Gus is Ten Months Old!

Gus is ten months old! He has changed a lot this month. But he's also had a bit of a rough time because he has picked up every random illness at school. It started with a stomach bug, then roseola and ended the month with hand foot and mouth disease - yikes! Luckily he is resilient and heals quickly. Although he has been a bit fussier than usual due to this, he is still surprisingly happy. Such a jolly little fellow!

Right after bath time - ready for bed!

The biggest development this month has been crawling! He still doesn't crawl on his knees but he army crawls on his tummy everywhere! He is into everything! He loves to try to grab any cords he can find, loves to play with the door stoppers and is constantly trying to grab the dogs.

New hat - so dapper!

Trying so hard to crawl on his knees!

Loves playing with Audrey

He is also starting to talk more and more. He says Dada, Mama, Baba, but still not sure that he associates any of these with what they really mean yet. He also loves to scream really loud and loves it when you do it back to him. We think he has said Audrey a few times...sounds like Audie...but still not sure. You can tell he really wants to - he has a lot he wants to tell us!

Audrey continues to be so sweet and loving with him. She always wants to play on the floor with him. She shows him how to do puzzles, they read books and he just loves every minute. The other morning I was with Gus in the hall and we were going to get Audrey as she was calling for us. He heard her voice and his face just lit up. Best buds!

Sleep has continued to be a struggle, especially since he has been sick. He still gets up once or twice a night to eat. He's had a few good nights of sleeping close to 10 hours, so we know he can do it, but still seems to want to eat at night. Since he is so small, I'm still indulging him, but hoping he will grow out of it quickly! He has started taking longer naps on the weekends and sometimes even at school, so hopefully he is turning a corner!

Eating food has gotten a little bit better too. He likes his purees and yogurt, he seems to prefer blueberry. We've also been encouraging him to feed himself and he is trying. We've given him puffs, teething crackers and yogurt melts. He doesn't love any of them, but likes to pick them up and pretend to put them in his mouth, then usually drops them on the floor. He also tried avocados and he seems to like them. Tonight he was even grabbing the spoon and putting it in his mouth - such a big boy!

Halloween 2015

We had a fun Halloween this year! Audrey dressed up as a mermaid and Gus dressed up as a dinosaur and a dragon. We got him a costume that ended up being a bit too small to he wore the costume we got from Billy.

Before Halloween, we went to the Halloween party at school. Gus did a candy corn footprint and Audrey played lots of games and ate tons of popcorn (her favorite!).

Dragon costume was a bit too small!

One of Audrey's favorite teachers, Miss Bobbie

Then on Halloween, we went to see Gaga and Papa to show off their costumes and then we went trick-or-treating in our neighborhood. We hit quite a few houses this year. Gus didn't get any candy but had lots of fun watching sissy!

Gus is Nine Months Old!

I think Gus has changed more this month than any other month. He's going through a growth spurt and seems to get bigger overnight! He continues to be really happy and laid back. The teachers at school always tells us how happy he is. He's really adjusted well to school, thank goodness! Makes going back to work so much easier.

He's really starting to talk more and more. He says bababa, dada, sometimes mama, but not quite as much. He has also started squealing and laughing, mostly at Audrey. He could just watch her all day and giggle. He loves is when she runs around and jumps up and down. Anytime she walks in the room or starts talking to him, he just lights up! They love to play on the floor together and roll around. Which leads me to another development - moving around! He's not quite crawling yet, but he's starting to scoot when he's trying to get toys or get closer to sissy. He also has learned to log roll to things.

He's still struggling a bit in the sleep department. He does a good job of going to bed around 7:00, but he almost always wakes up once during the night to eat. He has slept through the night before, so we know he can do it, he just doesn't want to.

We haven't made too much progress on trying new foods. We've discovered that he loves yogurt, but only if its fruit-flavored. I got him some unsweetened and he hated it. He seems to have a bit of a sweet tooth! We also found some purees that he likes. Next step is to try some finger foods. I think he'll like it because he is really grabby right now - wants to get his hands on everything!

Other loves include playing in the exersaucer, being outside and reading books with sister.

Annual Pumpkin Patch Trip

Going to the pumpkin patch has become one of our family traditions. We had a great time as usual and the weather was perfect! Audrey was still not feeling great (recovering from strep throat), so we didn't stay too long, but she still had a great time! And this was Gus' first time and even though he couldn't do the fun stuff with sissy yet, he still had a great time and was his usual smiley self! He loves being outside.

Zip line fun!

Happy as a clam!

Dada even got in on the fun (not pictured - Mama going down the slide)

Gus is 8 Months Old!

So happy!

Doing so well sitting up like a big boy!

Not quite crawling yet...

Gus is still intrigued by the ceiling fan

Best buds in matching stripes!