Ten Months Old!!

Sweet Little Reid is ten months today!  Can you believe it?!  We can’t!  We last updated you on his stats at 8 months.  Here’s the latest from Baby Reid…He’s now about 23 lbs and 29 inches!  He’s still bigger than most of his friends his age, but he’s getting leaner with all his activity and more picky eating.

On the Move:  Reid is a champion crawler!  He pulls up on everything and we’ve even caught him standing a few times!  He’ll push his musical table around the room and has started doing downward dog – which seems to be a step closer to standing on his own.  Check out this link to a video and you’ll get an idea of what I mean.  Sadie’s lazy days are over!  :)

Talking:  Well, “yapping” is more like it.  He babbles throughout the day and sometimes seems to know what he is trying to say.  By far, his favorite thing to say is “Da-da-da-da-da!”  And “Ma-ma-ma” also makes an appearance a couple times a day.  He knows what Momma, Dada, milk, water and Sadie are, and we are introducing signs to him for more words.  One of the most fun noises are the raspberries he gives to the baby in the mirror in the car.Eating:  Mr. Meatball is a pro at eating puffs!  If it is sticky or mush, he’d rather mash it up and throw it on the floor to Sadie.  (She’s now banned from eyesight when Reid is eating.)  But if it is a dry puff or a chunk of cheese, down the gullet it goes!  We start his meals with some finger foods and try to encourage him to try new things, but he is still mostly interested in his pureed meal.  We’ll keep trying!   

Playing:  He’s learned how to “play ball” with Sadie.  Which means he mostly holds the ball over his head, smiles, tries to hand the ball to SB, then (finally) throws it and screams.  Reid has lots of favorite toys but the loudest, and therefore most fun, is his ball popper.  If this photo had a soundtrack it would be a loud and happy screech. Sleeping:   I can’t tell you about Reid’s sleeping habits.  I’m too afraid I’ll jinx it.  Let’s just say that we don’t have anything to complain about now, and everyone – especially Sadie – is getting their beauty sleep.  He’s still super cuddly and often falls asleep in our arms.  We love it.

Future Outdoorsman:  On New Year’s Eve we took Reid on his first hike in the backpack to our favorite local trail, St. Edward’s Park.  (The backpack was a gift from our friends Jay, Brenda & Declan!)  He enjoyed it so much he decided to take a little nap. Throughout January he’s been outside a lot!  Bundled up for a walk when' it’s cold…

…just a hat when it is cool out and he needed to explore……or on an especially warm day, a coat or hat would get in the way of a good meal of leaves and dirt.Enormously-Huge-Genius-Brain:  Okay, maybe this is a *slight* stretch, but we were pretty impressed when he matched up the colors and pieces in his ball puzzle (from the Gentle family!)  We got so excited that we screamed and clapped and scared him!  But luckily, we didn’t scare him too much because he was back at it again this morning!

 

And believe it or not, Jer taught him to clap his hands for “If you’re happy and you know it…”  We have got to get it on video because it is awesome.  Guaranteed to make you happy!  :)

Mr. Personality:  Reid is a happy, loving little guy.  He is great at giving hugs, laughing and squealing with joy.  Just the other day, a man who saw Reid happily squawking and waving his arms said, “I wish I had something to be that excited about.”  That was yet another great reminder that we have an extra-special Little Dude.  We love our happy little Reid!!

Baby Reid Meets The New Puppy Kona!

Our very good friend Bev & David have a new puppy, Kona! 

Reid loved watching her tumble around.  Sadie, on the other hand, was nervous that we might add another “person” to the family!Kona was just as curious about Reid as he was about her, but we had to make sure that Reid wouldn’t hurt her! She’s an American Staffordshire Terrier, just like their beloved dog Jasmine was. Welcome, Kona!!  You have some great puppy parents!  :)

Cutie Pie and Sleepy Guy

Merry (belated) Christmas!

I know, I know.  The decorations are put away.  The holiday sales commercials have given way to the Valentine’s Day bonanza.  You are OVER Christmas.  Over. It.

Well, just like last year, I’m not quite over it and it’s mid-January!  I haven’t posted any photo’s of Reid’s first Christmas! 

Well, here they are…finally!  Here’s a few snapshots of how we celebrated Reid’s first Christmas!

Putting up (and trying to taste) the tree… Laughing at our own jokes…Pajama party and general chaos with cousins… Photo opp with Grandpa & Grandma… Hugging Momma & napping with Daddy…

Hanging with the other ‘09 babies and Daddies…

   Opening presents…

Click HERE to watch a funny video of Reid opening presents.  He went nuts!  :)

Playing with new toys…

And spending time together!!While we sure missed our family in Cleveland, we had a lot of fun with our family in DFW. 

Reid’s first Christmas was wonderful!  We feel so blessed to have him in our lives.  We couldn’t have asked for a better gift this holiday.

Merry Christmas! 

Hook’em!

We are getting ready to watch Texas play in the BCS Game. Go Horns!!

Afternoon Walk

I’m way behind on posting.  We have a bunch of photos from the last few weeks – including Reid’s first Christmas – but I haven’t made the time to get them up here.  So while I work on that, check out these two little sweeties from our afternoon walk yesterday.