Communication

We're not quite sure what Brian is trying to "tell" us when he does this, but he has recently started doing it a lot. It's like he wants to communicate with us so badly, but he doesn't know how, so we end up with this:

On another note, Brian had his 9 month check up yesterday and here are his stats:

Weight: 21lbs 15oz, 50-75%

Length: 28 inches, 25-50%

Head: 46cm, 75-90%

The Park

Yesterday the weather was pretty good, so we walked down to the park by our house and let Brian go on the slide and in the swing for his first time. As you can see from the pictures, he wasn't too sure about the whole experience. We also had him sit in the grass for the first time and he wasn't too sure about that, too. It was funny to watch him in the swing- he just laid his head back and looked up at the sky or at the chains on the swing not showing too much emotion except for kicking his legs which he does when he gets excited. We're looking forward to the summer when the weather will get even better to let Brian play outside more. Here are a couple videos we took last night. Sorry about the 2nd one- you might get kind of dizzy with Ben moving the camera back and forth as Brian swings. :o) I attempted to put a 3rd video up, but after leaving it to upload for over an hour, I gave up on it.

9 months

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9 months old

Brian is 9 months old! He goes in for his check up on Wednesday, so we don't have all his measurements (which I'm sure you're all dying to know) :o) But, we think he's about 21 pounds and as you can see from the pictures, he has changed a lot and is getting so big. He loves to "walk" and has just started to like eating the little Gerber puffs. He is talking a lot more and is a very happy baby. I can't believe how fast time is going. Before we know it, we'll be celebrating his first birthday!

April so far

In his Yoda shirt

The neck is a little big... and don't ask me what face he's making :o)

Love those big blue eyes

I know he looks huge in this picture, but that face cracks me up!

Another Star Wars shirt.... his dad must be a fan :o)

With my parents and his cousins on Easter Sunday

Wearing their hats the Easter Bunny brought them

Hanging out at my parent's house for Conference

"Walking"

Brian has always preferred to stand rather than be on his tummy. So, while he still hasn't rolled over or started scooting or crawling, he's starting to move his feet while we hold him up to start "walking". It was so fun the other night when he started to do it. He still tries to lean forward instead of move his feet, but I think he's getting the idea. He's also getting a lot better about standing and holding on to things instead of letting go and falling over. It's so fun to watch him learn to do new things!

Laughing

The other day we were over at my parents and it was getting to be past Brian's bedtime- he was so tired! I was going to fix him a bottle when I hear him laughing harder than I've ever heard before. I go back in the living room and my mom is holding him on the couch, while my dad is sitting on the other couch. My dad had a newspaper in his hand and was smacking it on the couch and saying Brian's name over and over again. Brian thought it was the funniest thing he had ever seen- he was so loopy, it was hilarious! By the time Ben remembered he had a video camera on his phone, Brian wasn't laughing as hard as he was in the beginning, but we still got some good video out of it. My dad would just lift the newspaper up and not say anything and Brian would start laughing anticipating what would come next. It was so funny!

Cute hair and surgery

Sorry for the graphic picture, but I thought it'd be good to document Ben's ankle surgery he had a few weeks ago. He had a small tumor removed from his left ankle that was causing him a lot of pain. He is still recovering, but is getting better each day. As far as we know, the tumor is not cancerous, but he'll find out for sure at his follow-up appointment in a few days. His recovery time did let me get some cute pictures of Ben and Brian relaxing on the couch together. Brian started to snuggle and rest his head on Ben's shoulder which was so cute. And his hair is getting long enough to do fun things with. Right after his bath I'll put it up in a fohawk, then it tames down a bit after it dries and sticks up just enough.

Two years