There's a baby in the fridge!!!

Today Cass discovered his reflection in the refrigerator. I don't think he realizes it is him. He kept trying to grab or kiss the "baby in the fridge". It was so funny!

Crawling

Cass began crawling last week, and he is so much happier now! We think that part of the reason he used to be fussy is because he was frustrated that he couldn't move to get what he wanted. He plays "fetch" with himself, by picking up a toy, throwing it, crawling to pick it up, and doing it all over again. He was doing this yesterday with a white round teether (which you'll see in the right side of this video clip), so I grabbed the video camera real quick to try to catch it on tape. As you can see, once the camera was on he decided to go after something else. You'll have to watch the end of the clip to see what he does.

Vacation

We met our friends Jacob, Mandi & Mitchell Folks and Andy, Jill & Addison Griebenow from Kansas City at the beach in Sullivan's Island, which is just outside of Charleston, SC, over Memorial Weekend.
Here's Cass lounging in his friend Addison's floatie.

Here is Cass and his buddy Mitchell. As you can see, Cass pretty much tormented Mitchell during the entire vacation. He really liked him, but kept trying to grab his face.

Again, Cass is tormenting Mitchell. By the way, Mitchell is 5 months old, and Cass is 9 months old . . . do you see who's bigger? I think Mitchell has Cass by a couple pounds.

Here's Cass in his beach outfit, playing with Addison's sand shovel.

Cass and Addison were playing while Cass was getting his clothes changed. Addison also walked in as we were bathing Cass . . . Chris joked that we'll have to keep these pictures and show them to the kids in about 15 years. :)

Here's our little buddy having fun at the beach!

Still a little guy!!

Cass had his 9 month doctor appointment this morning. Soon after he was born, he was measuring tall and skinny (with a small head, I still think it's strange that they measure that), but with each appointment he seems to be inching down closer to average height for his age, and remains skinny. Today's appointment proved to be no different . . . our little guy weighed in at 17 lbs, 9.5 ounces (which also includes the stuffed fish toy he was holding on the scale), and he measured 27 3/4 inches in height and 17 centimeters for head circumference. So, this boils down to only 5th percentile in weight, 45th percentile in height and 10th percentile in head. The doctor is not at all concerned, because he continues to grow and gain at the right pace.

Chris hasn't given up on his dream of Cass becoming an NFL linebacker, because the doctor said that until a child is 2 or 3 you can't really tell how big they may be; however, the doctor did seem to be encouraging Chris to hope for a kicker or quarterback instead. I suggested Cass may end up being the right size to be a horse jockey. :) While the doctor and Chris both seem to think my genes are the reason Cass seems to be petite, I must point out that I was a pudgy baby and Chris was a skinny baby (in his baby pictures he looks just like Cass), so who knows, he may grow up to be like Daddy after all!

Baptism

Here are a couple pictures and a video clip from Casimiro's baptism Saturday night. There were 2 other kids baptized the same night (the random guy in the plaid shirt in the video is the other kids' dad). Cass was fussy during most of the church service and was crying while the other kids got baptized, but as soon as the priest held Cass, he got quiet and just gazed up at her. You can't really tell from this video, but he kept trying to grab her face. He also got to take his first communion - he isn't ready to eat the cracker yet, but they dabbed a little wine on his lips. It was really neat, he was really quiet during the whole communion and just took it all in. And of course, his mommy got a little teary-eyed. :)

Bath

Here's a video of Cass taking his bath tonight. Instead of bath toys like a rubber ducky, he prefers to suck on the wash cloth, so I've learned to bring an extra one with us to the bath tub every night. He is definitely becoming more active. This weekend he got himself into the sitting position on his own (he's been sitting for a while now, but he hasn't been able to transfer from all fours to sitting until now). And, he has discovered electrical outlets . . . we had a close call tonight - I was putting laundry in and he was on the floor beside me rolling around. I saw him reach up to touch the outlet, so I rushed to grab his hand and got it just in time before he could stick his finger in the outlet - unfortunately the cup of laundry detergent I was holding ended up on the floor. So, we have a sudsy mess of detergent in our carpet. I guess it's time to childproof!!

New hat

Cass was jealous of his friend Mitchell's sunglasses, so we went shopping yesterday to find some for Cass. Well unfortunately, Cass has such a little head we couldn't find any that would stay on his face, so we got the next best thing . . . an SPF 50 hat with a brim and a little flap in the back to cover his neck. He loves it! When I put it on him in the store, he kept laughing and patting the side of his head. It's a little goofy looking, but it sure keeps the sun off of him. Chris and I took a walk with him this afternoon so he could try it out.