Diapers, Daisies and Delight: march in our home and malachi

can you believe it?!?! 10 months! my heart skipped a beat when i just typed that. i cannot believe our little man is going to be 10 months old in just a few short days! wow time flies!

i know it's been a little while and i have been neglecting my little blog but seriously life has just been too much lately. march felt like it was here and gone in a blink of an eye. things have been busy to say the least. but that's how it is and we love it either way. not to mention the 70-80 degree (!!!) weather we have been having this march. un.b.e.l.i.e.v.a.b.l.e! so we have been spending more time outside! but on to the good stuff...

during malachi's 10th month -

- he has gotten the army crawl down!

i know i said last month that he was scooting around on his belly but this is well beyond scooting - he is full on crawling. mostly on his belly still but he will push up on his hands and knees a little bit. but when he really wants to get around he is all about his belly. and he is getting really fast too!

- he is pulling himself up!

just this week actually he pulled himself up in his crib during nap time and then cried because he couldn't get back down. it was so pitiful but so cute ;) he is working on pulling himself up on other furniture as well, but the crib is the only successful attempt so far.

- he can go from belly to sitting.
this used to be a one-way thing. he would lunge forward from sitting to crawl on his belly but then he would be stuck on his belly till someone sat him back up. now he has figured out how to push himself back up to a sitting position.

- he experienced his first playground time!

like i said, it's been crazy weather here and so warm. so we have been taking lots of walks and spending some much needed time at the park. malachi got pushed in the swing for the first time and really seemed to enjoy it and then went down the slide with daddy. it was fun! :) and actually, my parents sent him a swing for the tree in the back yard for his Easter present. so now we have a swing at home for him to enjoy!

- he is still eating like a big boy!

he eats so much but he is still low weight (nothing worrisome though!) so the doctor keeps telling me to feed him as much as he wants (lucky boy did not get his metabolism from me!) this month at his doctors appointment he weighed in at 19 pounds and 29 inches (25th percentile for weight and 75th for height)

he is now in 9-12 month clothes and pretty much all of his pants are 12 month or they are too short.

he now eats 3 solid meals a day and a bottle before every meal and at bedtime. on a sadder note, we are done nursing :( i wasn't quite ready but he clearly was, so we are done. it's just one of those things you can't force, so when it's done it's done. i am so thankful i was able to nurse him for 9 months though and i know that was a great start for him!

- he still naps like a champ!

and for that i am so thankful! he takes a morning and afternoon nap, and sleeps about 2 hours in each one. it is so nice to have some time to myself and time to get stuff done. malachi still doesn't really "get" (or doesn't want to get) independent playtime, so his waketime is not my most productive time of the day. but it's ok. we get some great playtime together :)

that is pretty much our march! it has been a great month and we are still so amazed at how gracious God is to give us this little boy to love and raise. we pray everyday that God will save him and that he will be a mighty man of God.

enjoy a few other pictures from our month!

love from the Mixon House!