Voelker Family: Long time, No post!!!!!

Wow it has been a long time since my last post. With my mom in the hospital, things have been pretty crazy around here so the baby blog got pushed to the back burner. Now that things have somewhat calmed down and I have a few minutes to sit down, it is time for a new post. So Preston is now 10.5 months old. Holy Cow!!!! Everyone has been telling me how fast time flies and now I truly believe it. Since Christmas, Preston has been growing like a weed and learning so many new things. Ok, first thing is we have definitely confirmed that Preston's first word is "dog" pronounced "daw". He says it whenever he sees them or hears them. He will call for them and crawl after them saying "daw" and this is all on his own without any prompts. Here are some other things he is doing..........

1. sitting, crawling, kneeling, pulling himself up to a stand, standing, going from a stand to a sit, standing and moving along the coffee table or couch

2. eating all kinds of real food like pancakes, cream of wheat, green beans, carrots, blueberries, jello, pasta, cheerios, pears, bananas and oranges to name a few

3. we moved Preston's crib mattress down to the lowest level

4. he loves to read books, especially any book that has a flap or something to touch

5. he can clap, wave, and do eyes, ears and nose and he is also learning to put one finger up to show he is one

6. he LOVES watching commercials (especially John Shearer the video professor and Billy Mays), going shopping and being in his walker so he can check out what is in all the cabinets

7. he has 6 teeth (4 on top, 2 on the bottom)

8. he is wearing 18-24 months clothes

Ok, I think that's a pretty good update. I'm sure I will think of more as soon as I post this. We are looking forward to all new things we can do in the next month and a half. This is such a great age and we are having so much fun. Preston just loves to laugh and has really been a great baby. 2009 is going to be an exciting year.