Happy 40 weeks!

Kieran is 40 weeks old today! He's looking more and more like a little boy and less and less like a baby. This is bitter sweet for mommy as she loves to watch him grow but she also misses all that has passed that will never be again...
Kieran is crawling really well now and is also pulling up. In fact, he tries to stand up all the time with or without the assistance of a table or hands- thus the butt in the air all the time. Of course since his head is in the 75% this makes balance a little difficult... but he'll get there eventually ;)
KP is eating a wider variety of foods these days, ever since mommy took him in for his 9 month well baby and discovered that he isn't supposed to be eating a completely pured diet of nothing but a few fruits and vegies... turns out his food should be chunky and he should be eating most all the things grown ups eat- like dairy and other types of protein and more finger foods. So this week Kieran has tried clementine oranges (in his nummy pouch), yogurt and cheese- all of which he really likes- after an initial hesitation. Mommy has also been chopping up his food rather than spinning it into a pureed oblivion- so quite a bit more texture and thus more work on Kieran's part but he's been handling it like a champ! In fact, Kieran has discovered that his "helper" spoon can be used to feed him and not just to beat on the high chair and throw on the floor, which daddy has captured on video ;)
All in all it has been a busy week for Kieran. We are all very excited about the up coming holiday break and nearly two weeks to spend with our little man... can't wait!

Happy NINE months!! (and x-mas trees)

Kieran is 9 months old as of yesterday morning around 3! He has changed sooo much in such a short amount of time. In comparison to Lori's twins (both around 6 pounds) he seems enormous, like a little boy more than a baby. Kieran is crawling more and more now, so now we are all on high-baby-alert... time to start baby-proofing in earnest for sure!
Kieran spent his 9 month birthday as follows: First we went to Panera for breakfast and then stopped by Target for a little birthday gift- a couple of books, one with nursery rhymes and the other with colors and textures. Then we headed home and tried to get the little one to nap with no luck... so it was on the road! We drove to Millersburg and then back on rt. J coming up through Guthrie and to Ashland while Kieran slept soundly, where we stopped to visit Grandma/Grandpa. Kieran got see his first x-mas tree and was very impressed- good job Grandpa! He also got to see some wildlife while sitting on Grandpa's lap looking out the window. Then we packed up and barely made it Jeff (as mom forgot we were nearly out of gas) Once we filled up the tank, we went over to the Optimist tree lot and picked out a lovely 7ft balsam fir. We got the tree home and Kieran had a bath and got ready for bed while daddy got the tree up. Then we all decorated Kieran's first tree and of course it's the best tree ever because we have so many "baby's first Christmas" ornaments to make it extra sparkly. Happy nine months little one.