The Ballentine Bunch: June 2010

We are so blessed to be surrounded by such AMAZING friends! Naaman had a blast helping Miss Kenrie celebrate her special day. We loved being a part of the fun...thanks Pruitts for a wonderful time...as always we enjoyed it!!!

Naamz didn't waste ANY time finding something to put in his mouth. Lately, it's anything and everything! Rocks, leaves, paper, feathers, dead bugs, dog hair...you name it!

Naaman and sweet Jett cooling off inside...

We decided it was time for Naaman to experience a water slide for the first time. Here goes...

There's no turning back now!!!

Ooooooh Daddy...I'm not so sure about that?!?!

...maybe it's not so bad after all!

Here we go again!

Naamz wasn't a fan of going under the water

He was SUCH a trooper...

Daddy decided to hold him up this time to ensure he wouldn't go under...

Now that was fun...I wanna go again Daddy!

All that sliding makes a boy tired!

After all the little kids were done sliding, the big boys decided it was time for a re-match of last year's game.

So...they team up and one person throws the ball to their team mate while sliding to see if they can catch it.

I think they had just as much or more fun than the kiddos! Of course beer was involved for the Dads!!!

Whew...these past two months...really...where have they gone??? Where has 2010 gone for that matter?!? I can't believe how incredibly fast our sweet baby boy is growing and changing. It seems like he does something new EVERY day!

*At 9 months, Naaman weighed 18 pounds 1 1/2 ounces and was 27 3/4 inches.
*We are so excited that his eyes are still BLUE!
*The day before he turned 9 months...he started to crawl!!! My life is about to get even crazier...how is that possible?
*Food is still a daily challenge...but we're working on it. He was totally into bananas and nothing else...now he will eat Organic Oatmeal with Roasted Cinnamon Applesauce, Mango-Orange-Banana combo, and Apple-Grape combo. We tried the Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon and White Beans...he wasn't so fond of that. He is coming around to blueberry coconut milk yogurt...but will only have a couple bites at each sitting.
*He has started waving...GREATNESS is all I have to say about that!
*When he wants his milk, he says "Nay, Nay".
*He has started signing for milk also. We are trying to teach him "more", "all done", "please" and "thank you" too. But one thing is for sure...he's got the milk sign down pat!

Already wanting to share his toys with Mama...sweet boy!

Up until now...we had been giving Naaman a bath in the kitchen sink. I didn't know it would be possible, but he loves his baths EVEN more once we moved him to the tub. He cries when it's time to get out...

Notice Kylie in the background...they are best buds! It is so cute to see them playing together...she LOVES him and he absolutely adores her!!!

Naamz and Crewzer having some playtime together...I thought it was so cute how they were holding hands in this picture...

Cheeeeeeeeez!!!

Naaman and Crew in the bath...don't think these two could be ANY cuter!!!

After a long night of playing hard and splashing around in the bath...both boys passed out on their Daddy's....SO cute! Notice how Brad has his iPad and arms reach and Brian is on his iPhone. Technology...where would we be without it???

Brian and Crew...

Naaman has a new found obsession...the laundry basket. He thinks its so fun to pull the basket over on its side and pull out all the clothes...he's not really into the whole folding process YET...ha, ha!

For one night...and one night only...Naaman really loved these Organic mixed vegetables. I haven't been able to get him to take a bite since...

Brad could not get the stuff in his mouth fast enough...

Okay...maybe 2 obsessions...the second being the coffee table. Oh my goodness...if we are in the living room with him, it is ALL he wants to do. He will lean over with his arms and reach for it as if it was a big 'ol bowl of cookies-n-cream ice cream...the boy is OBSESSED I tell you! He LOVES standing up at it and holding on by himself. Probably his favorite thing to do is bang on it like he's playing the drums...

One evening I was in the kitchen cooking dinner...Naaman was working on his crawling moves the whole time...I think he actually crawled for the first time the very next day!

I think I can...I think I can...I think I can...

I FINALLY decided to give Naaman a bottle, here is Nana feeding her boy...

The next series of pictures is of Naaman pulling up on the ottoman...at this point he wasn't even crawling yet. He simply scooted over to the ottoman and pulled himself all the way up to standing...of course, he hasn't done it since...