Long, lean growing machine

Liam had his 9 month check up today with his new doctor, Dr. Brady. Tobias, Liam, and I all now see the same family doctor. We have known that Liam was growing, but we still think of him as a small preemie. Time to change that!

Liam's length is now 29.5 inches (74.9 cm), which puts him in the 86th percentile!! His weight is 19 pounds 14 oz (8,682 grams) (46th percentile). After taking his measurements the doctor said, 'I guess I don't need to tell you he is a long, lean boy.' The best news is that he is completely healthy.

One of Liam's new favorite activities - going for all the cords.
This is his face right after I said, 'No, Liam. No touch!'

Liam getting a TINY taste of Mom's fudgecicle.
(Before anyone freaks out, I gave him the stick after it was nearly clean!
No damage.)

9 months!!

Liam turned 9 months old today! For his latest and greatest trick . . . he has started waving 'hello'. Today he even initiated a wave with TT (Tante Traci). He is firmly creeping and can get anywhere he wants to go. He responds to his name. And, he is eating very well. So far we have worked our way through vegetables and we are on to fruits. Coming soon . . . meats!!

His 9 month check up is Monday and we are looking forward to his new stats.

Of course, being more mobile and aware of his environment makes his photo sessions a lot more work.

Liam - 9 months old

Some of the outtakes

More pictures . . . yawn . . .

Oh, wait, can I reach that camera?

Ooooo, a camera strap

Please, let me hold the camera!

New things

Mom brought Liam up to my office yesterday so my colleagues could see him. He was an absolute charmer!! He smiled and laughed the entire time, he allowed everyone to hold him, and much to our surprise and delight - - he started waving at people. We have been working on teaching him 'hi' and 'bye' but yesterday was the first time he waved for every person who walked up to him. At first I thought it was just a coincidence, but I took Liam to Tobias' building after we finished at mine and he did it again for each person who walked up to him. That's when we decided he was waving.

This morning he also finally showed us some good forward motion. He is not quite crawling on all fours, but the second Tobias sat down to tie his shoes, Liam focused on the shoes and moved straight toward them without rolling. Looks like we will have a little cruiser on our hands soon.

Since Liam is now mobile it is time to set up the play yard (play pen). I set up the Pack-n-Play this morning and put Liam in it to see how he would do.

Hmmm, do I like it?

I think I like it.

I REALLY like it!!

Babbling with Oma and bubbles

Liam got to hold the phone and talk with Oma for the first time today. We put on the speakerphone so he could hear her and he loved hearing her voice. He smiled and shook the phone whenever she would talk. Then, he just starting pushing buttons.

After we hung up the phone Liam reminded us that his US passport arrived over the weekend so he can now travel to go see Oma, Opa, and Christof. Soon he will have his German passport too. Wonder which one will taste better?!


We always enjoy our Sunday bath time fun with Liam. He now attacks the water and wants to eat EVERYTHING in the tub . . . leaving him with quite a bubble beard!

Rocking baby

Liam is working very hard to crawl but he is not quite there yet. He was rocking on all fours for a good bit of time before I got the camera going. Naturally, once I got the camera he was done. Here's little look at his playtime anyway.

Apple juice

Liam has watched me making his baby food before. He decided to help and make his own apple juice. This discovery made him one happy boy. Note: do not let Liam see you with an apple; he thinks they are all his!

Puke and pasta

Sometimes a video comes along that just makes us laugh and laugh. This is one that gets funnier and funnier to us every time we watch it.

I originally made this video because we could not figure out the German word for a 'raspberry' (as in giving someone a 'raspberry', not the fruit). I figured a video would show Mami what it is and then we could figure out what it's called in German. So, I started my little camera as Tobias was holding Liam and Liam began to give him raspberries on his knee (which Liam does ALL the time to Tobias). Then, it was movie magic. Christof pervioulsy requested a picture of Tobias getting sprayed while feeding Liam. Well, it's not a feeding but Liam decides to spit up on Tobias while they are playing. But, the funniest moment for me is what Tobias does AFTER Liam spits up on his leg. It's proof that Tobias is now a seasoned father . . . he goes right back to eatting dinner. To quote Tobias, 'You gotta eat while you can.'

Enjoy!