9 Months Old & Picture Update

Sorry it has been such a long time since I have posted anything about Delson. We have been out of town a lot, and when we are home, I'm too exhausted to think about getting online and updating the blog. But I know it is time.

Delson is changing and growing so fast. He is a speedy crawler and he loves to stand, particularly without holding on to anything. He is a great balancer, but he is too scared to take steps yet on his own. He will walk if we hold one of his hands or if he is pushing his push toy, but he's still too chicken to take steps on his own. Not that I want him to walk any time soon, but he is so close, and he gets frustrated so easily that I want to be encouraging. He had his 9 month check up yesterday. He weighed in at 23.4 lbs (90th %-ile) and 30.5" tall (97th %-ile). He is still a big boy. The doctor also told us to our surprise that he had an ear infection. I had no idea. He has not had a cold and he has been sleeping fine. He has been a little whiny in the afternoons, but that is normal, plus he has been getting his top 4 teeth in. So...he is a good boy. We have him on antibiotics now. He is such a sweetie pie and we love him very much.

We finally got our house gated off and so I believe the house is pretty well baby proofed now. And we are working on rearranging the house. I feel like there is a lot to do before our little girl comes and even though she is still 4 months away, we will be out of town a few more times before Thanksgiving and then Christmas will be here before we know it, so I need to get going now. I am definitely in my nesting phase again.

I hope you like the pictures!

"Look Mom! I have two teeth!"

Silly face and blue, blue eyes.

Bath time. He likes to put the bubbles in his mouth.

Cute boys.

Matching Daddy.

He has to put everything in his mouth. He doesn't even need hands anymore.

Naughty boy.

Playing in the laundry basket with cousin, Braden.

Sleep over with Braden when Dean and Sarah came over for dinner and a movie.

It's a GIRL!

Alex and I went to my ultrasound today and we were astonished to hear that we are having a girl. It still doesn't seem like it could be true, but I have compared Delson's ultrasound picture to this one, and if this baby is a boy, he is definitely missing a vital piece of anatomy. So...it must be a GIRL! We are so excited and so is the rest of the family, particularly Alex's parents. (It will be their first girl ever.) I think we will all actually believe it when we see her in person. Only 20 more weeks to go until we meet this new little girl. The ultrasound tech had a really difficult time getting a good picture of her face because she just wouldn't keep her hands down. She already wanted to play peek-a-boo. And the tech also commented that she is a mover because her head was up one minute, and then down the next and then up again. She was all over the place, so we may have another busy body like Delson. It will be fun to see how different and how alike the two of them are. Delson will now be a big brother to a little sister. SO FUN! Enjoy the ultrasound pictures! (Click them to enlarge.)

Profile picture with hand at her nose.

Baby feet.

The "GIRL" picture.

3D profile picture. She's already so beautiful!

Playing peek-a-boo. She has her hands over her eyes.

Surprise!

Just read Delson's shirt. It explains everything!

Yes! It is true. I am pregnant again! This time the baby is due January 31st, which puts me just over 13 weeks pregnant right now and puts Delson and the baby just over 13 months apart. Am I crazy?! I think so, but we are still excited!

Delson & Case

Alex's cousin, Sharee, came to visit her family in Tri-Cities for a week, and she even made time to come over to my house for a few hours with her son, Case. The last time I saw Case was when Delson was born, which was a while ago, so it was great to see them and to put the two boys together. The boys played on the floor in the family room for a bit and then we took them outside to play in the little kiddie pool that I bought. It was a lot of fun. We really miss having Bryce and Sharee around (they moved to Denver last August because Bryce is getting his MBA.) And we won't get to see them again until Christmas, so I'm glad we were able to get this short visit in.

Delson and Case playing together.

Case in the pool.

Delson playing on the blanket.

The boys playing together in the pool.

Case and Sharee.

Park City, UT

Alex, Delson and I went to Park City, UT to visit my parents for a little while. Alex rode his motorcycle down with his dad, Damon, and Scot and they only stayed the weekend. Delson and I flew, which was Delson's first commercial flight, and he did okay, but flying by yourself with a child is very difficult. I don't know how women do it by themselves with more children. We had a wonderful time with my parents. It was nice to have some extra help with Delson for a while so that I could sleep in a couple mornings. We took Delson to the community pool and my mom even bought a little play pool for him, which he loved. We also went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house, which was wonderful. That temple is gorgeous. We also got to see our friends, Kristen and Sean and their son, Gavin. It was great to visit with them for a few hours. I hope you like the pictures:

7 Months Old Now

Delson is now just over 7 months old and he has changed so much in a month. He is now crawling around like a pro. He is on his hands and knees and really fast. I can hardly leave the room for a few seconds and he is getting into something he shouldn't be. I really don't want him to start walking because I know it will be that much worse. He has also started pulling himself up to stand. He LOVES to stand. He is always standing in his crib and at the coffee table and at our chairs. He loves to go right towards the entertainment center too and stand up at the TV and try to play with the video stuff, which isn't good. He is just so smart and learning and changing so quickly. It makes me kind of sad. He just isn't a baby anymore. His bottom 2 teeth have popped through his gums too. He will never have a toothless smile again, which also makes me sad, but he is still adorable. Here are some cute pictures.

Standing at my chair.

Still standing and smiling.

He is such a good smiler.

4th of July

I'm sorry I haven't posted in SO long. I'm just not very good at it anymore, but now I have quite a lot of catching up to do. We had a great 4th of July at Del & Daneen's this year. It was nice that instead of the normal gun shooting frenzy and explosions, the boys built a gigantic slip-n-slide out of a tarp. They sure seemed to have a lot of fun on it. They would spray themselves with the hose and cover their bodies in dish soap so they could go really far. It was pretty hilarious. I took Delson swimming in the pool and then there were fireworks and lots of food of course. Enjoy the pictures! (Click on the pictures to blow them up and see more detail.)

Alex taking the dive onto the slip-n-slide.

Alex slippin'-n-slidin'.

Dexter, Alex, Brandon, Dallon, and Scot all running together.

The dive.

And the slide.

Sarah's slide. She even has perfectly pointed feet.

Delson stylin' in his sunglasses.

Chillin' like a villain.

Delson pretty much loves the pool.