Micah's Favorite Things!

I thought I'd share a few of Micah's favorite things!

1. Fresh Pureed Peaches: He'll eat these for breakfast, lunch, & dinner! To make sure that he eats his veggies, I'll blend them with some peaches...Green Beans avec Peaches, anyone?

2. VTech Learn & Discover Driver: This has recently become one of Micah's favorite toys.  He especially loves to press the radio button and pull back and forth on the brake. (Unfortunately, it does not have a volume control.)

3. Evenflo Exersaucer: This keeps Micah busy in the morning while I'm getting ready for work. You should see him zip around...(and around, and around...)

4. LeapFrog Learn & Groove Alphabet Drum: This is Micah's newest toy. When you hit the drum, it says the letters of the alphabet in English or Spanish. Micah hits it so fast, all you can hear is "A--(bam! bam! bam! bam! bam!)--G--(bam! bam! bam! bam! bam!)--M...etc"

5. Baby Einstein Count & Compose Piano: This was one of Micah's first toys that he used once he could sit up. Unfortunately, he would get tired of sitting up and would fall forward onto the piano...head first...

6. Nuby Icy Bite Teether Keys: I really don't take the time to chill these in the refrigerator, but he loves them just the same. These used to keep Micah busy during church...now, he just likes to toss them to see where they land...

Micah's Baby Dedication

Micah is 9 months old!  His 9 month check-up was a little over a week ago, and he is steadily moving along on his growth curve in height (28.5") and weight (17 lb 6.5 0z.) 

Micah's mode of transportation is not by means of crawling.  No, he likes to scoot on his behind...backwards and mostly in circles!

As far as food is concerned, Micah prefers fruits over vegetables (...I wonder where he got that from...DAD!)  When I put the spoon up to Micah's mouth, he purses his lips shut and SNIFFS the food.  If he likes what he smells, he opens his mouth to take a bite...if not, he turns up his nose and pushes the spoon away with his hand.  And, his choice of beverage is milk rather than juice.

Lastly, but certainly not least, Micah was dedicated at church last weekend. His Grandparents, Nina, and a very special friend were in attendance!

8 Months Old!

8 Months Old!

Well, we're actually nearing the end of 8 months.  Micah is a happy and mostly laid back baby. His smiles and laughter light up our days. 

The picture above is Micah in his chair at 8 months. It was my intention to take a picture each month, but due to our recent move, I, unfortunately, missed several months. As I was trying to take his picture, he realized that, "...hey, this thing moves!" So, he started rocking back and forth once he figured out that he could make the chair move on his own. Then, he wanted to look over the side of the arm of the chair...then up at the fan... Needless-to-say, after about 10 pictures, I finally got a good one of him looking at the camera.

I have chosen to prepare all of Micah's food. Each week, Micah  is introduced to a new fruit, vegetable, spice, and/or recipe.  It's actually really easy---all you need is a blender! Most recently, Micah has tasted whole grain mac and cheese, chicken, and turkey dishes. He is quite the picky eater, although, this isn't too hard to believe when you consider who his parents are!

I included a picture of Micah in his Exersaucer.  Most days, he plays in the Exersaucer while I am getting ready for work. This particular morning, I noticed that Micah was unusually quiet, so I peeked around the corner and found that he had dozed off in mid-play!

We took a trip to Mobile in mid-August to see Grandma & Grandpa.  The Exersaucer traveled with us---speaking of traveling with Micah and ALL of his stuff...my little car leaves little room for anything other than Micah's belongings! While we were down there, Grandma gave Micah an impromptu piano lesson.

The other two photos are just random pictures from my cell phone. The first one is of Micah & me taking a nap, and the second photo is one of Micah's "Good Morning!" smiles!

Knocked out on the Exersaucer!

Piano lesson with Grandma

 Naptime

"Good Morning!"