Who likes swimming?

We were finally able to go swimming this weekend at the in-laws! The weather was pretty sketchy in the morning, but cleared right up in time to go swimming. We thought Deacon would hate it, but the kid loved it! Terry popped a hole in his floaty, but luckily Grandma & Grandpa Rees had extras. I really miss our pool in Arizona now!

9 month stats and pics

The little man had his 9 month checkup and shots (boo). He's a trooper though and hardly cried. He weighs 23.75 pounds and is 30 inches long, and apparently has a big head! We also made a visit to Kiddie Kandids. I received a gift card for one of my showers, which expires in 2 weeks, so I hustled on over to the mall and got these super cute pictures!

The monster is crawling!!

Deacon is finally crawling AND pulling himself up! He mastered both of these within a day or two of each other. It's crazy to walk around the house and hear him following me. It's even crazier to wake up in the morning and see him standing in the crib! His little face peeps over the edge and he says "Mama!" Very surreal. He's about to turn 9 months old and weighs 23 pounds. I can hardly lift him!

Crawling...

Standing (had to bribe him with my phone)

1 year ago today...

It's been a whole year since this:

Our apartment in Arizona looked like this:

But then we moved here: (we still don't have a yard!)

And I looked like this:

It's amazing how time flies! I can't believe a year ago Terry was graduating pharmacy school, and the next day we moved back to Utah. 3 months later I had Deacon and life has never been better! Life is so different now that we aren't students. I still expect to hear Terry say "I have to study" every time I suggest we do something. It's wonderful NOT to hear it! It's so good to be back with family and not have to take a plane or drive 12 hours just to see them for a few days. It's so nice (and a little weird) to be a "normal" family and do whatever we want because we're not studying!! I still mosey down to the basement and rummage through all my school stuff just to remember how fun school was. Terry does not. What a difference a year makes!

Who's Excited?

Watch the video. 'Nuff said.

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Teeth!

Deacon is teething! Yes, it was a few weeks ago (I'm a little behind). 3 teeth are coming in all at the same time! I didn't even notice they were coming in until my sister and Terry's stepmom said they thought they could see them. I still waited a couple of days to check ( I'm such a bad mom/hygienist). Sure enough, two teeth on the bottom and one on the top! For all my dental peeps they would be C or D (can't quite tell which one) and O and P. Anyone besides me think it's weird that the maxillary is coming in at the same time as the mandibulars? Or am I just paranoid? Deacon has been sooooo cranky since cutting teeth. It's like he's a completely different kid! He's also loves to bite everything, including my fingers while I was taking these pics. He's also 8 months old! I can't believe how fast time is flying!


Top tooth, aka "Snaggletooth" (sorry about the boogers)

Bottom teeth

Couldn't resist! He loves the stoller

8 months old in the bear chair!

Fun with Aunt Maria

Maria came to visit from frigid Minnesota. She stayed a week and we had a blast! We went to the Living Planet Aquarium (very cool) and hung out with friends and family. Thanks for coming Maria! We miss you already!!

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