Happy Blakesgiving

Things Blake is thankful for:


A Papa to Play With



A Loving Great Grandma



A Table Set With A High Chair



A Grandma to Go To Sleep On

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

He's Got Moves

Footloose: Blake can dance.

Football: Blake can score.

And.... drum roll please.... No need for feet: Blake can crawl!

Say Cheese

I took this picture a few days ago, when Blake was feeding himself some chunks of cheddar.

Blake is a great eater! Occasionally, he shows his dissatisfaction with something. You might remember this pic from a few months ago as he tried a banana for the first time.


As you can see, he much prefers his veggies.



These days, he's onto much bigger and better things. On the right hand side of this picture, in the red container, is a yummy mixture of banana, pear and tofu. Blake loved this! On the left side is a blended mixture of green beans, rice and ground beef. Blake likes this, too. And you can see the obligatory cheerios in the background.



If you are what you eat, then Blake is many things. Here's a list of all the things he's eaten in his first 8 months of life (not including formula and Mommy's milk):

peaches, pears, apples, plums, tofu, bananas, avocado, chicken, ground beef, green beans, broccoli, turkey, peas, garbanzo beans, carrots, cauliflower, rice cereal, oatmeal, wheat crackers, cheddar cheese, eggs, pumpkin, squash, cheerios, dinner bread

YUMMY!

Eight Is Gr8!

Blake is now eight months old. As Ryan reminds me, that means he's been out almost as long as he was in. I say time flies a whole lot faster once he's out.

It seems like Blake is learning something new just about every day. From clapping, to waving, to celebrating non-existent touchdowns, he's a very active little boy. He crawls a little -- but really only backwards. We're working on the forwards part. Mostly he likes to sit, stand, or dance -- and play with all his toys.. or well, things that aren't toys but are fun to chew on anyway. For example, Blake puts the fun in funnel!

As with each passing month, here are the month-by-month pictures so you can see how big he's getting. Don't worry about the mark on his head in the 8-month picture; that's a big lipstick kiss from Grandma Carol! That alone is proof-positive of how great eight (mos) is!


Eight Months


Seven Months


Six Months


Five Months


















Four Months


Three Months


Two Months


One Month


One Day

Taking A Stand

Today is election day, and we used this opportunity to give Blake his first civics lesson. Ryan let Blake chew on his ballot envelope. I took Blake to the neighborhood polling place, and got him a sticker.



Speaking of standing up for what you believe, Blake's been doing a lot of that lately. You could say he's a real stand-up citizen.



He's also a show-off. Look ma, one hand!



Now that deserves a standing ovation.