I know I say this every single month, but it is really REALLY hard to believe that Teddy is already NINE months old! This little boy is growing so quickly... 
Thankfully I was able to keep him on the rocking chair- only because the chair allows you to lock it in a position. Teddy was all smiles when taking the pictures, though he was very busy and not interested in sitting still: 
Dude- your diaper cover is showing... at least it matches though! 
As Teddy gets bigger, we are acquiring even more stuff. Teddy and I went to our neighbor's garage sale and we got some GREAT deals. I am VERY excited about our new jogging stroller:
Thankfully I was able to keep him on the rocking chair- only because the chair allows you to lock it in a position. Teddy was all smiles when taking the pictures, though he was very busy and not interested in sitting still: Dude- your diaper cover is showing... at least it matches though! As Teddy gets bigger, we are acquiring even more stuff. Teddy and I went to our neighbor's garage sale and we got some GREAT deals. I am VERY excited about our new jogging stroller: (and was also very excited about the price!!) Now I have no excuse not to run. I guess I will train for that half marathon after all. I also got a great deal on this huge pack-n-play: 
It is perfect especially since Teddy is into EVERYTHING these days. And I am a super-paranoid mom. So now I can have some much needed "breaks" from Teddy to do things around the house, without worrying about what he is pulling up on or what he has put into his mouth now. And so far he seems to like playing in it. When he's not in the pack-n-play, Teddy is a very busy little boy. He loves playing, and especially seems to like standing up at this toy:
He works on his laptop:
and loves to play in his ball pit:
Teddy also loves to feed himself:
Here he is enjoying his new car seat:
A few more pictures of Teddy:
Teddy's first Cubs T-shirt:
It is perfect especially since Teddy is into EVERYTHING these days. And I am a super-paranoid mom. So now I can have some much needed "breaks" from Teddy to do things around the house, without worrying about what he is pulling up on or what he has put into his mouth now. And so far he seems to like playing in it. When he's not in the pack-n-play, Teddy is a very busy little boy. He loves playing, and especially seems to like standing up at this toy: He works on his laptop: and loves to play in his ball pit: Teddy also loves to feed himself: Here he is enjoying his new car seat: A few more pictures of Teddy: Teddy's first Cubs T-shirt:
Here is a video of Teddy playing hard:
Teddy is such a fun little boy- he enjoys playing with everything. At the grocery store the other day, the check out lady gave us this balloon- and it provided great entertainment for our little man:
(He even continued to play with it the next day, after the helium was gone, until he accidentally popped it!)
Teddy loves playing in his new "ball pit" (thank you Stacy for the GREAT idea). 
When Teddy's not busy playing, he is busy napping. So, anyone who knows Shae and I understands we are very interested in saving money (the nice way to say we are very cheap). It has been a really hot summer (still in the 90's this week) but we have set our thermostat on 78-80 to be economical and conscious of the environment. You can tell how much this bothers Teddy when you see how he napped recently:
He pulled the blanket on himself, and he was one sweaty baby when he woke up! 
With some CRAZY hair too!
Just in time for "Happy Hour" at the Hoschek house! Teddy sipped on water, I sipped on diet coke (still nursing)... 
at least one person actually enjoyed an adult beverage: 
And the best thing to follow "happy hour" with, of course, is homemade pizza: 
I have to add that we topped the pizza with tomatoes Shae grew in our backyard and it was delicious! Speaking of which, I am so proud of him and his garden. He has really worked hard on it and has enjoyed a wide variety of foods from it. I was very excited to make some green beans for Teddy straight from the back yard: 
mmmm.... that's what I call locally grown baby food!!
Sunday was the last day our neighborhood pool was open (did I mention it is STILL in the 90's here and I don't know what we are going to do this weekend....?????). So of course, we took full advantage of it this weekend and stayed almost til sundown on Sunday night.
Teddy was excited his friend Phoebe came to the pool too. But poor Teddy and Phoebe are going to hate these pictures when they get older. Really, though, how could we resist? 
Teddy continues to crawl faster and I continue to try to keep him alive (he seems to have inherited my clumbsy gene... yikes). I like to call his newest game "Tiger hunt" and it keeps him entertained for a long time! Here are a few shots of him playing: 
Run Kashewa, Run! 
The only problem is that the "tiger" has claws and teeth and I am worried one day she may use them! Although she seems a bit annoyed by the "game" she continues to come back for more!
I could certainly use the help with the housekeeping!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! 
(above) Grandma Susie with all of her granddaughters
