10 months!

It's so hard to believe our baby boy is almost 10 months!! A little update on the boy:  He is now army crawling everywhere.  And boy, can he book it!  He walks fairly well while holding your hands and can stand while holding onto something for a good 10 minutes.  Favorite toys lately include tupperware and spatulas.  If it even closely resembles something made for a baby, he has no interest.  Oh, and he l-l-loves the dog.  He still isn't saying too much... mostly "ga" and "ca"-- I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this is a sign of higher intelligence later in life.  We are experimenting with new finger foods.  He loves mandarin oranges, chicken, and ravioli.  Check out his hair--it WILL NOT stay down... poor kid is going to have a buzz cut for life. 

As for Brian and I, we are in the midst of packing up and heading out.  Brian takes boards on Thursday of this week and we will then be in full packing mode.  We hope to be moved and settled in Birmingham by next Saturday.  Wish us luck on our drive across country.  I will have a cat (medicated with a little Xanax, mind you) and a baby (hopefully a sleeping, quiet, happy baby) in my car.  Auntie Keri, who is so awesome for volunteering to come with us, will have the dog in her vehicle.  And Brian will be driving a semi, that is our moving truck!  This will be nothing short of an interesting adventure...

Baby in a box--this entertained him for at least 30 minutes

When all else fails, let him play with newspaper