Liam is 9 Months Old!

**P.S Sorry for my pictures...I can never get them lined up....motion sickness might occur.

-Liam is a monster at 26ish pounds!  I'll have a more accurate weight amount after his well visit next week.

-He had some trouble sleeping this past month because of teething and a growth spurt that was making him wake up to eat a few times, but other than that he is doing well sleeping!!

                                                

-He is a super stander and is even trying to stand on his own.  He will stay up about 3-5 seconds before his toosh hits the ground!  He pulls himself up on EVERYTHING.  And because he is such a chub, he will sometimes pull whatever it is on top of him because he's heavier (canvas toy bins, his bumbo, his table toy, etc).

-He still only has one tooth...I thought he was popping another one, but I was mistaken.  But soon two more will be coming!!!!  I can see them through his gums!

-He is still a little piggy, but isn't too fond of meat.  I think it's a texture thing, so we'll just keep experimenting.  Other than that, the only extras that have been incorporated into his diet are finger foods, crackers, gerber cheese puffs, etc.

-He is starting consonant sounds more frequently.  "NiNi" is his new sound.

-He's getting really flexible with his schedule as far as naps are concerned and bedtime, too.  Syd was always really good about that since I had a different school schedule every semester.  He will fall asleep if he's tired enough while we're out running around, and bedtime is a breeze now.

-Naps are switching between 2 and 3 when we are home.  He used to always fall back asleep around 8:30am (after he woke up around 6am), and sleep until 10:30 or 11am, but now he skips that sometimes. So instead he will just nap around 12/1pm and then sometimes around 4pm depending on his mood.  Sometimes he will just do the 12/1pm nap and only have 1 a day!  We'll see how this turns out next month.

-He now knows our food is edible, too.  So anytime we're eating, he'll rush up to us and just stare at the food waiting for us to offer him some.  He does the same thing with drinks.  Syd had a bottle of water and he saw it, spit his binkie out and opened his mouth! HAHA!

-His new thing to do is to start crawling around on the hard floor and then sprawl out.  It's so funny because it's so random!

-He also is obsessed with crawling all over everyone!  Most of the time I'm sitting on the floor and the moment I do, he crawls over to me, crawls all up on me, and stands beside me holding my shoulder and pats my back. HA!

-He is still wearing mostly the same size clothing.  I am already ordering some winter clothes and I chose 3t shirts.  They will shrink and he'll have room to grow.  I haven't bought pants yet so I'm not sure on the sizes for those.

-He is still wearing a size 5 diaper.

-He is still using a binkie, but not every second.  I'm not worried about it.

-He now feeds himself his bottle at every feeding.  Such a big boy!!

-He LOVES cats.  Let me explain...we have a Hello Kitty metal poster and every time he sees it he gives it a big kiss.  He also has an animal book, and whenever he sees the kitten inside he gives it a big kiss, too!  AND he follows our cat around everywhere, and I'm sure that's why he likes them.  It's just so cute that he kisses all of the pictures of cats he sees!

-He's still obsessed with Monsters Inc.  I think that will be is Halloween costume!

-He's becoming more open to strangers, and by strangers I mean people he's seen, but never let hold him before.  Hopefully that gets better.

-He likes to pull out wipes from his wipe box and smell them.  It's so funny.  He pulls one out, looks at him, crumbles it in a ball, and then smashes it up to his nose and gives a big sniff.  It's hilarious.  It's complete coincidence, but he will also pull a wipe out while he is leaning forward in a crawling position, and then swipe it by his side...totally looks like he is trying to wipe himself.

-He is obsessed with the vacuum.  Syd was terrified of it!  He just follows it around.  Sits on it, touches it.  Pretty much loves the vacuum.

-Bath time has become playtime.  He loves it and can now enjoy some toys in the tub without landing face first in the water.

-He seems to have really great fine motor skills...i.e, picking up really small pieces of food, turning pages on board books, etc.

-He's been having some pretty bad eczema problems, but it seems that I am starting to get it under control with magic California Baby Calendula Cream.  Expensive, but AMAZING.

              

-Sydni is still his bff/playtime bud.  Too bad she starts school in less than 2 weeks.  He's going to miss her so much!  He always leans forward in his car seat when I put him in to check to see if she's sitting beside him.  Love it.

 -He is SUCH a happy baby!

Liam is 8 months old!

-Liam is tipping the scales at 23lbs!  Can you believe it??

-He took his first road trip.  We went to Iowa for my grandparents memorial service and he did amazing.

 -He loves listening to Jimmy talk on the phone.  It's hilarious!  He just smiles from ear to ear!

-He's still a great sleeper.  He gets between 10-12 hours a night.

-He has now surpassed crawling and is pulling himself up and standing with assistance.  Before I know it, he will be walking!!  I'm so not ready for that!

-He got his first tooth!!  The bottom right central incisor.  Specific huh? HA!  He didn't even really get fussy popping the tooth....I was surprised because Sydni was HORRIBLE when she was teething.

-He's started eating meat.  He eats chicken mixed with rice, and he just started turkey mixed with pasta this week.  He loves them both!

-He still eats like a little piggy.  He has a 6-7oz bottle when he wakes up, then a 4-5oz bottle with fruit and cereal.  Then he has a 5-7oz bottle with veggies and cereal.  And then he will have a 7oz bottle and fruit and turkey & pasta, or chicken & rice.  Sometimes he has an extra bottle in there and sometimes he doesn't.  He still has yogurt and gerber puffy stars for snacks.  And of course lots and lots of water!

-He says or I like to think he does, "mamamamamama maaaaa mama!" When he is in his room going to sleep and upset.  HA!

-He loves sitting in shopping carts now.  He seems to really the cart cover!

-He went to the zoo for the first time!  He did great!  He really was really paying attention to the hippos and elephants!  He rode the carousel with Sydni and LOVED it!!

-He is still bff with his sister!  They play everyday all day!  She's always helping him find toys, or she makes sure he is staying safe if I have to walk out of the room for a second.  She will feed him, help with baths, the whole nine!!  I'm so lucky!

-He is going back and forth between 1 and 2 naps a day.  He will either nap from 12-3, or 12-2 and 4-5. I'll take it either way!

-He likes to crawl and then sporadically go up on his toes!  It's so funny!

-He's figuring out more and more each day that he can use the rails on his crib to try and stand up.  He hasn't succeeded yet, but I'm waiting.

-He likes to sit on his knees.  He will act like he is going to stand up, but instead he just stands on his knees and then sits back.

-He is now officially napping in his crib! YES!!!!!!

-He is still wearing 18-24 month clothes, but they are starting to get a little snug.  The 2t, 3t, and sometimes 4t are nice and roomy for my big guy!

-He's still in a size 5 diaper.  I think he will be in those for a little while still.

-He still is a binkie baby.  We do have a few long binkie breaks in the middle of the day and he doesn't seem to notice.

-He's now a pro at his sippy cup.  The one that works best for him is the Dr. Brown sippy cup.  It doesn't leak and he can drink really well out of it.

-When forced, he will hold his bottle and feed himself.  The little turd knows how to do it, but prefers that we do, so unless I refuse to do it, he won't!

-He is such a happy baby.  He is always laughing and smiling and having such a good time!

-His hair is getting REALLY long.

-Liam had his first 4th of July and saw the fireworks for the first time!  He loved them!  He love

-No shots this month!

Surprise in the mail!

So, yesterday I didn't get the mail because it was SO HOT outside.  So Jimmy went for his nightly run and came back into the bedroom with this...

Okay.  What is it and wow it's huge.  I didn't order anything...I was quite confused.

So I started opening it and while I was trying to get the plastic off I saw on the bottom of the box it said "Vocal Point." <----- It's a survey/sample trying/message board place.

So when I opened it, this is what I found.

Isn't that HUGE?  It's full size!  Not even sample size.  SCORE!  It even came with this pair of socks to use with the product!

I don't even remember signing up to get this sample...so it was pleasant mailbox surprise!  I love getting stuff in the mail!

Okay, so what is it?  It's called Downy Upstopables in-wash scent booster.  You just put some of the bead/pellets into the washing machine and it infuses the scent into your clothes for more than 30 days!  The scent they sent me is called "fresh" and it smells....well fresh!  It even works with washers that require "He" detergents, which I was worried about because that's what our new washer uses.  So the socks they sent were to use for when you try the unstopables for the first time so that you can see if the scent really does last.

My results are that when the clothes are dried (or in my case I did towels) they smell YUMMY.  Now I just have to see how long it lasts (that is, if we don't dirty all of the towels before 30 days, which we will).  I only used like 1/4 of a capful and you can use up to a full capful (which seems like a lot to me) and it was smelly enough for me.  Maybe for sheets I'd use more.  Anyways, I can't wait to get more samples in the mail!!

Randoms

1.  Liam popped a tooth. OMG.  My baby is so old!!!!

2.  I still can't find a job.  It bums me out.  BUT I do get to stay home with my kiddos and what could be better than that?  I should stop complaining.

3.  Jimmy is going to LA for his Birthday to see Rage Against the Machine at LA Rising (a concert) with a friend.  My mom bought him tickets, his dad gave him airline miles and....well it was my idea!  I am jealous, not because of the concert because I could care less about Rage (but I do enjoy how often sirius plays their songs), but because I've always wanted to go to CA!!  I always wanted to move out there and go to hair school and be a celebrity hair stylist!!

4.  I can't wait to see soooo many movies!  Let me just list them to you.

~~Horrible Boss: Feat. Jason Bateman (love him), Ryan Reynolds (yum), Jennifer Aniston (love her, too).  It looks HILARIOUS.

~~Transformers 3 Dark of the Moon: Feat. Lots of people.  Let me just say, Sydni LOVES Transformers.  Her favorite is Bumble Bee.  When I took her to see the second one and she thought Optimus had died, she turned to me and whispered, "umm, okay we can go now.  I don't want to see the rest."  When I told her that it wasn't going to end with Optimus dying she said, "oh...okay!  We can stay!"

~~Bad Teacher: Feat. Cameron Diaz (eh), Jason Segel (LOVE!), and Justin Timberlake (surprisingly enjoyable as an actor).  Again, a comedy....my favs.

~~Cars 2: Okay, who didn't loves Cars 1??  I did!!!!  That's the only reason I need to have to see the second one!

~~The Smurfs: Feat. Neal Patrick Harris (Love him!), Katy Perry, and George Lopez.  I watched the Smurfs growing up and LOVED them!

~~Happy Feet 2: Again, who didn't love Happy Feet 1????  The music was AWESOME, and Happy Feet was a.d.o.r.a.b.l.e.

~~The Muppets: 2 words- Jason Segel.  Enough said.

~~The Vow: Feat. Channing Tatum (o.m.g) and Rachel McAdams (Love her).  Seriously...sappy Notebook like romance??  OF COURSE!  Watch the trailer.  I'm seriously obsessed.  I love those Notebook/Dear John/P.S I Love You squishy movies.

Wow, maybe this post should've just been about movies!  HA!

One last thing.  Sydni is having a sleepover this weekend with a total of 6 girls! OMG.  Am I crazy?????  I hope I survive!