...:::*MALACHI REED: 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9 Months Old*:::...

. January 6, 2015.

5 Months Old

Memories & Milestones:

MONTH 5  (dec 6- jan 6)

- you now grab hair. 

- 12/18 your first little cold. Breaks my heart. 

- play really well with your dangling toys now. 

- chewing on things is your new thing, maybe prepping those guns for teething to begin. 

- grab your hands together in front of you. 

- enjoy colorful TV screens (like two other little ones I know ;))

- starting to grab at your pants and legs... Making your way toward discovering your toes to grab, I think

- smiles smiles and more smiles. I'll take em every time!

- 12/27 your first international flight to Nepal

- 1/1/2016 your first family hike in the mountains of Nepal. (You may have slept for over half of it, but I guess it still counts. Lol )

- still so chill and easy going. Such a sweet blessing you are. 

- put your little lips together and blowing, you love making sounds these days. (S uncle was so proud of you for this! Haha. )

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. February 6, 2016.

6 Months Old

Memories &Milestones:

MONTH 6: January 6- February 6

- 1/6 first cereal (rice). Not so bad. You open your mouth really well but make Some humorous looks after tasting something new though. Ha!

- quite ticklish

- Levi still can get you to laugh the hardest :)

- first trip to the fair in our city (Although you only rode the Boba and slept the whole time ;) your brother and sister can tell you about how fun the slide is one day!)

- constantly rolling

- love your excersaucer now. Play contently for more than 5 minutes. :)

- wriggle worm. Not only can you roll, but you somehow manage to move all over your play mat when your on the floor and you're certainly not crawling. The magic wriggle! Haha.

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. March 6, 2016.

7 Months Old

Memories & Milestones:

MONTH 7 ( February 6- March 6)

- 2/9 first tooth (bottom front left)

- perfected the toe grab and suck

- 2/8 laughed the hardest we heard you laugh so far and of course it was thanks to Levi. 

- 2/16 first train ride with Riley jo and mommy (at the mall )

- trying to roll from back to front but that arm keeps getting in the way. 

- 2/20 second tooth. Bottom front left poked through. 

-2/21 you did it. Successfully rolled from back to belly on your own. Yay!!

- mastered the pre-crawl squirm. You can get yourself turned around and get to whatever toy you are wanting. :) big boy. 

- sleepless nights thanks to sickness and teeth. One day we will rest fully, I'm sure of it. Or at least that's the hope I'm clinging to! ;)

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. April 6, 2016.

8 Months Old

Memories & Milestones:

MONTH 8 ( March 6- April 6)

- family vacation / road trip to panchmari- joined mama and papa for several big hikes. Such a trooper and so chill !!! Even dipped your toes in the mountain water by the waterfall. 

- first time playing catch with papa, and you did awesome!!!

- 3/13 you officially pulled off the army crawl to get to your brothers book :)

- best two teeth grin ever

- like holding onto a hand ( I kinda like it too)

- belly crawling everywhere 

- got yourself up into sitting position all on your own. 

- hang onto the coffee table and stand for little bits at a time

- another long road trip in our state. 10 hours one way.

- so chill and go with the flow. Everyone sings your praises about this! And we are soooo thankful ;)

- still struggling to sleep through the night

- first Easter 3-27

- ticklish like crazy and I love it

- always grab at mommys lips or give me high fives while she feeds you

- eating new foods : bananas, peas, pumpkin, mangoes and you are a champ at it. Prunes are your favorite. Ha!

- poor skin is starting to look like your brothers did. Eczema = yuck. 

- looooove to jump up and down. You give whoever is holding you a great workout. 

- first fat lip :( tried to go from sitting to crawling but your hands weren't quite far enough out. Poor little guy. Marble floors are tough. 

- tried puffs and gagged. Even tiny pieces. We're starting to think you have a strong gag reflex. 

- funny attempts at head stands. Lol

- still sleepless nights. Whew when will more teeth pop through? ;)

- love being outside. 

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. May 6, 2016.

9 Months Old

Memories & Milestones:

MONTH 9 (April 6- May 6):

- tried yogurt drops for the first time. Entertaining faces followed. 

- getting up on your hands and feet (not knees) and it cracks us up!

- waving your hand and bouncy to dance along to music. So precious. 

- first big sick day. Lots of throwing up. Sad and scary but you quickly recovered. 

- rocking on your hands and knees. Maybe you will for real crawl instead of army crawl.  :)

- yep, crawl crawl crawl

- better yet, you are not wasting any time- you are pulling up onto EVERYTHiNG and cruising along it all. Couches, tables, chairs, mommy, Riley and Levi. You even cross back and forth from couch to table and back. You're fearless. A few bonks but it hasn't slowed you down. 

- you've even made your first attempts at steps. Made it up one before we caught you. Slow down little guy!!!

- this also means you grab at everything too. Oh what fun, right? ;)

- not so fun regular: you bite soooo hard into everything with those sharp two bottom teeth. Youch!!!!'

- you've started to babble more. Even shout sometimes and it's hilarious. 

- we've noticed you bounce at your knees when music is on. First little dance moves. Love it. 

- papa thinks you also love Mickey Mouse clubhouse like your sister. You get excited when it comes on. 

- you're a lover of being outside. It just brings calm to your heart almost every time. 

- still an ok eater and ok sleeper. ;)

- rejecting your pacifier 

- social butterfly. So sweet to all. :)

- first trip to the play place at the mall. You played so well inside for your first time. Woo hoo. 5/3

- climbed all the way up the stairs all by yourself. Wow. You are not slowing down.

 Our sweet sweet baby boy, Malachi Reed~
Oh what a treasure you are, my love.
As this blog so easily exemplifies, life is busy, fun, crazy, exciting, on the go, full.... and so mommy doesn't get around to posting these precious things about you as quickly as she would like.
And as much as I wish I could be more on top of it, I know that reality is just different for me right now with you three wonderful littles.
  The beautiful thing about it is, that through it all, in having an older brother and sister- humility is being woven into your very being.
You are naturally learning to put others before yourself, to wait and know that your turn will surely come.
And I love it.  God is working and weaving your life together so perfectly in His hands.
We continue to pray that humility be at the very core of who you are.  That you delight in putting others before yourself, just as our Savior did.
And above all else, that you will find your true satisfaction, joy, and approval in Him.
Meanwhile, we hope that it is beyond clear to you that we are OVERJOYED and FILLED WITH DELIGHT that you are our little boy.
Each and every one of us could not imagine life without your precious never ending smile.
It's an honor to watch you grow and serve you sweet boy of mine.

~All Our Love~
Mama & Papa