10 months

We had a great visit with the pediatrician a few weeks ago. Liam was an angel. He didn't even flinch when they pricked his finger or gave him his shot. A tough one, this kid is! He is 19 lbs (but after carrying him for a while he seems more like 40) and 29 1/4" inches tall. 25th percentile for weight, 75th for height.

The doctor has no worries about his weight as Liam is a good little eater. Favorites include turkey, cheese, grapes, bananas, and graham crackers but he also eats peas and all other vegetables willingly. Hopefully this sticks! We are past pureed foods as Liam insists on feeding himself. He's also learning to drink from a sippy cup and use a spoon. Although he doesn't actually use the spoon- it's basically a drum stick- it's good to get him used to utensils. We know when he is finished with his meal when he slyly drops his food on the floor for the dogs. He is very entertained by this and even looks over the side of his high chair for Hank and Piccolo when we are at a restaurant.

Liam loves music and we have enrolled him in a class for babies called Kindermusik. We spend the 45 minutes of class singing, dancing and playing instruments. We have learned some very sweet songs and spend a little time each day listening to the CD.

Liam is now crawling all over the place and we have had to baby proof the house (as best we can). He seems to gravitate towards lamp cords, outlets, and baskets filled with anything- dog toys and diapers are his favorites.

He now has four teeth (two on top, two on the bottom) and has moved on to a big boy carseat which makes very happy- me too, that carrier was getting way to heavy!

vote for me!

I couldn't resist entering our Little Man into a Cutest Baby Photo Contest on the Star Tribune website. There are a total of 2,000 entries and we need YOUR help to get him past the first round! Click here to access the contest. If you are not a member of the Strib website, you'll need to do a quick registration. Liam is in Heat 4 and voting for that group is scheduled to start Thursday, March 12 at 10:00am and will continue until 9:00 am on March 13. You may vote once per hour during this time period. Here is the submission photo:

Yes, I know, it's not the typical smiley baby shot, but who can resist those chubby checks and big, blue eyes? The grand prize winner receives $1,000 which would be a good start towards his college fund! Two or 24 votes are equally appreciated!

bye bye

Time for bed, but I'll update after Liam's 9 month appointment tomorrow.

on the move

Liam is a busy little boy, with places to go and people to see. He's been getting very frustrated by his inability to get where he wants to be NOW so we knew it wouldn't be too long before he figured out how to crawl.