All Over the Place

Ian is getting into all kinds of things. And eating lint, chips of paint, and Cherrios that fall out of his pants. And probably other tasty morsels that he gets to before I realize it. (Before you call Poison Control, let me say that I did find the majority of the soggy paint chip on his cheek. So he didn't swallow the whole thing.)

A new way to enjoy his excersaucer. This "sleep sack" is adorable, isn't it? It only slightly impedes crawling.Helping me sort the mail.

Stuck in the coffee table.
Climbing over everything. Pulling funny faces

Too Old for His Bed

This is one of those posts that prove parents think everything their child does is adorable.
Ian was taking a long time to fall asleep at his morning naptime, and was making all sort of strange noises in the meantime. So I peeked in, and saw him proudly sitting up, reaching over the side of his pack 'n play.
Two days ago he began both going from his tummy to sitting, and pulling himself up to a semi-standing position, so I knew it was only a matter of time before he would be ready to climb out of his pack 'n play bassinet. Sad day. I have really liked that setup. But seeing him discover how to look over the edge of his bed was so fun. He is adorable. (See, I told you this was going to be one of "those" posts.)




Eventually he pulled himself up to his feet. That was a first! Obviously it was time to makes changes in his sleeping arrangement.

Before I removed the bassinet, I had to get a video of Ian doing the funniest thing-- the bassinet will rock and swing with little effort, so Ian revs back and forth to get it to move. So cute.
A second video is of Ian climbing up the side of the bassinet.

8 MONTHS!

8 months old and the cutest he has ever been. He is crawling all over, climbing, and starting to pull himself up onto things. He likes flapping his arms, blowing raspberries, and giving High Fives (he even gave one to the pediatrician!)Check out his tooth in that last picture. He now has two on the bottom. We are so proud.

Scott took him in for a flu shot on Saturday, and Ian weighed in at 19 lbs. 13. (right Scott?) The little guy is getting taller and thinner all the time, and hasn't really gained more than a pound in the last 5 months. His eyes have settled on being blue-ish green-ish brown-ish.