Dan is 9 Months Old!

Sorry that I haven't written anything the last week or so. At lot, and yet not much has been happening. We're still plugging away getting the lower level finished. We have now demolished the downstairs bathroom and waiting on getting some wires moved. Apparently the electricians who were part of the construction thought that it was a-OK to run an electrical wire under the shower pan. I think he has a lead deficiency. Or a temporary moment of insanity. We picked up the new doors for two of the openings. Jason wants to make the bathroom door a pocket door so we are still hunting for the best deal for that. The closet door in the office is a weird size so that will need to be special ordered - YAY :/ We also picked up a new area rug for the family room downstairs. The main thing that needs to be done right now is finishing up the baseboards so we can start moving furniture back into place. Too bad both Jason and I work 40+ hours a week, otherwise this would have been done already!

At Menards

Outside Steinhafels after looking for a new office desk.

Anyway, now onto the most important point of this post. Dan is now 9 months old!

9 Months Old!

He is weighing in at 24.6 pounds and 29.25 inches long. He has two teeth that are fully cut with one more up top that is partially cut. The fourth one, also up top, is close behind. It's amazing that in just a few short weeks he has gone from no teeth to 3! He's still crawling everywhere to get from point A to point B. However, give him a walker and he will cruise until he bumps into something. He will probably be walking on his own in the coming weeks. We were in trouble before. Once he's walking we're really in trouble! His mobility also makes is quite difficult to get a decent picture of him next to his moose. Here are a couple "outtakes."

I don't want to take pictures.

I'm going to get you Mama!

In less than a week we will be at the lake. The last time Dan was there he was 4 weeks old. This time it should (hopefully) be warm enough to take a dip in the lake! We'll have to see. He's really enjoying spending time outside, and we try to get out as much as possible on nice days. The only problem now is that he is putting everything in his mouth! Before it was only rocks and other hard objects. Now it's sticks, Maple tree seeds, grass...

Not a fan of Maple tree seeds.

Bear crawling around the yard.

In preparation for the mosquitoes (can you ever REALLY be prepared for them?) I'm making our own insect repellent. The last few years I have become very interested in natural and holistic health for a number of reasons. One of which is that going more natural is not as harsh on the environment, the other is that it is not as harsh on our own bodies. So I'm using THIS RECIPE to make our own. I recently became a Young Living Essential Oils distributor so I get the oils at a discount. One 4oz solution is costing around $12, including the spray bottle which I can reuse. When we get back I'll let everyone know how the solution worked.

Things we're looking forward to:

• Dan's first Brewers baseball game this weekend for Father's Day
• Heading to the lake for the first time this year
• The 3rd Annual FOP (Fraternal Order of Police) Golf Outing
• A finished basement!

Take care!