look out world....

an update for the little monster. ...
so, he's just a few days shy of a whole year. and what a year it's been. he's been to the NE, SE, & SW corners of the state. guess we'll have to get to bellingham soon eh?! the first months of his adventures were in grandma & grandpa barges home. they were wonderful help & support (okay, mostly grandma!!) (grandpa just sang him a circus song every time he held him!! sometimes it worked, for a moments distraction!!) anyways, we were very well taken care of there. then we moved back to vancouver, into the "big blue house". where he's had numerous firsts. when his first teeth came in, i (being the dork i am) cried for a couple days myself. being a little sad (a lot) that my baby is growing up. TOO fast!! even though that means more sleep is in my future, but still. there's nothing like a newborn ya know! i think he's got three bottoms & four tops as far as teeth right now. but he's been drooling the last few days...so..maybe another soon to pop? he started walking a few days after turning nine months. both he & charlie exhibited the homo erectus siluette at nine months. he's had lots of practice since then & now runs the cutest little run you've ever seen! he started saying "mama" just to melt my heart a few months ago, but now everything is "uh-oh!"
his favorite foods...well, he's pretty good about eating anything. he's spit out green beans a few times. but he loves salmon (who doesn't!?) and ritz crackers, animal crackers. juices, cider. he devours almost any soup & chili. this morning he found the bread bag, pulled it off the counter & helped himself to a piece of bread! i've caught him climbing the pantry shelves a few times. he puts (still) everything in his mouth. any & everything...this is not good for my blood pressure! luckily, his gag reflex functions well!
ha, one funny thing he does all the time. he'll grab something (usually something charlie is playing with like something from the thomas set or lincoln logs) & get a snarky grin on his face & run away!!
oh, & he dances to everything, which i just LOVE!

ack-gotta run!! to be continued!