Hanging with Dad

Reid's favorite person is his dad and he loves to spend time with him even if it's just sitting on the couch and watching Dad play with the computer.  It is so sweet to see them together because they both just love each other so much.  The other day Reid was being kind of fussy because he's cutting another tooth so Wes just grabbed him and started watching some music videos.  Reid immediately settled down and snuggled into his arm.  He was so happy and content that he ended up falling asleep.  I was so jealous because he does not do this with me!! When he gets tired he just gets fussy around me so it was extra cute to see him asleep in his dad's arms. Just one of those great moments!

When I took the picture it woke him up and he was not too happy

Reid is 9 Months

Today my little monkey is 9 months! I can't believe that we are only 3 months away from him turning 1.  It doesn't seem like enough time has passed for this to be happening!  I guess I am in denial about my little boy growing up so fast.  This past month has been really fun and he has grown so much.  He is all over the place now with his rolling and some scooting.  He hasn't mastered the crawling yet and would really like to be able to but he manages to get around to where he wants to be.  I am still getting used to having a mobile baby and I realize how nice it was when he stayed in one place and I didn't have to worry about him getting into mischief. 

He has been able to pull himself up to standing while holding onto something and he can go from the crawling position to sitting.  He rocks back and forth on his knees and can scoot backwards.  He has mastered putting things in and taking them out.  He loves doing this over and over again and is so proud of himself every time he does it. 

I swear he is a genius in the eating department.  He LOVES to eat and it seems like he is eating all the time.  He has 3 teeth now and uses them as best he can.  He can pick up cereal like his puffs or Kix with his thumb and forefinger with complete ease and can bite them in half.  It is so funny to seem him eat them because he bites everything in half and then shows the other half to you. He has also discovered feeding other people and thinks it's just the best.  He could sit there forever and feed me his puffs which are quite good so I don't mind.  I started making his baby food this month because he was eating so much and we couldn't keep up with him.  He loves the homemade stuff and now I think he's spoiled.  It wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be so I guess I'll keep it up.  He is eating more real food so I probably won't have to do it very much longer.  He loves any cooked veggies that I give him and can eat rice, and meats with ease. 

Today we went in to his 9 month check up and were pleased to see that he was growing quite well.  He weighed in at 20 lbs, and 28 1/2 in  long.  He is in the 40-45th percentile and perfectly healthy.  The doctor was very happy with his growth and development.  I truly can't believe how big my boy is getting and he is so fun.  He loves to give kisses and is becoming such a ham. He loves people and the more people that are paying attention to him the better. Can't wait for more fun to come!

Mammoth

At the end of January we got to go to Mammoth to go snowboarding to celebrate my brother's 18th birthday.  He said that all he wanted to do was go snowboarding and being the loving sister that I am I totally invited myself and the rest of my family! My dad was able to get a condo to fit all of us and it was set.  Wes just happened to have the days off so he was able to come as well.  I wasn't able to go last year since I was pregnant so I was extra excited. 

Wes had only been a couple of times before this trip so he was looking forward to being able to practice more.  My parents got him a lesson and he picked it up so quickly.  I was so shocked how good he was doing and was cruising down the hill in no time.  My mom was nice enough to watch Reid in the morning for us every day that so that Wes and I could go together for half the day.  Then in the afternoon one of us would go back and take care of the little man.   


Reid did amazing and even though the condo was pretty small there was a walk-in closet so he got his own room! It was just big enough to fit his pack-in-play in so we were all happy that we didn't have to share a room.  He loved the snow and looking at everything.  I took him out on a couple of walks and he was so cute.  He kept his gloves and his hat on the whole time and enjoyed the scenery.  He made the whole trip so enjoyable because he was such a good boy.  I can't wait until he is big enough to learn himself!

Our friends Vera and her son Dylan came up for a couple of days to ski with us.  It is always fun to have them around.

My goofy helmet

He was amazing!