36 weeks

Lots of Fun this week with many new firsts!

Thanksgiving: We had two dinners, one at the Jensen's and the second at Papa Garguile's, with a quick trip to Sue and Bob's in between. 

Baptism. On Saturday the 27th Liam was Baptised at Our Lady Star of the Sea. His Godfather is his uncle Tony and his Godmother is our good friend Jenny Dragovich. Since the Mass was in the evening Liam was pretty fussy but actually calmed down during the Baptism itself. He was happy with the water being poored on his head and didn't even mind the oil, which smelled delicious by the way, being put on him.

WORD!!! Dada.  He said it on Saturday the 27th before his Baptism and as you can expect, Dominic was thrilled.  We've been practicing forever and he finally repeated it after we said it.  He's done it a few times since but he still doesn't use it on his own to call for someone or acknowlege them.

Seeing Santa, he went with Hailee Joy and did pretty good.  Not many smiles but no tears either

Third Tooth.  The left lateral incisior. 
As far as his activity, he's still moving around by shuffling while holding on to objects but is becoming braver about letting go.  He climbs anything in his path to get what he wants from up higher.  He started doing this head tilt thing when he looks at people, smiling while he's doing it.  Sort of like a pose...adorable.

Foods he's eating:

white nectarine
strawberries
avocado
broccoli
banana
pear
apple
sweet potato
watermelon
squash
crenshaw melon
cucumber
butternut squash
cantaloupe
sugar snap peas
peas-unpealed starting at 8m
edemame
grapes
pomegranite
pineapple
canteloupe
honeydew melon
pumpkin pie!!! ( just a few bites)
apple sauce
green beans
raspberries
blackberries
quinoa
shrimp
chicken
beets
potatoe
pumpkin pie and eggnog shake from Noah's Ark
tomato
turkey
green beans
chicken
oatmeal

35 weeks, 8 months

The month anniversary falls on his week anniversary this time so my post will just have to be doubly big!  First up the weekly info:

Liam is just making more strides in his learning and development every day. 
He's still pulling up and shuffling around like a pro but is now starting to hold on just one handed and reach out for other objects that are farther away. 
He continues to be enthralled with other children and animals, sitting and watching them as well as interacting with them by smiling and laughing at them as well as pulling hair and even biting from time to time.
He has started dancing to music on his toys and will bop up and down for a few seconds just smiling away so proud of himself. 
He's become quite the mama's boy and can become extremely needy and clingy as soon as he hears someone sas mama or he sees me after I've been gone for a while.  At the same time, there is still nobody that gets a bigger smile than daddy.  I guess he knows who his main food source is and who feeds her ;) 
We're still breastfeeding 6 or so times a day but have really begun introducing more foods into his routine, I completely violated some rules and gave a few bites of shrimp today!!! bad mama!!  At least he really liked it.
Getting much better at that pincher grasp which means he's better able to get those little bites of food (or not so little!) to his mouth without dropping them so often
I think his bathes/showers might be up there on his favorite activities list.  Most days I'll take him in the shower with me after he eats breakfast and then he'll have a bath after dinner.  Sure makes after meal clean up a breeze and gets him nice and toasty warm with the added bonus of built in playtime
He's had his first extended time away from daddy, almost 5 days
First time seeing/feeling snow
First time seeing a Christmas tree, we put the tree up at the Jensen's when grandma had a snow day from work.
First time sneaking food, Hailee was eating an icecream sandwich and he reached right up and grabbed some from the bottom part of hers, she didn't realize it until she finished her bite and looked down to see him snarfing away on the bit he grabbed, proclaming "Liam stole my icecream, I didn't give it to him!", while looking quite upset.  She has been told several times that he's still on a limited diet and she needs to ask before giving him things.
First soccer game, we didn't stay for long because it was downright frigid and Nana insisted we get inside before an appendage froze off.
Liam LOVES his family. Even though we're not able to be up in Washington as much as we would like he just seems to adore being here and falls right into playing with everyone from auties to grandparents, cousins to greatcousins and everyone in between. 
Looking forward to Thanksgiving this week and even more special time with family and friends

Foods he's eating:
white nectarine

strawberries
avocado
broccoli
banana
pear
apple
sweet potato
watermelon
squash
crenshaw melon
cucumber
butternut squash
cantaloupe
sugar snap peas
peas-unpealed starting at 8m
edemame
grapes
pomegranite
pineapple
canteloupe
honeydew melon
pumpkin pie!!! ( just a few bites)
apple sauce
green beans
raspberries
blackberries
quinoa
shrimp
up next...maybe some yogurt

Month specific stuff:

8 month stats (done at home):
Weight: 21.4 pounds
Height:

Clothing sizes:
onesies: carter 12m, large gerbers
PJ's: 12m carters, 6-12m gap/gymboree
shoes: 12-18m, size 4's
socks: 6-12m
Bumgenius diapers: still fully unsnapped, we're using a double stuff at night and the first change of the day which works brilliantly

Here are his prior month pictures for comparison:

and FINALLY I've gotten this months done so lets have a drumroll please.......

I'm not completely happy with this one but it's SOOO difficult to get Liam to sit still lately that it will have to do...here's what I'm working with, people

Can you tell what a wiggle worm that sweet faced little boy is???  NO??? Well let me present you with exhibit B then.  Here's what it takes to get dressed for the monthly shoot.

I think I've got my work cut out for me as he starts walking...and climbing!