Baby H {9 Months}

Stats:
21 lbs according to Ryan


- He holds his hands up in the air when he wants to be picked up.

- Two more teeth! H was having a rough afternoon one day, and I was having a rough afternoon as a result and then I looked and saw 2 teeth cutting through his gums and I realized the poor guy was in so much pain! I gave him a carrot to chew on and he seemed to like that. We are now up to 6 teeth.

- Crawling!! We have a mobile baby! He is all over the place, and lifting himself up onto things. He has rolled off the bed a few times (sorry baby!) and is getting himself into all sorts of trouble.

- Waving- he has mastered the wave and wants to show off and say hi to anyone in Chicago who will give him a wave back! Its super cute.

- MOMMA! He finally learned how to say his M's and says "mama mama" it melts my heart I looove it!!

- First owie-- I took H to the Wisconsin Dells for a mid-week sleepover playdate and he was loving the Jump Jump that let his feet play in the water. I guess I let him play too hard because the bottoms of his toes got cut up. Sorry baby!

- He makes a new sound -- he sucks in air and likes to hear how it sounds and then he breaks out into a giggle. It's pretty funny.

- Those deep belly giggles are to die for.

- He still does his high-pitched scream when he is annoyed (before he started to really cry). Some people call it a pterodactyl-- they are surprised to hear such a loud sound come from a small baby!

- He has the post vacation spoils -- he thinks its time to play all the time and won't let me do anything else.

- First hair cut-- he had some pretty long sideburns that Ryan thought looked like Thomas Jefferson, so we fixed that. He looks so handsome.

- Now that spring is in the air H and I go on long walks through the city; we often end up at the park so H can roll around in the grass or swing in the swings. He is my favorite little buddy!

- He is soooo friendly. He loves to smile and wave at anyone who will look at him. He can make friends with just about anyone!

- Doggies- he loves dogs! He gets super excited when we are with one in the elevator or if we take him over to the dog park so he can watch the dogs run around.

H  is so fun to be around and play with. He is such a giggly, silly, fun baby, we love to play with him and see him grow and develop each day.  His personality is coming out and he definitely got his mama's determination and his dad's silliness. We can't wait to learn more about him and he continues to grow.

Baby H {8 Months!}

8 Months.

That means just 4 months until my little baby turns 1. Ahhhh seriously, where does the time go?

so late on posting this one!

Look how tall my handsome boy is getting!

Squints!!

Such a tease.

And, he rolled over! So fast!

 

Stats:
20 lbs - according to my bathroom scale

Highlights:
- He is teething again! This time the top two teeth are working hard to break through. Together. Poor H.

- He is super clingy. I think its his age, combined with the teething to make this extra hard for him. It was so sad when we went to visit my parents and he didn't want to go to my mom or dad. Luckily they didn't get their feelings hurt too bad, but instead just worked extra hard to win his love. It helped they had 2 weeks to do this.

- Clapping!! H loves to clap his hands. Grandma taught him patty cake and he loves to sing this song!

- Peek a boo! H has learned how to play peek a boo and its so cute and silly to play with him.

- H got his first cold, it was so sad. Luckily it was just a cold and I picked up a new aspirator to help him breathe easier. Within a few days he back in action and back to his happy self.

- H still loves bath time. This was the first time he took a bath without his PUJ tub and he loved to sit and play and splash in the bath. He could stay in there for hours.

- H has officially championed rolling over and over and over. And he's an ambi-roller. He can go both ways! He loves it and now has become quite a challenge to change a diaper because he'll roll over on you.

- He loves to be outside. He gets so excited when we put our shoes on and head to the door because he knows we are going somewhere. He also gets super excited when we get outside in the fresh air.

- He is soooo ticklish! I love that I know all of his ticklish spots and he will just laugh and laugh and laugh. I want to bottle up those joyous giggles and save them forever.

- His new nickname is squints. He has this super cute silly smile where he squints his eyes and crinkles his nose-- its the cutest and our favorite! He does it all the time.

- We had to give the pink bumbo back to our friends so we got a new high chair that clips onto our table. He eats dinner at the table with us each night and loves it. He loves to eat, pretty much anything.

H fills our home and our lives with so much joy! We live for his giggles and smiles (and will do just about anything to get him to do them). Our favorite part of the day is when we are all home together playing with H and reading stories. We are so happy and so blessed!

Easter {A Favorite Holiday}

Easter is a special holiday to me for many reasons --- I have so many fond memories of Easter Sunday with my family and extended family growing up; it's the first holiday Ryan and I spent together when we started dating; and I especially love celebrating the truth that our Savior Lives! We are so blessed with this knowledge that our Savior Lives, He loves us and because of His mission on earth, we will live again and be reunited with our families and loved ones after this life.

After a few weeks of traveling, it was so nice to be back home as a family to celebrate this special holiday together.

Grocery shopping AND the Easter Bunny? Marianos- we love you!

Easter Baskets

H's basket- no candy in here! Bow ties, bunny ears and notes from his mama.

Easter Sunday church was rough this year -- H finally zonked out after church was over.

 

Our happy man.

watching the cars drive by :)

My little bunny.

I love this face. He pulled his ears off and looked at them like this.

Eating grass didn't last long!

He loves those eggs!

Table setting.

Dinner- Ham with Pineapple, Scalloped Potatoes with fennel and gruyere, and Mustard Dijon Green Beans (Not pictured, the amazing salad, fruit and sparkly that our friends brought!)

My Easter dessert- Lemony Lemon Cake!

Family photo in front of Old St Pat's church/our neighborhood.

Christmas in the City

I know, Christmas was almost 3 months ago (seriously, where does the time go?) but I want to share these photos so here they are!

Christmas in Chicago is so amazing! There really is cheer in the air and I loved taking Hunter to see Santa and the Christkindle Market and everything else we like to do that time of year. I am super excited for next year when he will really be able to know what's going on :) 

In front of Macys.

Hunter loved the Macys Santa!

Check out that smile!!

Tiffany Rebecca captured this sweet moment. I was singing to Hunter so he wouldn't be fussy.

Seriously, that face kills me! So cute!

As much as I love Christmas time in Chicago, I am anxious for spring-- tulips and warm weather, please!

Snow Day

We were pretty excited for a good snow storm... until we realized it was just a lot of hype and we only got a few inches. But we had a fun snow day nonetheless!

We went to the store before it got bad to get stuff for chili. Isn't the Mariano's produce beautiful?

We watched the snow fall.

We watched it fall some more.

We went outside to check it all out.

They are pretty good about keeping things clean around here!

We ended our day with a delicious bowl of chili and some good snuggles.

As much fun as this was, we can't wait for spring!

6 Month Photos

I feel so blessed to have a talented photographer here in Chicago to capture the essence of my sweet baby. We just die over the cuteness of H in these photos! Thank you, Tiffany Rebecca!