9 months!

My dear Bubby,

Happy Nine Months!  It is pretty amazing to me that you are already 3/4 of the way to being a year old.  You have grown and changed so much - even in the last week - and your Dad and I are so happy and thankful to be your parents.

As Callan's mama put it, you've now been on the outside as long as you were on the inside.  That blows my mind....pregnancy seemed as if it lasted such a long time.  But the time since you've been born has passed in the blink of an eye.  You've gone from a tiny and pretty high maintenance little baby, to a giggly, fun (and sometimes still high maintenance) little boy.

Here are my favorite things about you right now:

If we ever want to make you laugh, all we have to do is get down on the floor with you and lay there...you think it's hilarious and will dash right over to climb on us, touch (slap) our faces and laugh like it's the funniest thing in the world.  Also, Peek-A-Boo is your favorite game and you can play it endlessly.

You are walking.  You definitely select the times you want to walk and when you want to crawl, but you certainly can do it.  If you crawl towards something, you almost always stand up when you're almost there, and walk the rest of the way.

You're a good sleeper (for the most part).  With only a few exceptions for teething, when we put you to bed at night, you are out until morning.

You love to eat.  I worry a little bit because I think you like to eat because it tastes good, not because you're hungry!  They say most kids will stop eating when they're not hungry, but I'm not so sure about you.  Either way, it's always fun to feed you and you always let us know when you want more of something (usually grunting and slamming your fists on the highchair - we need to work on that).

You like to "talk" a lot and I could listen to you jabber to (and sometimes yell at) your toys all day.

When I rock you before bed, sometimes you turn into me now and snuggle a little bit.  I can't snuggle you back very much otherwise you think you're being forced (crazy kid), but I love the way it feels when you lean into me and sometimes I have to make myself put you in bed instead of staying in the chair with you.

Time is flying and I promise I'm doing my best to remember all of these little moments with you.  You make me smile every single day!

Happy Nine Months my big boy.  Mama and Daddy love you!