It's an ice storm

We woke up to a world covered in ice this morning, and it isn't over yet. Trees have been crashing down all around the neighborhood, so I thought I'd go ahead and post some pictures before we lose power. It seems inevitable with the ice continuing to fall.

Gabe called in to work, which makes me and Liam both very happy.

You can keep him home from the architectural firm, but you can't keep him from doing architectural things...

What now?

At his 9 month wellness check-up, the nurse practitioner said Liam is behind on the major motor skills, but seems to excell at the fine motor and verbal skills.

At 10 months, the story is still pretty much the same.

He does not crawl, pull-up on things, scoot, cruise, or regularly roll over.... He does like to stand up and practice balancing by holding on to something, but we have to get him into that position.

He still doesn't like to be on his stomach, so we were surprised when we went to pick him up from the nursery to find him happily playing with toys while lying on his stomach. I commented on it, and the nursery worker said he'd been like that for a while and was scooting (minimally) from side to side and turning himself around! Amazing.

And look what he did this morning: This is major milestone development here...
And then he started screaming because he was stuck.

Mr. 10 Months

So, it's time for Regis and Kelly's Beautiful Baby Contest, and I am planning to enter a picture of Liam. No, I don't intend to create a poster child, but there is some major college scholarship money at stake here, not to mention a trip to New York.

I have a few pictures in mind. What do you think?

In the backyard

Sunday afternoons are meant for spending time in the backyard, even when it is only 32 degrees outside...
We bundled Liam up and started a fire. We all had a great time, but no one more than Liam. This boy loves the outdoors. I wonder where he gets that from?

Yummy hummingbird vine pods...

Lately, he exclaims "Ohhh..." with wonderment at anything and everything.

Liam still isn't crawling, but he sure knows how to sit and reach.

Hey, have you heard?

We have a new President!

I'm singing with joy.

Linda, let's dance.

Dish boy

Gabriel and I were cooking dinner together tonight, and Liam wanted to be part of the action. Sharp knives and hot pans do not go so well with little boys, but we found a solution.

He took it all in from his own special seat. Don't worry, he doesn't pull up on things yet, and I was right beside the sink the whole time. He loved it.

Liam has been giving us this look a lot lately, where he lowers his head and peers at us from under his eyebrows. Sometimes, it's a little frightening. So serious. So mischievous.

We had pizza last night. Liam was very excited about it. Mmmm....