I'm Lovin It

Joseph's top two incisors were at last captured on film this weekend while he laughed hysterically at Jay and Rosco playing tug with a new toy. He's sporting quite the space between the two front teeth, which I have to say reminded me of my sister when she was little, but Jay insists that he had a big gap in his top baby teeth too. We went out to our first family breakfast that Joseph could actually partake in....enjoying his first Belgian waffle and sausage patty. And though as a parent I am not proud to admit it, he also tried his first McDonald's french fry today. You can imagine Jay's excitement. Joseph however ended up with some pretty upsetting gas. Coincidence? I think not. Though I still have very fond feelings for the fast food giant.

Joseph's First Set of Wheels

He can't quite push it around the room yet but he can sit on it and beep the horn. This week he tried lots of new food like broccoli, graham crackers, carrots, apples, raisin toast, and muffins. His teeth aren't bothering him as much, but he still hasn't found the perfect toy to put in his mouth and satisfy his chomping desires. His cold is getting better but he's still stuffy and coughy, and yesterday woke up with a new surprise - pink eye! Woo hoo!

On the floor with Dad

Joseph has still been able to play with daddy despite Jay's back troubles....they hang out on the floor and I try to disappear every now and then and return when I hear crying. Joseph's latest favorite thing is to stick his hands in your mouth and feel your teeth. Teeth seems to be his general theme lately, as his own two front teeth have caused a lot of unhappiness in our house and at daycare over the past few days but as of today his daily report listed "much happier" for mood instead of "VERY fussy". Both teeth have broken through the top of his gums and we are now eagerly awaiting their arrival front and center. He's also starting to move around a lot more...not crawling....but as you can see from his latest pose he no longer just sits on his butt. This past weekend I entered the room with a bottle, set it on the floor next to me, and before I could lift Joseph into my lap to feed him he had stuck his butt up into the air in a bear crawl position and tried to catapolt himself towards me, but much to everyone's sadness, fell right on his head. We tried to disguise our laughter.

9 Month Stats

Height: 31 1/4 in (100%)
Weight: 21 lbs 9 oz (70%)
Head: 45 3/4 cm (70%)
Teeth: 2 on the bottom already, and 2 more getting ready to break through on the top!

Joseph is 9 Months Old!

So many changes in our little man between 6 mos and 9 mos! Sitting, rolling around, eating with his hands, clapping, mimicking and of course growing (we'll have our latest stats later this week from the doctor). This weekend Joseph has rolled over onto his tummy in his crib more than a handful of times, and each time I've come into his room to rescue him after listening to his squeaks and squawks over the monitor over his displeasure with trying to sleep on his belly. Yesterday I was petting Rosco, and after Joseph watched me intently for a few minutes, he swatted my hand away and started petting Rosco in the exact manner that I was (as opposed to his usual attempt to grab a fistful of Rosco's ear or hair). And sometimes when you clap your hands or stick your tongue out, he'll do the same thing right back at you. As far as food goes he's starting to enjoy finger food more, so we've started whole peas and are going to try some bananas this week.
Regarding the pictures, I did in fact have Joseph all dressed up in a very nice preppy outfit from babyGap, but of course that was pointless because even though he did not spit up all over it (I had a HUGE bib on him until we sat him down in front of the camera) none of the poses with clothes were all that great, and since he had so much drool on his collar halfway through I decided to go naked for the rest. The amount of drool coming out of the little man's mouth these days is incredible. Today within 30 minutes he'd soaked through his shirt so I have now resorted to putting bibs on him while he plays.

Step on a Crack, Break Daddy's Back

Well we assume those weren't the thoughts going through Joseph's head before Jay starting having his recent bout of back trouble. Seems Jay's vertebrae aren't lined up the way they are supposed to be so he's on bed rest and off little man duty for the next week or two. Hopefully Joseph inherited mamma's vertebrae. ;) Joseph's still loving bathtime, and playing with all of his new toys that are now the dominating decor in our house. He continues to drool like crazy and chew on everything he can get his little hands on. He's fascinated by buttons or strings that hang off your clothes and will chat your ear off all day long with his "ra ra ra" and "ma ma ma" sounds. He's still sleeping 11 or so hours a night and napping off and on during the day. We head to the doctor on tuesday for our latest stats....judging by the strain on my biceps and the tightness of his size 3 diapers I'm going to guess that he is closer to 25lbs than 20....we shall see!