We couldn't resist and had some family photos taken in the bluebonnets at the end of April!
Monday, May 20, 2013
9 Months Old
We cannot believe Matthew is 9 months old! He keeps us extremely busy and we love watching him grow and change. He has learned so much this last month...
Weight: 18 lbs 1 oz (13th%)
Height: 28 inches (41st %)
New tricks: He is talking more now (can make mama, dada, gaga, baba sounds). We don't think he really knows we are mama and dada yet but at least he can make the sounds! He did look right at Brandon the other day and say "dada" so maybe he is starting to get it :) He cruises around now holding onto couches, chairs, the coffee table, the kitchen cabinets, etc. He can open pretty much all cabinets and drawers he can reach which keeps me pretty busy during the day! We obviously need to finish baby proofing the house :) He waves, turns pages of books, chases Bailey, eats finger foods, shakes his toys, "drives" his little car around the house, he can drink a whole bottle by himself, rides in the shopping carts at the grocery store now, and is now walking with a push walker!
Matthew LOVES: to empty my diaper bag! We go through this multiple times a day...whenever he disappears and it gets quiet I can almost always expect to find him sitting in a pile of stuff he has pulled out of my bag! Matthew also loves to bang on the DVR box and often manages to record shows! He still loves Bailey and is very into his little house now, his push walker, and his car walker. He loves to move and explore! He likes to go on walks in his stroller and sit in the grass - which turns into us trying to keep the grass out of his mouth :)
New foods: He is getting better at picking up finger foods but this is still a work in progress. He loves sweet potato fries! He also likes Cheerios now and is starting to eat chunks of fruits of veggies like squash, carrots, blueberries, black beans, and pears. We are working on the slimy stuff - he doesn't like to pick up anything too slimy (like bananas, avocados, pasta, sweet potatoes). We tried the baby food "pouches" this month and he loves them! They are mixes of fruit and veggies and he loves to try to grab the pouch and feed himself - they always end up being a mess but he loves them! He still loves yogurt and we have just started trying cheese too and seems to like that. For the most part he is still a good eater!
No new teeth this month...still just the two on the bottom.
Sleep...he is finally sleeping through the night! He sleeps from about 7:30pm to 5:00am. Usually he will drink a bottle at 5am (sometimes it's 4 and occasionally he will sleep until 6!) and go back to sleep for a little while which is helpful :) We are hoping he will start to sleep in a little longer but are both so relieved he isn't up 2 or 3 times a night anymore! He is still not a great napper but seems to be doing a little better. These last few weeks he has been taking 1 short (30 min) nap and 1 "long" (at least an hour) nap. Pretty much the only thing consistent about Matthew and his sleep is that it is inconsistent! We'll get there one of these days...
Weight: 18 lbs 1 oz (13th%)
Height: 28 inches (41st %)
New tricks: He is talking more now (can make mama, dada, gaga, baba sounds). We don't think he really knows we are mama and dada yet but at least he can make the sounds! He did look right at Brandon the other day and say "dada" so maybe he is starting to get it :) He cruises around now holding onto couches, chairs, the coffee table, the kitchen cabinets, etc. He can open pretty much all cabinets and drawers he can reach which keeps me pretty busy during the day! We obviously need to finish baby proofing the house :) He waves, turns pages of books, chases Bailey, eats finger foods, shakes his toys, "drives" his little car around the house, he can drink a whole bottle by himself, rides in the shopping carts at the grocery store now, and is now walking with a push walker!
Matthew LOVES: to empty my diaper bag! We go through this multiple times a day...whenever he disappears and it gets quiet I can almost always expect to find him sitting in a pile of stuff he has pulled out of my bag! Matthew also loves to bang on the DVR box and often manages to record shows! He still loves Bailey and is very into his little house now, his push walker, and his car walker. He loves to move and explore! He likes to go on walks in his stroller and sit in the grass - which turns into us trying to keep the grass out of his mouth :)
New foods: He is getting better at picking up finger foods but this is still a work in progress. He loves sweet potato fries! He also likes Cheerios now and is starting to eat chunks of fruits of veggies like squash, carrots, blueberries, black beans, and pears. We are working on the slimy stuff - he doesn't like to pick up anything too slimy (like bananas, avocados, pasta, sweet potatoes). We tried the baby food "pouches" this month and he loves them! They are mixes of fruit and veggies and he loves to try to grab the pouch and feed himself - they always end up being a mess but he loves them! He still loves yogurt and we have just started trying cheese too and seems to like that. For the most part he is still a good eater!
No new teeth this month...still just the two on the bottom.
Sleep...he is finally sleeping through the night! He sleeps from about 7:30pm to 5:00am. Usually he will drink a bottle at 5am (sometimes it's 4 and occasionally he will sleep until 6!) and go back to sleep for a little while which is helpful :) We are hoping he will start to sleep in a little longer but are both so relieved he isn't up 2 or 3 times a night anymore! He is still not a great napper but seems to be doing a little better. These last few weeks he has been taking 1 short (30 min) nap and 1 "long" (at least an hour) nap. Pretty much the only thing consistent about Matthew and his sleep is that it is inconsistent! We'll get there one of these days...
Walking with his new walker
Look at me go!!
With his alligator...the best we could do :)
9 months old!
Sitting up like a big boy in the grocery cart at Babies R Us
Recording his favorite shows
Emptying my bag and chewing on a shoe he found inside
Black beans for the first time...not his favorite!
Never a dull moment with this little one!
Monday, May 13, 2013
MS150 Weekend
Dallas
We drove up to Dallas the first weekend in May for Brandon's MS150. This is a 150 mile bike ride that raises money for MS research. Brandon and his brother rode together and Matthew and I spent time with the Hodge family and a few friends. Brandon and Michael did well and we all had a great time in Dallas!
MS 150
Learning to play the piano with Dad
Matthew met Uncle David
and Aunt Cathy! :)
Hanging out with Michael and Chelsea
Playing on Grandad's iPad
We went to visit the Solheids and Matthew and Addison got to play together...poor Matthew had a bad rash that day from all of his drool :( Addison was so sweet to "Baby Mafume"!
We had a great weekend!
Galveston
We took our first little family vacation with Matthew to Galveston! We went with 3 other families and had a great time. We wore Matthew out at the beach and pool both days so he actually slept pretty well when we were there...he even took a nap on the beach one day :) He loved watching the waves, playing with/eating the sand, and splashing in the pool.
Ready for the beach!
All of the kiddos...this was the best we could do!
On the balcony of our condo
Matthew loved watching the ocean
Snacks on the beach
Great weekend!
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