Mac is 9 months

A boy and his watch

Practicing standing

Driving with Papa

Mac turned 9 months on Thursday and from the look of things he's very healthy. He now weighs 22.4lbs (bruiser!) and is 30" tall. His primary interest these days is standing up, followed by falling down, followed by standing up again. But I must confess he's getting better at standing every day. He's going to be running around our place before we know it!

Dan had the reserves this weekend, so Mac and I headed up to the lake to spend some quality time with Nana and Papa. The weather was beautiful and we were able to spend a lot of time outdoors enjoying the sunshine. Mac loves riding on the boat and had fun practicing his driving skills with Papa.

In other news...Dan quit his job today (long story) so he can start a new job next week at a company called Invenergy. They specialize in alternative energy sources, primarily solar, thermal and wind power. Not only is this something that Dan has wanted to do for a long time, it's a much better job for the entire family. Rather then having to commute all the way out to Oak Brook (ugh), he's now going to be able to ride the L to work with me! Not to mention he'll be able to get home earlier at night to spend time with the Mac man. Once again we're counting our blessings!