9 Months!

The bird is 9 months!  Things have really gotten fun lately!  Current stats:

Head circumference: 75th Percentile
Weight: 20lbs 11oz - 55th %
Height: 29.5 in 85th %
Pulling up on EVERYTHING
Crawling EVERYWHERE
Loves to laugh and gets cracked up all the time
Starting to babble a bunch
Looked @ TC and said "dada"...Heart.Melted.
Starting to wave hello...haven't quite mastered goodbye yet ;-)
Taking 2 solid naps a day - 9am & 1pm - usually for 1.5hrs each time
Sleeping 7pm-6:30/7am
Major stranger anxiety and wants Mommy to hold him all the time (which I secretly love) :-)
Eating everything, but will let you know if he doesn't like it or want anymore
Current fave foods: Cheerios, Star puffs, bananas, any type of fish, chicken, fruit, mixed veggies, carrots, yogurt w/ flax seed, corn, bbq - any type, anything sweet (gee, I wonder who he gets that from)

Above all, we are just enchanted and in love with him.  He has captured our hearts with such a force that we never knew possible, and it's such a pleasure being his parents.  What an honor to watch this little guy grow and soothe him when he cries and laugh when he laughs!  I could go on and on and on...

Sweets

Are a total vice for me.  Actually I'm surprised I never ended up with gestational diabetes for all the sweets I ate when I was pregnant.  Therefore, I'm giving them up for Lent.  Yesterday through Easter.  There might be a cheat day or 2 here and there, but for the most part, it's time to give my body a break from sugar.

And although there is a vain, dietary component to this sacrifice, it is largely due to the Lenten season.  The 40 days and nights that Jesus fasted in the desert, which culminated into his death and ressurection, i.e. Easter.  What a sacrifice HE made for us and our sins.  If giving up my daily chocolate habit can help remind me of HIS sacrifice, then i've got it way too easy.

SeaWorld 2011

Of course none of the kids are looking @ the camera.  Good job Hunt for at least glancing in the general direction...

A fun little Saturday with the Ziegler/Conger cousins to Seaworld.  TR didn't totally get it, but the weather was gorgeous and the animals were amazing.  I'm sure it wasn't our last trip...

A day @ the park

One of these days I'll get around to posting something of more substance, but for now, here are some pics of a recent playdate w/ Will, Valerie & Cousin Hallie @ the park.  The weather has been gorgeous lately!