I read somewhere that around the 9 month mark, your child will amaze you almost every day with something new. This is most definitely true for me! Zevry has been doing all these great new things lately – I almost can’t keep up. He has mastered pulling himself up. The only issue is that he wants to pull up on everything. Every. Thing. Me, the dogs, the bookshelf, his Zany Zoo activity center, the bed, the couch, the 6 inch high box. All he knows is he wants up. He …

No, not on a baby singles cruise to the Bahamas, though he is quite a ladies man. Zevry still needs a lot of help with balance when he stands. He has the strength to fully support his weight, but he can’t quite do it on his own. So this morning I set him down on his blue mat to play while I scoped for freebies and he pulled himself up on the table. He slowly edged along, all the while eying the chair. When he got to the edge of …

Tonight I gave Zevry a bath and I was blowing soap bubbles at him. He would watch them land on his belly and try to touch them and of course they would pop. So I kept saying “Bye Bye Bubbles!!!” And he repeated it back to me! I know he doesn’t know what it means, but he said “Bye Bye Bubbles” very clearly about 3-4 times. Later he kept trying to say it and came close, but it was more like “Buh Buh Bubs.” It was very, very sweet!
Then, …

The kid likes to eat. A lot. And pretty much anything. But he definitely has his favorites: bananas, porridge, avocados, oranges, broccoli, and pretty much any fruit. Sometimes he gets so excited that its breakfast / lunch / dinner / snack time that he kneels and starts bouncing and yelling… not crying but yelling with glee! For example, last night was Mexico night – he got unsalted refried beans with a tiny bit of cheese, avocados, and quartered grapes. Now bear in mind that his stomach is the size of …

Baby signing seems to be taking a big leap forward. Since Zev was around 4 months old, we’ve been making the sign for more, and he caught on quickly. He began to sign more for everything, though, as many babies do. Apparently, they are so excited that someone finally understood their intentions that they make the same sign, hoping it will mean different things. The same is true of the 2nd and 3rd signs. They make the sign for the right thing, but often attach it to the wrong thing, …