Johnny 9 months old!

We can hardly believe that our little man is already 9 months old and how fast time is flying by. This last month has been a whirlwind of new things and we are enjoying every moment we can. Below are a few pictures from the fun we've been having!!

Mommy and Johnny at Ardenwood Farms

Johnny and Cousin Paige visiting at Ardenwood Farms

Not only did Johnny learn to crawl this month, but low and behold he learned how to pull himself to standing as well!!!

Us with our playgroup at the "little farm" at Tilden Park in Berkeley

Johnny's first jack-o-lantern!

Johnny on Halloween. .. 9 months old!

Happy Halloween!

Today was a special day. Not only did it mark 8 years that John and I have been a couple, but it was also Johnny's 9 month "birthday." It was so fun to spend our first Halloween as a family all together and dressed up matching as a pirate family!

ARRRGGGGGGG!!!

On the go!

So for the last month or so Johnny's been learning to crawl. He's mastered the art of turning in a circle on his tummy, getting up on to his knees and rocking back and forth, doing a "downward dog" like yoga pose and even scooting backwards, but today was a very exciting day when Johnny took his first crawl forwards!! It was only once, but I know that this means that it will be sooner than later that he's flying through the house on his hands and knees at lightning speed! Now to say the least I am trying to enjoy my last few weeks (If that) of a "non-mobile" child. Below are a few pics of him starting the process. . .

Johnny 8 months old!

This month has been so full of fun and new adventures for our little man and for us too! Here's a few pictures from the last few weeks.
I'm so close to crawling I can taste it!

Johnny at the pumpkin patch

Pumpkin patch

Our first family trip to the lake.

I'm SOOO big - Johnny 8 months old!

Johnny and Mommy

Johnny and Daddy

MIA

No hands in the bath!

His new teething toy

I've been so Blog MIA lately and there's so much I want to post!! I'll be up and running again soon. In the meantime here's a few new photos of our little doodlebug.

First trip to the ER :(

Today sucked as it was Johnny's first trip to the ER. I was out to lunch with my mom today and noticed he was making this funny grunting/gasping sound. Kinda like he was tryin to push one out or just experimenting with new sounds (as he does often these days). Over the course of a few hours he seemed to get fussier and fussier and so I finally made a call to the advice nurse through our pediatrician. I made an appointment to go to urgent care hours later, but when I realized he really seemed to be in pain I decided not to wait and headed straight to emergency. It also sounded like he could have had some trouble breathing so I really wasn't willing to take any chances. Long story short: two rectal temperature readings, two nasal swabs, one chest x-ray, one abdominal x-ray and a suppository later we are home with no solid news as to what was going on with him...maybe something with his GI tract or some kind of bug. And with nothing more than a fever (and shear exhaustion) we have no other symptoms to write home about. Not sure what exactly his deal is, but I'm sure glad to be home and wearily pleading not to go back there any time soon. Crossing my fingers for a restful night and a healthier baby in the morning. Wish me luck!

bloopers of my photography

It's amazing the shots you get when you take 100 pictures of your kid. These make John and I laugh so hard I thought I'd share them to make you smile!

This one MIGHT be our favorite. I call it: Drunk baby