David's first word ...

David has been saying "ca" for about a week now and yesterday I thought I heard him say "car". Then today on our walk with Jaime and Lucas and I thought I was hearing him say it again at the end of the walk. Once we got inside he kept saying it over and over. So I quickly grabbed one of his cars and taped him. I'm so proud!!! Thanks Lucas for teaching David to say "car".

I think his next word is going to be "good" because lately it's been "guh" everything. LOL

YEA DAVID!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPtyYxvkE5w

Butternut Squash Risotto

Well on a whim I thought I'd give David some of my butternut squash risotto. What do you know ... he LOVES it. Add it to the list of yummies ...

I'm 8 months old now!!

Guess who's 8 months old now and growing like a weed!!?? David just keeps getting more and more playful and adventuresome. He's so close to crawling and he LOVES to stand. He's eating so well and getting more and more fed up with his puree'd baby food. More table foods are being introduced and he's loving it. He really enjoys drinking from his straw sippy cup. He plays really well on his on and at times even pushes you away if he wants to play alone. He likes spending a little bit of time in his piano each day and gets antsy if we don't go for our usual walk. He smiles whenever Lucas and Jaime come over to walk and is really starting to explore Lucas. :)

I haven't weighed him recently but he's likely edging closer to 20lbs. His 9mos clothing is starting to get snug and his 12mos evens seems to be getting perfect. He's even starting to look "skinny" again. Just means he's getting longer. Which means soon enough he'll get chubby again. HAHAHAHA

Next doctors appointment isn't until next month and I'm really curious to see where he's at. He's loving his table foods and his puree's are starting get a bit old for him. He wants to eat/drink whatever we have. Or anyone around him for that matter.

Getting so big ... can't wait for what else is in store with our little man.

Food in David's repertoire ...

David is becoming more and more a fan of the foods that mommy and daddy are eating. He now indulges in turkey and swiss. He even likes gouda (go figure). He likes Annie's Mac and Cheese. He loves pasta. He'll even eat my leftover veggies like broccoli and mushrooms. He likes quesadilla's. He loves eating (and hoarding) bits of pear, mango and peaches. HE LOVES EATING HIS DAILY AFTERNOON SNACK OF BANANA. He likes sharing crackers. And even loves his new straw sippy cup (Nuby style just like Lucas). It's much easier to get his water out than the other one.

Today we're trying cheese ravioli and marinara for lunch. He had a spinach ravioli at Costco last week and ate the whole piece. I didn't even get to try more than a small bite of the sample!!!
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Update: The marinara was a no go and upset David's tummy even though I only used enough so the ravioli wouldn't stick. Next try a few days later with butter ... MUCH better. But since was just cheese in the ravioli it was too dry for David. I think we're going to have to get the spinach ravioli's. LOL

What a nice surprise!!!!

Mike surprised me by taking David and I to Wente Vineyard for brunch on Sunday to celebrate Valentine's Day!! It was such a gorgeous day out too that we ate on their patio!! After that we did some slow but steady wine tasting at a few places and like normal David was amazing!! He even got to enjoy in the crackers too. LOL!!!

It was such a fun way to spend the day together and we even brought home 2 nice bottles of wine to indulge in sometime in the future.

Thanks for such a great way to celelbrate together!!!

Here's a photo of "mama's love bandit" ...

Changing things up a bit ...

Today Jaime and I walked the same route ... but in the opposite direction. The best part of this is that at the end of our walk we now end up at the big park near my place. Here ... the boys can swing and play on the grass and watch all the other wild and crazy kids!!! They're too cute together ... and it's gotten to a point even where David smiles when Jaime and Lucas show up at our house!!!

Big party weekend

This past weekend was Great Aunt Jo's 90th birthday bash in Tracy. But before that I went to a Pampered Chef party with Jaime and Lucas. It was a late night and of course David refused to fall asleep. He wanted to be in the know. That was all on Saturday. Then on Sunday the Packers played the Steelers in Super Bowl 45. The Packers won (YEA MASON CROSBY)!!!

We went to party with the Merin family in Stockton and had a blast. There were SO MANY people there and David didn't do as well as he normally does. Too much the day before and not a long enough nap before we went. But like normal ... his fussy is still better than most other infant's "good days". So much food and beer on tap ... and the sugary treats the little girls made with their moms ... oh man talk about a food coma. They had all sorts of games to bet or even contests. We didn't even know they had a jersey contest (everyone in attendance had to wear a jeresey of some form). David wore his new Tim Tebow jersey and almost won his category for the little kids. He got beat out by one vote!! And Mike almost won for best adult "favorite athlete" category or something like that. He too just barely got beat out. He had on his 49er Jerry Rice jersey. Me ... I wore my navy blue t-shirt with my orange 7 on it. I had to wear that for the John Elway retirement performance with JDBC (Junior Denver Bronco Cheerleaders) ions ago. We realized that Mike and I were hall of famers and we brought a rookie with us. LOL!!!!

I only wish we'd gotten a few photos ... :(

David discovered his shadow today

It was so cute ... today David truly discovered his shadow and Mike caught it in photos ... enjoy!!

More swinging!!!

David is really loving the swings!!! His face lights up every single time and it's too cute!!!