9 month check-up/ July 16, 2010

Nathan was 9 months on July 3rd. We went in for his routine 9 month check-up a couple weeks later. Just wanted to record his stats: 23 lbs. 4.5 oz; 30 inches long; head circumference 47.5 cm. He's definitely growing well! His only health issue has been his multiple ear infections. We were finally sent to see an ENT doctor who recommended putting tubes in his ears. So, that is exactly what we did. He had them placed on August 13th. Nathan did great. I actually think it might have been harder on me. Thankfully, my mom went with us. She was very helpful in keeping Nathan occupied before the surgery while he couldn't eat. He was one hungry boy. Since the surgery, he has done really well. He has even slept through the night a few times! First time ever! It is wonderful when he gets a good night's sleep.

Another Day at the Park

We were really getting outside a lot there for awhile when the Seattle weather decided to cooperate and give us some real summer sunshine. This weekend in July my mom came over from Poulsbo and Danielle's mom was visiting from Oregon, so we decided to get together. We were going to try to go swimming in the outdoor pool in West Seattle, but it was closed - sad! We ended up taking Nathan to Lincoln Park and letting him splash in the wading pool. It was a pretty hot day, so it was the perfect place to be. We found ourselves a nice shady spot to relax and play with Nathan.

Cooling off in the pool

Floating in his turtle

Really starting to get the hang of standing on his own

More PEPS

July 8th

Over the summer, our PEPS group has been taking advantage of any nice weather we get, so instead of going to someone's house, we have been meeting at a park or wading pool. It's been a lot of fun to get outside and to splash in the water. The babies seem to really enjoy playing in the water, but they have a lot of fun just playing on the blankets in the grass too. They really have started interacting a lot with each other which has been a lot of fun. It's so amazing to see how they are all changing.

Hanging out in the wading pool

They loved the cooler!

Stand Alone

July 7 - 9 months old

This was just so cute. Steve and Nathan met me down at a park in West Seattle after work one day for dinner. It was a gorgeous evening, and we were just hanging out having a good time. We had been working on getting Nathan to stand by himself without holding onto anything, but this was one of the first times he did it for a good amount of time without falling over. He was SO proud of himself. I just loved the look on his face. It was quite adorable. He just couldn't believe that he was standing all by himself!

4th of July

I got so far behind on my posts again! So, I am attempting to catch back up. Nathan's first 4th was pretty uneventful in itself although we did get to spend some quality time with some great friends and family. Rachel was home from Nebraska for the 4th and Steve's brother, Jeff, drove over from Spokane to spend the weekend with us. We went over to the peninsula to visit Rachel on Saturday. Mom, Nathan and I had a great visit with Rachel and her family. We spent the 4th at my parent's house, mostly just relaxing and playing with Nathan. We did take him down to the park so he could swing which has been one of his favorite things to do. He also loved the merry-go-round!

Aunt Rach

Mommy, Rach, and Nathan

Grandpa pushing Nathan and Daddy on the merry-go-round