Pat and I went on a date tonight (our first true date in over nine months)! It is very hard to leave Pete, so we searched high and low for the perfect babysitter. We learned pretty quickly that our first candidate wasn’t quite up to the task:
We had a backup (just in case) but he too wasn’t up for the Pete challenge:
Luckily, we finally found someone suitable to babysit, stay awake and take pictures:
Thanks Auntie Kris and Uncle Shay for treating us to a much needed night out. Pete had a lot of fun and we really were very comforted to know he was in good hands!
Pete is nine months old, which just amazes me. Where has the time gone? Every day he looks less and less like a baby and more and more like a little boy. The little man had his nine month check up today and weighed 19 lbs. 14 oz. and is 28.5 inches long. That puts him at just about the 50th percentile and he is “perfect” according to the nurse practitioner. She is clearly incredibly smart and I very much agree with her.
Pete is a busy baby. He is into everything and never, ever sits still. He crawls all over the place and is scary fast. He pulls himself up on anything he can get his hands on, whether it’s a sturdy table or something less stable – such as Bailey. Luckily he doesn’t have far to go when he falls down. He babbles all day long and his favorite word is “dada”. He gives kisses with his entire mouth and tongue and they crack me up every time. He is so enthralled with all his new skills that he’d prefer not to sleep, but he tuckers himself out so much during the day that he does sleep better at night. Getting a nine month picture has proven very difficult, as someone eats the props and doesn’t sit still. So for now, I’ll leave you with this video from yesterday. He is so funny (and kinda sounds like a monkey) and I love it!
I’ve been told I’m slacking with updates, so my post-New Year’s resolution will be to post (at least a picture) weekly!
UPDATE: Pete’s nine month photo from last weekend. Even with two of us, it was hard to capture a great shot … someone just didn’t want to sit still!
Now that Pete can stand up by himself, it’s all he does. He will attempt to pull himself up on everything he can. It’s adorable, but has become somewhat problematic at night. As soon as we lay him in his crib, he stands up. The last few nights have been a bit trying, because he just refuses to sleep. Needless to say, he’s exhausted. So tonight, when we put him to bed, he immediately stood up. And then fell asleep:
He woke himself up a few minutes later and started to cry. We went back in and laid him down and he did eventually fall asleep on his back, but I couldn’t help but laugh to see him slumped over the edge of the crib. It’s semi-heartbreaking, hilarious and adorable all at the same time. But it’s so Pete. And I wouldn’t want him any other way!
Pete had his first taste of a teething biscuit tonight and they are quite messy! I’m not sure how much of it he actually ate, as most of it ended up on his face, bib and hands, but he loved it:
Pete LOVES his bath. It took him awhile to adjust to being in the big tub, but now he’s all smiles and giggles and is just so incredibly adorable. Pat was home tonight during bath time and snapped some great pictures:
There’s not much better than that little face and those big blue eyes staring at you. His cuteness just makes me melt!
Our little baby is eight months old. His next checkup is at nine months so I don’t have many stats to report, but when he got his flu shot earlier this month, he weighed 18 pounds, 12 ounces!
Pete is such a happy guy. He babbles all day long and it’s just so cute. When you ask him where the doggie is, he finds Bailey and his whole face lights up – he still has the biggest smiles for her. Pete sits up and crawls, but standing up and trying to walk are still two of his favorite things. He is such a determined kid and is so proud of himself when he achieves his goal. He’ll look up and when you smile and say “yay Pete”, he gets very excited. He loves when people clap for him and he loves to clap for himself too!
He is curious about everything and I love watching him learn. His favorite book is Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? by Dr. Seuss and he laughs at all the funny noises. He is quite a little ham and just the best natured baby. We are very much in love!
All I want for Christmas is Pete. Because he is the best present. Ever.
Pete is just amazing. He brings us more joy than I ever thought possible and we love him so much. He is the sweetest, happiest baby and we cannot get enough of him!
