Update...

Well it's been awhile since I last blogged...

My parents just left last night - they were here visiting for 2 weeks! We had a lot of fun but it would have been more fun if it had actually been sunny at least once! We went to Homer on an overnight trip and it was, by some miracle of God, sunny while we were there. It was beautiful especially in the morning when the air was so crisp and clean feeling. We stayed at Land's End Resort which was right on the beach (for all of you who have never been to Alaska this is not a beach you swim at...it's cold water and we walked the beach in sweatshirts!). We saw Bald Eagles on the beach and flying around Homer. We ate at a really great restaurant Fat Olives where I got 2 desserts! Thanks Dad :) My dad hung doors at our house and put together Ben's crib and our dresser and nightstand. Yay! My mom helped a lot with Ben and did the dishes (I hate doing dishes!). It was nice having help because I pretty much feel like a single parent since Brent works all day and then comes home at night and works on the house. When I feel like it's a lot to handle I just think of Jon and Kate Plus 8....yikes! Even though we didn't do everything we wanted I still had a good time! Thanks for coming out Mom and Dad! :) Miss you already...

Ben Update:
We took Ben for his 9 month checkup this past Tuesday. He weighs 21 lbs 6 oz and is 29 1/2 inches tall. He shot up from the 50th percentile in height at 6 months to the 90th! I guess I know all the food he has been eating is going to good use! Everything else went well and we go back when he's a year.
He is getting really close to crawling and can actually crawl with his front half. He just hasn't gotten the back end working yet. If I put him on the wood floor he pushes himself backwards and moves around pretty fast. In the last week or so he has also decided he really likes to stand and walk with someone holding onto him. It won't be too much longer before he's really on the move! He has also learned to "kiss" by sucking his lips in and making a sucking noise. It's super cute and I'm still trying to get it on video...
We went to Pizza Man with my parents on Wednesday night and there was a little girl baby sitting across from us. At one point she and Ben started squealing and talking back and forth...it was the cutest thing ever! It went on for a good 15-20 minutes or so. We had to give Ben his pacifier eventually though because he was getting very loud!

House Update:
We are moving stuff in!!! Yay! Not long now. My dad hung all the doors except for the ones that Home Depot ordered wrong. Brent has been doing all sorts of random things to get stuff finished up. Our kitchen cabinets, appliances and most of our lighting fixtures are being delivered on Saturday. I cleaned the upstairs as best I could and have been moving in random things. I thought it would be easier, especially with Ben, to move a load or two a day...
I'm so excited to finally be moving in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will be posting more pictures soon :)