First Water Babies Class!!-9 1/2 months, plus 9 month well visit

Tyler had his first water babies class today and really liked it! Great suggestion by the instructor: take your baby in the warm shower immediately before taking them into the pool to warm them up...very helpful! This was some great Daddy and Tyler bonding time and I got to be the photographer! (After we got home from the class, I read the information sheet they handed out, which said: "no photography allowed until the last day of class, because it can be distracting"....OOPS!)

They did Wheels on the Bus while swinging the babies through the pool, attempting to blow bubbles (Tyler did drink some water, but he also blew one bubble!), and then a 15 minute lecture while the babies were freezing in the pool (not very smart...we didn't realize that it was "Water Babies Lecture Series"...hopefully that was just because it was the first class.)

See the pictures and videos below! He'll be all ready to go to Aruba in a month!

Before they got in the pool
Tyler was able to hold himself up on the wall....what a strong guy!


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He didn't like floating on his back very much....



He loved trying to swim to get the duckie!








Tyler also had his 9 month well visit on 1/18/11. Here are his stats:
Weight: 18 lbs, 8 oz. (20th%)
Height: 28 1/2 in. (60th%)
Head Circumference: 16 3/4 (40th%) (...huge catch up growth!!...go Ty!)

Don't forget that Ty was in the <5th% for all of these stats when he was born 3 1/2 weeks early, so this is all FABULOUS! Once again, the doctor commented on how strong he was!

She really wants us to continue to work on finger foods with Ty to help refine his pincer grasp (thumb to finger grasp to help pick up small things). Yesterday, I tried some shredded cheddar cheese on his tray, which he loved! Eating makes quite a mess these days, but I suppose that's how it's supposed to be!

Tyler is also talking so much! He is calling J.D. "Da da" pretty consistently and he is calling me "da da" or "mama" or Maba" or "bama" (he gets his /b/ and his /m/ sounds mixed up sometimes). When J.D. calls me from work, Ty will look at his picture on the phone and say "dada" with the biggest smile on his face!

...oh I love this age!