Shaun is on the move!

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

Shaun's new favorite toy is a big yellow bus that he got last weekend from his Grandma and Grandpa. Couldn't resist posting this video...ENJOY!

9 month stats are in!

Okay...so he's almost 10 months. But we just went to the doctor on Friday so here they are....
Weight...21.5 lbs. Shaun is in the 48th percentile for weight.
Height...29 inches. Mike is pleased to announce that Shaun is in the 75th percentile in this category :)
Appt went well. Doctor is pleased with Shaun's development and said that everything looks great!
Mike and I had such a nice weekend with Shaun. Ran errands, spent time with friends, went swimming in the pool. It was exactly what we needed. A nice, uneventful couple of days. We have been so busy lately. It was so great to just spend time at home.
We ended up buying Shaun an activity table on Saturday. Now that he is pulling up to stand, I wanted him to have a toy he could pull up on and play with. As you can tell from the video below, he is very happy with his new toy!

Time is going by too fast!!!!!!!!!

How is it that a month has gone by since I last posted?!?! I honestly did not realize it had been that long. Shaun has become quite the busy bee and because of that, I feel like I have no time to do anything!
Wow...where to begin. Well, we are less than two weeks away from Shaun's 10 month birthday. Is it possible that I will be planning his first birthday party soon??? I don't have an update on his weight and height because we haven't had his 9 month doctor's visit yet. So more to come this Friday....
You would not believe how much Shaun has changed in the last month. He has gone from a cautious crawler to a full out speed demon. He zooms around the house like he's been crawling for years. He has also mastered the crab walk. He figured this one out at my parents house in Dunedin. All of my mom's rugs were hurting his knees so this seemed to be his solution to the problem. Quite a clever little boy if I do say so myself.
As for words, Shaun has mastered dada, dog and go. He will throw out the occasional mama to keep me happy but doesn't say it regularly. He still has a ridiculous appetite and has the tummy to prove it. We have started introducing him to a lot of finger foods. He loves fruit and little pieces of bread. Even tried some ziti this weekend and was a big fan.
He is also officially a stander as of this weekend. He began to pull himself up on my mom's dishwasher and it took off from there. He is pulling up on everything and I have to admit...it is making me quite nervous. He's already taken a number of bumps to the head. Guess I better get used to it huh?
Shaun also went on his first plane ride over the July 4th weekend. We went up to Wisconsin to visit my Brian and Michele and my parents met us there. What a awesome vacation. Wish I could just pack my whole family up in my suitcase and bring them home with me. You don't realize how great it is to be together until you have the opportunity. And then you don't want to leave!!! Shaun was such a good boy on the plane. Slept a good bit on each plane ride. There were a few fussy moments but nothing a snack or a good toy couldn't fix. Not sure I could have done it alone though. Mike was a huge help.
As I'm sure most of you know my grandmother passed away last week. Shaun and I spent the past 5 days down in Tampa where we once again had a chance to spend more time with family. Although I wish it could have been under different circumstances, it was nice to see everyone. Shaun met his great grandma when he was just 3 months old. Although I know he won't remember it, I am so happy I can tell him about the wonderful woman that she was and about the day that she met him. She will be greatly missed.
I am including some pictures and videos below. Hopefully they will capture the changes in my sweet little boy. He is a wild man but continues to make my life better with each passing day :)

Shaun loves the pool!

Mike and Shaun on Father's Day

My sleepy boy after a  day in the sun

Shaun with his cousin Connor

Big hugs! Maybe a little too big!!!

Playing in a box at Uncle Brian's house

With mommy at the zoo

This picture brings the biggest smile to my face

A day at the Madison farmers market

Thanks for the bottle Uncle Brian!

The fam

Hanging out at the capitol buidling

Dad getting in on the Baby Bjorn action

Can't get enough of those baby blues

Loving dad's Red Sox hat

Funny boy

Shaun was in rare form during dinner tonight. After hearing my mom cough we decided it would be funny to do some coughing of his own. In this video you will see Shaun doing his best "fake cough." He had us cracking up. Also wanted to include some pictures from our day in the pool. I know I always say this but I think these may be some of my favorite pictures yet!

And he's off...

So Shaun has officially been crawling for a week now. He has been moving a little for the past few weeks but would just go a step or two and then stop. It was about a week ago that he started going longer distances. Finally was able to catch a little bit on video. As you can see, he has to be bribed with toys to get him moving. Guess we better start babyproofing!

New videos!

It's been a while since I posted some videos so here are a few from the last two weeks. Shaun is doing well. Such a busy boy! He is soooooo close to crawling. We just can't believe how much he has changed in the past few weeks. My mom is coming to visit later this week and I think she is going to be amazed at the difference since she saw him last. The last video is my absolute favorite. I think we have a Mickey Mouse lover on our hands!!!





This last one is my favorite. The quality may not be all that great since I took it with my cell phone. But it's SOOOOO CUTE!!!!