Timmy's 10 Months

Timmy is 10 months old now and we have a mover and a shaker!  He is a busy little boy who is always on the go.  It's hard to keep up with his mischievous ways!  His favorite activities include:  playing with whatever Hannah has at the moment, splashing in the cats' water dish, pulling on cords, and spitting food into the face of the person feeding him.

 He's cruising around the furniture and pushes toys (and chairs and stools) around while standing up, but hasn't taken that first step yet!

 We're trying to get him to eat some solid foods but he definitely prefers his bottle!  If he had to pick a favorite baby food I would bet on bananas.  He has an aversion to vegetables though!  Sometimes we can get him to eat some sweet potatoes if we're lucky.

Timmy, you did such a good job sleeping through the night this month!  It feels like maybe, just maybe, we've turned a corner with your night sleeping.  You've always been a great napper so we are thankful for that!

You just adore your sister, little guy!  She can make you laugh like no other and vice versa.  You love to get into whatever she's playing with but she has learned if she quickly swaps what she wants from you with a different toy you are easily distracted.  Let's see how long that lasts!  :) 

We love you so much, Timmy!  You have stolen our hearts!

Iceman Cometh 2011

We made it to the Iceman Mountain Biking Race for the 3rd year in a row!  We always love going up to Traverse City to see Daddy race.  We're so proud of him!

 This year we took the shuttle system a LOT!  It was hard to manage the stroller and all the kid stuff, but my friend Hilary was a HUGE help.  Timmy was such a trooper!  He's such a go with the flow kinda guy.  Hannah had a blast with Carleigh and Lowen, too!

Here's Timmy being his usual nutty self in his pack 'n' play.  He loves pressing his tongue and nose on the side of the crib because it makes Hannah laugh hysterically!

 Our hotel room was beautiful!  It looked right out onto the water and had wonderful amenities.  The kids had fun swimming in the pool and playing in the game room.

Happy Halloween

 We had a spooktacular Halloween!  Hannah got in to carving the pumpkin with daddy this year.  She had fun pulling our the guts...for about 5 minutes.  Daddy finished the gross part and then Hannah helped design the face.

 Timmy didn't go trick-or-treating this year, but he still got in the spirit and dressed up as our little Hershey Kiss.  My dad commented that he looked more like the Pope and I can't say I disagree :)

 We did our annual trick-or-treating around the block with our friends, Ashlyn and Sonya.  The girls had a blast and came home with a ton of loot!

October Update

We finished out the camping season a bit earlier than usual this year and Hannah was a big help cleaning everything up to get the pop-up ready for storage.  She's been daddy's big helper lately.  She also enjoyed sealing the front steps with her very own paintbrush.

Her favorite activity right now is dressing up as princesses.  If you have been to our house this month I would be surprised if you hadn't seen her prancing around in one of her dresses. 

 Both of the kids had check-ups with shots this month.  We are so blessed to have two happy and healthy little kids!

Timmy's 9 Month Stats:

20 pounds (41 percentile)
28.25 inches long (51 percentile)
18.25 head circumference (79 percentile)

This big boy has two teeth on the bottom and has four coming through on the top already.  He also loves standing in his crib and we had to lower his mattress right away after we found him doing this one day after his nap!

Hannah's 4 Year Stats:

34 pounds

41 inches tall

As you can see, we've also spent most of the month rooting on our favorite baseball team.  Go Cards!

Timmy's first time in a shopping cart!  Hannah just loves the responsibilities that come along with being a big sister.  She kept him entertained the whole trip.  I love that Costco has these big cards to fit both of the kids!

Spicer's Orchard

 We had a a wonderful time with Hannah's preschool friends at Spicer's Orchard.  We rode on a hayride and then picked out two little pumpkins.

 Then we enjoyed some donuts and cider and played in the Children's Area.  It was a cold day, but fun to have some quality time with just Hannah.

 

Timmy's 9 Months Old

 Timmy boy you are NINE months old now!  Those days of reflux are long gone and you are all smiles now (except when teething or fighting double ear infections, but I don't blame you!).  You are such a wonderful addition to our family.  We all adore you to pieces!

You drool a bunch and chew on anything you can get your hands on to help with the teething process.  We've started a bunch of solids with you.  Your favorites are sweet potatoes, bananas, mangoes, and Puffs.  Your gag reflex is still pretty strong so we're holding off a bit on little pieces of "real" food.

 

Lately, I've been walking in to your room to you giggling and standing up in your bed.  Daddy lowered your mattress so you won't get hurt and possibly fall out of your crib.  You still like to stand up to greet us when you wake up and now your mouth is at the perfect level to teethe on the the side of the crib.  Why on earth did we buy the conversion kit to turn this crib into a headboard/footboard for a double bed someday?  I think you will have it pretty well destroyed by the time we're ready for that :)

We also installed the baby gates both going up and down the stairs.  You are a mover and love to explore the house, especially the cat food dish!  That water is so fun to splash in.  You're crawling fully off of your belly now and also pulling yourself up on furniture and crusing around it just a bit.

Your bedtime is between 8 and 9 o'clock and you've been pretty good about sleeping through until about 7 a.m. (again, when you're not teething or fighting ear infections).  You still enjoy a quick morning nap for about 30 minutes when I allow you to and we're not on the go keeping up with "Sissy."  Your afternoon naps are for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours, but if you miss your morning nap sometimes I can get you to nap for a little more than 2 hours.  You seem to be growing out of that quick 30 minute evening nap right after dinner and before bedtime, but haven't quite let go of it completely yet.

 I still think you look so much like I did when I was little (see above), but most people say you look just like daddy.  We think you're just cute as a button no matter who you favor in the family.

Your big sister loves you to pieces.  She really enjoys teaching you new games, but sometimes you make her frustrated by going after her toys that you're too little for.  She also loves to make you laugh and can get you going very easily compared to the rest of us who have to work for your giggles sometimes.

We love you, Timothy!!!

September Update

September was packed with fun!  We returned from our trip to St. Louis and the next week kicked into fall routine.  Faith Quest, the program I coordinate for children at church, started off strong with about 25 children.

We were able to squeeze in a fun afternoon at the Northville Theater with our friends Addison and Jen to see Rapunzel.  The girls enjoyed it and it was wonderful listening to their giggles.

Hannah had her first day of 4-year-old preschool, too.  This year she goes 3 days a week.

She's also starting up ballet/tap classes again this year.  We tried classes a few years ago but I was unhappy with the Studio so we took a break.  Hannah's been begging me for months to start dance class again so I finally caved.  So far, we have been very happy with the new place!

 Mr. Timmy turned 8 months old already.  He is such a happy boy!  Hannah loves to make him laugh and is very responsible about helping with him.  She has been so good about trying to get him to smile when he is upset and keeping the small pieces to her toys off of the floor since he is officially mobile!  Baby gates went up this month so he won't go toppling down the stairs. 

 

On Sunday, the 18th, Timmy was dedicated at Fellowship Evangelical Presbyterian Church.  JuJu and PaPa were there to celebrate as well.  We are so blessed to have him in our family and pray that the Lord uses Timmy to do amazing things for Him.

 Timmy hangin' with his PaPa