9 Months Old

Our little/big boy is 9 months old today.  He doesn't even seem like a baby anymore because he's so big.  Michael's sister weighed him a few weeks ago when we were in Indiana and he weighed 25 pounds!  My back and shoulders believe it!  =)  He's still a happy, easy-going little guy and we are beyond grateful for that.

 He's starting to get mobile... scooting all over on his behind, pulling up to things, and rolling all over.  He gets up on his knees and pushes himself backwards.  We're guessing he'll probably master crawling within the next few weeks.

 His sisters love to torture him.  :)  He wears headbands, crowns, hats... pretty much whatever they can dress him up in before I catch them.  He just smiles and goes along with whatever their plan is.  I'm sure he'll get them back someday.  He loves to grab handfuls of their hair so they're learning to keep their distance.

 He's still a great sleeper!  He sleeps about 11 hours each night and 2-3 hours during the day spread out between 2 naps.  He wakes up happy and lays in his bed chatting away until we go get him. 

 He loves to stand up to things and is close to pulling up to a standing position.  It's about time to get the baby gates out! 

He has two teeth on the bottom but drools consistently and has been a bit fussy at times so we're guessing more teeth will soon pop through.  He loves to eat just about anything, bananas are his favorite.  He's doing great with table food although we have to watch him because he'll quickly stuff lots in his mouth and then gag on it.  He started clapping, waving, and holding his bottle last month.  We're working on baby signs, mainly "eat" and "all done".  He's done the sign for "eat" a few times but not consistently.  He'll say "Bubba" (that's what we call him)every now and then and clap for himself.  Overall, he's learning and growing and such a joy to all of us.  He definitely has quite the cheering section in our house!