I-Cubs...

Mikey went to his 1st I-Cubs game over the weekend. Mommy and Daddy were a little nervous that our little busy boy was going to be a handful.

Here is the whole crew -

Aunt Jody, Uncle Troy, Cousins Kiley & Colby, Grandpa, Grandma, Mommy, Mikey & Daddy.

Mikey started out on Daddy's lap, then Mommy's, then Grandma's...I think you get the picture. About the end of the 1st inning Daddy thought it would be a good idea to take Mikey upstairs for a walk in his stroller :-)

Mommy then braved the crowd to get the little guy a hot dog, only to come back and see the sleepy head....

I think he lasted until maybe the 3rd inning! He slept sound until the top of the 7th when Mommy decided she wanted to get a picture. That's ok we got to sing "Take me out to the ball game" together which made Mommy happy:-)

Play Dates, Pants & Poppers

So Mikey will be 11 months old tomorrow. Not only is he a month away from turning one, but that also means Mommy has seriously being slacking on the posts! This is partly due to my lack of picture taking, but mostly due to pure laziness :-) As usual summer has been keeping us busy...visits from Grandparents, dinner with Aunt Sue and Uncle Harvey, an outing to the Iowa State Fair and a play date with all of Mommy's friends. A few weeks ago Mommy's friend Tina was in town all the way from Oregon, so that meant a mini reunion with Tina, Paige, Jenn and Krista...plus a few little additions.

The little additions - Jenna, Mikey, Cole and Peyton. It took some quick snapping of pics to get them all together!

Going...

Going...

Gone!

Jenna looking at Mikey like "Relax already would ya!"

Mikey looking like he is going to attack Peyton.

Mikey with a pair of pants on his head :-)

Mikey still with the pants on his head, but also his new popper. Thanks to Grandma C. and a whole 25 cents spent at a garage sale we get to hear the sound of this thing EVERY night.

Still loving the popper.

And just a cute pic of Mikey in the tub!

10 Months!

I can't believe it has been a whole month since we posted last! Mikey is officially 10 months today. We have been up to so many things but have so few pictures to show for it. Mommy's work hosted a day at the zoo. It was ridiculously packed and Mikey slept the entire time! We traveled all the way down to Arkansas with Grandma and Grandpa C. for a wedding over the 4th of July. Mikey did awesome in the car! On the way home we stopped in Missouri to see some of Daddy's family. Mikey got to see Grandpa D, Great Grandma D, Great Aunt Sue and Uncle Harvey, Uncle Bill, Aunt Robin and his Cousin Ellie. I do have to apologize because I don't have a picture of everyone. Finally, Mikey has been taking several steps for a couple of weeks now. And today I would say it has turned into walking! Daddy got some excellent video of it and its posted last, enjoy!

Mikey looking outside, he likes to see the birds walk across our patio. On a side note, that is Daddy's tomato plant you can see not a giant weed in a bucket :-)

Not enjoying the vegetable beef dinner all that much...but you can see Mikey's 2 teeth on the bottom. He is working on the 3rd with not much luck.

Mikey's new bath, he is too squirmy to put in the big tub just yet.

Having fun at Cousin Kiley's Birthday party. Kiley turned 2 yesterday!

One of the pics from the zoo. Mikey woke up on our way out the door!

Hanging out in the pool down in Arkansas.

At the wedding with Grandma C.

This is in Uncle Bill's speed boat with Mommy and Grandpa C. Mikey was not as thrilled with it as Daddy was :-)

On the way home from vacation, wearing the headset for the DVD player...Mikey fell asleep about 10 minutes in to Curious George.

And finally....walking!!!

9 Months

Mikey turned 9 months yesterday, so that meant a check up with the Dr and pictures. Mommy took the day off and we went to Portrait Innovations for pictures. We ended up with some good pictures as expected, but we didn't get as many smiles out of Mikey as we did the last time. Which wasn't necessarily a bad thing because it made it easier for Mommy to pick out the good ones. Mikey was much more entertained with the props than smiling for the camera. Oh well, what more can you expect from a 9 month old? Some of the better pictures are posted below. After pictures, it was off to the Dr. If anyone has been around Mikey lately it easy to see he is a very busy boy. The kid does not stay in one spot for too long. And for being a pediatric clinic the place isn't exactly baby proofed! Mommy was exhausted by the time we left! Anyway, Mikey weighed 19lbs 10oz(40%) and he was 29in long(80%). Enjoy the new pics!

Back to daycare

After a nasty case of hand, foot and mouth disease, our little guy finally went back to daycare today. Here is a textbook definition:

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a common illness of infants and children. It is characterized by fever, sores in the mouth, and a rash with blisters. HFMD begins with a mild fever, poor appetite, malaise ("feeling sick"), and frequently a sore throat. One or 2 days after the fever begins, painful sores develop in the mouth. They begin as small red spots that blister and then often become ulcers. They are usually located on the tongue, gums, and inside of the cheeks. The skin rash develops over 1 to 2 days with flat or raised red spots, some with blisters. The rash does not itch, and it is usually located on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.

It was going around the daycare center and we were worried he might pick it up. Sure enough Mommy got a call at work Monday afternoon saying Mikey needed to be picked up as he was starting to develop blisters in and around his mouth, yikes! We took Mikey to the Dr. on Tuesday morning and they confirmed it was HFMD. Wednesday morning Mikey woke up with even more blisters around his mouth and by Thursday he had the rash up and down his legs. Today you can still see a few red spots where the blisters and rash are healing but Mikey is feeling much better! Here is a picture of him on Wednesday and he still has a smile on his face!

Feeling much better and pulling myself up like usual :-)

I forgot to put it in our last post but Mikey finally sprouted a tooth over Memorial Day weekend. And he has been pulling himself up to stand on his own for several seconds. Sometimes he even claps for himself when he does :-) I don't think it will be long before he is walking...they grow up so fast!

Mikey's Baptism, new pics and video

We finally had Mikey baptized over the weekend. The baptism is held after mass in a group-there were 5 other babies being baptized. Mommy was really nervous about keeping a white outfit clean on an 8 month old for that length of time...especially when mommy and daddy had to get up DURING mass to go change a dirty diaper. But we made it, and Mikey did awesome. He babbled through most of it which made everyone smile :-)

Aunt Jody and Uncle Troy were Mikey's godparents.

Its hard to get a good pic with an active baby...mommy is smiling in this one, so that why this pic was posted instead of some of the others :-)

Posing for a pic with the Grandparents. On a side note, mommy needs to thank Grandma C. for taking the pics. They have a little red tint to them because Grandma used the "candle light" effect on her camera :-)

The hat looks much cuter without the bill flipped up!

Bath time, looks like we need to move up to the big tub soon.

Falling asleep in the highchair.

Reading (aka destroying) the newspaper with daddy.

And lastly a new video of Mikey. Sorry its a little shaky. But you can see him pulling himself up really well and babbling...enjoy!

8 months...

Mikey is 8 months old today! Mommy and Daddy are quickly finding out how fast Mikey is growing up. Oh what a difference a couple weeks make...

I now love veggie puffs and can't get enough of them. In fact I would put them all in my mouth at once, but mommy only hands me one at a time :-(

I'm hanging out with my cousins Kiley and Colby, but also notice I'm sitting like a pro. I just couldn't find the time to stay still earlier...I still don't like to sit still for long, but mostly during diaper changes :-)

I rarely do anything anymore without trying to pull myself up...look at me standing like a big boy!

And lastly, mommy just thought this was a cute picture.