WALKING PROOF!
Finally, video proof of our beautiful boy’s skills! 
He walks like he’s had too many margaritas, but it looks cuter on him than it does on me. LOL
Eating habits
Marco loves food. He will eat anything put in front of him, which makes his parents very happy! We try to keep Marco on a healthy, organic diet whenever possible (which it isn’t always – sometimes a peach is just a peach).
It appears my plate is empty, Mom.
BREAKFAST FOODS (always accompanied with 8 oz of organic, unsweetened soy milk)
organic mini waffles (he loves these for breakfast)
sliced bananas, plain whole wheat toast
scrambled eggs (organic hormone-free cage-free brown eggs)
LUNCH FOODS (accompanied by 8 oz water or 100% carrot juice) and DINNER FOODS (accompanied by 8 oz organic, unsweetened soy milk)
grilled cheese on whole wheat
organic, unsweetened peanut butter and raw honey on whole wheat
organic, unsweetened peanut butter and organic berry conserve on whole wheat
cheese quesadilla on whole wheat flour tortillas
Dr. Prager’s Spinach Littles, Sweet Potato Littles, or Broccoli Littles – these we get from Whole Foods, and are SO tasty!
sliced fruit salad, made up of 2 or 3 of the following: watermelon, cantaloupe, mango, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, apples, peach, oranges, banana, and grapes)
cheese pizza on whole wheat crust
grilled organic cage free chicken and string cheese (he loves cheese!)
sliced tomatoes, avocado, and a handful of Annie’s organic whole wheat bunny crackers
grilled veggies (mushrooms, tomatoes and corn)
SNACKS (accompanied by water, 100% apple or 100% carrot juice)
Annie’s Organic whole wheat bunny crackers
fresh fruit
Annie’s Organic fruit snacks
Sunny Days organic fruit snack bar
Plum Organics Fiddlesticks (organic fruit and grain snack sticks – pretty tasty)
PB & Honey!
<3
Marco loves to blow kisses to his Mom and Dad. 
1st birthday pics
I’m still waiting on pictures from the attendees of the birthday bash, as I was unable to take many photos (hard to do when you’re corralling 30 people!), but here are a few from the big celebration (Friday cupcakes at school, Sunday party with friends and family, and Monday playtime and cuddles).
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- Cupcakes at daycare
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- Opening presents with Mom
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- Playing on his new slide with Dad, Uncle Cameron, and Great-Grandma Judy
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- He’s a pirate already :)
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- Marco loves his R2-D2 chair from the Gomers!
Inching closer
Marco rediscovered his giraffe, Sophie, and at the same time, decided to walk with only one hand pushing his toy! He’s now comfortable only holding one of our hands, instead of both. SOOOO close to walking by himself!!!!
Get your popcorn ready
It’s movie time!
Here’s Marco crawling around (9 months)
Marco learned how to walk with Mama (9 months)
And here’s little man walking with his Dino (10 months):
Finally, Marco has learned how to stand all by himself! Now we know his walking will come very very soon! (10 months)
A bit late, but worth the wait!
Pictures from the past month
Monkey
Marco’s measurements:
Height: 29 inches (85th percentile)
Weight: 19 1/2 pounds (50th percentile)
Head circumference: 17 1/4 inches (25th percentile)
Still tall, but now he’s bulked up! His doctor was very pleased with his physical growth, though we need to continue with the iron supplements.
As far as mental development, the pediatrician said Marco is ahead of most 9 month old babies. He’s been pulling himself to standing for several months, and feeding himself small items like raisins, macaroni, yogurt melts, etc. since the end of December. Marco passes small objects from one hand to the other, and says ‘Mama’, ‘Dada’ and is trying to say ‘More’. He manages ‘maarrrr’. Last weekend we taught him clapping, and he’s starting to wave ‘hello’.
Favorite foods
raisins
dried cranberries
whole wheat toast
turkey with tomato and avocado
organic waffles
Annie’s organic whole grain bunny crackers
He eats anything and everything. With as much energy as he’s burning up, it makes sense!
Marco is almost ready for a front-facing car seat, holy mackerel!!
Picture updates…
Marco is 9 months old!!
He’s pulling himself to a stand on EVERYTHING!
He loves to stomp his feet on the ground when he wears shoes
Marco has a puzzle set that he loves to play with, though he mainly just chews on the pieces. A few days ago, however, he started to figure out that the pieces were meant to fit into the spaces, and has attempted to put them in their proper place. No success yet, but it is fun to watch him try!
He also loves this music table that we’re borrowing from the Gomers.
On Wednesday, Marco has his 9 month wellness checkup; I’ll post the height/weight updates then.
Videos!
Here’s Marco munching on some peas for the first time (this is a couple of months old, sorry!)
Pop decided to scare Marco – he thought it was funny
