9 Months Old

Elijah turned 9 months old on the 16th. Sooo hard to believe! He's growing and changing so quickly. He had a well check up on his 9 month birthday and weighed in at 20.1 pounds (50th %) and was 29.5 inches long (90th%). This is the same measurement as last appointment for his length -- I was quite sure they had measured him wrong the last time and evidently I was right. He's healthy and happy -- what more could we ask for? He also got a flu shot -- such scary times with so much sickness being talked about! I pray we all stay healthy!

He's definitely becoming an independent little guy. He's crawling and pulling up everywhere now. He's really started to jabber a lot more in the last week or two. "Ba" is his favorite phrase along with "Eh". He loves to point, look at the pictures that are displayed around the house, and throw the ball amongst other things. He is an independent eater -- he'd completely feed himself if I'd let him -- just not sure we are quite ready for that!

A few pictures from the last 3 weeks...

Post game celebration! Keep up the good work, daddy!
I made it through the game, but now I'm ready for a nap! Soooo sweet!

EJ with the star QB and best "O" coordinator we know!

I LOVE this football!

Soooo HAPPY!

CRAWLING through my tunnel...

The Pumpkin Farm

A couple of weeks ago, Elijah, Holly, and I went to a local pumpkin farm! It was a gorgeous Sunday evening and we had such fun looking at all of the farm animals and pumpkins!

Elijah LOVES pumpkins. We sit on the front step often and "play" with the pumpkins.

At the grocery store this week, he spotted the pumpkins and pointed and "ehh"ed. I gave him one to hold while we shopped. While trying to decide what baby food to buy, I looked up and sure enough he was taking a bite out of his mini pumpkin! I freaked out, of course, but despite a little choking, the pumkin hasn't seemed to have had any other negative effects. When I took the pumpkin away, he screamed and screamed. We quickly found something else for him to "hold" and finished our shopping. In this same trip to the store, we found Elijah also has a love for balloons. He could not help himself but to point and point and point at the ballons flying above his head throughout the store and especially at the check out line!

A few pictures from the pumpkin farm! Enjoy!

More Video!

I hope you enjoy! Elijah is officially crawling as of today so hopefully we can get that captured soon!

Elijah's New Skill

Change, Changes, Changing

Wow, I can hardly keep up with Elijah these days. That sentence has meaning that is two-fold. One - I literally can't keep up with him because he's crawling all over! Two - I can't keep up with all of his changes!

Elijah has really blossomed in the last month! It is such a joy to watch him explore the world around him! He is becoming so independent!

ARMY crawling is his thing! He's quite good at it and can move prettily quickly when motivated! He has learned to go from belly to sitting. The first time I saw this was in the middle of the night. He was crying and I walked in and he was sitting in the corner of his crib. I just had to laugh. It was as if he was stuck sitting in the corner and crying because he was stuck. The first signs of pulling up have emerged as well. We finally moved his crib mattress to the lowest setting...just in time, I would guess!

He is waving hello and good-bye -- when he wants to. He is also pointing. He loves to point at Lauren's picture on the fridge! He points at his favorite things in the books we read ... cows, lambs, cats, and Elmo to name a few. This week he started to throw things and thinks it is quite entertaining...he likes to throw over and over and over again! In the bath tub, he is splashing and spinning and wanting to crawl or stand. He loves his bath toys and smiles as I present each one...Elmo, Cookie Monster, Ernie, rubber ducky (big and small), tugboat, empty soap container. He loves to put his hands in the air for several reasons....pat-a-cake, TOUCHDOWN, and "Sooo BIG." This week, I especially noticed that he has become a bit more vocal. He's never been a very vocal baby but he's been quite jabbery this week with lots of "oh"s and "ba ba ba"s among other babbles. He LOVES to eat and really likes to feed himself! He's had several new culinary experiences....macaroni and cheese & turkey and sweet potatoes in the baby food arena. Bananas, apples, cantaloupe, yogurt, cheese, cheerios, cheese puffs, cooked carrots, squash, and mashed potatoes in the non-baby food category....hmmm, I think that's it! Somebody loves to eat just like his daddy!

Well, I'm sure that I've left something out...but we'll get to the good stuff...PICTURES!

Tonight we attended the NCHS homecoming game! Elijah got to stay up way past his bedtime but had a blast! Here he is with his best bud, Noah!
This is also a picture from today. You can't tell but Elijah lunged off the couch and bumped his face today. Miss Janet caught him by his pants but his little check did get bumped. You could barely tell. He and Belle bumped heads earlier in the week leaving a little bruise as well. This is only the beginning of the BUMPS and BRUISES ! It obviously didn't bother him much as he appears quite happy in this picture! By the way, he makes this funny new scrunched up face and laughs ... his laugh sounds like he is sniffing. It is adorable!

Miss Janet and Holly were trying out some new hair styles! :-) Those eyes are so piercing that you don't even notice his hair, huh!?

Here is that adorable new face again! LOVE IT!!!

He can really move now! He is very good at "sweeping the floor!"

"I'm coming to get that camera, mommy!" I LOVE electronics!

This is my friend Ragedy Andy. He was daddy's friend when he was a baby. He makes me smile!

Waving "hello"!

This laundry basket is pretty fun!

My best friend in the whole world! I have such fun with playing with Holly and she takes such good care of me!

Here we are again after the NCWC win versus Salisbury. I tried to make it to the end but just couldn't!