9 month check up

We took Ethan into the Dr. for his 9 month check up, this time no shots!!

He is right on track developmentally.

He is 19 lbs 13 oz (47%)

29 inches (74%)

He actually lost 2 lbs since he got sick this last weekend with really bad diarrhea caused from the amoxicillin that was for his ear infections. Poor little guy!

The Dr. said we should really be pushing the sippy cup more, so we can wean him off the bottle easier when he turns 12 months. But he's not too interested.

He is crawling around everywhere! He is always on the go. He is even crawling up the the coffee table and pulling himself all the way up on his own.

As for the holidays, We are spending Christmas Eve with Nathan's dad's side, Christmas day with his mom. Then on Sat. my mom and gang are coming to our house, and my dad and the gang are coming to our house on Sun. It's gonna be a busy four days!

Happy Holidays!

This past weekend we took Ethan up to Macy's in downtown Minneapolis. Every year they do a different theme. This year it is A day in the life of an elf. He also got to take his picture with Santa. Santa also had a real beard that Ethan loved to pull on, we had a hard time getting him to look at the camera instead of Santa.

We also bought our own real Christmas tree and got it decorated on Sunday. All the decorations are up as well. Also, we have ALL our Christmas presents bought!! It's nice to have that all done with.

Ethan has also finished his two seasonal and two H1N1 shots. He is now weighing in at 21 lbs. He is eating a lot if finger foods now. He also like to feed himself now. Which is nice sometimes, but that means he is growing up way too fast!

When he is on the ground he has been crawling backwards for awhile, and now he is starting to go forwards.....watch out.....he's gonna be in everything! He has been tuckering himself out lately too. He has been sleeping an average of 11 hours every night! Sometimes I wish he wouldn't go to bed soooo early :( But it's great for the weekends to sleep in!

We also gave Ethan his first hair trim. It's amazing how taking a little off the side and frint makes him look so much older. As you can see in one of the pictures, Nathan is growing a beard!

That's all for now.......

We brought Ethan into the doctor. He has been taking Amoxicillin for a left ear infection. He had just finished it when he started pulling at his right ear. But the doctor said that both his ears looked perfect and very healthy looking.

Here are his stats at 7 1/2 months:

Weight 19 lbs (50 percentile)

Length 29 inches (90 percentile)- I am glad that he is not going to be short like his mama :)

Because of his length we had to buy a new convertible car seat. The one we had only goes up to 29 inches or 22 lbs. Never thought that the height would have come first!

We bought a Britax Advocate. I think he really likes it! He sits up higher and it's a very comfy seat. And it had the best ratings that I could find.

He has 2 teeth on the bottom that are completely through and has 2 teeth on top that are partially through. He had started to grind them together, I think he likes the noise. (which sends his mother and father through the roof!!! It's like nails on a chalkboard. Hopefully that ends soon.

7 months

Ethan has just turned 7 months. Time is flying!

He is doing really well! He sits up on his own pretty good now. He is starting to try and crawl. He can get up on all fours and then he either goes backwards or if he tries to go forward he goes back to his tummy. I think he will be fully crawling shortly. If we put him on the floor, he will roll from one side of the room and back again. He is a mover!

His new "trick" is that he likes to pull his socks off his feet when he puts them in his mouth.

I am still giving him Gerber's baby food. I have put off making my own baby food until I am sure that I am healthy again. I had mono for the last couple of weeks. So I am thinking I will start in another week or two.

Today his daycare had their Halloween party, so everyone brought their costumes. Sandy said that Ethan really likes to chew on a girl, Summer's princess outfit. She kept saying that Ethan keeps getting my dress wet. Too cute.

Last weekend, I took Ethan back to Mankato and he took pictures with his cousin Colton in their Halloween costumes. I think he has only had to put on his monkey costume 9 times before Halloween has even come :o)

So far he is eating rice cereal applesauce, bananas, avocado, peas, carrots green beans, sweet potatoes, and prunes. He LOVES prunes! Just like I used to when I was a baby.

Here are some pictures of him eating recently........it is so fun when I put a little extra food on his tray, he loves to get messy and see what he can get into.

album 10\13\09 (88 photos), by Jessie Dormody

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6 months

Ethan has turned the big 6 months! He is now 25 1/5 inches tall and weighs 17 lbs 10 oz.

He is now eating baby food. He is eating applesauce, bananas, sweet potatoes and carrots.

We did a family photo shoot and his 6 month photos along with some Halloween pictures. He is going to be a little monkey. I will post as soon as I have them.

Ethan has done 2 over nights with Grandma Fran. Which was thankfully easier than I thought it would be. He is also going to stay with Grandma Kathy next week for 4 whole days when we go to Arizona for a wedding. Now that is going to be hard. But I know he will be having a blast and in good hands.

Ethan also has his first 2 bottom teeth! He was great through the whole thing. He was never fussy and it didn't seem to bother him, which we are grateful for.

What else....not much else new is going on. My job is going great and Nathan is keeping busy with Dog Watch. Even in this economy, DogWatch is still growing and doing better that years previous.