Happy Boy!

                         This is what he does now to occupy himself while I am getting reading in the morning.

                                                                      Fun at the park

                                                          Such a big boy feeding himself

                                                  Not such a fan of wearing shoes at the park

Fall Is In the Air

I love fall.  It is my favorite time of year.  I love the crispness in the air, the taste of pumpkin lattes, and of course the fashion (this girl loves her scarves and boots!).  This time last year we were getting into the final stretch of baby mode and now a year later, I'm anxious to have Mateus experience his first fall season.  I'm anticipating later posts with pictures of a trip to the pumpkin patch and his first Halloween.  For now, here are a few pictures from September so far...

                                                              His new set of wheels

                                                      First Penn State football season

          Swinging while the weather is still nice (he was very distracted by the big kids playing nearby)

 Practicing his standing on the playground  (This face is saying "Really Mom- are you sure I can't put my mouth on this metal bar???")

                                                               This is how we swing

                             "I'll have what they're having"- first dinner where we all ate the same thing!

Family Fun

Another great weekend spent in Susquehanna with the family.  We love coming back to visit and a wonderful wedding celebration was icing on the cake!  Mateus was fortunate to spend some quality time with Aunt Beth and Uncle Terry as well as have his second visit to the lake.  He enjoyed spending time with cousin Nathan despite the hair pulling and some difficulty with sharing :-)  Here are a few pictures from the weekend:

                               This photo captures the "Sharing" and then immediately "taking back"

                            With Nathan on the move, this is the closest we could get the boys together

                                                           Playing with Grandpa

                                                            Hangin' with Aunt Lauren

Mateus at 10 months....

Mateus has hit the double digits!  At 10 months:
 He is sporting quite the head of hair (that seems to have more of a mind of its own these days)
Does not like to sit and play for long periods of time and instead much prefers walking (assisted)
STILL is not crawling but just recently has figured out to scoot in a circle to get what he wants
Is obsessed with the bubble wand and does quite the "little wizard" impersonation
Is very attracted to everyone's hair and  has no qualms about reaching out and grabbing it (including his "girl friend's" at daycare :-)
Learned to clap and does so often
Drinks from a straw
Continues to strengthen his pincher grasp by reaching for anything that is put in front of him (even the piece of cat hair stuck in the carpet)
Expanded his table food repertoire and will let you know in a loud voice when he is not yet done with his meal.
Thinks that 6:30 (or earlier) is an acceptable time to wake-up EVERY day (hasn't quite learned that weekend should be sleep in time...I would love a 7:30 wake-up one of these days.....)
Continues to show his personality through smiles and vocalizations...melts our hearts everyday :-)