9 months (+ 4 days) old...already?!?!

Last Saturday, our little man turned 9 months old. I know it's very cliche', but where has the time gone?! He's growing up so fast, but like I've said, I'm having so much fun with him and he's such a goofball! I love watching him change every day. He loves to throw and chase his balls and toys around the house. He loves to bang things together, or on other things, or on the floor, or sometimes on himself, to hear the noises. He LOOOVES to splash in the tub now. He's a pro at letting me brush his teeth (which he has 4 of now, and more are coming right along behind the 2 top ones). We're still working on table food, but last night he did have a few tiiiny bites of sloppy joes, so we were proud! He's moving and crawling all over the place, keeping me on my toes making sure the dog bowls are up off the floor and the floors are clean. His 9mo check up was yesterday (Tues) his stats were: 20lbs 5oz (50th percentile) head circumference was 50th percentile (I don't remember the exact measurement), but the kicker is his height....27inches long (10th percentile). We've got a little shorty on our hands. But, the dr assured me with feet as large as his, he's gotta be a tall dude later on! lol.

We had another busy weekend last weekend. Friday night we headed up to Lake Zurich and had dinner with Matt's parents, Tim & Amy, and Nick & Kelsey. Saturday the boys went golfing while the girls got everything ready for John's big 50th bday party, the theme was Blues Brothers. We had a lot fun, the boys (including Jack) were dressed in BB attire, you will find the pictures below.  It was lots of fun seeing family and friends, and the food was deeelish! Sunday we got up early to head back to Aurora to get ready for Rylie's baptism. Jack and I joined the party once he woke up from his nap and had lunch. I had planned to be at the ceremony, but Jack had other plans and decided to play in his crib for an hour before finally falling asleep! Little stinker. I suppose it probably worked out for the best, though. The party at the Chalkos was fun, we got to see family again and enjoy some more delish food!

I'm getting kinda burned out on traveling all the time. It's definitely not as relaxing with a baby as it used to be, but we're thankful to be able to see family and friends. However, this weekend we're going to have a nice family weekend and stay home. Who knows what we'll end up doing, maybe some errands and a nice lunch on Saturday. Hopefully the weather will be nice, I know it's supposed to rain the next few days so maybe we'll get lucky and it'll be nice on Saturday. Then, next weekend we'll be in Lafayette for my cousins wedding. And then, the crazy busy summer months are upon us! I'm exhausted just thinking about it! Good times to come, though.


Check out some of the pictures from last weekend!