*9 MONTHS*

{August 13, 2010}

Love LOVE LOVE this age! Dax is so curious! He loves to explore everything he can. YES, he is crawling and I am afraid the holding days are over. Dax is so proud of himself now that he can crawl....he thinks it's pretty cool! (We do too!)

*Dax is on the move....he crawls ALL over!

*Pulls himself up in his crib.

*Waves "Hi" and "Bye" SO so cute!

*Loves shoes....he is a magnet to them. We try to hide them but he still manages to find them somehow. Oh yeah, and he likes to suck on them....so gross!

*Eats baby food 3x per day and puffs here and there.

*Is mostly on formula now....almost done nursing.

*We can FINALLY see his bottom teeth....I think they will officially arrive in the next day or so! (Yes, he has been a little more fussy than normal, but is still a GREAT baby.)

*Shoes do NOT fit....not even sandals. His feet are way too thick and chubby!

*Will only use the NEWBORN sized binkis. When we give him a normal size he gags, spits in out, and pulls the "bitter milk" face.

*Goes to bed around 8pm and sleeps until 7am. Sleeps ALL night except right now since he is teething. He wakes up a few times and needs his binki.

*Loves to crawl to Stella....Stella then runs to the other side of the room and Dax will follow.This goes back and forth a few times until Dax finds something else.

*Dax's favorite toy right now is his stacking cups. He loves when we build a tower so he can knock it down. If he is across the room and sees a tower he turns on the turbo and crawls as fast as he can to knock it over!

*Babbles in a deep voice sometimes....don't know where he learned how?

*Wears size 12-18 month clothes

STATS from his 9 month appointment!

Weight: 19lbs 13ozs 37%

Length: 27.5in 25%

Head:17.25in 15%

On paper he looks like a little guy, but he is not! Most people who see him comment on how big he is. He is not lacking in the "chub" department either....he has plenty of rolls to go around!

We LOVE you Dax man!

Loves to drink water from a straw!

Getting into his toy basket

ahh....what should I grab?

Crawling baby boy!

He loves his buggy too!

VERY good at waving "hi" and "bye"

"Hi"

Summer Fun!

July was a FUN month for Dax. He got to hang out with his cousin Lincoln, go to Zion and ride the shuttle, swim in Nanny and Papa's pool, and just help Mom around the house. He is an easy going kid who loves baby adventures!

Splash pad with cousin Lincoln then to Judd's for ice cream! We squished the boys in one stroller.

Hanging out in the "river" at the splash pad! Don't ya just love Lincoln's summer buzz cut?

Helping Mom with laundry.

Dax's famous grumpy face while he sleeps....funny kid!

Zions

Day in Zions! It was a HOT one too....110 degrees. What were we thinking? We still had a GREAT time and Dax enjoyed the shuttle ride.

Dax learned to take water from a straw @ Oscar's...he LOVED it! He didn't want it to stop.

Dax HAS to hold onto this ring while in his carseat. The second we put him in he grabs for it.

Swimming with Uncle Brett, Jess, and Nanny...nothing better than an evening swim!

Showing off his denim diaper!

Bath time after the pool!

Meeting the California Fam

Dax got to meet ALL of his family in California...it's about time right? He even got to meet Arabella and Michelle from Maine! He survived the plane rides, although, the guy in front of us said "I think he is going to be a drummer" as we were getting off the plane. The ONLY thing Dax wanted to do was pull the magazines out of the seat back pockets. If there were none (like if he dropped them on the ground) he would get frustrated......so that is the game we played the whole time. But, I do think that's better than a crying baby. We enjoyed our time and wish we could visit more often.

Great Grandma Donna

Great Grandma Joann

Jason enjoyed his paddle board experience

Scott and Jason on the paddle boards

Dax loved Stanley

Sitting with Nana....enjoying Kristina and Scott's house on the water!

Dax swinging with Dad close by

Can you tell....? Dax LOVES to swing!

Lots of swing time!

Cute cousins! Colby loved pushing Dax around.....Dax didn't seem to mind.

Colby, Arabella, and Dax

Auntie Kristina

Great Grandma Jane

It's official.....Dax is on the move!

Dax has been so CLOSE to crawling for a while now! This morning he was all over the place, so I think it is official now! Awww...we LOVE our little man!