10 Months!

Hello friends!  I have been 10 months old for 12 days now and I am not very happy that I am JUST getting to do a post!  Silly Mom, she said she needed to finish writing about all of our NY adventures first.

We had a great vacation, but I am having just as many adventures now that I am back home!  I finally had my 9 month old doctor appointment, about one week before I turned 10 months old (7/19/11)!  The doctor told Mommy that I could start trying some yogurt, cheese, bread, and other things that sounded yum-a-licious!  Here were my stats:

Length: 29 1/4 inches (75th%)

Weight: 21 lbs. 4 oz. (56th%)

That meant that Mom and Dad had to switch me into the big boy carseat and Momma doesn't lug me in the carseat on her arm anymore.  I only had to have one shot at the doctor this time and when she did it I cried for a second (it is OWIE) but then she put a bandaid on and I was very distracted - I ripped it right off so I could get a better look at the Snoopy on it.  Mom tried to put it back on twice, but I just ripped it off again!  There was no blood, and I'm a big boy, Momma!

Sadly I have to report that when I had my first yogurt (my first dairy!) later that week, I broke out in hives all over my face and arms.  I keep hearing Mom and Dad praying that I do not have allergies, but I haven't gotten to try yogurt since...

One of the first things I did after our trip was conquer my own set of stairs - nice and curvy, 16 in all!  We usually count them on the way up and the way down, so I knew how many I had to go.

Mom read that if she took the couch cushions down, I would have a flatter surface to cruise on.  I saw that there was a giant TAG on the couch and I climbed right up!  For some reason Mom hasn't taken the cushions off since then.

I'm also getting all sorts of fun things to drink out of - a couple different sippy cups and even a cup with a straw!  I like trying to slurp through the straw and the sippies are still a bit challenging...but not if I lay on my back!

You know how much I love blueberries?

This much!

My momma has been thinking about switching to cloth diapers for quite some time, and she finally ordered a few for me to try out.  They are very soft and we are managing about three a day right now.  I guess when we stock up on some more (trying other kinds, too) I will be a cloth baby!

These are called g diapers.  I have a "sunshine yellow" one too.  They are soft, comfy, and very good for the environment!  Don't worry - it's not too tight, I'm just stickin' out my belly!

 I do lots of climbing these days, usually with all of my available appendages...you know...my left hand, my right hand, and my mouth!

I found a really great spot for drumming the other day.  The only bad part was that when I was finished, I couldn't get out!

This is the best Momma could get for a 10 month picture.  Daddy lowered the crib to the lowest setting and I don't really like to sit around anywhere!  I'd much rather be up bouncin' and cruisin'!

This is what I do now when it's time to get up...or at least when I think it's time to get up!!!

Lots of Love!

C

1st Trip to the Treehouse

Our last few days in NY were spent getting in as much family time as possible.

We got to swim with friends - a little warmer than the river!

Our friend Sarah does a pretty awesome flip off their diving board...Laura and Jonathan both tried multiple times and I'm pretty sure that they had sore backs for a few days... :)

Even Marmee got in...with Big Bird...

We visited Green Lakes where Laura is now the director for 

TOM Learn to Swim (my old summer job)!  

I'm sure she's doing an awesome job!  

When she was done for the day she let C stick his toes in...

rivers and lakes and pools, oh my!

If you didn't know...my dad has a property with a treehouse on it.  

I'm sure you want to know more - so ask Bob! :)  

We waited to take the baby boy until Jonathan was there with us...

Here we are crossing the creek.  Try not to be jealous of Laura's boots I have on.

Feeding the trout!

Waving to Papa...luring the fish out from upstream.

Jonathan did a little snorkeling/exploring...I'm sure it was FREEZING!

We stayed high and dry on the front deck.

Getting the "waterproofed" flashlight to check out the cave.

We had a great time, thanks Dad!

One pic from the long trip home... a break for crawling (in C's case) 

and skipping/panting (in Otto's case) around!

Beautiful Vacation Time

Early morning stillness at the river...day after the wedding.

Did I mention that every single day since we had been traveling, C had been waking up between 5:15 and 5:45?  Two hours earlier than normal?!  I am definitely a night person and had been staying up late working on things (or just up til 3am on the wedding night) and was experiencing some serious exhaustion with little boy's newly designated wake up time.

...but...we still managed to make the most of it!

Uncle Chip had to take some guests back to the mainland at 6:45, so we went for a little boat ride!

Whoops...crooked island!  You can still see the tent - everything was washed down with a little night time rainfall.

I stuck C's toes in the river earlier in the week, but we decided to try to let him float a little...

He decided he would rather keep his toes out of the freezing river!

Finally got a little splash time in.

At the little house in the "big kid" porch chair!

Smooches in the big house kitchen.

The ring game!  He was a PRO!

Grandpa, what big eyes you have!

I heard that babies like to suck on lemons and limes because their tastebuds are still developing...

Guess not for Connor.  Ha!  Poor baby.

The weather got a little warmer and the water temperature got up 

to a whopping 67 degrees (Farenheit, my dears!), so C took a little float!  

I think his skin stayed cool for the next 2 hours...which was nice 

since he had been a sweaty boy recently!

First time driving the Bertram!

Jonathan and I both love to waterski and hadn't in a few years, so we got in early on our last morning while the river was still pretty "calm".

Slalom!

Waving to my spotter (cute little boy!)

Otto had been at "summer camp" with his Nana and Grandpa for a good 5 weeks at this point.  He is not the greatest traveler (pants, whines, does not like to sit or lay down unless on the highway and in someone's lap) so we were nervous about what that would look like with Connor in the car as well.  I guess they were both totally exhausted, because the minute we began our drive to Syracuse, they were both sound asleep in the back seat!  They actually traveled really well all the way back to NC.

We made a quick stop in Watertown to see some of my favorite people that I haven't seen in forever!  On the left is Dr. Baxter, one of my Potsdam professors that I got to do some studying and traveling with, and my friend Shannon is in the middle, she is a Potsdam AND Syracuse buddy!

It was awesome to catch up with them quickly - and for Jonathan (and C) to finally meet Dr. B since I had told him so many stories!  

It's nice to recap our vacation but there's just a little left....guess that means we need to go back soon! :)