do you ever get the feeling ...

So do you ever get the feeling ... that someone is watching you?

Sometimes I do too.

Creepy, isn't it?

stats

So I went to the doctor a bit back and had my nine month check up.  Just so you can keep up with how awesomesauce I am here are those stats for yas:

Weight: 20 lb 8 oz (90th percentile)

Length/Height: 30 inches (40th percentile)

Head Circumference: 19 inches (greater than 95th percentile woah yeah!)

Super Cool Factor: Off Da Charts!!!

I have had to go to the doctor a couple times in there for ickies in my eye -- that was awful!  But overall I have been feeling pretty good recently.  Yay!

My nose gets stuffed, a lot!  I hate it, so Daddy got me a new snot sucker.  The old one makes for a great toy, but not much fun to use.  Frankly, the new one is kinda weird, but it works.  I like to try to do it, but Mommy says that I am not working it the right way.  Something about how you have to actually stick the other end up to your nose.  Who cares, I think this way is more fun!

(you can see my eye ickies in this picture, blech!)

I had to get some blood work done recently.  It was so not fun, but I was a stud and didn't even cry. The lady gave me a sticker.  But when I tried to eat it Mommy took it away.  Can you believe that?

As you can see, I am getting really big ... so big I am actually bustin' out of my clothes!!!

Pretty awesome, don't ya think? :)

wowsers

So we know we have a LOT to update because I am older, holidays have come and gone, and I have been one busy dude who hit a few new milestones since we blogged last ... but I had to share this real quick:

I found heaven.  

I don't know why the folks haven't taken me there before because oh my gowsh!  I was mesmerized by the sheer beauty of it all, it was ... oh here just look, I had Daddy stop and Mommy take a picture so you could see it ...

Do you have any idea how many ceiling fans there are at Lowes?!  More than I know how to count!  It was awesome, and Mommy says if I am a good baby she'll take me back there sometime.  So in related news, I have become the best behaved baby ever!

Lets Go Devils!

So I had a major milestone on Saturday.  I thought my Mom was gonna cry, but she held it together pretty well and didn't totally humiliate me.

My first ASU Tailgater!

What more can I say?  I'll just let you enjoy the pictures in awe of me and this new development in my life.

Me and my BBFF (bestest baby friend forever) Bradley, just chillin'

Me and my Uncle Mitch

Bradley's Nana was torturing him by changing his clothes ...

I had to help so I tried to drag him closer since
I haven't figured out crawling quite yet

Look, I found Daddy's feet!

Shhh, Bradley needed a nap!

Have I mentioned that beer bottles fascinate me?

Bradley does a lot of sleeping, but its okay.
For now.

Oh and ASU totally spanked Colorado!

Mommy drew on me, so I'm on the interwebz!

So my mom sometimes gets these wild ideas and I just have to go along for the ride and make sure it all goes well.  She'd seriously be lost without me.

So anyway, yesterday she was all "Kelly I have this great idea" blah blah blah, something about a website and the next thing I know I wake up from a nap with a mustache and a goatee.

Yeah, kinda sick, donchay think?  So I had to take a bath, which I thought was fun until she busted out some stuff that tasted horrible and schmeared it on my upper lip. (She told me about 2 second too late to not eat it, hellllooooo, I'm a baby.  Put it near my mouth and I will try no matter what because the world is edible!)

Then I got this can and this funny long thing to chew on.

But right when I was figuring out how to really work the thing ...

... she took it away!  Seriously, what gives Ma?!

Anyhoo I was feeling mighty ticked about the whole thing, but then this morning she told me that I was famous. Um, yeah, I knew that already.  But I guess she shared my pictures with some other Mommy who put them on her blog/website and now other people are seeing how cute I am, even with faux facial hair.

Personally I think the Popeye and Catpain Morgan baby should be offered a movie deal any day now.

The BEST Day Of My Life

A few days ago my Mommy posted this picture on her facebook asking people what they thought I was thinking.

Some people got it pretty close -- I'm lookin' at you Frank! --  I am waaay cuter than that Gerber kid, I think most of that stuff would look good on Daddy's head, and I think it is great that the baby oatmeal is fortified but ... hey, wait a second ... baby oatmeal?!  As in, stuff for babies to eat?  Like eat?!  There is food for me to consume, not just to drink?  Don't get me wrong, I looove the food I drink, but every now and then I see some of the stuff my family puts in their mouths and I think to my self "Self, that looks good!"

So when Mommy took me to see Dr. ColdHands I said it to her as plainly as I could:

Look Dr. ColdHands, I know that I am growing quite nicely, and clearly I am having all my nutrient needs met already, but sometimes I wonder a bit if there is more to life than milk.  Its not that I want to stop milk, oh goodness no.  I love my milk.  I am just wondering if maybe we could add to my diet a bit.  You know, like maybe a little something more solid and less liquid?  What do you think?

The best part about Dr. ColdHands is that she understood all of that.  She also agreed with me.  At that moment I forgave her for all the medicines and testing and even for the horrible gloves she used to tell my parents were a good idea.

So I got my Mom in the car and had her take me to the grocery store.  We got some oatmeal ... and it turns out that yesterday was the best day, ever.

my first taste of it

As you can see, I really liked it!

I wanted to help Mommy,
so I held the spoon steady.

Keep it comin'!!!

I didn't like the part where she'd take the spoon away

Some of my art!

Eating IS more fun, but playing with your food?
A close second!

I <3 oatmeal!

So now I am a big boy eating solids!  Sooooo awesome!

half-a-year check up

Hey this paper stuff looks like fun!

I've realized something, brace yourself because this is some earth shattering stuff:

The doctor ain't half bad.

At least, that is, my regular doctor.  The one with the cold hands.  She is really quite funny.  She makes a guy laugh, and is all in all not so bad.  Why the sudden change of heart?  Well let me tell you ... Dr. ColdHands said Mommy can start feeding me solids.

I know, seriously, isn't that like the best news ever?  I was almost as happy as I was the day I discovered I could suck on my thumb!

In other, less tastey news, I'm growing great and hitting all my milestones nicely.  I weigh 19 pounds, am 28 inches long, and have an 18 inch head circumference.  I'll only fit in my car seat a little longer so the parents are looking into a new one for me.

After I showed off a bit (I can sit up real well now) the doctor left the room.  Then the lady with the shots came in.  All this time I was blaming the doctor, but now I can see she's not the one who pokes me!  I had to get four shots plus drink one and was feeling a bit sorry for myself because it hurt.  But I got sick of crying after like a minute and Mommy didn't make me go back in my car seat for a little while so that was cool.  Then we went to the store and bought some oatmeal for babies ... yay!  More on that adventure to come ...