Check out that smile and that new tooth! You can see that the others won’t be far behind either! Teething doesn’t really seem to bother Reid at all. He definitely gets a running nose right before he gets a tooth but that is just about his only symptom!
Reid saw Dr. Wilde this week for his 9 month check up. He is hitting all the developmental milestones for crawling (still mostly army crawling at this point), sitting, transitioning between positions, etc. He’s definitely a happy baby – nearly all the time! His weight gain was pretty low, less than 4 ounces since his 6 month check up which was two and half months ago. I was a bit worried about it, but the doctor didn’t even bring it up. He said he noticed it and that we’ll watch it. He did have an ear infection in that time and was on some medicine. His appetite seems normal though and he’s eating some solid foods too. He weighed 17 pounds 6.4 ounces (13th percentile), was 28″ (36th percentile, up an inch), and his head measured 46 cm (79th percentile). 
Wednesday was Griffin’s Kindergarten screening at Tyler Run. He was a bit nervous but I tried to encourage him and tell him it would be like some fun games. As soon as we got there and he got started he seemed to enjoy it. He waited a bit between the different stations so we hung out some then and at the end when we waited to go over the results of his “games”. He did really well and got an overall 20/20. He was super excited to receive a Tyler Run water bottle (you know mom, like the football players use) and a tiger pencil. After his screening we ran home to take Brutus to the vet to recheck his ear and then we headed to Graeter’s for a special afternoon treat :). 
And here are a few others from our week. A president’s day piece of artwork from preschool, Griffin going to bed with all of his lovies (yikes!), and a night of Brutus being too tired to leave Finn’s room so he slept in there with him for a bit. 
This girl. I went to let her in this afternoon and she was COVERED in dirt! I don’t know what she was doing out there but she ended up with a bath!
And here is Reid at the beginning of this week. By the end his top tooth popped through. 
It was nice enough for us to take a walk after work this evening. He loves riding in his big boy seat in the stroller 🙂
Griffin really loves hanging out and playing with Cole and Cooper. They’ve been playing a lot of driveway hockey and on this night Mr. Brian made dinner for Finn too. So lucky to have great neighbors!
Finn got outside with the nicer weather this week with Debbie during the week also. He sure loves doing anything he can outside – usually sports!
And here are a couple of videos. Brian took the boys playing hockey. And we were grateful that Jim and Pat were able to come up on Saturday to watch Reid while Kevin and I attended the Grace Marriage workshop at NPC. Finn went along with us for the day and played with other friends in the childcare there. During the afternoon they sent us the video of Reid jamming on what used to be his big brothers motorbike. He loves it! And the funny thing is I have a video of Finn jumping and snorting very similar to this when he was 9 1/2 months old!
Check out this cute and messy boy! Reid has been enjoying all kinds of foods. He loves to eat the “pouches” and picks up and plays with and sometimes eats some finger food. It’s the cutest thing when he really loves a flavor – he just hums and moans until you give him the next bite!
Reid is in to any and everything. He can make his way around anywhere and is getting good at getting up into things, getting toys out, finding the door stops, slapping Brutus (we’re trying to teach him to be gentle!), and so on. 
On Valentine’s Day we had a lovely heart-shaped pizza from Flyers :). Kevin gave me a lovely flower bouquet and a fun date night for the next night to go see Tenth Avenue North and Mercy Me. It was an awesome concert and we were in a bit of a hurry to get there, but we did have just enough time to grab a quick dinner at Hot Chicken Takeover in Clintonville. It’s been on our list for a long time! It was delish, as we knew it would be, and we went all out sampling all items on the menu 🙂
We spent some time this week putting together Griffin’s Valentine cards also. I’ve always been reminded of John 3:16, being that Griffin was born on 3/16, that’s always been one of my associations. When I saw this idea I so wanted to do it! Griffin signed his name to all 20 cards and put the chocolate hearts on each one. 
With the Olympics going on, Griffin has really been liking watching all of the winter sports. He’s taken to going down the “ski jump” on his “skis” (parts of our blinds!). I just love his imagination and creativity. 
I love when Finn does this kind of worksheet at school. It’s always fun to see how he answers questions 🙂 
And this day he was so beat after he came in from playing outside in the cold. I had the olympics on and he was watching them. Next time I checked he was laying in a puddle of drool! He never naps anymore (unless he falls asleep on a long car ride) so this was quite a surprise!
After church on Sunday we went to Aab India for a tasty Indian buffet. It was the first time we’d put Reid in a high chair in a restaurant. He did so great and really loved feeding himself mum mums. 
And this guy loved eating a tasty spread of indian food!
Kevin and I went out on a breakfast date this week, it was like the fourth time we’ve been out together since Reid was born 8 months ago! I had a work meeting downtown so after breakfast Kevin dropped me off at the convention center and then and as it turned out he worked from home since it was Martin Luther King day. It was a nice snowy morning and we had a window seat at The Guild House downtown. So fun! And believe it or not, Kevin ordered the pancakes and I had the truffled eggs.
I love this sweet boy. On many nights lately we go in to check on Griffin and find him laying on the floor just inside his door. We can’t figure out why he’s doing it – we thought maybe his nightlight (yet he wants it on in order to go to bed) but the hall light is in his face when he’s at his door. Some nights he takes over all his blankets and lovey’s and sleeps there most of the night. 
Lots of brother time this week and many different expressions on Reid’s face. I realized I don’t have many diaper-like photos of Reid as he’s almost always wearing a sleeper or other outfit. So on this day I put him down on the floor in his diaper to crawl around. The next thing I knew Griffin came in with just his undies on too so that he could be in the pics. Hahahaha. We have so many toys from Griffin that we really haven’t gotten many things for Reid. The other day Kevin went through and replaced batteries on a bunch of Griffin’s old toys which hadn’t been audible in years. This remote is their new favorite. 
Reid had an ear infection awhile back and from that time I’ve paid more attention to him touching his head and ear area. He has kicked the ear infection, but really I’ve noticed him kind of touching or brushing his right ear or hair when he’s tired or upset. Here’s the perfect example, lol!
We have a great morning routine and it is my favorite time of the day where most days we all spend time together – even if it’s short!
This boy is a tummy sleeper just like Griffin, but when he’s on his back and sleepy he’ll tuck his hands behind his head just like Griffin does!
This week Debbie did some sensory bins with the kiddos. Reid really loved playing in the water and Griffin loved the flour. 
