We have a Runner

That's right folks, little Spencer is officially a walker. And when he gets super excited he runs, which inevitably leads to a fall. But it doesn't stop him!


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It is weird to see this tiny little human get up and toddle towards you with a huge grin that is composed of two bottom teeth and drool. I say weird cause even at 29 inches he is tiny. His little diaper butt is growing up way too fast. Now instead of just a few things being out of reach, everything is out of reach. Curtains, lamps, furniture, the dog. Baby-proofing really means making things inconvenient for the adults!

This walking is a big milestone...wonder what comes next? Maybe one day I will wake and he will be in his highchair with the newspaper and a cup of coffee?

Stay tuned next week for a review of some cool wooden blocks and a GIVEAWAY of the same set!

9 month wellness visit

Today Spencer turned 9 months and as luck would have it also had his 9 month wellness visit with the pediatrician. He woke up with a low grade fever and so it made the trip worthwhile, as I wanted to be sure Spence was just suffering from a cold and nothing more severe.

I knew he was feeling under the weather all day, as he seemed more clingy than usual. This also means that any little bump or move he does not like will be exacerbated and seem like the worse thing ever. So went the doctor visit! Lay on the table to get measured for height? No thanks. Lay on the table? Are you kidding! Go and get weighed? Out of our mind we must have been! Have the doctor check his ears? That put him over the edge and it was downhill from there. Thank goodness our doctor is so laid back, he just talked all cool and calm to him. Not that it helped, but it does help when the parents are frazzled. Oh wait..maybe just this mommy was frazzled.

Onto the stats for month number 9:
29 1/2 inches long which is in the 85 percentile.

22 lbs and 8 ounces which is in the 80th percentile.

And his head is 18 cm which is in the 70th percentile.

So basically our baby is growing and growing. And did I mention he has started walking? Yep, he can now take anywhere from 6 to 15 steps in a row. The best part is is proud little face as he makes it to you and knows he has done quite well.

Here some pics taken on Halloween day:

One-toothed Smile

Spencer celebrated his first Halloween as a monkey...a cute one-toothed monkey!



We took him around for about 30 minutes or so. He didn't really get what was going on but everyone was enamored with him and gave him candy. Thank goodness he has a mommy and daddy that love candy, as most of what he got he can't eat. Oh well, there's always next year!

Incomplete

Every day I place Spence in his crib in hopes that one day he will actually lay down and fall asleep on his own. Hasn't happened and as Hubby likes to remind me, it probably never will. I admit I am not a fan of CIO - cry it out for you those not in the know. Mostly because I am with the little man all day and when it is time for him to sleep the last thing I want to do it listen to him cry until he is worn out and realizes we aren't coming to save him. Ok, moving on...

When I do sit in his room and watch as he plays in the crib it gives me a chance to really look around and realize I never finished decorating his room. Of course those of you that have been with me from the beginning know it took forever to even decide on furniture color and then room color and I totally wimped out on a theme...so now when I see several empty walls all I can think of is how I am in dire need of some nursery decor to finish up the room before he turns 5! I really appreciate websites that have a little bit of everything (who wants to order from several different places!) and also have clear, bright pictures of their merchandise. Right now the current nursery decor I am in love with are the items offered by CoCaLo

Stay tuned for my review of this Wonderworld Block Set and one lucky reader will also be eligible to win their very own set as part of my very first giveaway. Yay for giveaway contest!

Run Forest, Run

Well it's official, Spence has a runny nose and either has become allergic to the dog or the unseasonably cooler temps and then random warm day have given him a cold. I managed to make it to 8 months before his immune system gave in.

I have to admit I am scared. Colds/Allergies are no fun when you are an adult, I imagine as a baby they are even less so. Mainly because you can't blow your nose or tell anyone if your throat hurts. *sigh* He has been a trooper today, mostly just sneezing and being patient as Daddy and I wipe his nose. I have him sleeping on a pillow to elevate his wee little head in hopes he doesn't get too stopped up.

This is all so foreign to me...should I get a humidifier? Should I get up every few hours and give him Tylenol? Can we still give a child Vick's Vapor Rub? Um...HELP!

This next pic sums up things for all of us:

Spoke Too Soon

Tooth number two is trying to make its way through his gum and is being more of a pain. I guess I spoke too soon. This tooth is making things quite hard on this new mommy. He won't eat well, won't sleep well and goes through moments where nothing in the world will cheer him up!

Surely this is a cruel joke played on parents?? It really isn't very funny if you ask me. But I'm still a fan of Hylands and now Anbesol for infants!

Got tooth?

I'm a bad mommy because we officially have a tooth that has broken through the gum and I didn't come here immediately and post about it! But there you have it, Spence officially has the beginnings of a tooth!

I first felt the tooth last week but getting him to show me was very hard work. I should have known something was up when he began acting a bit fussier than usual and getting him to eat solids was like going to battle! And the sleep...he fights it and when he does sleep he moans and groans and moves around keeping me on alert all night. But there has been no fever and no diarrhea and for the most part he's been quite the trooper.

On the occassions when he can't be consoled I reach for Hylands Teething Tablets. They are homeopathic and work like a charm! I find they are especially good just before attempting to coherce him to nap! They ease the pain and allow him to sleep more soundly. As a matter of fact just last week Daddy got him to sleep for 2 whole hours! I didn't know what to do with myself.

As soon as the tooth makes a full appearance there will be pictures! Let's hope all subsequent teeth are as easy as this one has been!
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