9 months and two more teeth

Playing with his computer
Mr Serious

There's that smile

I promise I'm being good Mom!

Getting toys out of his toybox

Bucky beaver :)...looks like he has one tooth!!

...sacked out in mom & dad's bed

Chase celebrated his 9 month birthday last week!! Last week was not great, he was sick again with a runny nose and cough this time. He wasn't sleeping very good, so we propped him up on pillows in bed with us and he slept much better. He is finally getting over it and has felt much better the last couple of days, except he now has cut two more teeth on the bottom. They at least cut through pretty quick though.

Today was his 9 month check and he weighed 22lbs 13 ozs and was 29 1/4 inches long. He is in the 75th to 90th percentile for weight and 75th percentile for height and head circumference...so a well proportioned boy! He actually weighed the same as he did when I had him in for a cold about 6 weeks ago, which Dr Rogers said was normal now that he is moving around a lot more and will probably gain at a slower pace for a while....good thing, he is outgrowing everything!! Oh well, gotta eat!! He got the go ahead for more table foods and soft meats, so it looks like he gets some Thanksgiving turkey!

He is babbling a lot these days, saying lots of dadadada but very few mamamamas...darn it! He is pulling up on everything, standing against furniture and even moving along the furniture very slowly. He does well getting himself back down to the ground too. He has to be whereever we are at all times and doesn't like being alone in a room for long. He likes to give you things when you ask for them and then he holds his hand out to get it back!! He will crawl over whatever is in front of him to get where he wants, including toys, the cat, mom & dad, etc.

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Such a little man

On the go!
Little man

How many pictures are you gonna take Mom?

Coming after the camera!

Chase is becoming quite the little man....as these pictures show...doesn't he look like he could be 2 years old?? He is getting really good at crawling and he is out of your sight in a flash now. He is also getting up on his knees, pulling up on furniture and last night he stood up while holding onto the ottoman. This is happening just a little too fast for me...where did my little bitty baby go??

Not many pics this week...I worked most of the weekend with a MDA meeting and then had things to do on Sunday too...seems like it was just Friday. How time flies...it will be Christmas before you know it!

Calling me out....

Gavin @ Ria's

Chase @ Ria's
Big boy in the tub

My little monkey

Jaime & Chase

Grandma Joan & Chase

Dad & Chase

I know, haven't been here in a while....just too busy. Chase was sick last week, so no really prime picture taking moments....unless you like snot and boogers...I know, that was bad!! Anyway, he is feeling better and seems to be coming around finally.

He is 37 weeks old today...wow, time really does fly...hard to believe he is about to hit the 9 month mark. He is really getting to be so active...he did his first true crawling on Halloween. He will take 4-5 "crawls" but when he flops on his belly, it is back to the army crawl or the worm...but he has got the concept down for sure!! We have to start putting the gate up all the time now, cause if you walk out of the room, he is gone in a flash and gets himself into some tight spaces. He is doing "patty cake" like a champ, waving bye every once in a while and picking up food and actually getting it to his mouth!! He loves to play with his toys and torture the cat, but Myth is being a good sport about it! He graduated to the big tub and seems to like it, especially with some new toys.

Yesterday, we went to dinner at Ria's for Great Grandma Stokes' birthday and then to Mom and Dad's for cake and ice cream afterwards. The boys had a good time entertaining everyone!

Our Wedding Day

Little man getting dressed....thanks Donna for all your help!!
Joan, Famous, Mandy, Kay and Jibari
Tom, Famous, James, Mandy, Jaime, Mary

Here are just a few shots from my camera (thanks Connie!) from the wedding. What a beautiful day it was. We are so thankful for all our family and friends who could attend. We hope everyone had a good time and enjoyed themselves....we certainly did. A huge thank you to Mom and Dad....it was a beautiful day and we are so appreciative of everything you did. As much as I loved the day, I am so very happy it is October 19 and things can slowly get back to normal around here....can you believe it is only one month til Thanksgiving and two months to Christmas....I haven't even thought about either yet!! I am behind already!

Everyone who has sent pictures, thank you and keep them coming....I love seeing the different shots that everyone got! I will keep adding as I get them...

6 month pictures

One I ordered of Mr Gavin too....I think his 4 month...

Forgot to post Chase's 6 month pictures....just a little late!! Next round comes in November....these were taken in late August...

34 weeks

Day at the Game tailgate
The game...which they lost...boo!
Sleepyhead just woke up
In his skeleton sleeper
My daddy rocks!

Mr Man is 34 weeks old now....just shy of 8 months, which he will celebrate on our wedding day!

This past weekend, Famous and I went to the Mizzou game. The MDA does a Day at the Game for the dentist members and the past two years, I have been in charge of putting it on. We get a large group of tickets and provide a catered meal and drinks beforehand. It is always a lot of fun and we have gone each year since I started the MDA. Chase stayed with Grandma & Grandpa Stokes and went to a family birthday party. From what I hear, he was THE entertainment! My uncle and aunt, Jim (godfather too) and Connie from Alaska are down for the wedding and staying with Mom and Dad all week. It is great to see them, cause they haven't been down here for a while.

Chase still is not crawling (at least not in the typical way)...he can do everything but get his arms moving....but he can certainly get where he wants and fast. When he gets going, it is almost like he is doing the "centipede". He has been trying lots of foods lately and as long as we can keep food in front of him, we can actually eat at the same time! He has had buttered toast, pork n beans (not too many!!), smashed potatoes and I am sure some other things I don't know about too!!

Looking forward to Saturday and getting to see everyone...pray for sunny skies!!