Famous Family and 9 Months

Cannon is 9 months old. Record of stats :
Height- 27 in. (18th %)
Weight- 19lbs. 6 oz. (31%)
Head- 17.5 in. (26th%)

So, he is short and chubby and happy to be that way. The little smurf is still waking up 2-3 times every night to eat. I guess I just have to get brave and let him scream all night a few times. Between his night time feedings, Bostyn's night terrors and a husband who takes longer to wake up than it takes for me to just take care of it all myself, I haven't even come close to sleeping through the night in over 2 years. Part of the job, I guess :) Cannon is a very active and alert kid. His new trick is rolling or throwing a ball back and forth with someone. He's actually pretty good at it! He is into everything and is quite the eater. So far, I am convinced that chubby babies with hearty appetites are the happiest babies. Now that he is walking everywhere, he makes messes faster than I can clean them. He is a boy in every way and is a lot of fun!




On to the famous family. Derek's brother JD and his family entered a video contest put on by Southwest Airlines. Southwest is promoting their "Bags Fly Free" campaign and asked contest entries to answer the question, "What would you do for $100?" (that being the amount you save by flying with them since your luggage would fly free). They did an awesome job on the video and WON!!! Their prize? Airfare, hotel, car rental, and park tickets for their family to go to Disney World in Florida! How cool is that? A rarity for sure, plus they have bragging rights since they didn't just win some random drawing. They did the work, were judged against many, and won! We are so excited for them...and a bit jealous of course ;) Check out the winning 60 second video.

Walking

Cannon is walking at 8 months old. He started walking a couple weeks ago and is really starting to get the hang of it. He will be 9 months tomorrow so I thought I should post some video while he is still 8 months. And he is even fatter than he appears in this video. It's a miracle that he can even stand without falling over.

A is for Achievement

Bostyn is officially potty trained! I have been enjoying having to change only one child's diapers for a week and a half now. It was so easy! After the first 3 nights, she started sleeping in panties and hasn't had an accident yet! I was dreading the whole thing but she must have really been ready-or maybe I am just awesome at potty training... Bostyn loves wearing her princess and puppy undies. One interesting fact that she will someday hate me for sharing: She has to run to the potty every single time she needs to "toot"! So funny. Maybe this is a normal part of potty training??? I think it is because she can't tell the difference between the feeling of having to go number 2 and gas. I don't know, this is all new to me.

Cannon has been over achieving lately. This little man is 8 months old and can already stand up from a sitting position without holding onto anything! He just stands up while sitting in the middle of the floor. He also started taking steps! He certainly isn't "walking" yet but he can take 3-5 steps at a time all by himself.

It is so interesting to me how every child does things so differently. I love that I get to watch my kids grow and learn new things everyday. I fill Derek in every night on all the little moments I have with the kids. He always just sighs and says, "I miss everything." I'm so lucky that I don't have to miss anything.







Lastly, enjoy this little clip. {more fun with sound}

Note to self: Cannon does not like "Sweet Potatoes and Turkey Dinner" baby food.