Belated- Easter

I am embarrassed to even post these pictures now... but they are too priceless to not immortalize on the blog.

We had a great Easter. Although Blake wasn't too sure about the Easter Bunny.
Who wouldn't be scared of that bunny??

But no one would be scared of this one!This was probably the last time he was able to fit in the Bumbo. If you call this "fitting". This was at the Bingham's Easter Celebration.

At the St. Timothy Egg Hunt.

At the ECDC Egg Hunt.

Blake and cousin Tate had a blast!

Summer is Here!!

Our summer with Blake just started since we left for Vegas last week and Blake stayed with Grandma and Grandpa.

We kicked it off with Blake's first time swimming. He wasn't a huge fan of the hat.

"If you think it's so cute... YOU wear it!"
"Now, take me around the pool and see how you like it!"

I learned my lesson and didn't put him in the hat for the next day's swim party at Lorrie's. He had fun playing with his friends Bryan and Valerie in the pool! He then lounged in the big pool on his float, played with all the pool toys and munched on all sorts of goodies. We had a blast!
I am so excited about our summer together!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

The tradition lives on! Blake loves celebrating Cinco de Mayo!

I have no clue where he gets it.

Likes and Dislikes of a 9 Month Old

I have a lot of catching up to do. I totally missed our trip to Angel Fire as well as Easter! Our office isn't exactly baby proofed yet so getting to the computer is a luxury lately.

The 9 month appointment was last Thursday. The tubes are working! His ears are finally clear. Truthfully, we cannot see a difference in Blake but we also never knew when he had an ear infection. He is constantly happy!

Stats:
Weight: 23.7 lbs
Height: 30.25 inches
Head: 19.25 inches

He is in the 90th percentile for height and weight, but still off the charts for his head.

Blake loves:
*Crawling anywhere we don't want him to be. He will give a quick glance over his shoulder to see if we are watching and then he will take off.
*Pulling up. We are working on the getting down part. Now he just cries until someone helps him down.
*Patty cake.
*His toy laptop.
*Chewing on anything. Toys. Tables. Hangers. Mom's leg. Leaves.
*Hangers.
*Peek-a-boo.
*Anything BUT staying still to have his diaper changed. He is like a fish out of water. He likes to grab whatever is left out on the changing table.(usually hangers) When you try to pull it out of his right hand, his left hand will quickly swoop in and grab. Then he tries to play keep away with you. He wins a lot.
*American Idol. He claps after each of the performances and waves when Kara Dioguardi is on the screen.
*People. He waves at everyone. Sometimes if the people aren't looking at him he will "yell" at them and then wave once he has their attention.
*Whatever we are eating. He is over baby food.
*Baths.
*Playing with hangers in the bath.
*Being in the stroller.
*Other babies or kids.
*Remote controls.
*Phones.
*Stereo volume knob.

Dislikes:
*Being still.
*Going to bed.
*Taking medicine.
*"No".
*Dancing bears.

Waving

Blake is trying out two different waves. He hasn't decided which one is cooler yet so he does both... at the same time. It is the equivalent of patting your head and rubbing your belly. Impressive.

Tubes

Blake got tubes this morning!

Not those tubes, but tubes in his ears. I think it was much harder on us than it was on him. He was cheerful the whole morning. He was smiling and talking with the nurses and both sets of grandparents. I got to go with him to get the "giggle juice". He was so funny. The nurses kept him amused with their bright colored hats and by blowing bubbles. They kept laughing at him and I overheard them say "he is the cutest baby we've had all morning!" In hindsight, I shouldn't have announced that to my family when I got back to the waiting room. Who would have thought there would be other babies' families in the waiting room, too??

The procedure didn't really take all that long, but it felt like an eternity for me. When I finally got to go back and see him he was doing great. He barely fussed and was happy and playful by the time we got home. We have just been taking it easy all day.

We are incredibly thankful that the tubes are the only worry we have. We saw other babies at the hospital that really put everything into perspective. We are blessed!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!