Christmas Eve Skiing, Yurt, and Sledding

The night before Christmas eve, we spent the night in the Yurt at the ski resort with a bunch of friends. Ramsey gave many of them their first taste of what it is like sleeping in the same room with a baby (and the snoring Hoffmanns). We spent the next day taking turns skiing and sledding with Ramsey. I wasn't sure if he would like it or not, but the second time down he was hooting and hollering for more! Pics are in the slideshow...

9 Months Old

Ramsey turned 9 months old on December 15th. He had another checkup and weighed in at 18 lbs even and 27.5 inches. He has actually lost almost a pound since the last checkup. But, we were told not to worry. It is just because of all the moving and shaking. Ramsey loves to do nothing but walk around while you hold his hands. Just two days ago he started couch surfing as well. I don't think it will be very much longer before we see him walking.

We're not sure how much longer it will be on that very first tooth. We're still waiting! And there is no sign of it yet. However, there sure is a lot of babbling going on. Mostly it is just "da da da da da" all day long, with a few other consonants mixed in there.

So far, I've been able to get out skiing twice already. We just take turns hanging out with Ramsey in the lodge, and he has a pretty good time. We may try to take him out for a snow shoe this weekend. The temperatures haven't been too cold, so I think he'll enjoy it.

Ramsey Visits Cincinnati for Thanksgiving

We all had a wonderful Thanksgiving visit with many family and friends in Cincinnati. The first couple days were spent with Ramey's Grandma and Grandpa Browning, Uncle Ryan, Aunt Barb, Aunt Sarah, and cousin Connor. We all went to the zoo, the conservatory, Skyline Chili, and the park. I think Ramsey and Connor enjoyed swinging on the swings together the most! We were able to take advantage of the free babysitting for our traditional bowling night.

Most of the Hoffmann family came to Cincinnati to spend Ramsey's first Thanksgiving with him. The lucky guy got to spend it with both of his Grandparents and most of his aunts and uncles.

Throughout the week Ramsey got to meet his Great Aunts Peggy, Janice, Carol and Kim, Great Uncles Bill, Pat, Tom and Paul, Cousins Maria, Sarah, Chloe, Max, Kara, McKea, Will, Rebecca, Chris, and friends!

Although we're still waiting for a tooth to appear, Ramsey is moving right along with learning how to walk. He can pull himself up to standing and loves to be walked around the house. He conquered climbing up all of the stairs in Cincinnati, too!

8 Month Old Bucket Boy!

Scott discovered that a bucket is a great tool for learning how to stand and entertaining to be spun around in as well. Ramsey has already started pulling himself up to standing - it started out the first time on a laundry basket, then he went to the dogs and the changing table, and has now graduated to the couch! Just today he has started showing interest in walking around while you hold his hands.

We haven't been very successful in getting Ramsey to try new veggies, or even eat ones he liked in the past. He has taken a liking to fruit, yogurt, and cereal. I think his favorite are plums and peaches. He was screaming with excitement the first time he tried the yogurt.

We're looking forward to upcoming trip to to Cincinnati to meet more of the family!

Halloween!

More First Moments

Tonight was Ramsey's first haircut. He managed to sit still enough to allow me to take a little off the top. He still has a bit of a mohawk going on, but it was getting too long to stand up. Now we've got those cute little curls back.

Crawling progress is moving along. I have been clapping for him every time he crawls a little bit and then moves to a sitting position. Tonight he started clapping for himself! It wasn't a fluke because he did it 6 times in a row!

Pumpkin Carving Night