9 months

wow. i can't believe our baby is 9 months! a year is right around the corner. i took kort in for his 9 month checkup, expecting more shots, but he was all caught up and just had to get half of his flu shot! he took it like a champ and the rest of the afternoon he was all smiles and laughs! here's his stats.

Weight: 18 lbs. 15 oz. = 20th percentile

Length: 31 inches = 97th percentile

Head circumference: 41 cm (i think)

Long and Lean!

his personality is really starting to show. 

he loves laughing at anything, especially when i get "mad" at him for spitting his food out, or when he knows it's wrong to bite when nursing (hence, i am starting to wean him off). 

he says "dadda" all the time!

he started clapping his hands a week ago.

starting to walk along furniture and standing up for a few seconds or more.

still a wiggle worm - doesn't like to snuggle.

sleeps 11-12 hours a night! 

naps are still a guess. goes from anywhere from 1/2 hour to 1.5 hour naps.

still hasn't had a haircut. clay won't let him get one until his birthday, so his hair is getting long and thick.

eating more solids.

has top and bottom front 2 teeth.

crawls around the house with toys hanging out of his mouth.

will drop everything once he hears a door, cupboard, fridge, or dishwasher open and go right to it.

spits all the time.

loves bath time. he crawls and splashes everywhere.

is finally taking the bottle!!!

i just can't believe how fast time goes. seems like yesterday i was just in the hospital. i'm so thankful for our little bundle of joy. well, not so little. he acts like a toddler, but i still love every minute i have with him. i'm thankful for clay's job that allows me to stay at home and raise him. 

we love you, kort!

farmer john's pumpkin patch

We headed out north of town to go to the pumpkin patch! I'd have to say this was our first time, and I hope not the last of a new tradition :)

Claire, Nathaniel and Sophie enjoying the ride

 Emily and Scott

 Farmer John!

(on his John Deere...how appropriate:)

 Kort showed no emotion going down the slide. ha ha

 Inside the silo. Farmer John built a platform (shown below) and then made 

a slide to come out of it.

Beautiful sunset on the way back.

We got a group picture, which I'll have to post later, once I get it. We had a lot of fun though, being with our friends! (We missed you, Weeks!) We all went out to dinner afterwards where the place we ate got to deal with 8 adults and 9 kids! There was rice all over the floor all because of Kort! ha ha It was a great night :)

socks, socks, and more socks

Down south in Osage, Iowa, they have an annual Socktoberfest (I think that's what it's called), that they sell TONS of Fox River and other brand named socks. Fox River is the original maker of the monkey socks. Anyway, a bunch of people from our ward always make the caravan trip down there and then go out for pizza afterwards. They have socks that are "not quite perfect" on sale from $1 - $3 per pair (or more in the package) which originally range from $10 - $60. People walk out with bags full of socks! They have John Deere, military fire retardant kind, and a bunch of wool winter socks. Since all Clay's socks have holes in them, ha ha, we stocked up :)

taco soup for dinner

Spitting and eating do not mix. Kort thought it was somehow funny to spit as soon as he got his food in his mouth. Not funny when he spews it all over me. So yes, we took a shower after dinner. I try to "discipline" him by covering his mouth when he does that, etc. etc. etc., but he just finds that funny. I can't help but laugh, though, when he laughs and thinks it's all fun and games :)

the tape measure

We were skyping Clay's family and Clay decided to try and get Kort to laugh. He pulled out his handy dandy tape measure and began poking Kort in the sides. Needless to say, it didn't take much to get Kort laughing. He had been laughing for minutes before I started recording, but we got some good laughs out of him :)

cheeeese!

Lately, Kort has been crinkling up his nose and giving me a cheesy grin. I absolutely love it! See those top two teeth? Yep, they popped through last week! If I tell Kort to open up wide and go "ahh" with his tongue out, this is when I get this face :) What a stud.