James: 9 months

James had his 9 month check up this morning, and let me say....wow!

He is off the chart in both weight and height (weight 28.14 height 31 1/8) AND his head is in the 90th percentile. Boy is big! Dr. Ladd asked if people commented on his bigness...only everywhere we go 😄 He was quick to tell me James was perfect and that he was growing at a normal pace on the chart. Big pace, but normal!  Here are a few highlights:

-he says mama and daddy and possible bottle. He knows what bite means and will follow or open his mouth...surprise.

- he claps...cute!

- size 4 diapers, but bought a box of size 5 yesterday 

- crawling everywhere and started for real pulling up TODAY...while on the skype with Grandma!

-wears 18 month clothes but needs 24 month sleepers

-has 4 bottom teeth and two top that have just poked through

- eyes are still blue and I hope they stay that way! 

He is such a chill baby and I am told often that he is so sweet, mild, and content. Don't let that fool you though. His cry is louder than Nolan's ever was 😁

Valentine's Day...Batman Style

Brad and I haven't had a Valentine date night since we had kids. Personally, I hate asking people to baby sit, and who wants to watch someone else's kids on the day of love?  So, Brad planned a wonderfully romantic evening that would appeal to all.  First, we went to Target to spend our Valentine gift cards from Grandma.  Nolan got some super cool Justice League cars and James got diapers :). Then, we picked up dinner from Chipotle...yummm.  Finally, we had our special Baman evening.  The entire family donned bat shirts and watched a movie...here we are in our awesome wear:

Nolan was in Heaven. He nicknamed us all: Batdad, Batmom, batson, and batbaby. We were the batclub. 

And just for fun...here is a pick of sweet baby James on Valentine's day at school. There are only three girls in his class and five boys. This is Mackenna. She is a few months younger than James :) She has two older brothers, so I have a feeling that she will be beating James up sooner than later :)

Nolan's first stomach bug :(

Poor Nolan got his first stomach virus. Being in daycare since he was three months old, I guess we should consider ourselves lucky that it has taken this long.  I'll spare the details, but he vomited 4 times from 11:30 pm to 3:30 am. Once in the bed, once beside the toilet, once down the side of his bed, and finally once in the trash can.  Let me say this. When my students throw up at school, it makes me almost throw up. I can't handle it. A few people have told me it wouldn't be as bad of a reaction with my own kids....whatever. Look at this pitiful face:

He spend the ENTIRE day in bed on Saturday:

But he was rolling with the punches by Sunday.  24 hour bug one claimed one member of our family...thank The Lord!