{"id":10867,"date":"2012-09-16T21:48:20","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T02:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.miamyke.com\/?p=10867"},"modified":"2012-09-16T22:58:17","modified_gmt":"2012-09-17T03:58:17","slug":"9-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miamyke.com\/?p=10867","title":{"rendered":"9 Months"},"content":{"rendered":"

Henry celebrated his 9 month birthday this week, and we took our customary family portraits.\u00a0 The portraits rounded out an activity packed weekend with a breakfast out, a trip to the zoo, and a \u201cTribute to the Muppets\u201d concert.\u00a0 Eleanor rode the train at the zoo all by herself \u2013 she was very brave!\u00a0 She also loved seeing the monkeys, and said \u201cooh ooh ahh ahh\u201d each time she saw one.\u00a0 \u00a0Both Henry and Eleanor really enjoyed the music during the Muppets show \u2013 Henry immediately got still and watched the singers on the stage, and Eleanor got off Dad\u2019s lap and started dancing.<\/p>\n

Eleanor has a new strap system that lets her sit securely in the bar stool instead of her high chair, although she isn\u2019t convinced.\u00a0 So far for each meal she has asked to go back into her high chair.\u00a0 She had lots of fun riding the tricycle, and is starting to get the idea of how to peddle.\u00a0 \u00a0Eleanor had fun Skyping with Papa \u2013 she even wanted him to play the \u201cbeads in the trashcan\u201d game with her.\u00a0 When Mom explained that Papa couldn\u2019t play through the computer, Eleanor continued by playing both roles herself.<\/p>\n

Henry ate lasagna for the first time this week, as he gets a little more comfortable with solid food \u2013 although he still gives us a choking scare every now and again.\u00a0 He is really getting a hang of eating puffs by himself, and once even got the lid off the puff container and managed to empty the entire bottle on the floor next to him and start chowing.\u00a0 Oh yeah, and Henry clapped for the first time this week!<\/p>\n