This past summer, we enrolled Drew in swim lessons with his PEPS friends. He loves bath time so we knew he would love being in the pool. He had a blast each week with his buddies  and it was a great way for all the families to catch up!

Below are some moments we were able to capture throughout the 10 week session. We tried getting a group shot of the babies on their last day of class but as you can tell, it’s hard to get a photo of them all looking at the camera.

P.S. We really lucked out with our PEPS group! ❤

Well…Drew has officially entered the last quarter of his first year. Can you believe it?!?

At nine months, he continues to be the sweetest and happiest boy around. But don’t be fooled by his charming smile, he’s definitely a mischievous little one. Along with his new fun tricks like clapping, giving high-fives and shaking hands, he’s now learned how to pull himself up out of his walker and Mama & Papa’s floor seat. There’s really no other contraption we can keep him in other than his crib and high-chair. Guess we’ll need to do another round of baby proofing!

As for his nine month stats, he’s pretty much below average on weight (10%) and height (25%) but continues to be well above average with his head circumference at 95%! Perhaps he’ll be the next Ken Jennings and win big on Jeopardy so that Keith and I can retire early! 🙂

Nine month stats:
– Weight:  17 lbs 14.5 ounces
– Height:  27.75 inches

Highlights:
– Learned how to clap, high-five and shake hands!
– Has his top two and bottom two teeth, as well as one other top one coming
– Loves making his “scary face” for Ong but has started to make that face for smiles too (as evident in some of the photos below)
– Sits in his high chair with one leg up (he’s so cool!)
– Loves to crawl around and get into things (he’s a boy alright)
– Took a trip to LA to visit family and loved it!

It’s true…eight really is great! The last month has been a big one for Drew – he’s full on crawling now and we finally see his two bottom teeth coming in!

As much as I want to pause time (or as Zach Morris would say “Time Out”) and savor these moments, it has been so much fun seeing our little guy grow up. He is such a happy fella and a real ham in front of the camera (as evident in his eight month photos below).

And now that he’s more mobile, Drew is quite the handful. It’s almost impossible to change his diaper on the changing table. Sometimes both Keith and I have to tag team it – Keith holds him down while I change his diaper. Drew may be eight months old but he is one strong kiddo. I don’t even know how my mom and aunt can manage him when they’re smaller than me – maybe he goes easier on them. 🙂 Anyway, we hope this strength stays with him as he gets older so that Keith’s dream of Drew becoming a major league baseball player will come true!

Highlights:
– We’ve got a full on crawler!
– Bottom two teeth are finally showing
– For the most part, hasn’t really shown signs of stranger danger – we’ll see if this changes when he’s enrolled in daycare
– Is fascinated by the following: daddy’s beard, the washing machine, the air conditioner and fans, Pearl’s tail, the keyboard at Ong and Ba’s house
– Talks up a storm  – we know this doesn’t count but he kind of says da-da (for daddy) and ba (for my mom)
– His nick name at swim lessons is Mr. Splashy since he loves to splash around