9 months and counting!

From Zach 2009 June

Hard to believe Zach is already 9 months old, where has the time gone?! In just a few short months we'll be celebrating his first birthday! Here are his stats at his 9 month checkup: length: 30.5inches (97%), weight: 22lbs 8.5oz (75%) our little giant! He's firmly in 18 month size clothing, with a sprinkling of 24 month. It's incredible how big he is! We were at swimming lessons today and the lady next to me asked me how old he was since he was bigger than her little boy, I told her and she said, "wow! Mine is 15 months!" AWESOME. I fear for the teenage years with this big boy! Our poor fridge and grocery budget!!

From Zach 2009 June

So what else is Zach up to these days? He has 5 and a half teeth, that sixth one has broken through but no progress besides that, it's just hanging out :). He's gotten a lot more mobile, he now shuffles forward army crawl style mixed in with his rolling he gets into all kinds of stuff! He also wants to stand a lot, he can't quite do it himself yet, but he tries to pull himself up all the time! He's a little chatterbox too, he says "mama", "daddy", and "pup-pup" (for puppy, aka Austin). He's also started waving. He's eating like you'd expect a 22 and a half pound baby to eat! A variety of fruits and veggies, some oatmeal, and some meats. He LOVES his sippy cup which we fill with water right now, and the occasional puff, or cheerio. Next up... dairy, we're going to be trying some yogurt and cheese soon, and the doctor gave us the ok to sprinkle in the occasional table food too, should be fun to see his reactions to all these new things!

Yep, he's feeling better!

From Zach 2009 June

This baby went directly from the highchair to the tub, do not pass Go, do not collect $200. This is by far the biggest mess he's made of himself during a feeding to date. We're not complaining though, it means he's feeling better and he's becoming happy again :).

Saddest little face on the planet :(

From Zach 2009 June

Is this not the saddest, most pathetic little face you have ever seen? Poor kiddo was sick most of this week with a yucky cold he probably picked up from our visit to the Children's Museum last week. He had a runny nose, congested chest, and just overall lethargic, poor thing sounded like Darth Vader for like 3 days every morning when he woke up. He's mostly better now, but it was a rough week for all!

Swimming Lessons!

Zach had his first swimming lessons this past Saturday. Since it's a little toasty here in AZ during the summer, and Zach doesn't handle being hot well, we thought it was in all of our best interests to get him started with getting used to the water. He was lukewarm at first and finished firmly indifferent :). Hopefully he eventually starts to like it!

From Zach 2009 May

From Zach 2009 May

Finally standing..

Finally, Mr. Spaghetti Legs is showing some interest in standing! We've been trying to get him to stand for essentially months, but every time in the past he just lets his legs go all limp or gets them ready to sit. But recently he has started to actually stand, unfortunately his first motivation to do so was to get to the remote control on the coffee table, typical guy!

From Zach 2009 May