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What a beautiful day it is outside today!  The boys and I have just come inside to relax after spending many hours outdoors.  This afternoon I decided to treat Ryan to an ice-cream cone at Bruster’s (man, was he a mess!) and gave Noah a bit of a baby cone as well (gotta love the funny faces and vanilla dribble down the chin!).  We arrived home after our ice-cream and time playing on the grassy area when I had Noah on my right hip and an armload of bags and trash hefted in my left arm.  Ryan comes running toward me exclaiming “Momma, I pee-pee!”  When he says this to me, it means that he’s got to go to the bathroom, not that he’s already done so :)  We’ve got to work on the words “have to,” I suppose. :) 

“Just a minute, Ry.”  This from me as I’m struggling with all the weight in my arms, determined not to drop my son.

I turn my head.  Apparently he really had to go!  I stand still, slightly shocked, with what had to be a very bemused expression on my face as I stare at Ryan, pants and undies around his ankles as he’s sitting down on the walkway.  Yes, he was peeing and happened to be quite transfixed by the steady stream beneath him.  :)  Ha!

I suppose I shouldn’t have shown him how to squat the other day when we were at the Rail Trail with absolutely no bathroom in sight!  Hehe :)  I think I may be in for some fun this summer!

Noah was nine months on the 15th.  Nine months!  Amazing to me :)  We had his well-child visit with his doctor just yesterday morning and it went quite well.  He’s such a flirt…you’d never know he spends his days cranking it out with me (scream…pick me up….scream…I want to nurse…scream…).  He spent the entire visit showing the doctor his adorable dimple, reaching for his stethascope, and shredding the examination table paper :)  Luckily, no shots this time around!  Hooray for that!

So…we’ve got a big boy!  30 1/4 inches long and 22 pounds, 8.8 ounces.  You go, Noah!

To commemorate his nine-month birthday, we went to the Picture People at the mall to get his portraits taken last week.  He sat there and flirted (true to himself) with the woman taking the shots and gave us not one problem.  Even Ryan did a great job, staying to the side and playing well with my guidance.  When all was said and done and I had finally decided upon three poses to purchase (man was it hard to choose, too, as they were all excellent!), the photographer surprised me in asking if I would sign a waiver.  She wanted to put Noah’s portrait up on the wall. What?  Heck yeah…I’ll sign a waiver!  I left in the greatest of moods :)  I was at the mall just this afternoon with the boys and immediately went into the Picture People and what did I find?   Two of my son’s portraits framed and sitting on a shelf.  Just too wonderful!  I imagine the smile on my face said it all