SO SWEET!...
I really don't take a paci anymore. I haven't in months, but I have more teeth coming in--YIKES! I already have 6. I just needed something to chew on. Mom thinks I look so sweet!
This is my new favorite spot in the house. I can sit on the carpet and bang on the tile with my hands. What a great sound. Plus, this is a hallway and the echoes sound pretty funny to me. I just keep yelling "bah, bah..." I like to hear my voice echo. Mom's fear came true when I bonked my mouth on the tile yesterday. OUCH!





















More teeth? How many do I need?

HOW DO I GET DOWN?...
I love to pull up, stand up, cruise and so on, but how do I get down? Come back and get me!





















I'm using all my muscles to pull up and walk around these days.

UNCLE SCOTT?...
Are you there? I miss you and love you! I had lots of fun playing with you last weekend! Please come back and see me soon. I am learning all kinds of new things and I need to show off! Good luck on your 1st college test today! Just remember SFA beats SAM anyday :)




















My fist time using daddy's headset

FOOTBALL SEASON IS BACK...
Wow! I am already in my second season of football. Mom can hardly believe how fast the time goes by. Here I am at 44 weeks. The 1 year birthday party plans have already begun (for those of you who are wondering, it will be held on Sat., November 18th...please make plans to be here :) )
I have outgrown just about everything in my closet. I am on to 24 month clothes now. Being tall sure does make it hard to shop for me. I am stretching out a bit with all my crawling and I am bumping into everything. Mom keeps joking that she is going to put me in a padded helmet to protect me...it might not be a bad idea. It seems I knock myself out daily. I am standing in my Pack-n-Play, in my crib and pulling up on everything I can get my hands on. Mom is trying to teach me that the swiveling rockers are a bad idea. She signs "no" to me and tells me "no" too. I just look at her and frown and fake cry. I know what she is saying, but I don't like it one bit. A few more bumps and I might remember.
I have decided that baby food is NASTY! I like what mom is eating better. I love grapes and bananas--the real ones of course...no mush for me. I like my new biter biscuits and I am making lots of fun messes with those. Mom gave me a bite of cheese too. SHHHHH, don't tell. My doctor thinks I should wait a bit longer. I have also tried turkey. That stuff is gross. For all of those who like to laugh at mom, yes it was organic :) Mom keeps telling dad that she is going to have to cook more. The days of baby food already preped are almost over. This boy is ready for some big boy food. I can drink out of a straw and love ice cold water. Aunt Melissa says it will give me the hicups. That's okay by me.
I can click my tongue and I am immitating everyone around me. I can make a piggy sound too. Uncle Scott says it sounds like I have a runny nose and way too much snot. Mom and dad think it is hillarious!
My fine motor skills are out of this world. Mom is not bias. I can push tiny buttons to play my music, turn on and off lights and find the smallest of things to play with . I have no fear! This makes mom a bit nervous. I like to look over the edge of my highchair, lean over the edge of my crib and the bed and climb on everything including the bumpers. Mom is just waiting for me to fall out. She is considering a net to scoop me in with.
I like to cheer for myself too. I clap my knees with my hands and say yea! I have clapped my hands just once (on Sept.13th) This was a big accomplishment. Mom, Grandma Malone and Aunt Melissa have been working on this one for awhile. I can wave bye-bye too. I waved to my Uncle Dean for the first time on August 27th. We were celebrating dad's birthday. Since then it has been now and again. If you get a wave you are extra special! I am reaching for all the things I want and crawling after them too. Mom is still my favorite toy! She loves it when I put my arms up for her to get me or try to crawl up her legs. Mom's are so silly like that!






















My first time to pull up successfully in my Pack-n-Play. YEA!

HEY, THAT'S ME!...
Mom is already on a roll. She has my name on the fridge and pictures of me all over too. I like the letters. I can cruise by in my car and rearrange them. If you know mom, then you know she has to put them back in the right order. This rearranging keeps mom pretty busy :) Okay, I will cut her a break...she does let me put them back the way I like too. I usually chew on them for a bit, drop some on the floor, hide some in my car, toss a few under the fridge (YUCK!) and then wait for mom to fix it all again. Mom, I think I want some new magnets. I think they have a farm set I would like to try out.







Spelling is easy!

GRRRR...
Mom and dad were having a hard time deciding what I should be for Halloween...I think they decided. I look pretty cute as a lion! I tried out a bug and a chicken too. The lion took the cake.
It's just what they had available. No intention of being a chicken for Halloween.















I'm a lion on Daddy's birthday!

9 months old!...
Time sure flies when your having fun! I've been learning so many new things. In one week I learned how to sit up from a laying position, pull up to my knees to play, wave bye-bye, give a high-5, stand in my pack and play and crib and crawl on all 4's rather than army style. Mom is going in circles all day long. What used to work to keep me still for just a minute just is not an option anymore. Here's an example, I love to drive in my car...but now, I like to drive my car to the curtains and pull on them and open and shut cabinets and drawers that I can reach too. Talk about a busy boy. I have a whole new lease on life. I now know what I am capable of and I am trying all kinds of new things. If you have a chance to hear my fake cough you are in for a real treat! I can cough on cue. I also say mama and mum ma when I am upset or need some attention. It works great! I laugh at myself too. I love puppets and my Baby Einstein water video. I giggle at that all the time.
For all of you who are wondering, I am just over 30 inches long now and I weigh 24.11 1/2 pounds. 95th percentile for height and 97th percentile for weight.














Such a big boy; my baby

TO MARKET, TO MARKET...
Grandma Malone went to the farmer's market and picked us up a few things. I got to help put away the groceries.




















Reagan G; my little cowboy

JUST LIKE FAMILY...
I got to meet the "extended" part of my dad's family. Uncle Deryk and Aunt Tracy were in town from CT and we had a great time visiting. They are just like family! Dad spent a lot of time at his house growing up.
I got to play with their nieces toys too. She had a slinky dog and a caterpillar on a string...that was fun! Aunt Tracy--please move back to Houston with Uncle Deryk (right after we come to CT to see the snow.)




















Fun times with the "fam"

CHOMP!...OUCH!
Forget about shark teeth; check out my teeth! I have 5 of them...and one on the way. I am chewing on everything from mom's knee, to her cheek, to my toys and myself. I even discovered how to grind them all together. Dad almost had a fit (it was 1 am and mom and dad were tired.) I worked it all out with a teething ring after that. It took a couple of hours. I learned how to smack my lips and say "um" when I eat my yummy veggies too. Mom thinks this is pretty cute. Brusha, Brusha. I have to keep these pearly whites lookin' good.




















CHEESE!

LIL COWBOY...
Every cowboy needs some boots, but I think these are a bit big for me! I'm 39 weeks old, 23.4 pounds and just over 30 inches long...these boots may fit soon. Just this week I started pulling up on mom and on my toy basket too. I can pull up to a sitting, kneeling and standing position. I still need help to stay put, but I am getting there faster than mom can believe. I am still creeping around on my belly. I push off with my left foot and reach out and grab anything I can pull with my left arm. MUSCLE MAN! I tried honey dew melon this past week too...it makes me burp :) I have started to talk even more and call for mum, mum all the time...esp when I am tired or upset. Mum, mum is on the way!















What size are these things?

HONK, HONK...BEEP, BEEP...
I finally made it to the Children's Museum! Mom and Aunt Melissa had a great time too. Mom was shocked to see how busy the Tot Spot was. It made her a little nervous. Some of those tots could run. I tried everything out. The velcro wall and the silver bead chains were my favorite. The beads reminded me of mama's hair :) I liked playing with all the different textured balls too. I could see myself in so many mirrors around the room. Who knew I could look so cute?
I played with all the switches on the wall too. I knew how to turn them on and off and little colored lights would turn on and off too. This one was the easiest for me. It is just like driving my car...spin the wheel and the light comes on. It started to rain while we were inside so we took a detour and looked around the exibits. I saw little chicks...fresh out of their eggs in the hatchery. I tried to pick one up, but it was under glass. I love little fluffy animals (esp. Sassy.)
I got to look at myself in Alice and Wonderland's crazy mirrors and take a stroll through the other exibits too. When it stopped raining we headed outside, my favorite place to be. We saw so many interesting flowers, a pond and a stream too. There were rubber ducks in there. I'm used to the real thing, but the big kids were catching the ducks in nets. That looked like fun. I think I will try that when I get a bit bigger. Mom let me play in the water a bit. She got wet! One of the fountain squirts went right up her pants leg! When we were through, mom took me to the gift shop. I knew exactly what I wanted. A bouncing, rubber atom ball. I had played with one back at the Tot Spot. It was a good day...I think I will take some friends with me next time. Mom laughed because we had not even made it out of the parking lot before I was asleep. I was EXHAUSTED! There was so much to see and do at the musuem. Next up, the zoo!























I'm an explorer!

WATCH ME LEARN...
Mom keeps saying how observant I am and now others are noticing too. You just need to show me once and I can repeat it. I'm great at picking up on patterns too.
Here are a few of my favorites. I just discovered that I can pull the blocks out of the cube. The blue one is my favorite. I still love my books. I giggle and laugh everytime mom reads to me. Some of my books have textures on the pages. I try to feel all the books now. I might get lucky!
Grandma Malone is looking for a new floor for her house. Mom and I went shopping with her. I got a tired of looking at tile so mom and I headed for the carpet section. They have lots to choose from. It turns out that they make carpet just for kids. Hot pink, purple, teal, lime green and on and on. I had so much to look at and feel. Mom pulled out three different sample books. They had a big carpet square on top and then lots of little samples underneath. Mom lifted up one of the squares to show me what I could see under it. She was shocked when I turned around and did the same thing to the other two samples. I even found one that could be a flip flap on the wall. Mom knew I was a smart little guy!
























37 weeks and already a reader

SLOW DOWN...YOU'RE GROWING TO FAST...
Mom, putting a turtle on my shirt will not slow me down! I am a boy on the go these days. I have found my voice and all that comes with it. If you give me a high note, I can match it. If you scream I can do it too. I love these games. I am talking more too. I say things like Dadum and baba and mum and mama when I really want her attention.
Mom is having a hard time taking pictures...they all come out blurry. I am always moving, kicking, rolling, and as you can see in these pics looking around. I like to help feed myself these days too. My hands are always getting messy and by the way, I don't like mom to wash my face. I can do it myself with my bib.
I can do the army crawl and really roll around. I love trying to fit under the couch and the chairs. Did you know there is strings under there? I love finding little things like that! I have also been trying to stand more. Mom helps, of course. She holds my pockets up so I can dance around, bend my knees and bop. I like trying to climb up onto the couch. You just wait till I can do it on my own. I can pull myself from a sitting postion through to laying on my belly and I love the added independence.
My hair is finally getting long enough to curl. Check out my pics. I even sported a hawk the other day. Those curls just would not lay flat. Mom thought it was pretty cute, but I'm sure others thought I had bed head.
I am working on my 5th and 6th tooth now. I almost have one of those guys in. THESE THINGS HURT!!!

CHOP, CHOP!...
It is my first time to use chop sticks. Uncle Jeff tried to teach me to use them like drum sticks on the table. I just liked to chew on them. Mom and dad decided that was not such a good idea. So, I ate my baby food and puffs instead . The rest of the fam ate the food from PF Changs. I let Uncle Jeff eat one of my puffs...I think he liked it. Sweet potato is the best. Look, I even got a fortune cookie!
















Why so many pictures, can't I just enjoy my food?

4 GENERATIONS...
I love my Pepe (My great-grandpa...you pronounce his name pep-ee)! He has stretchy skin. I like to pull it, but I don't think he enjoyed it too much. My Pepe is 90! He is moving back to Houston soon...can't wait to see you again Pepe. Grandpa, when are you moving back?
I was pretty happy exploring the bed and breakfast in Yorktown. They had great fringe on the pillows. I scooted and pulled my way acoss the floor, knocked my head on the coffee table and eventually showed everyone that I could say "Mama." I actually said it 2 times, I had to make sure everyone could hear me. It was a good visit with all my great aunts and my Uncle Dusty. Can you believe that I am 36 weeks old? For all those wondering...I did have pants...dad thought I was too hot and he stripped me down. I looked good!














I don't look like these guys, do I?

NO, NO, NO!...
Big boys cry too...esp. when they do not get their way. You better make sure that you feed me on time and keep me occupied with with the toys I want. Don't try to take the phone or remote control away from me. Or, you might really get me going. I love those grown up toys. They are the only things, beside the cat, that I will try to crawl to. Mom won't let me roll under the couch either...now I'm really mad!




















I'm Mad!

WHAT'S UP DOC?...
I love Carrots!




















Quick Grandma, don't let mom see.

GOT GAME?...
35 weeks and already I GOT GAME! Here I am in my new basketball shorts. I wanted to look like my daddy. They sure are slippery though. I had a little trouble keeping them on with all the scooting I do. I WANT TO CRAWL SO BAD!!! I can get to my arms and knees and rock, but no moving from point A to B yet. Frustration is setting in...mom is working hard to keep me occupied.
My curls are coming in too. My hair is a bit "puffy" as mom says. No scissors yet. Mom and dad want to see how many curls I can get first.
I can make lots of neat sounds too. In addition to my "Indian chant" I can do fake coughs too.
I am trying to pull up on things and I always have my eye on my mom. She can't get too far away. I reach out for objects and pull them to me and climb my way up my mom's shirt to get back to her. Busy boy!





















A slam dunk for RGT!

RED, WHITE, AND BLUE AT MOJO's...
We spent the 4th of July in Bellaire. Mojo Mama's Coffee House is up and running and I had to help out. In my spare time I even got to see a parade. I was not to happy when the firetruck came by. Mom had to reassure me that I was okay...my ears were hurting! Aunt Kaci got lots of candy. All I got was a pinwheel. When do I move on to the sweets?





















Mojo's has an gator!