Stats and Random Things

Orrin's 1 year appointment was yesterday - he weighs 21 pounds, 6 ounces and is 31.5 inches tall. Thats the 92nd percentile for height, and 40th for weight - tall and skinny like his daddy! :)

He was a champ about getting shots! He cried for a second, then went on to smile and babble at the nurse. The doctor gave him a little cow and he thought that was pretty great.

I made him a pair of pants with knee pads on them yesterday, thinking that might be nice for crawling. They turned out so cute, but probably won't fit him until he's 3 or so! Oops. Try again today.

The dogs have taught Orrin how to growl. He growls at the dogs when they play with each other, like he wants in on the action. Its pretty funny.

Party

We had a great time on Sunday celebrating Orrin's birthday!

We had decorations
And snacks
There was lots of water to play with (no pictures of the water balloons)

And cake to eat!
Orrin only took a minute to dig in (thanks for the pictures Jerilynn!)
And new things to play with/read/wear.

Thanks everyone for coming and celebrating with us!

1!

I can't believe its been a year! Orrin is growing up very quickly.

He is saying a few more words now. Still mama, dada, book, fish (he says this one a lot, and very insistently if I don't notice that my aquarium screensaver is on as we walk past), hi and bye. But now he is saying Spot, up, uh oh, and I'm pretty sure no. He babbles constantly and says many other words repeatedly as he points to random things, I'm just not sure what he is saying. :)

Speaking of pointing, he loves to point. Especially at people, and if you point back he giggles. He points at things he wants and occasionally cries if he doesn't get it. I'm not looking forward to this phase of toddlerhood!

He LOVES books. He also loves to pull them all down off of the shelf. He will sit for a long time looking through them all. He likes to point to the pictures (of course), and sometimes kiss them, especially if it is an animal. The touch and feel books are a current favorite. He is also just starting to bring me books to read to him, and turn the pages for me.

He is giving lots of kisses, mostly to the dogs and pictures, and Scott. Every once in awhile he will give one to me.

He is crawling all over now, and quickly. This is making cleaning for house showings almost impossible as he has an uncanny knack for knowing exactly where I need to go next with the vacuum. And as I said before, he likes to unload shelves. He also loves to pull out the outlet protectors. I think we are not anywhere near walking, though, since he still can't quite pull himself up on the furniture and doesn't try to step forward when we help him stand.

He loves to harass the dogs. Spot is finally starting to play with him, which is fun to watch. Daisy just gets up and moves whenever he gets near. She only moves a couple feet away, though, and Orrin is pretty persistent, so he just chases he around. She is not so thrilled with him at this point.

His two top front teeth should poke through any minute now.


Enjoying his first time in a pool.
Daisy finally gave up one day.
At the track watching Grandpa race.
Scott and I went to a random park on the Grand River (Chief Hazy Cloud I think) and realized there wasn't really anything there. So we plopped Orrin in a field of tall grass. We also took that picture of him on a rock above.
Orrin's first time at the beach was a success. Until he started eating the sand. He wasn't really sure about the big waves.

Cadillac Weekend

Best Toy Ever

This is Orrin's favorite toy.


He takes it with him wherever he goes.

Orrin's favorite passtime is harassing the dogs with it.


They're thrilled.

11 Months

Huge news for this month!! Orrin is finally crawling! It was pretty funny because he decided to crawl forward for the first time at a friend's house with no one really paying much attention to him. It was only a few steps, though. He gets a little farther every day - and animals (and their water bowls) are proving to be the best motivation to get him moving.

He is also trying his very hardest to pull up on things or people (or dogs I guess). So far he has only gotten up to his knees but he is working on it.

I'm not sure how much else is new as all his energy over the last couple weeks has been spent on the steps leading up to crawling. He doesn't say any new words, but his babbling is sounding more and more like real "talking". And he certainly knows what he is saying.

He is getting much more of an attitude though! He loves to throw his pacifier or whatever else is around. The best is when he dramatically pulls it out of his mouth to throw it. Its funny, except it is usually followed by a long, drawn out screaming tantrum. Scott and I are still figuring out how to handle those. He is definitely a feisty little kid! And very independent. He does not really like to be held, or restrained in any way. This is making shopping with him a lot more difficult. And long car rides are getting tougher.


He loves this little pool. Especially with his favorite toys - a spatula and empty plastic containers.

Someone found a pen.
Modeling his new shark towel.So here is his Justin Bieber impersonation. Time for a haircut.
I bravely attempted to cut it myself, with some success. Although I barely trimmed it, so it pretty much needs to be cut again already. But I'm getting my practice in before he is old enough to complain!

Orrin still doesn't like grass, and tries as hard as he can to lift both legs up off the ground.
Checking out the grass/flowers

Quite possibly my favorite picture ever.

Bathtime after the photo shoot. Orrin enjoyed throwing the toys out one by one, and is wondering why no one is putting them back.

Next up: One year!