A Year with Tigger

Every month since Jonah was born, we took a picture of him with Tigger as a constant to see him grow over time. We just got the twelfth month on his birthday. Here are the results from the year:

One month old. It was so easy to get him to sit still then...

Two months old.

Three months old.

Four months old.

Five months old.

Six months old. On Cape Cod.

Seven months old. Next to impossible to get him to sit nicely with Tigger.

Eight months old. With attitude.

Nine months old.

Ten months old.

Eleven months.

And now the birthday boy with Tigger:

One year!

We've had to resort to bribery to keep him entertained with something other than Tigger to stay seated.

At this point, we will probably take a break from Tigger pics until 18 months...

An Upstanding Young Man at 8 Months

As we do every month, we got pictures of Jonah sitting with Tigger. He is now almost twice as big as Tigger!

"Uh oh! What's going on here?"

Having some fun with Tigger.

Jonah was actually a little more calm at first while sitting with Tigger. Perhaps getting some advice?

"So you've gotta tell me... how do you bounce around? I can get a good bounce going, but it isn't getting me anywhere..."

Then Jonah realized the armchair would provide a great support to get up on his feet. Yes, not even a full two weeks after figuring out how to crawl forward, he has figured out how to get into a sitting position from crawl position and now can pull himself up to a standing position.

On your mark!

Get set!!

Go!!!

Last night he also stood up in his crib when we tried to put him to bed. Time to lower the mattress in the crib again (only a week after Michelle lowered it because he was sitting up in the crib)!

Tooth update: It has been difficult to confirm, but we think one of Jonah's top teeth has started to poke through his gums a little. Just barely...

Food, glorious food!

Jonah likes to eat!

basketballs,...

...his high chair,...

...socks,...

...books,...

...wrapping paper,...

...more socks,...

...his rattle,...

...the Johnny Jump Up,...

...his stacking blocks,...

...even more socks,...

....oh, and more books,...

...sometimes multiple items at once,...

...soft toys,...

...did I mention socks??,...

...donuts (ok, toy donuts),...

...Daddy's nose,...

...Tigger,...

...his rainmaker,...

...and his toucan!

Pretty much anything but food.

"Ewwwww!"

"Help me!"

"What *is* this thing?"

After about a month of trying, though, Jonah is finally starting to warm up (a little, anyway) to eating solids. The first time we tried squash, he gulped at the first bite and gave the appearance of chewing some during the course of the "meal."

I'm sure none of this is news for other parents out there. It has just been fun (and sometimes a bit frustrating). Hopefully he will start to enjoy food more soon!

7 Months Old!

Wow, time sure is flying by! Jonah turned seven months old yesterday. We got some growth pictures with Tigger, but Jonah was much more interested in wrestling Tigger than he was with sitting with him. He also decided he had enough of getting his picture taken and started to make his way off the chair! No, he isn't quite crawling yet, but he sure is getting close. This was some pretty good moving around for him.

It is hard to believe he used to be smaller than Tigger!

Piledriver!

"How come you are always smiling??"

"I've had enough of this. I'm outta here!"

We did try to get some shots of him this morning with Tigger to see if we could get anything better. Jonah wanted to wrestle some more, though.

"I know how to take down Tigger. I'll start with his tail, because he likes to bounce..."

"...Then on to the ears..."

"Aw, c'mon, ref! I'm not breakin' any rules!" (This lip is finding cute new ways to stick out)

more biting

A triumphant Jonah pins Tigger

Anyway, it has been a big month for Jonah. He has started solids (or at least we put spoons of food in his mouth. I don't know how much he is actually consuming), he sits up without us worrying about him tumbling, and he rotates really well. No teeth yet, but they could show up any day now. He is also VERY close to crawling. Tonight he was actually crawling backwards. Unfortunately, he stopped doing it as soon as we tried to capture the moment on video. Sometimes he still gets a little camera shy.