9 Months

My baby is getting too big all of a sudden.  Now that he sits, he's content to play on his own more often and before I know it--he's going to be mobile and all over the place.  For now he hasn't figured out crawling or standing up to furniture, but he scoots backward when he lays on his tummy on the floor and manages to get stuck in random places.

At his 9 month checkup, he weighed in at nearly 18 pounds, putting him in the 10th percentile for weight.  Compare that to the 97th percentile for head circumference!  I love how the pediatrician carefully explains that what this means is 3 out of 100 boys will have a head larger than his.  Don't worry Nash, it worked out fine for your brothers.

Nash has some white-blonde hair starting to fill in and even stick out in some places.  Still no sign of teeth, but that's normal for my boys.  He loves clapping and making noise including saying, "da da da" all the time. Nash has a habit of pinching the inside of my arm when I hold him and I've got the bruises to prove it.  I try to clip his nails a couple times a week because in addition to pinching, he loves to grab at my mouth when he's nursing.  Not fun getting my lips scratched several times a day.

Nash loves food and gets mad at me if I don't feed him baby food fast enough.  He still goes bananas if someone has a drink around him and they don't offer to share.  I wish I could say he was still sleeping great, but he bumped up his nighttime feedings to two instead of one and we're still trying to get back on track.  He just doesn't like missing out on any of the action and lets you know he's not happy about bedtime.

Nash loves looking for Lola first thing in the morning, playing with his brothers and making messes, "helping" me vacuum, snacking on anything and everything he can get in his mouth, being outside, and of course--being held by his mom!

Month in Photos - July

We celebrated the 4th of July with swimming in the morning, a pizza picnic lunch and a BBQ at the Gibb's that evening.  Jack was the only one to see any fireworks because he stayed to have a sleepover with Dewy while the other boys went home to bed.

This fair-skinned baby loves the water, but needs constant shade to be outside in this desert heat.

Nash has gotten to the age where he does not want his brothers taking something he's playing with.  He was fiercely guarding this golf club that he loves to hold.

The older two got to have a "boys' weekend" with Dad and they all headed to Page to visit Dana and Todd and go boating on Lake Powell.  They were busy being explorers while they waited for the van to get loaded so they could leave.  I swear they play the best when they're about to go somewhere or it's almost time for bed!?

This is probably my new favorite picture!  I love the look on Nash's face.  Lola likes to crowd right up to him hoping to get pet.  Instead she gets whacked with a toy or her hair pulled, but she doesn't mind.  And it's rare to get a picture of her because she constantly barks at any kind of camera.

Nash LOVES the vacuum and likes to think he's helping even though it makes the work that much harder lugging him around with me.

We've had the best weather this month as far as July's in St. George go.  Lots of cloudy afternoons and even rain.  We've been able to go to the park without melting in a puddle and Ryan has mastered an awesome Frisbee toss.  Catching one is another story :)

Jack loves playing at the pool and coming up with new tricks like jumping over Nash's raft.

...and this is how he entertains himself while Ryan is having his swim lesson.

I helped sew headbands with dreadlocks for a YW girls' camp project and I let Jack use the leftovers for his pirate outfit.

My sweet mama's boy...

Month in Photos - June

In the beginning of June we spent a nice weekend in the mountains at East Canyon Resort.  The boys loved walking to the park, playing some mini golf, swimming at the pool and having a party with all the Chambers' cousins where we drew names and exchanged birthday gifts for the year.

On our way home, we made a stop at Grandpa and Grandma DeWitt's house to visit and feed the turtle.

Both boys took swim lessons from the same teacher Jack had last year and loved.  Jack was fearless and looked forward to going every day.  Ryan took some coaxing and didn't love it the first week, but is so proud that he can "swim" now (he uses a float vest when we go to the pool but he loves jumping in alone and sticking his face in the water).

The boys have been playing pretty good together this summer.  There's been lots of dressing up as heroes and bad guys, lots of building Legos and the occassional meltdowns of being "sooo bored" and "can I please have a friend over?!"

Of course we frequent the hotel pool whenever we can.  Here JP and Cricket are demonstrating their underwater handstand talent.

June was the month Nash figured out sitting and he enjoyed this spot by the back door where he could watch Lola out back.

Ryan spent the end of the month going from one sickness to another and long naps were part of his daily routine for a while.  So nice to have him healthy again.

Luckily we kept this boy away from his big brother and he didn't get sick.  He thinks he's pretty cool now that he knows how to clap!

...and he loves playing like he's one of the big boys.

Jack loves him some TV and I gave up trying to get him to watch something besides Spongebob--his afternoon cartoon of choice--bleh.

Can't get enough of this baby.  He loves grabbing faces--mainly my mouth and I have to clip his nails a couple times a week so I don't get scratched up.

On to July...