Yesterday, we had one heck of a Father's Day. After Sunday School the three of us drove to Charlotte to watch the Syracuse Chiefs play the Charlotte Knights in AAA Baseball. We knew a guy Mark played with during a summer, when we both were still in college, and he was currently a starter for Syracuse. His name is Tug Hulett and he had a great day, going 4 for 5. It was especially great because a random guy offered us two free tickets which were exactly in the area we were going to buy seats (behind the Visitor's dugout). It was quite hot, but the clouds brought occasional shade and there was a sweet breeze at times. Mark and I took turns taking Marcus up to the concourse to keep him shaded as much as possible, and yes he had a hat AND SPF 55 sunscreen. He's not tanned in the least little bit today, where as Mark and I are a little bit crispy (a little). Marcus did GREAT overall, making it through the whole game and even being pleasant when we were able to speak with Tug afterwards.
When we left the game, we got to visit with another friend that we knew back in college. Steve Hull and his wife Lara live just a few exits past the stadium, so we met them at Moe's for supper. Why Moe's? Well, since Charlotte scored more than 6 runs, Moe's offered, "buy one, get one free" entrees (always looking for a deal, ya know!). They brought their two vibrant children and I enjoyed watching them interact with Marcus, and let's be honest, I liked playing with them myself, too. They each had sweet little personalities and were fun to be around. We probably stayed longer than we should've, but it was a really fun day, both at the ballpark, and with the Hulls.
Finally, Marcus had his 9 month check-up today and in the words of Dr. Love, "everything looks perfect." I was SURE he had an ear infection due to recent fussiness and an exuberant amount of snot, however Dr. Love said his upper gums were slightly swollen and he chalked it up to teething. Both ears checked out clean and he put on quite the wiggly, smiley show for him during the examination. I gotta say, Dr. Love is GOOD with Marcus. He was a WILD MAN before he came in, but calmed down, overall, when Dr. Love was in the room.
Marcus measured 31 inches tall (98th percentile), 21 pounds, 7.5 ounces (75th percentile), and his head was 18.6 inches around (90-95th percentile -yes, he has my big ol' waterhead). Dr. Love said that if you look at his height to weight ratio, his BMI is between the 10th and 15th percentiles, making him a long, lean baby. Who woulda thought we'd have a long, lean baby after all the fatty comments I heard in the beginning? Other moms have told me that he'd trim up once he started crawling, so that could be part of it, too. He's definitely crawling at lightning speed nowadays, so he's GOT to be burning calories and building little muscles inside that sweet little frame of his.
Ok, that's all for now. The Braves are at home against the Blue Jays and we're a divided house for the next 3 days. Don't tell my husband I said this, but GO BRAVES! :)
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| This was the first time Marcus has pulled himself all the way up and STOOD on his own. |
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| Marcus is advertising our church's VBS starting next Sunday, June 26th. |
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| Here's a small view of some of the "floats" from our VBS parade. It was a blast. |
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| Marcus sat in his stroller most of the parade, and was a really good baby. |
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| Standard monthly shot. :) 9 months old. |
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| Standing in his crib. |
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| Tug up to bat. |
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| Marcus & Mama |
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| He LOVED Homer, the Dinosaur. He Oooooed and Coooooed when he walked by. |
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| Mark & Marcus speaking with Tug, after the game. |
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| Since it was Father's Day, any father and his children could play catch in the outfield. |
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| Peyton, Landon, and Marcus...socializing. :) |
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| Happy Father's Day to the greatest daddy of 'em all! :) |
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