Do any of you recognize this scene?  This is from the Michael Scott dinner party.  The really awkward dinner party.  Do any of you wonder what it would be like to live through it?  I used to wonder what I would do in the situation, and now I know.

Josh and I went over to one of his friends house last night before they moved out of state.  The first awkward thing was that his wife had two of her friends over from when she was in high school.  Her and I are usually close but we hardly talked to each other.  Next thing I know her husband left the room....Then her mom (they live with her crazy mom) came into the room and we felt a little out of place.

Next thing we know the husband is outside trying to sell his car.  She talks to him about how they just put new tires on it and bought a new battery.  He's talking about all of the leaks and how they can't afford to keep it....while all of us are sitting there.  Wife's upset and we are just watching this whole thing going crazy.

Then her crazy mom strikes again.  Wife's sister walks in saying something about picking up branches that husband hasn't picked up because mom keeps calling her about it....at 9pm.

On top of all of this is her mom talking about weird head pain.  Not talking to anyone for most of the time.  Overall feeling horribly awkward!  Now this might not sound like a dinner party, but there was some food there.  Overall Josh and I probably looked like Jim and Pam all night.

So I haven't taken as many photos recently as I've wanted to.  Part of that was because I couldn't find our camera for a week after we moved.  But here is what I have

He's sitting on his own in the tub now.  For a long time we were sticking him in the bumbo while we bathed him but he finally stopped wiggling long enough for us to bathe him

My sister watched Michael while I went to classes the first day and Michael peed through his outfit. Michael came home wearing my 2 1/2 year old nieces clothes, just rolled up a little.  In his defense he isn't a huge baby, my niece is still wearing 18 month clothes

I don't know what he's enjoying more, hanging out with daddy or chewing on the remote

BAT BABY!!

9 month appointment

I took Michael to the doctor last week and he is in perfect health!  Here are his stats:

Weight: 18lbs 2oz; 11th percentile
Height:  28.25"; 45th percentile
Head:  17.9"; 53rd percentile

For the last 5 months his weight has stayed around the same percentile.  His height and head continue to increase.  Overall he is fairly well-rounded.

He didn't have to get any shots but we decided to get him a flu shot.  He was pretty good about it and seemed to enjoy the bugs bunny bandaid, especially later when he pulled it off his leg and we caught him chewing on it.

The only bad news we got was about his spider bite.  The doctor did confirm it was a spider bite and said it could take 3-6 months to heal.  His poor little, chubby leg will have an ugly red mark on it for quite a while.

9 months

Again the time has come for me to look back and smile with pride at the milestones, cry with the bumps and bruises, and ache for my baby to stay little forever.  Michael will never be my tiny baby again, but with each day he is getting a personality that I can't wait to see develop more.  Here is what he has done this month:

• Started feeding himself.  He also will grab any food within his reach and cry when it's taken away
• Becoming more mobile!  He still isn't crawling, but he doesn't need to.  He knows if he turns around and rolls three times that he can get to any toy he wants
• He now has 3 teeth!  The two he got on the bottom a few months ago and a little one on the top
• He got a spider bite somehow.  It still hasn't gone away, but he's been good about it.
• He is very, very aware.  He happened to be in the room when Josh was taking down his crib.  Every time a piece was moved he started bawling.  He knows it's his bed and that things are changing.  Luckily he got over that with some cuddles and treats
• He hasn't graduated to 9-12 month clothes yet, and I don't think he will for a few months.  His PJ's have shrunk, but most of his onesies are huge on him.  He is finally showing that he is in the 10th-20th percentile for height and weight.  
• He really needs a hair cut!  The front of his hair is crazy and his bald spot is starting to go away.  I'm trying to hold off on it because I love his thin baby hair!
• Copying sounds and noises really well.  Unfortunately the only sounds he won't copy on demand on mama and dada sounds
• Again he has gone camping and proven that he loves playing in the water no matter what the temperature, is fine sleeping in a cold tent, loves the boat when it's moving, and hates hates HATES sunscreen on his face

Life has gone by too fast since he's been born.  I like to blame it all on school and moving repeatedly, but that's not it.  Time would pass by just as fast if none of that was happening.  I'm glad I get to have the time I have with my little boy.  He is such a sweet guy!  

Unfortunately our internet is not working at our new place quite yet.  When everything is set up I'll have another photo overload of our place and (what you all read this blog for) Michael.

A few things about us

So I really don't talk about Josh and I that much on here...I prefer to make this about the cute little guy.  I figure an update every 3-ish months is sufficient.  So here goes!

• Josh and I went up to Flaming Gorge with my family a couple of weeks ago.  That's where we took the adorable Magic Mike pictures.  I've gone almost every year for my whole life for 1-2 weeks a summer.  Josh loves it up there as much as I do and we plan to continue the tradition.  At one point my whole family was up there.  Josh's dad even joined us for a few days.  We spend the days on the boat wakeboarding and wakesurfing, swimming and cliff jumping when it's too hot, watching Josh and my brothers almost kill each other having tube wars, and chasing little kids around.  At nights we eat some of the best dutch oven meals ever!  

Josh is pretty good at wakesurfing

• We are moving...we just don't have an exact day.  Josh's grandparents are leaving for the MTC on the 13th, but they will be coming home at night for 1-3 weeks.  We want to get settled before school starts, but we haven't decided whether to move right before they go to the MTC or after they leave.  Anyways we don't have too much moving to do besides Michael's things.  Plus I've become an expert at moving quickly at this point.
• Speaking of school...I believe we start on the 20th.  This will be a busy semester for both of us, but we need to get some stuff done before this new baby comes.  Thankfully Josh's work is very flexible and I have some amazing family members that are willing to watch Michael!
• And speaking of the baby...I went to the doctor last week (finally!).  The baby is healthy and still due Feb 1st.  My doctor thought there might be some discrepancy on the due date since I was recently pregnant, but it was exactly what I thought.  
• I know I said this was about us...but this concerns me!  I took Michael to his throat specialist and it looks like he is just fine.  Which is a huge relief to me.  Michael gets scratches and bruises every once in a while and I'm learning to deal with those, but I couldn't handle weird white bumps in his throat.
• Last week we went camping with my dads family.  It was great to see all of them!  Josh and I even got to go on a little 4-wheeler ride.

We are continuing to be really busy.  We are doing a lot of work on our garden (which we planted way too much corn in) at least once a week.  We have had a lot of family camping trips and get-togethers lately.  We are enjoying seeing some of our friends before we move and before some of them move.  I think we are trying to get as much in as we can before school starts again.  We both know that winter break is never really a break, well not sufficient to get over the burnt out feeling, so we are living it up to the fullest!