I think January is always the hardest month of the year… especially this year, though. Now that it’s February I think things are looking up, even if it is pretty cold still.  I wish I could say we’ve been out doing all kinds of awesome things, but we really haven’t been up to much.  Since it seems like the weather is going to be warming up (hey, above freezing will be a huge improvement) I think we’re going to try and think of some excursions to go on.

In the meantime, I’m just really glad I have more energy again, so I can make things like homemade blueberry pancakes and other things as well.  I could tell Enzo was getting bored after the same easy foods for far too long… try telling a 9 month old you just don’t have the energy to be creative, though. 😉

We are looking forward to a little adventure of our own, though.  Enzo and I are headed to Colorado Springs in less than two weeks!  Josh is staying home this time since he had to use so much vacation time this past month due to his surgery and being sick, and I probably shouldn’t be using anymore vacation time since I also used so much this past month due to being sick… but I don’t care!  I need this vacation for my mental health and I’m so excited to see family.  I think Enzo is looking forward to it as well.  It’s kind of funny because I’ve never actually flown anywhere on my own before… and now I’ll be doing it with a baby. I think he’ll be okay since he do so well last time, but he’s a lot more active now, so it could also be very interesting.  Let’s hope for awesome seatmates. :p

Who couldn’t love this face, though?

I think things are finally on the way back to normal here on the home front.  After pretty much a month of constant health issues, we all seem to be up and running again and functioning much better than before.

Yesterday was also Enzo’s 9 month check-up as the wee man turned 9 months old on Sunday. Everything looked good!  He’s 21.4 lbs and 28.5″ long, and thankfully in good health.

He is getting better and better at pulling himself up on everything and likes to try and balance by standing on his own… which doesn’t last long, so now we’re just trying to avoid tragedy by making sure there’s nothing behind him in case he falls backward too hard, however, that doesn’t help when he decides to fall forward. Whoops.  I have a feeling this boy is going to keep us on our toes.  😉

Here’s to a much better February!

It’s amazing how quick babies go from trying to pull themselves up on things to actually pulling themselves up on pretty much everything they possibly can.

The kiddo got his first incident report from day care last week when he got a good bump/bruise to the forehead.  The picture doesn’t do it justice.

I guess we’ve reached that point where bumps and bruises are going to be commonplace as he continues to try and climb everything and now tries to cruise and walk.  I told the cats they’d better prepare themselves… soon there will be no escape.

Apparently the little man is ready to move beyond just sitting.  I found him in front of his activity center trying to pull himself up onto it about a week or so ago.

He was getting kind of frustrated because he couldn’t pull himself up all the way, so I went over to him and he reached his hands up and said, “Up”.  So, I did as I was told.  He’s got pretty good balance, but of course as soon as this picture was taken he fell over and bumped his head.  Whoops.

He now says, “Up” and “Bup” a lot, though, and I think aside from Mama and Dada, it’s officially his first word since he generally uses it when he wants up or is reaching up and not just as a sound to make.  Our little man is growing up. :p

Yeah, I’m a little done with Winter… the cold is not my friend and it means there aren’t nearly as many things to do outside.  It also doesn’t help that Josh is still healing from his surgery and isn’t up for long walks indoors. Sure, Enzo and I could probably do stuff by ourselves, and I’ll take him shopping with me, but it’s much easier when you’ve got two people.

Really, though, we have  a pretty easy baby.  I mean, he even sleeps in on the weekends, and always has.

Sure, that could probably change one day, but I think I’ll just appreciate that he sleeps in until 8:00 or 8:30 for now, which means I can get up a little earlier if I want to and drink my coffee and read or more likely do some tidying up, and occasionally peek in on that sweet little face.