10 months old

Happy Father's Day!

teeth and noises

i now have 5 teeth {a new one popped-up on the bottom last week} and my gums are puffy on top where two news look to be on their way.

i have really turned into a jabber-jaw - "talking" to myself with more consonant/vowel combinations than my mommy can remember. i shake my head when i don't want to eat something that my mama is holding in front of my mouth and sometimes even say "na. na." perhaps MOST exciting {for my mama} is that i figured out how to roll my tongue today which it means i'll be able to roll my R's if i ever learn to speak Finnish.

ready to take off!

i'm having a blast pushing things around. at MaTu's house i push my walker around instead of sitting in it to walk...and at home i like to walk behind the laundry basket. i am soooo ready to walk, i'm just working on getting the balance-thing down.

"KING SILO"

This is my Ma-Tu and Pa-Tu and Sister-Rosaline (Ma-Tu's cousin from Thailand). I have been spending my days with them for the past month. Sister Rosaline will be in Minneapolis for one more week before going to Michigan to spend time with other friends and family before going back to Thailand.

Ma-Tu has given me a new nickname (not to replace Silo-corn, but to add to my list of nicknames) ..... "King Silo"

(It really has taken hold already -- my mom thinks it is especially appropriate when going on walks in my CHARIOT stroller!)

my papa

my papa is teaching me about cool things.. like architecture and colors -- and how to play the xylophone (silo-phone) -- which is a lot like hammering -- which ultimately brings me closer to helping him with projects and hanging out in the garage ;)

caught-ya!

my mama caught me in the action of taking all of the books out of the bookcase. i like to move things (push&pull), take small things out or off of bigger things and basically make a mess of it. i am approaching toddler-hood...

memorial day weekend with the KEOs

i had a lot of fun hanging out with uncle sam, cousin marin, cousin allison, and cousin rylan!

like a big boy...only small

i went to the doctor today for my 9 month check-up. i have grown, but am still very small for my age (tenzin has surely passed me up!)

Height: 26.5" (5%)
Weight: 15lb. 12oz. (3%)
Head circumference: 17 7/8" (75%)

I've got a big head - it's my learning engine.

I also have an ear infection....same time as my mommy got sick and missed 2.5 days of work. not sure if i got her sick or if she got me sick (i think it was me) but anyway...i am on antibiotics for 10 days and that should make me feel better. bummer, though, huh?!?

FORT!!!

my mama and anutie phon made me a fort this morning in my 'playpen' {the living room} using a colorful old marimekko sheet from my great aunt ilona. i really liked playing my 'ding ding' {piano} in the fort - but then again, i like to play the piano anywhere. i'm still a little young to realize just how cool the fort really is - but i catch-on pretty quick, so one of these days i suspect i'll want to spend all day in there!

9 months old!

i am now 9 months old. i don't know how much i weigh, exactly, because i don't go for my check-up until next week, but i have grown a lot and learned so many new tricks! as you can see, i am super strong and can even do 'push-ups' now. my mom and dad finally got a 'gate' up in our living room to help define my super-awesome playroom (the living room). i have 4 teeth (2 up/2 down) and am eating all sorts of foods and have started to show signs of trying to communicate myself with sounds and and physical gestures. i am SUPER happy and love to laugh, flap my arms when i am excited to see someone i know, and can wave hello and goodbye. i'm talking up a storm (especially on my very own cell phone {mama's old one} that i am fully aware does not work) and have a full vocabularly of consonant sounds: dadada, mamamama, bububububu, gugugugu - as well as unique sounds like my abrupt "uuuugh" when i am trying to make something happen (like peas and cheerios jump on my highchair tray), and the sucking-in squeel-laugh...and perhaps most fitting-> a toungue-clicking sound. my parents are convinced that i will be walking early, because i love to try letting go, but we'll see if i can master the whole balance-thing. i love my mama and papa - but will chose my mama over anyone at any time. i am a mama's boy!

my favorite book

my yellow potty

while i still pee in a diaper (and occasionally on my Ma-Tu) ... it is never too early to learn to sit on my yellow toilet. who knows when it will really come into good use!

i like to laugh at my funny glasses!

peas, rice and cheerios

i've been eating REAL food for 2 weeks already - my mama has just been too busy to tell you about it.

i can pick-up small things like peas with my pointer and thum. when i eat cheerios, i even eat them half at a time by biting off a piece to chew first and then putting the second half in my mouth after.

ah ah ah ah ah

if i make a noise as my papa bumps his hand over my mouth it makes a cool noise.
my mom thinks i picked-iup this new trick really fast!

dare devil!

i decided last week that instead of using furniture to help me stand, i would just let go. i want to do it by myself!

crawl,climb,stand {MOVE}

yes, i am on the move. look out for me, because i am daring, strong enough to pull myself up to standing with the help of furniture and take it all very seriously. i LOVE to stand and walk along the sofa. i keep my mama and papa on their toes!

i have been spending the mornings with Ma-tu and Pa-tu (papa's parent's) while my mama is at work. she just got a promotion, so it is a good thing we started practicing our new routine this week!

crazy week!

oh boy! it has been an adventurous week so far.....not only can i climb the steps in the living room, but i am an expert as using furniture to get into a standing position! i did a complete pull-up on the coffee table so that i could stand and pat the top like a drum...i can also stand by the couch, stand by my mommy -- and stand-up in my crib when i don't want to take a nap.

this week has also been hard because i think my 4th tooth is coming in and it sure does HURT. it makes me want to be held all the time, and i cry for my mama A LOT.

maybe the biggest thing that has happened : i swallowed a rubber band tonight. yes...truely. i was scooting around on the floor and my mom thought she had gotten everything out of my way. when she saw that i got it in my mouth, she tried not to panic and put her finger in my mouth to get it out, but it was so wet and slippery in there that it just slid down my throat! papa also tried to get it out, but couldn't. my mom got very scared and called my grandma who said that if i wasn't choking i would be fine...just look for it in my diaper! some kids swallow marbles, i swallowed a rubber band.

what a week, and it is only wednesay!

8 months old!!

saturday marked 8 months since i was born. i have suddenly become a MOVER! i wiggle and wiggle when i am being held and grab decisively for hair, glasses or earings within seconds. i roll from my back to my tummy to my back and then again to my tummy...and when i wake-up from naps i pull myself up on the sides of the crib. i am officially crawling - with absolute-intentional placement of of my hands (bap, bap, bap, bap) - and just today i climbed the stairs in my living room, all by myself! i talk and sing and make noises with my tongue, i flap my arms and legs in the bath (so hard my mommy gets soaking wet), and i can pick-up smaller and smaller objects. i have 3 teeth!! and am a super-duper good eater - and i like to play peek-a-boo with my bib during meals. my hair is growing back and i am excited to discover what i will learn tomorrow!