Check-up

This will be a quick one seeing how there isn't much to tell. Chloe had her 9 month check up on Thursday (2/5). She weighed in at 18 lbs 3.5 oz and she was 27 1/4 inches tall placing her in the 50% percentile across the board. So our "average" baby is growing well and is happy. She was happy that day, too until she had to have a shot...just one this time, though so it was over quickly.

She is still nursing 4 or 5 times a day and dare I say, sleeping through the night! She is starting to eat some table food and really seems to like it. She has eaten chicken, ham, eggs, bacon, pancakes, bread, cheese, carrots, potatoes, corn and peas. Oh and of course, cheerios. We tried bananas one day, but cut up in little pieces they are a little slimy, so she wasn't into it. She had a hard time picking them up.

**Poor table manners**

Seals on the beach...

There is a place nearby in La Jolla, CA called the Children's Pool. It is a little inlet that the city originally meant for kids to swim because the water is fairly shallow and it is protected by a natural barrier that keeps the surf away. Come to find out, the seals seem to like it quite a bit, too. So now people aren't allowed to swim. In fact, the water in that little spot is full of yuckies that would be unsafe to us "hoo-mans," as Lane would say. Anyway, we went to visit yesterday and it was pretty neat! It was free, too. You can't beat Free Fun. We overheard a bike tour guide saying that March is their mating season, so there would be more and more seals between now and then, so I think we might go back to see them again soon!

**I was surprised how close you could get to them...kind of scary.**

**We called this one Lane's brother. We also told him he could stay and the mama seal would bring him fish to eat. He didn't think that would be good food.**

**Walking back to the car. Lane had to climb up on this little wall...he's getting SO big!**

Another Lane-ism...

This one is just too good (and long) that I have to devote a whole post. This just happened, too so I'm trying to get it all on here before I forget.

The scene: Lane is eating his lunch and biting his cheese and crackers into funny shapes and telling me what they are.

Lane: Mommy, this is a stop sign.
Mommy: Yes, it is.
Lane: A stop sign is red.
Mommy: You're right.
Lane: Like your shirt.
Mommy: Okay, bud keep eating.

Lane eats for a while and then starts talking again...but Mommy can't really make out what he's saying.

Lane: Mommy this one is a buh-tay-o.
Mommy: A potato?
Lane: No, a buh-tay-o. A buh-tay-o, Mommy with hot water in it!

Bewhildered; Mommy stares at Lane wondering what the heck he is saying.

Lane: Mommy, you know, a buh-tay-o? With hot water?
Mommy: Bud, I don't know what you're saying.
Lane: A buh-tay-o!
Mommy: A tornado?
Lane: (sighs) A buh-tay-o with hot water.
Mommy: It has hot water in it?
Lane: Yeah, I have to show you on my cartoon.
Mommy: It's on your show? What show?
Lane: Brother Bear.
Mommy: It has hot water?
Lane: Yeah, a buh-tay-o and you can't touch it, (motioning with his hands) it has hot water going up.
Mommy: A Volcano?!
Lane: Yeah. It has hot water and bubbles. Pop pop pop.

The things this kid thinks about! I'm still laughing!

**A stop sign cracker**

Tagged by Erin...

I got tagged by my friend Erin: Post the 4th photo in your 4th album; or, if you are like some and don’t have an album, post the 4th photo from your downloads on the 4th.

This picture is from my 4th digital album and it was the 4th picture in that album. It is a picture of Paul in the back of his LAV somewhere in Iraq. The picture was taken in 2003 when he was stationed at Camp Williams, UT and the reserve unit was deployed to Iraq for OIF1. This is one of my favorite pics of Paul, so I'm glad that it was the 4th one in the 4th album.


Now, I tag Jeralyn, Kim, Liz and Tarah!