9 MONTHS OLD

Nine months already, wow, it's going by pretty quick. Isaac is doing very well, he crawls everywhere and has picked up quite a bit of speed trying to catch his brother, stands up all the time and is walking along the couch and other objects. Though he does get pretty frustrated when he can't run after his brother sometimes. He has developed quite a loud opinion, especially when his brother takes a toy from him or makes him mad. He still has NOOOOOO teeth to speak of and can't really tell if any will be breaking through this year. However, that doesn't stop him from eating big people food. Like most babies, he loves french fries, but also loves his peas, sweet potatoes, toast and rolls, carrots and cheese.

Yesterday I took him to the doctor for his 9 month check up. My suspicions were correct, Isaac is longer and lighter than Asher was at 9 months. Isaac is 30 1/2 inches long, an inch longer than Asher and only weights 23.6 ounces, almost 2 lbs lighter than Asher. Funny just how different they are in both personality and body. I think they look very similar though in the 9 month pictures we took yesterday morning. Here are a few...

Asher at 9 months old

POST THANKSGIVING

So for a couple years now I have not made a turkey and am always so sad not to have turkey sandwiches later that weekend. So, this year I made a point to go grocery shopping when we returned from the desert (a huge accomplishment in itself, I might add) and bought a turkey and all the trimmings. We wanted to get together with the Mattfield family while they were home on furlow, so a turkey dinner I made for all. I am so very sad that these were the only pictures I got that night. It was a wonderful time hearing about what the Lord is doing and the plans they have for the future. Uncle Larry and Auntie Donna joined us too.

This is their sweet Annabelle, she is 6 months old and enjoyed jumping in Isaac's jumper. At one point Isaac was right next to her and they were talking to one another. Too cute!
2 of their 3 boys enjoying the toys

David grabbed a great shot just before Asher went up to bed. We realized we didn't have any pics of Uncle Larry with the boys.

I wish I was better about getting more pictures. Hopefully I will do better next time. We hope to see them again before they go back to Mexico in January.

RIP Squeaker

Today is a very sad day in our home. Squeaker, the worlds best cat, past away. He hasn't been well and this past weekend we had to move him out to the garage due to incontinence. He hadn't been eating in days, but was still drinking water. This morning I put a diaper out in the garage and he meowed 2 times, but I couldn't find him. This evening when David got home, he found him and Squeaker had passed away sometime today. He really was the best cat - he talked to you, strongly encouraged you to pet him and had the loudest purr I think I have ever heard. Even Uncle Larry couldn't resist him and he doesn't like cats and is allergic to them. He was also so good around the kids. They could pull on him and he wouldn't make a noise or move. It was a great 16+ years Squeaker and you will be missed greatly!

8 MONTHS OLD

Monday Isaac turned 8 months old. We grabbed a couple shots last night. All of Isaac's jammies were dirty, so I had to put a 2T sleeper on him. I think it made him look bigger than he really is around the middle. He fits in the 18 month sleepers great. As you have probably already read, he is getting around great and pulling himself up on everything. He still has no teeth to speak of at all. He and his brother are having lots of fun playing together.
I just saw that the boys are in the same outfit. Too funny, I had no idea last night when I pulled out the bigger jammies for Isaac.

Asher at 8 months old

Notice the orange nose has arrived...I remember people commented on Asher's too, I guess they eat a lot of orange veggies!
Fresh out of the bath...he had to have a cheese too since brother was getting to cheese!