Junebugs: Nathan turns 9 months old!

Last week started out with a visit to our friend Jet's house. How cute are these little guys!?!

Nathan really enjoyed Jet's super cool tent, but needed a little encouragement to get going!

Yay - he found his way back out! Some other smooth moves from this past week include transferring from the couch to his activity table - those few milliseconds of not holding onto anything were quite exciting!

Last Tuesday Nathan had his first try of kiwi and, as you can tell by his sourpuss face, he was not a fan! Later that day he ate some big chunks of banana with lunch - this was the first time they weren't mashed up for him - he did great! He also had lima beans for lunch on Wednesday and thoroughly enjoyed them (he's Grandma's grandson for sure, because neither Daddy nor Mommy care for those nasty green things)! On Friday we added cherries to his diet and they were finger lickin' good!

We had some beautiful Spring days last week so we got out the jogging stroller my friend Kim lent us and went for a nice, long walk. But, we had to stabilize Nathan because he's a bit small for it still.

Doesn't he look so teeny tiny?!?!

Grandma Krestel was on Spring break last week so she came for a visit on Thursday and had fun letting Nathan drink out of her cup. This makes him feel like such a big boy!

And he showed her how he eats his puffs all by himself!

Ha - what a great butt shot!

Playing with his bath toys - he's been enthralled with these lately - whether or not he's in the tub. His favorite one, by far, is this fish book.

Some quiet time with Grandma.

Now - I have some unfortunate news to report. Late last week, Nathan committed an act of assault and battery. Let me recount the story for you...

Last Friday afternoon Nathan was crying extra long and extra hard when he should have been taking his nap. So, Mommy went in to see what was going on. This is what she happened upon...

The crib attack!

Bite marks on the front...

Gouges on the side...

A full investigation ensued...

The crime scene:

Suspect #1 - Hobbes. I attempted to interrogate him but he wouldn't stay awake long enough to answer any of my questions...

Suspect #2 - Baxter. He was dismayed by my questioning and he had a solid alibi - he was on the back deck sunning himself when the crime was committed...

Suspect #3 - Nathan. Oh yes, he may look innocent, but he couldn't place his whereabouts anywhere other than at the scene in question...

We had to bring in some witnesses to help us get to the bottom of the case...

Witness #1 - Elephant aka The Mobile. He placed Suspect #3 at the crime scene.

Witness #2 - Lion aka The Mirror. He stated that Suspect #3 was in his direct line of sight and was, in fact, the perpetrator.

Witness #3 - Dolphin aka The Sound Machine. He watched the entire crime unfold before his eyes.

We brought Suspect #3 back in for questioning, but he wouldn't talk...

Finally, after some time in solitary confinement...

He dropped his head in shame and admitted to his crime...

The jury found pity on him and took him to the zoo with Melissa and Jet. Please note the monkey-footed outfit, which Mommy thought only appropriate for their trip...

His first trip to the zoo was definitely a bigger deal to Mommy than to Nathan. He wasn't too interested in any of the animals, but enjoyed the hustle and bustle of all the people...

The prairie dogs did seem to get a bit of a rise out of Nathan...

Mommy's little monkey!

That night, Daddy performed a brilliant homemade fix to the crib so that Nathan (aka The Termite, as nicknamed by Aunt Carrie) couldn't commit any further crib crimes.

Here's Nathan on his 9-month birthday! He's becoming such a big boy (but is still Mommy's baby!)

Grandma & Grandpa happened to be in our neck of the woods on Saturday so they swung by for a bit. Here's Nathan in Grandma's arms enjoying his first teething biscuit. I was told that most kids gnaw on them for quite a while. Nathan inhaled it in about 1 minute!