Our Sweet 9 Month Old

This sweet Sander is one busy guy. He works so hard crawling around and voicing his opinion about it. It's hard to believe we've already hit the 9-month mark, time has flown by.

Sander's two newest tricks are clapping (he started about two weeks ago) and saying "dada" which comes out like deh-deh. It is pretty cute. Still a squealer and getting louder each day my mind whirls wondering what Sander will be like at 2 and 3. What fun! He also loves to crawl to Canute or Oliver and rest his head (almost in a head-butting but sweet way) on their fur to snuggle. It is adorable. Oliver doesn't stick around long but Canute just hangs out. Sander really loves animals and other babies. He will squeal with laughter when he see pictures of them in books or in real life.

Sander is 8 Months Old!

This is when I want things to slow down! Only a few more months and Sander will already be one year old!!! He is such a sweet and sensitive little baby and we all love him to pieces. Those big blue eyes charm us each day, especially when accompanied by his hilarious giggle. His latest consistent sound he enjoys making is of the letter G. We think he is trying to say dog because he makes it most often around dogs. Sander still combat crawls VERY quickly all over the place. The little guy rarely stops moving and he is strong!

Ski Days

Rosy-cheeked and relaxed.

It's hard to fit in ski days when one has an infant and a 3.5 year old! Lucy is almost able to ski with us at this point but little man, he needs to be watched by someone if mom and dad want to go out and play. In the meantime Matt and I trade off skiing while Sander hangs in the lodge at Stowe with one of us. It's working well for us and he enjoys riding the Over Easy gondola once in a while.

First time "skiing" and luckily mama stayed upright even on the ice!

One afternoon we went out for a classic ski so he could actually ride with us. Mama was honored to carry Sander for the first time while on skis. He enjoyed it! We went on a short ski up the Notch Rd but due to ice and an under the weather Lucy we turned around earlier than planned. It still felt great to get out though!

On the Over Easy gondola together.

Getting sleeping in the sunshine.

First bitty tooth!

Sander's first tooth peeked out from his bottom gum today! He wanted to enter the New Year with a chomp! He was so sneaky that I didn't even know it was there. Dada and Lucy noticed it while spending some quality time with Sander this morning. Lucy was so excited to tell me it was there! So far so good, no biting on mama.

Update: only 3 days later...tooth number two appeared right next to the first tooth. I noticed it at music together when he had a big smile on his face.

Baby's First Christmas

The Seven Month Old Charmer

All bundled up for play time in the snow.

This little guy weighs in at a whopping 13 pounds 4 ounces! He's such a little peanut.

Full of smiles, grunts, drools and cuteness, Sander melts our hearts. 

Speaking of hearts, he tugs on mine every time he says "mama" which is his latest new skill.

At seven months Sander is combat crawling and rolling everywhere...and he gets into everything. Everything then goes into his mouth.

Mama and Sander take a break while watching Lucy play in the snow.

Lucy and Sander's first time sledding together.

weeeeeeee!

At the bottom of the hill. Canute was very excited.

Sander likes to inspect food, suck on it, smear it around, and sometimes eat it. In a desperate attempt to enjoy and relax while eating my own steak dinner with both arms free, I handed Sander a big strip of porterhouse steak. He was al over it! Needless to say this kept our little guy busy and happy during dinner and beyond.

Checking out the steak.

Check out the two finger technique!

Here are a couple of videos taken the morning of Sander's seventh month. It is hard to get solo videos so he can show his stuff but I have to say, it is so precious to watch videos of both Lucy and Sander together.

Thanksgiving in CT

Sander and Auntie Aimee hang out

We went to Holly's baby shower in Bethlehem and Sander was a hit with the ladies.