Past Few Weeks

I didn't complete my update from when we were on vacation...Bud learned to point while we were gone - he was pointing at the hummingbirds at Grandma and Grandpa V.'s house and he has pointed at the neighbor's dogs and said doggies.  He has become a pro at standing up and then sitting back down.  Only occasionally will he bump his face.  He hasn't started "cruising" around the furniture but that will come soon.  Also, he now has his top two teeth!  We'll be able to give him more chewable foods and get him off the baby food jars.   We've started planning his birthday party already -It's hard to believe that he's almost a year old!

KV  :D  

Relaxation

Our vacation was awesome, very relaxing but we also got some exercise by hiking and canoeing.  We also got quite a few mosquito and fly bites - the only uncomfortable part of the trip.  It was so nice not having a schedule and doing things when we felt like it.  I should get some pics on Kodak's website tomorrow. 
Bud had a ton of fun with his grandparents - he laughs more now!  And one of his top teeth came through!  He must be working on the other tooth because he's been very crabby since we got back to IC :(  Speaking of Bud, he's taking all of the CDs out of the tower so I've got to go!

Vacation!

BV and I are long overdue for a vacation so we're going camping in Minnesota Wednesday-Sunday! Bud is going to have his own vacation with both sets of grandparents. It's actually good timing for us because he's getting his top two teeth and has been crabby :) While we're going to miss him (we've never been away from him for more than one night), we need the rest and relaxation!

We think Bud tries to say doggies, but it comes out augies, and we know he understands what clap means because he'll clap when we ask him to and he claps to pat-a-cake when we sing it to him. He's also started being shy around people - he'll turn his head away and hide in our shoulder, it's so cute! He also finds it amusing to look at the world upside down. Last night he had a few giggle fits when I was letting him bend backwards while holding him.

Thank you to everyone who has ever bought Bud toys, but we're sorry to say that he hardly plays with them! He would rather pull all of my socks out of their bin and throw them around (I now have a pile of socks just for him to play with) or play with paper. Have I mentioned how determined he is? He is determined to get to the things that we don't want him to play with (cords, swinging closet door, the panel on the dishwasher, the greasy sliding door track). We can pull him away and tell him not to touch and he just keeps going back until we get a barricade up. I have started a first birthday wish list on amazon.com and put more challenging toys on it for him (stacking toys, trucks, etc.). But he may have more fun if you just give him a box of socks and some paper. :)

I'll write another update when we get back from vacation to tell you how much Bud enjoyed the time with his grandparents.

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More Firsts!

Holy cow, we can't believe how fast Bud is starting to learn things! Last night we both saw him go from laying on his back to sitting and then later in the evening he pulled up on the coffee table to standing! He hadn't pulled up on the coffee table before because it's kinda high. He's definitely going to be a lot harder to handle now that he can get to more things!

His word of the week is "Hi" and we think he actually understands it because he says it at the proper times and waves sometimes when he says it. :)

We had him weighed yesterday and he has gained 12 oz. in 3 weeks, so hopefully he'll start gaining one pound a month!

Today is his 10 month birthday - only 2 more months til his first bithday, it's so hard to believe!

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Uh-Oh!

BV just called to tell me Bud did something new today - he climbed a stair. BV was in the laundry room and heard Bud saying, "eh, eh, eh," he turned around and there was Bud up on the bottom step. He couldn't go up anymore and he couldn't get down. It's kinda funny and a milestone, but of course we know it's dangerous, Mom, and we'll be buying a gate this weekend. :)

Another "new" this week, and not so dangerous, is that he's clapping! He had kinda been moving his hands together last week but not making contact. Grandma T. was babysitting Tuesday and evidently played a lot of pat-a-cake 'cause when I got home Bud was clapping!