He's WALKING!!!!!

It's Halloween morning and I guess Hendrix didn't get the memo that he's too young for trick or treating because he learned a new trick anyway!

HE'S WALKING!

And best part is I got his very first little steps on video! He was being pretty silly this morning so I grabbed the camera and started filming. Next thing I knew he'd taken 2 little steps!

The video doesn't exactly show a whole lot but he's standing by himself, not holding on to me and he takes two tiny steps!

Hooray! I'm so so so proud of our little guy!

Tales of Bath Time Shenanigans

Just a few funny stories of Hendrix in the bath tub:

I don't know why but the boy is fascinated with the toilet! He's got a ton of toys in the tub but insists on trying to touch the toilet. No matter how clean I keep it, I'm still not going to let him play with the toilet! So it's gotten to the point that merely saying "no" doesn't do anything so I either gently swat his hand while I say "no" or move his hand and sit him down in the tub.

Tonight Hendrix decided to test the boundries. He'd get his hand about an inch from the toilet and let it hover there and look at me as if to say "I'm not touching it" then he'd clap his hands and do it all over again!

Also, Hendrix likes to throw his toys out of the tub and if I don't retreive them quickly enough, he tries to get them himself and winds up diving out of the tub head first! Tonight we tried something new, every time he threw a toy out of the tub I picked it up, said "All gone" and showed him that I was putting the toy in the basket and he couldn't have it back.

Finally one by one the tub was emptied of all toys and it was just Hendrix and water in the tub. He defiantly stood up in the middle of the tub and began playing with the only "toy" I'd never be able to take away from him-his little boy bits!

Happy Halloween!

This morning we went over to our neighbors house for the Halloween Carnival that she had.

Hendrix was Yoda but his Yoda robe had sleeves that were way long and billowy so it didn't last long but I did manage to get the Yoda hat to stay on him for a while!

Flying Yoda!
Aw mom, do you have to take pictures of me all the time?

10 Months Old!

I know I say this every month, but I can't believe it's been 10 months already!

Hendrix is so busy these days! He is getting really good at standing without holding onto something and can now stand in the middle of the room without pulling up on anything! He edges furniture but hardly touches the couch while he's walking so I suspect he'll be walking on his own any day now!

He's 29" long and holding steady at just about 21 pounds

You spin me right round baby, right round

Tonight Hendrix pulled the tray off of his high chair and sat on the floor spinning in circles for about 10 minutes! Funny little man!

I finally set up my own website!!!

I'm so excited! I've finally finished setting up my own website! I had my hats listed on etsy.com but they charge me to list the item, they charge me to sell the item and then Paypal charges me when I get paid for the item. Plus if the etsy listing doesn't sell in a certain amount of time it expires and I have to re-list it. I just decided there were too many hands in my pockets trying to get the money I make for creating my hats!

My new website is:

http://playinfootsie.blogspot.com

If you enjoy my hats, please follow it, love it and share it!

Cuteness overload!

He looks like such a big boy in this picture! Where did my little baby go?

Matt's mom got Hendrix this super cute Halloween outfit. It says "My First Halloween" on the chest and has little bats on the feet!

What's more fun than playing on a slide?

Some may say that there isn't too much that is more fun than playing on a slide at a playground. Hendrix begs to differ! Apparently eating the wood chips at the bottom of the slide is way more fun!!!

He stands by himself now!

He stands! Of course he chose the tub as the place to perfect the art of standing unassisted-nice, safe, soft tub!

And yes, I spell naughty things on my child's head with foam bath letters and then giggle as I take pictures of it!

X Marks the Spot

Foam letters in the bath are so much fun!
Especially when they stick to your head!

Allergies

Hendrix has broken out in hives several times since we started feeding him real food and I've pretty much narrowed it down to dairy products. So last Wednesday at Hendrix's 9 month appointment I talked to the pediatrician about weaning and he said before we start Hendrix on cow's milk, we'd better get his allergies checked out. We went to the allergist today who tested him for egg, dairy and soy allergies. Poor little guy has a moderate dairy allergy, a kind of major egg allergy but no allergy to soy. All the red splotches in the picture show an allergic reaction to egg yolks, egg whites and dairy. We've got to go to Children's Hospital to get blood work done to measure just how allergic he is. Thankfully the doctor said he'll most likely outgrow the allergy before he goes to school.

Stink Face

Hendrix new thing is to squinch up his face, kind of snort or breathe in and out really fast and make this hilarious stink face! I was trying to get pictures of it today but he was so wiggly but I think the pictures came out funnier that way.

See my teefs?

NOM NOM, I wanna eat the camera!