Self-explanatory

 

 

The age of exploration

 

 

Family foto

 

Group pictures of small children are tough

 

 

 

 

Wow, look at that

 

Straps are the best part

 

Who cares what's inside?

Super excited about his first Christmas

 

Pincer grasp

Another minor development: Kieran has learned the pincer grasp over the last week. Maybe this will help him get more of his O's into his mouth instead of his bib. He picked up a leaf with it this morning and was playing with it for something like 45 seconds before trying to put it in his mouth. Now that's progress.

Does this coat make me look fat?

 

Tall, not long

Since he can stand up (assisted) now, and since I was measuring Uma, I put Kieran against the wall to measure his height. He's now up to 28 inches tall. That's just ¾" more than he was in September. I'm sure he's gained at least 3 lbs over the 18 lbs he was then, though. We'll get official numbers at his 9 month checkup next month (when he'll be over 10 months old ahem).

Yay! Green stuff!

 

Primates grooming

 

Watching Uma play

 

It's so wonderful...

 

About to get a taste of table

 

Clap

 

Roamer

 

 

 

 

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

 

 

 

Dress up

 

 

 

 

No applause, please

I mentioned Kieran has learned how to clap. Now I've taught him to clap when I sing part of a song from the music classes Uma attended. "Clap, clap, clap your hands, clap your hands together...." When he's on my shoulders, he bangs my head instead.

He completed his first rapid circuit of the house yesterday. He's been crawling for a couple of weeks now, but he's not fully aware of all he can do, so he usually does short sprints and then stops. Now he's starting the longer distances.

Boy in a box

 

Traumatized by his experience:

 

FACE SMASH FOOD

 

He likes wearing that hat

That's what Uma said. Say something often enough, and people will think it's true. Especially if you jam a hat on their heads everytime they disagree.

 

 

 

A standup little guy

Kieran hit a few minor milestones this past week. They're not as big as crawling, but they're still noteworthy. He can pull himself up to a standing position in his crib now. Up until now, he needed someone else to pull him up.

He's also figured out clapping. I've been trying to teach him how off and on over the last month, and now he's gotten it.

Finally, Kieran learned from the example of his little friend Josie how to use a sippy cup. He's been getting water from a spoon for the last few months (he's only had to use a bottle like 5 times in his life). Sippy cups were something he chewed on. I guess Josie had something we didn't, because once he saw her do it, he understood.

Crawling through the obstacle course

 

Having a ball

 

 

 

He loves his green food

 

 

 

Toothography

 

The right one has a bit of a lead, but the left one will get there.

Bonus food

 

 

 

He has learned that his bib pouch will catch much of the food he drops, so now every meal is followed by a "bonus round" where he fishes around for more.

First haircut

 

 

 

 

No more mullet.

Return of the baby jail

 

He doesn't seem to mind:

 

 

Want keys!

 

"But I need them to drive home."
"Want keys!"
"We can't go home if I don't have the keys."
"Want keys!"

I should have known better than to give him the keys when I was going to need them back soon. Bad Daddy! No keys!

Male bonding at the hardware store

 

 

Easy rider

 

Bluebeard

 

He got ahold of one of Uma's drawings, and, well, you can figure out the rest.

On the move

 

I'm sure he's thinking of putting my robe in his mouth.

Don't take his food away

He gets very, very angry. Don't even try to clean off his hands; he'll think you're stealing.

Neighborhood watch deputy

 

 

Feets!

 

Hooray!

 

We've trained him to raise his hands, and then we'll yell "Hooray!" Or maybe we let him train us.

Getting styled

 

The sound of one hand clapping

When Kieran is excited, he opens and closes his hands, kind of like a one-handed clap. Mostly it's his right hand. He got really excited just now when I was walking toward him eating an apple. I think he thought he was going to get some. I think it might be a little bit early, even if I did spot a third tooth coming in last night (the right of the top middle two). Plus he doesn't especially like applesauce.

More sticky-faced glee

 

500

Another milestone. 500 posts. It's not as cool as crawling, though.

"Sir, do you know why I pulled you over?"

 

I don't think he's going to pass a Breathalyzer™ test.

Impending choking hazard

 

2 and 10, kid, 2 and 10

 

Rehearsing for his "Star Trek" audition

 

Glamorously wind-blown hair

 

 

A messy face is a happy face

 

He moves!

My assistant needs more training.

Kieran eats O's

The clothes make the man

 

But not the boy, I guess.

The mulleteer

 

Off to the races

I'm calling it. He crawled about 8 or 10 "steps" just a few minutes ago, and he seemed to understand he was doing it. I was only a day off.

Dazed, perhaps confused

 

Open wide

 

Kieran plays on the floor

Watch closely at about 2.03.

Progress has slowed to a crawl

I declare a draw. I know, bets can't have draws. Here's the thing. Kieran sort of crawls. He's got all the pieces. He'll crawl a couple of steps, and then he'll stop and push back up into a sitting position or lie down on the floor. I think the main thing is that he doesn't realize he can do it. Once he does, which will be soon, he'll be off to the races.

Kieran's noisy dinner

Hulk smash!

 

Yeah, I know, he's supposed to be ALL green, but we just don't have that much broccoli.

Baby goatee

 

Spoooooooooooon!

 

 

Come to me, my sweet

 

Block chewing requires total focus