Summer Fun in the Sun

Summer so far has been really busy and a lot of HARD work soaking up the sun at my in-laws pool or spending the afternoons at the beach playing in the sand with Marcus. Not to mention all the play dates with marcus' buddies. Ok Ok weekend getaway trips to Toronto or Palmyra wiped us out! Ha! No for real, it has been amazing!So happy to be on mat leave in the summer.

Marcus is the perfect age for his first summer. He is so much fun and so easy going that doing anything is enjoyable and entertaining.

Marcus is 9.5 months old-wow, cant believe it myself. Quick re-cap on his development;

His new favorite tricks are;

 Clapping on demand,
 Clicking noises with his tongue,
 Hive fives,
Crawling all over the place,
Repeats the words "all done" after finishing his books "sounds like"uh da"
He LOVES to laugh, kiss and pull my hair
He eats everything- finger food snacks include- homemade baby blueberry muffins, quinoa or couscous salads, goats milk marble cheese, hummus and pinto bean and flax seed chips, plums, watermelon, whole wheat pasta, scrambles egg yolk, and loves goats milk with his dinner. (we have no allergies in our family- so Doc recommended we introduce anything and everything.

He loves the Vacuum. usually I will put him in his high chair and let him watch while I do the floors. If I go out of site with the vacuum he freaks. As soon as I show him it, he starts smiling and talking to it.

Sleeps through out the night(10 to 12 hrs uninterrupted)
poops 5-7 times A DAY-no joke
Loves when daddy comes home-lights right up and yells dadda a hundred times.
favorite toy- wooded train, owl stuffy from uncle Timmy
sleeps with blankie that I made him
Plays wonderful with other babies or children-
not a clingy baby-pretty independent but always receptive to cuddles and tickles throughout the day
Just got his FIRST hair cut and it was a disaster. Turned his head at the moment Matt was cutting the side and clippers when right to the front. He literally has no hair on the sides and back and a long patch on top ha- poor baby. good thing he could care less!

We had  a play date recently - we all made homemade baby safe body paint and let them go wild on a sheet. Marcus HATED it. Didn't not like to get his hands or any body part for that matter dirty with paint("cough cough"just like his momma) Maelle did a great job getting him use to the paint by using him as a canvas.

Trip to Pageant Palmyra NY. So much fun!