Check-Up today!

PJ had his 9 month visit, he weighs 19 lbs 10 oz, so close to moving forward in the carseat, which is good because he likes to play with sun shade, his new toy! He is also 28 in long. He is in the small category but that seems pretty normal to me because let's face it Steve and I aren't going to out for the NBA ;)

PJ has also taken a few steps, he loves holding our fingers and walking. Tonight he loved walking in the grass which is a little strange for babies. He is also climbing on stuff, chairs, up the couch, up the coffee table and using his toys as stepping stools! What a sight to see, not fun when he falls though.

I love to sit and watch him problem solve, I often wonder where these new skills will take him when he is older. Steve has also become one of his most favorite people these days, he loves giving him hugs, usually a couple at a time. What a blessing it is to saty home and watch him grow!

The last month!

PJ is developing mentally so much, he has such a personality all of a sudden. He is very talkative, the loudest in the nursery. He usually has a story to tell during his meals. He also likes to stand at the top of the stairs and talk to the Hinrichs who live below. He only kind of says three words, Mama, Dada and Hi. Nothing really distinct yet. He is also working on his 4 front top teeth! Yeah! Here are some pics.


When he learned to stand by himself! Notice the guitar guarding the top of the stairs, he has tumbled down the 1st 4 stairs, but it didn't really phase him.


Celebrating Labor Day with some friends, not our baby in the seat, that is Catie!


Eating raviolli for the first time, he is definatly right handed!


Playing with his Puppy Oscar, he loves him so much!


Having fun with Mom and the camera!

80's Rock!!!

Last night Steve and I went to a benefit dinner for Empowering Lives International - theme was the 80's. We were trying to raise 14K to build out the walls of a school in Sudan, I think that we came close. It was so much fun to dress up and dance to some rockin tunes.

PJ has been into everything this week, he is a crawling machine! His most favorite thing though is to pull himself up on anything that is stationary, even if he towers over it. There have been a couple moments where he standing by himself! Here are some pics.


PJ on the prowl, some first steady crawling pics!


While I was getting ready for the big night out, who can resist a white face and bright red lipstick! PUCKER UP!!!


Me, totally tubular in 80's! I crimped all of my hair!


The pair of us!


Just plain cute!!

Crawling!!!

PJ started to really crawl today when we got home for church! I didn't really count what he was doing earlier as crawling. He repeatedly used his knees and arms to get different places while we were hanging out talking. We don't have pics or video yet because he stopped when we finally decided he knew what he was doing and it was worth caputuring!

It is hot today, but not humid so that is nice! Have a great day!

Growing so fast!

This week PJ has started to pull himself up on the coffee table. He has done it once each day for the last few days. Heis not really sure what he has done but he is so excited when he sits back down. He is still army crawling, but now with an agenda! He is starting to understand when I say "come here" and crawls to me. No new teeth yet!

He also is starting to explore feeding himself! First I let him play with his food, he loved playing, no eating though! Then I gave him some banana and cheerios. He loved both and managed to get some in his mouth!


PJ pulling himself up on the ottoman! He is so excited.


Eating Cheerios for the first time.


What is this stuff?


"Thanks mom that was so much, can I do it again?"


bath time fun


In the pool with Dad! So much fun!

Like a new kid!

PJ has grown so much in this last month, it is like he is a different kid. He got his first two teeth, he can get from sitting up to his knees like he will crawl at any moment, he loves his baths now, he is always telling us stories (he has a good set of lungs from his Dad). Every day he is full of surprises and many many smiles. He loves it when I tickle him and throw him in the air. He is generally a very happy baby, and that is such a blessing.

We have been back for a week from our vacation, I am so sorry that I haven't gotten to posting till now, I have been reading the new Harry Potter book - very engrossing! Vacation was such a good time for us to get away and see family and friends. We were very refreshed. I know that PJ loved meeting all of the new people, maybe not initially but he is a social butterfly at heart and has been kind of lonely since returning home. Here are some of my favorite pics from vacation.


PJ meeting my sister's dog Ninja, PJ wanted to eat him!


My Dad playing with PJ!


A family photo from Steve's side, not very good but the best we could come up with!


From 4th of July, he was the center of attention around his Great Grandparents at my Mom's!


Having dinner with the Dionne's in Spokane, he loves them so much, look at the smile and the drool!


Playing with the Parker kids, he learned how to get to his knees from his friend Zoe!


This one is for Grandma, zwiback toast! He loves it!


One of the first time PJ got to his knees!


Taking a bath Sammy and Abigail, not a great photo, but the only decent one, girls let me know if you want the others.


Zoe and PJ sharing a toy. (But neither one wants to share!)

6 Months Old

PJ had some more shots at his check-up. They went ok, only a couple of minutes of crying! He weighed in at 16 pounds and 25.5 inches long. He is very normal, in the 50th percentile. He has developed so much this last month. He now can roll in 360 degrees to get somewhere. He also does an armyish crawl to get somewhere, slowly but he covers ground. He also realized that he can make sounds when he bangs toys :)! We have also successfully moved to two naps a day, yeah!

Sorry for no updates this last month, we have been busy with all kinds of things. At the moment we are getting ready to go on a 2 week vacation up to Washington. We are going to visit family and friends, we are looking forward to some time away! Here are some pics from the last month.

PJ playing with his sippy cup!PJ playing with one of his fav toys!
Sorry for the sideways photo, not sure how to change the direction, but this was PJ on Father's day.
Some Mommy and PJ cuddle time! How cute!