It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

On Friday, Simon went for his 9-month checkup. The doctor said he looked great. His stats are below.

Weight: 18 lb 11 oz (25th percentile)
Height: 28.5 inches (75th percentile)
Head: 18.75 inches (97th percentile)

Long and lean, blond and blue, with a monster, over-sized cranium. We don't know where he gets these characteristics. :)

He got the all clear to start eating "Puffs," mashed bananas, and other first foods. The first attempts have resulted in a lot of sour and puzzled faces, but not much success. More on this as it develops.

On Saturday, Cort's mom and dad came down for a visit. We met them at Jackson's Orchard, where the first day of the Pumpkin Festival was occuring. Simon got to see pumpkins for the first time, and he had a lot of fun.














Laurie, Cort, and Simon in front of a wall of pumpkins.














Who is bigger ... Simon or the pumpkin? (Note to the reader: Simon did really well standing and beating on the pumpkin, but hit the dirt *literally* a couple of minutes after this pic was taken.)














So many pumpkins to choose from!














YaYa and Papa bought some apples, and Simon thought he'd try one.