POWELL - 9 MONTHS

5/20

5/21 This is what happens when you have older siblings

 5/22 Getting into the wii games; and so it begins...

 5/24 What's Powell doing here, you ask? Chewing on the hearth! :)

5/26 Powell's first time sitting in the cart

 

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 5/28 Powell's first time in a swing

 5/31 Powell's first time using a sippy cup

5/31 Showing Grandma Forsgren his new sippy cup skills

 

6/1 Powell's first time in a swimming pool (and his first time in St. George)

 6/3 Powell's first time at Papa Forsgren's grave (and these pictures are hilarious! This is the best we could do?!)

6/5 Powell's new favorite thing - playing with the door stop. He likes to hit it and listen to it vibrate

 6/6 Crawling up the stairs for the first time (at Papa and Gramma's house since we don't have stairs at our house :)!

 6/8 Powell likes to pull himself up to standing - getting ready to walk! Plus who can resist taking a pic of those cute buns?!

6/11 Powell holding a bottle all by himself (the funny thing, he doesn't even take bottles. Unfortunately, the novelty of holding it himself didn't last long and then he was finished with it)

6/12 CJ taking Powell down the slide at the dentist's office

6/12 Powell's been finding all sorts of things to get into lately. He loves to get the plastic utensils and cups out of the bottm drawer and practice his drumming

6/12 Had to take a pic of this! If you look really closely, you can see what little of Powell's hair that he actually has standing up from the static on the tramp :)

 6/12 Powell's first time with this sippy cup (no handles, soft top)

 6/12 And Powell's favorite drawer to get into (again, the one with the plastics utensils)

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 6/15 Just as we were about to leave the house, Powell had an altercation with the popcorn popper. First time he's tugged on a cord, and since something came crashing down on his head as a result, it's probably the last. But as you can tell by his cute smile, he was a trooper.

 6/16 Powell's first time at the splash pad - he's not quite sure what to do :)

6/16 Check out that adorable patootie!

6/16 Daddy always knows how to make Powell laugh

 6/17 Diaper fun! This is Daddy's idea of a good time for Powell (ew!)

6/17 Curled up little angel

6/17 Powell pulled himself to standing and started pushing this chair around! He'll be walking in no time!

June 17, 2012

Nine months old

Length:18 lbs 5 oz (14th percentile)
Weight: 27 3/4" (31st percentile)
Head: 18" (61st percentile)

- Powell always wants to be grabbing the food or the bowl or the spoon when we feed him, so now we give him his own spoon or empty container or lid or something to play with/suck on while we feed him. Makes it a whole lot easier :)
- 5/20 Powell cut his first tooth today! It just barely started poking through, but it is there - we can see it! It's his bottom left
- 5/22 We took Powell to the doctor today because he hasn't been putting weight on his right leg when he stands. Dr. Jantzen checked him out, including his hips, and everything seemed ok, so the doc thinks he probably has a baby sprain, which I guess is pretty common. It's just when the baby tweaks their leg (or other extremity) some how and nurses that extremity a little bit. He said it should be fine in a few days but to come back in if it persists
- 5/22 Powell is 27 inches long (24th percentile), and 18 lbs, 11 oz (32nd percentile)
- 5/21 and 5/22 Powell slept all through the night! Like we're talking 11 hours each night! When I woke up at 7 AM, we had to rush in and check on him to make sure he was still breathing! :) Subsequently, it was also his first whole night in his room (maybe they're related :)
- 5/24 Powell fell down the stairs today! We don't even have stairs in our house, but sure enough, Mattie and CJ went outside, and Powell followed. Mattie saw him headed for the stairs on the deck, but by the time Daddy rushed out there (Mommy was gone :), Powell had already flipped down a couple steps. He didn't make it to the bottom, and was more scared than anything (pretty much walked away without a scratch, thank goodness), but we definitely learned our lesson (and maybe he did too :)
- 5/26 Today was the first time Powell got to sit in the cart, instead of stay in his car seat (in the cart). He loved it! And looked so cute too!!
- 5/26 We finally got Powell's crib out of our room, so tonight was the first night he slept in his room, in his crib (instead of the pack-n-play). The kid finally has his own space (and now that we've lowered the crib, we're finally ok letting him cry it out sometimes :)
- 5/27 Powell drank from the kids' water bottle at church today. That means he was sucking from a straw!
- 5/28 Today was the first time Powell got to swing. He was in a little bit of a daze, but we definitely got smiles out of him!
- 5/28 Powell started reaching out his had while sitting today. We've never seen him do that before. We're not sure if he's waving, asking to be picked up, or asking for some/more of something, but whatever it is, it's adorable!
- 5/29 Powell is a smarty pants. He's been going for the outlets lately, but today we found him trying to plug in the fan in his room!
- 5/31 Powell waved for the first time! It was to a lady sitting across the aisle on the plane (he flew to Utah with Mommy and Daddy for their law school friend reunion). Guess all the hand reaching was waving after all :)
- 5/31 Powell started being shy
- 6/1 Powell's first time in the pool
- Powell has an obsession with door stops :)
- 6/5 Powell's bottom right tooth cut through
- Powell likes it when we sing to him. If he's upset - especially in the car - we can sing soft songs to him (usually I Feel My Savior's Love) and he often calms down
- 6/6 Powell crawled up the stairs all by himself today! 5 whole stairs at Papa and Gramma's house (we don't have stairs)
- 6/15 Powell got his first big owie today! The popcorn popper was on the counter and had been unplugged, so the plug was dangling off the counter. Powell tugged on the cord, and the edge of the popper left a gash on the upper left side of his forehead :(
- 6/17 Powell is not only pulling himself to standing, but he has started to balance while barely holding on to something with just one hand (and he looks like he's about to take off :)
- 6/17 Powell pushed the chair across the room while standing up!! He's going to start walking soon, for sure!

POWELL - 8 MONTHS OLD

4/21 Powell got his 6 month pictures a little late...

4/21 ...but he was just as cute at 7 months as 6 months :)

4/22

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4/24 Powell's first bath with his siblings (notice CJ is helping him stay upright :)

4/24 Brothers

 4/26 Powell loved that spinning light toy!

4/27 Comfy-cozy

 4/28 Powell's first Apple Blossom festival. He wasn't too sure he was having fun...

 4/28 ...until he had his first funnel cake!

 4/29 Nothing like an empty water bottle to provide prolonged entertainment

 4/30 Powell's crib was in our room for a few months while Bryce's sister, Kelsey, lived with us. This is the adorable face we got to wake up to every morning! This morning was the first time Powell pulled himself up to his knees so that he could look over the edge :)

4/30 Such a happy boy!

 5/1 Powell using the netted feeder for the first time

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 5/7 Proof that he crawls...even into himself in the mirror :)

5/7 Powell was the honorary ring bearer at his Uncle Brent and Aunt Colleen's wedding in Michigan

 5/7 Paige and Powell, Paige's brother, Brent, and his new wife, Colleen

 5/8 Powell finally showed everyone his crawling skills when he decided he wanted to play with Colleen's cats

 5/14 Mr. Smiley!

5/12 Cutest kids we know!

5/14 Conked out in the jogging stroller

 5/14 Powell pulled himself to standing for the first time (look how proud of himself he is!)

 5/14 His first time on the grass. Not a fan.

5/16 Powell loves going outside, but he could not figure out how to crawl over that door frame for the longest time :)
 

May 17, 2012

Eight months old

- He likes to play with the lotion bottle
- 4/21 Went from lying on his belly to sitting up all by himself!
- 4/22 Powell made his first forward movement on his knees today! He crawled! Granted, he only moved his knees once or twice before dropping down to his belly to army crawl, but he did it!
- 4/24 Took his first bath with CJ and Mattie; CJ helped hold him so he wouldn't slip :)
- 4/25 Mommy took the kids to the park today. Mommy held Powell as she pushed Mattie in the swing and Powell thought it was the funniest thing ever! Every time Mattie swung back toward us, he laughed and laughed!
- 4/25 Powell moved a couple of more times on his knees today (we still can't seem to catch it on film :)
- 4/30 Powell pulled himself up to his knees for the first time today! He wanted to look out over the top of his crib
- He thinks it's hilarious when balls are thrown or when the kids play with balloons
- He likes to blow raspberries. Just small, subtle ones, but none the less, he likes it :)
- His sticking-out-his-tongue-every-time-he-smiles phase has passed (it lasted about a month :)
- 5/14 Pulled himself up to a full standing position for the first time (he was in his crib)
- 5/14 He was put on grass for the first time and he did not like it