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Liam is 9 months

 

9 months

• It was hard to believe at his 9 month checkup I was getting an appointment card for his next one at 1 year!
• Liam is getting quite good at exploring. While he's not crawling yet, he scoots on his bottom quite well
• We enjoyed having a few visitors this month! Our good friends from Indiana came with their son to visit us for a little while. And Liam's Mom-mom and Aunt came for a short visit as well! We LOVE visitors!
• Liam's first Easter! ( Nana supplied the blue bunny ears)
• We've enjoyed quite a few warm days taking walks, swing rides, first bike rides ( he loved) and sitting on the porch is a new favorite activity!
• He most recently is starting to wave at people ( mostly intentionally we believe)
• Liam is very good at cracking himself up when he's in the right mood. We just laugh and laugh sometimes.
• He loves bath time and we are looking forward to this summer so we can play in the pool!
• Liam has just started to be interested in books. Now he flips through the pages instead of eating them!

definitely my child (  I have baby pictures doing the same thing)

Liam is 8 months!

 8 months ( how did this happen)

•  So teething has been a constant around here. Total count so far is 6 going on7 teeth!
• This boy is BUSY! 
• Lots of new sounds like Maaa, Daa, Naa, Yaa and Blah
• Scoots backward on his tummy and rolls all around the room!
• Loves bouncing in his jolly jumper and saucer
• Walks backward in a walker!
• Likes to snuggle after his morning bottle!
• Liam had his first swing ride the other day! He was all smiles as he swung back and forth!
• Looking forward tot he warmer weather so we can go explore outside more!

feeding himself some scrambled egg!

playing ball

loves everything about the camera!

toothy grins all the time!

diaper pile

toy pile

Ice Cream Scoops Cupcake Cake

I LOVE ice cream! 

So, you can imagine how delighted I was when I got asked to make an ice cream cupcake cake!

What a fun idea for a second birthday!

The very hungry caterpillar cake

 This was a fun project I got to work on for a customer this weekend! I LOVE kids cakes. They are just so whimsical.

 I'm excited and nervous to do my son's first birthday cake because there are so many themes to pick from! I really enjoyed making this caterpillar. For this cake, I have a few "action shots" believe it or not. My husband picked up the camera while I was working. A rare thing these days since I no longer bake in our home, but in my Mom's kitchen. Tomorrow I'll post the other cake I did this weekend.

Liam is 7 months

 7 months old:

• We started out this month with a stomach bug. Poor little guy was sick for almost 8 days. His spirits were pretty good through all of it.
• We got him a high chair finally! Most days he likes to sit in it in the kitchen with me while I make our meals!
• He's starting to eat more foods! Yogurt, sweet potatoes, carrots, eggs and beef most recently.
• A new favorite game is making a tent around him! I think he's going to be a good little camper!
• This little boy thought it would be a good idea to cut his 3 top teeth all at once.
• Liam has learned to make a fish face! It's the best!
• This month he's been able to sit up on his own!
• He likes to talk with his hand over his mouth making fun sounds.
• Liam made me the sweetest valentine with a little help from Daddy :)
• He loves taking walks outdoors when it's not too chilly or windy.
• Rubber ducky is his new favorite toy! 

What life looks like right now

'round here this winter:

1. Bringing spring to the inside while we wait for it arrival outside

2. Most mornings look something like this. A light powdery dusting.

3. Doing a little rearranging in the kitchen

4. One of the yummy dinners I've managed to photograph. Herb crusted salmon with, roasted cauliflower and green salad!

5. This boy has his hand in his mouth most of the time because he's  been working on 3 new teeth!

Crinkle Ribbon Square for Liam

 News flash. Babies like tags. This was a new one for me . Most things are, concerning babies. You see,  I'm the youngest in my immediate and extended family, so the baby learning curve has been a little more steep for me! In a way it's been cool learning new things right alongside my son! To daily be surprised at the little things he likes and doesn't like. Sure you can read books and talk with other Mom's, but it's been most special learning from and about

My Baby!

Pattern from Lotta Jansdotter's Simple Sewing For Baby

... oh and he really liked it!

Liam is 6 months!

Our little guy is 6 months old already!

Here's what this month looked like.

• Liam really got more into his toys. Grasping them from one hand to the other and into the mouth!
• He now rolls almost every time you put him on the floor!
• We started introducing some foods for the first time! He's still a little unsure, but overall seems interested in these new tastes and textures!
• He loves my wooden kitchen spoons. You give him a bowl of spoons and he'll pick one up, chew on it, put it back and pick another one. It's a new favorite game.
• He enjoys playing peekaboo with the blanket.
• He enjoys pulling both of our glasses off our faces on a quite regular basis.
• This boy  has grown! 6 month checkup he was at 18lbs 27 inches long!
• Liam also went to his first friends birthday party this month! I can only imagine how the next 6 month are going to fly!

love these boys to the moon and back!

exploring the world of eating with some banana

sitting up for the first time!