Weekend with the Rap Group - MJ & Big Poppy

Last weekend Christian and I took a whirlwind tour to Va Beach to look at houses and day cares. We left our little toddler boy in Cville with MJ and Big Poppy so he did not have to be carted everywhere.  Eric enjoyed his time going to the discovery museum, lots of time outside, and tearing up a new house! Here are some photos of our budding scientist. 

11 Months - Catch Me If You Can!

Eric is now 11 months and watch out everyone! He is growing every day and learning new skills by the second. He now crawls like a pro and is "cruising" anytime he sees a piece of furniture he can reach the edge of. He seems to be studying every new object he picks up.

He is a great eater but it definitely takes a couple of tries before he likes a new food. He is now on stage 3 of Gerber foods and continues to get pieces of our food. 

As you can see in the pictures, it is hard to get him to sit still. He is so curious and cute. We love our little man and he is now referred to as "toddler boy".

Walk it Out

Last night Eric walked for the first time using his lion push toy - here is the video!

http://youtu.be/522LVIPLX1s

Baby Belly Laughs

This evening I was telling a story to Christian and used large hand movements and saying "boom boom"...we look over and see Eric hysterically laughing over my gestures. Here is the video of the baby belly laughs!

http://youtu.be/ZW4yy-Z2GTY

First True Love

Last weekend my girlfriends from high school came into town to catch up and throw an inpromptu bachelorette party/30th birthday celebration.  Before the festivities began, we all met up at the park with the kiddos. Kelly brought her son, Stone and her daughter (15 months), Eliza. Eric locked his gaze on the beautiful Eliza and that was it! He was smitten (as noted by his screams for her attention wherever she was)! Unfortunately for our little Swedican, Eliza didn't seem quite as interested in Eric as he was to her...but Kelly and I have already started drawing up the marriage paperwork nonetheless. 

10 Months - Watch out!

Eric is now 10 months! Can you believe his first birthday is just around the corner?!?! He is now quite mobile and continues his "army crawl" but can also pull himself to standing, reverse crawl to sit up, stand with assistance and even take a few steps! He loves to sit on his knees and study whatever toy he is playing with. He has a very skeptical and quizical look about himself as he studies the world around him. Very much like his father. His language consists of loud screeches, "ga,ga" and "da,da". We are working on "ma,ma". He can pick up items with his hands and even transfer them between his hands.

He is a great eater and continue to want to eat "our food". We have introduced him to cantaloupe, bananas, and small apple pieces. However, his main diet still consists of pureed foods (including such exotic dishes as pureed turkey and rice, summer vegetable dinner, and lentil rice - yumm! I am jealous!). 

The daycare ladies continue to fall in love with his active personality. He often greets them in the morning with a big smile and tries to jump out of ones arms. I would say that he isnt complaining about daycare.

Eric continues to be a blast and wants to be more indendent.

Swedish Fish!

Today Eric had his first swim lessons at ACAC. The timing fell close to nap time so Eric was a bit tired and stunned when we first entered the pool. He did like the water and loves checking out the other swimming babies. Eric's swim teach, Miss Jennifer, was fabulous and we spent the class singing and splashing. Eric loved blowing bubbles (i.e. gulping the water) the best. I think we have a little Swedish fish in the making!