I wanted to document some of Tanner's favorite things at this point in his life.
Books: I read to Tanner almost every day and he loves it! His favorite book is "Are You My Mother?" that his great Grammie bought him when he was still in my belly! It's a cloth book that has the baby bird stuffed animal attached. He loves chewing on baby bird while I read. His favorite part is when I saw "SNORT" and make a snorting sound! He actually knows when that part is coming up. He looks over at me and smiles right before I do it! The other book that we read is "Little Monkey." My Auntie Lynn bought it for him when he was two weeks old.
Songs: Tanner loves "The Wheels on the Bus." His favorite parts are when I sing "swish, swish, swish" and "shhh, shhh, shhh!" He loves the part when "the people go up and down" and Mommy lifts him up and down. He also likes "Old McDonald." His favorite is the mooing of the cows! I also sing "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." I am looking forward to the day when he sings too!!!!
Crawling: Tanner is on the move!!! He does the "commando" crawl and kind of looks like a wounded soldier. He loves crawling from his room into Daddy's office. He smiles as he crawls after the cats. (I don't think they are as happy to see him as he is to see them) He has a great time chasing his monkey ball all around the living room/kitchen hardwood floor.
Walks: Tanner enjoys taking walks with Mommy and Daddy. They are one of Daddy's favorite things too! Tanner chews on his hands/fingers and swings his feet! He likes to watch cars drive by and to listen for doggies barking.
Talking: Tanner has always been a very vocal baby, but now he's actually saying "words." He says "Dadada" all day long!!! He also says (while sucking his thumb) "booo, boooo," maybe because we call him Tanner Boo Boo??!! He has said "Mamama" and bababa" once, so far. He makes tons of happy baby squeals throughout the day. It's the sweetest sound EVER!!!!
Kisses: Tanner has started giving kisses! He will grab my face and pull it toward him and suck on my cheek. He usually does this when I am rocking him before bed or naps. It melts my heart every time! :)
Outings: Tanner is becoming a social butterfly! On our outings (usually to Target) he now sits in the shopping cart. Since he can see all of the other shoppers, he likes to "talk" to them. By talking, I mean grunting at them. It's kind of funny to watch! He will grunt at people who walk by and occasionally they will talk to him. Then he smiles and eats up all of the attention. Such a ham already!!!
Eating: Tanner is a great eater! He gets that from his Momma and Papa!! Hehe!! He is beginning to master finger foods. He likes yogurt melts and rice rusks (sounds great, huh?) He will take (literally) a sip or two from his sippy cup. But I know that will come when he's ready. After every spoonful of food we give him, he sucks his thumb. Just one of those quirky things that makes him unique!!!
Sleeping: Baby Tanner is a wonderful sleeper!!! He definitely gets that from his Momma!!!! He goes to bed around 8 every night and gets up between 7 and 8 in the morning. He is down to two naps now. I hope he continues to sleep well!!!!!
Bobby and I have loved the past nine months with our baby boy! It's so neat to see him grow and change so much in such a small amount of time. We are looking forward to see how he grows from a baby to a little boy to a teenager and finally into a man.
