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Happy Valentine's Day everyone! While I know some of you out there are pretty skeptical of this Hallmark holiday, I think its fun to have an execuse to shower your loved ones with extra bits of love for the day, make them feel even more special to you. However you choose to spend the day, I hope at least you are spending it with the ones you love. So how are we spending this Valentine's Day you ask? My brother and sis-in-law came in town last night from Chicago to spend the weekend here. My mom even cried enough to her doctors that they are giving her a 4 hour pass to come home and spend time with the entire family. What an amazing treat! All of us kids (well not Blake) are going to cook dinner as its been months since either of my parents have had a home cooked meal. Then Aunt M & Uncle A and Grandpa are letting Blake spend the night so Brad and I can have the night off. What a wonderful day and night this should be! And since holidays (yes even Valentine's Day) are about traditions I thought I'd kick Blake's first Hearts Day off with a tradition of writing him a love letter of sorts every year. So here it is....
Dear Blake,
Happy Valentines Day! 9 months ago you made your entrance into the world and my world forever changed. My love for you started the moment I found out I was pregnant with you and has continued to grow with each passing day since you've been born. You are such a happy baby and bring endless joy into your da-da and I's lives. I always knew I wanted to be a mom but I never dreamed it would be as wonderful as it has been to be your mom. Every day you seem to change, growing and growing and always learning something new. Its amazing to be witness to this. You are such a smart baby and are always studying everything around you, taking everything in, it seems that you are storing it away for future knowledge. Your heart, I can tell, is already so big and caring for all those around you. I am so proud to be your mom. I am so proud of the boy you are becoming and I promise to cherish every moment as you continue to grow. My love for you is endless and overflowing. My wish is for you to always feel that love and know how special you are.
xoxoxo,
Mama
Tuesday was Blake's 9 month checkup and he received a glowing report and is happily meeting all his developmental milestones for his age group. Weight: 21 lbs 12 oz (although he feels so much heavier when carrying him!)Height: 29 1/2 inches I don't think you really care about his head circumference so not bothering with that number :) Just know it's normal.After I told his doctor that I could feel one of his upper teeth coming in she lifted up his upper lip to look at his gums and low and behold he doesn't have just one tooth coming in, but FOUR. OUCH! No wonder Blake has been a little fussy, I'm just amazed he hasn't been a million times more fussy. What did I do to deserve such a wonderful happy baby? What a big boy Mr. Blake is becoming. Next checkup...1 Year!
I've been so run down from the emotions of my work last week followed by the day wrangling Blake at our friends super bowl party that I just never found the time or energy last week to make a post, so I apologize. I guess starting back at last weekend and the super bowl party...Let's just say that if next year we have no baby sitters, I will not be attending. Yes, it was great fun to spend a little time with friends and for Blake to play with his twin friends, the sons of one of my best girlfriends, but it was exhuasting. I could recap the events, but my friend recapped it so wonderfully on her blog (along with photos) so if you feel like venturing to her world of twins and a toddler feel free to check out her blog, www.asquarede.comIt was a big week for Blake in regards to milestones. He spent the entire week being Mr. Cranky Pants. I guess lucky for me I didn't really experience much of this new found cranky attitude since he spent most his time at school. I knew he was either getting sick or cutting another tooth. Turns out I think it was both. He has a snotty, runny nose and a bit of a nasty cough, but I think what was really getting him down was the tooth making its way out of the gums. I can now feel his next tooth making its way through up top. What fun he'll have chomping down on things with teeth on the bottom and top! And as you know Blake had gotten pretty good at the crawling backwards piece, but not so much on the crawling forwards. After this weekend he is now doing both! The world as I know it is rapidly changing! Yesterday Blake turned 9 months and has his 9 month checkup on Tuesday. Can't wait to get his latest weight and height stats. As far as Brad and I's world...lots of exciting things going on with us as well. One being we got a new and amazing camera! Brooke is going to have lots of fun with this, but will be taking me quite some time to master. The other bits of exciting news will have to wait for now, but stay tuned...For now enjoy a few pics!Below is a pic my friend took at the Superbowl party with her new camera! Could she have captured a better shot of Mr. Blake??
The rest are pics from this weekend. A few are blurry and out of focus, hence Brooke needing to learn lots more about the new camera. They are from around the house and our trip Saturday to visit Grandma in the hospital. (*sidenote, we are HOPING for her return home by this weekend)
