilarious.

My childcare provider has decided to continue to watch Adrian on Th and F!!! She is also moving to a house with a backyard next month!!!

So happy it's the weekend!

Creeping..Crawling... All Around...

Well, we have mobile baby! He creeps he, he crawls (once in awhile), he gets into EVERYTHING, he pulls up, he chases cats and dogs, and he also dives off of beds! And his mom works for child protection....no one's perfect. Right now he's emptying the trash can in the office.

Did I mention he still puts everything in his mouth? Oh no! his butt is inside the trash can. He can't figure out what is going on. But it makes him laugh nevertheless.

I'm interviewing for a new childcare provider today and into next week. It's such a hard thing, especially b/c I have no time and I'd rather be home with him.

Barry's nervous about the stability of his job right now.

Grandma's b-day is on Wed! Big 5-0!!!