fighting sleep

One hour of fussing prior to his afternoon nap, but zero fussing at bedtime tonight. Why?

superbaby!

backpack carrier

Today was Chris's first time in the backpack carrier. We went for a walk up Waterton Canyon. He was fine on the way up, but cried and fussed on the way down.

bluebeard

mealtime

Starting this week, Chris is now up to three solid meals per day. I was starting to get overwhelmed with the amount of baby food I would need to make, so I went to the store and got some baby food. It was one thing when he was only eating 1-2 ice cubes of food once a day. Now he eats four or five cubes three times a day! So far he has tried the beef dinner and apples with cherries. I also still have my homemade cubes.

snowy work day

I had quite the ordeal getting to work yesterday. Tuesday around dinner time it started snowing hard. Doug and I were cooking Veracruz style tilapia (which ended up being really good) and the weather went from rain to sleet to heavy snow in a short period of time. I had to work Wednesday 7am to 7pm, and I was worried about not being able to get in because of the snow. Too much snow is not an acceptable excuse for missing a shift. I had to get there. So, I called Angie and asked her if I could stay with her Tuesday night. Then I packed my work bag and left.

It was scary. That was the scariest driving I have ever done. And I drove in the blizzard of 2006. The snow was falling crazy fast. The worst part was 470 near where we live in the foothills. There is a big hill around the Santa Fe and Broadway exits. People were slipping and sliding. There were cars stuck on the hill in the middle of the highway, and a snake of cars (including me) inched around them. I am so glad I didn't run off the road and get stranded. I was going 15 mph for most of the drive to Denver. It took me 2 1/2 hours to get there.

9 months

Chris is 9 months old today. He had his 9 month well child visit, and is still in the race to be the smallest baby ever. He weighs 15 lb 9 oz (3%), is 27 in (25%), and head circumference is 18 1/2 in (90%). Dr. Bublitz is not concerned about his weight- she thinks he is just small. However, she was concerned that he's not sitting yet, so she put in a referral for physical therapy for him. I called and made an appointment for next week. Otherwise, he is doing great! No shots this time, just a blood draw from the finger.