9 Months Old and Doing Great

Last week Ty turned 9 months old and he is growing like a weed. He now weighs in at 19 pounds 10 ounces, measures over 27 inches long and according to the pediatrition is very healthy!!

No teeth yet, but the doctor says they are close. We are in no hurry for teeth with the exception of introducing new foods... we believe he is starting to get a little board with his baby food. If I had to eat sweet potatoes and squash pretty much all the time, I would get tired of it too...

No crawling yet, but he is learning to turn around while sitting on his butt and quickly reaching for things he wants. We also are in no hurry for this because once he starts to go, he will never stop!

He is progressing well with his motor skills and also his speech. He has now said "NanNan" or "NaNa" which he obviously does not understand that is for his grandmother... He likes to say "DaDaDa" a lot but then follows with "NanNanNan" then Lori usually says, "What about "MomMomMom"? :-)

As parents we have been very blessed to have such a good little boy. He really and truely is a joy to be around. He is happy and very seldom does he give us trouble. His smile is infectous and his laugh is just adorable. We could not have asked for a better little boy. For instance, the video below... how can you not laugh at this little guy having fun at the doctor's office!?!?

A few weeks back the Keyser Family, from Myrtle Beach, SC traveled to the Waynesboro area to visit family and stopped out one evening for a visit. Their young man, Jakob, came along for the ride as well and had a great time playing with Ty.

Jakob was due exactly one month after Ty, but ended up arriving 1 week earlier then Ty. Jakob already has 6 teeth and crawls very well and is all but ready to walk... mean while, Ty is still sitting still!

As the evening went on, both boys became tired and decided to have some fun in the tub... oh what fun we will have with this photo in about 16 years! :-)

Ty went to bed in his crib while Jakob crashed on the floor! They both were very good boys that evening and had loads of fun! No doubt about that! Too bad the Keyser's do not live closer, I believe Ty and Jakob could become great friends!

As you can see on the right side of the blog, we have a new family picture! We went to Sears a few weeks back for our first family portrait and photos.

Of course, Ty surprised both of us again!

For only having a 10 minute morning nap, he was all smiles for the camera and the photographer... of course, by this time in his short life, the little guy should be used to flash bulb!

Recently Ty's Great Uncle Lewie found a nice new toy for Ty to play with... It is a fuzzy Rocking Horse with wheels on it. Although Ty does not quite have his balance perfected, he does enjoy playing on it from time to time!

Usually children are very afraid of things that make a lot of noise.... like a lawn mower. No, not Ty, he loves sitting just inside the front door and watching dad mow the lawn! Mean while, dad is counting down the days until he can watch Ty mow the lawn!! :-)

Last week we took Ty to the Bowersox Farm in Waynesboro. They have two horses along with a few head of cattle. At first Ty was a bit intimidated by these huge animals, but by the end of the evening he was reaching out to pet them. For being so big, the horses were very gentle and very lovable. Ty also enjoyed playing with the hay, as you can see in one of the pics on the right side of the blog. We can't wait to take Ty out again soon.

Our latest adventure was having some more fun in the sun by playing in our new baby pool this past Saturday. Although he did not enjoy the first 60 seconds in the pool the other 19 minutes weren't so bad.

We put Ty in the pool and we were just getting settled when he decided to reach for one of his rubber duckies... Oh no, wrong move buddy!!! He went from his butt to his belly in a blink of an eye, meanwhile taking in a nice swallow of water and some up his nose. He managed to push his face out of the water and look at us as we practically jumped in the water to save him. I believe he would have been ok but we pulled him from the water so fast and sat him down on a towel that he freaked out. A few minutes later we put him back in and he was fine and dandy as you can tell by the video! :-)

So as you can see we are all doing well, especially Ty! We are just enjoying the fun and the sun of summer! Hopefully it will not be a month until I post again.