Nine Months!

Oh sweetie, the trouble you are starting to cause. You've started pulling up on EVERYTHING and you seem to think that everything is going to hold you tight and not let you fall. You seem to have learned from being in the entertainer that you don't have to hold on always and that you can jump without anyone being there to hold your hands. You've pulled yourself up on the side of the entertainer, reached for something, and then the thing spins around on you and you end up rolling on the ground. Most of the time, you get yourself righted and don't even bat an eye before you are at it again. But sometimes you also just lose it and need me to come over and tell you that "you are ok" and give your owie a kiss. That typically calms you and you'll want to go back to playing. Its so cool that you are usually really good at dealing with pain and getting hurt. You don't go and make a huge production about it unless its yet another time you go and crawl your lil buns off the bed before I can even catch your foot and you bonk your head. That's ok, you typically roll off Papa's side and he always has a pile of clothes on his side that you land on so I know you can't really get hurt. You are just such a toughie that you will go and smash your forehead into my lips for a kiss and won't flinch, but I'll get a fat lip and cry out because of it. Brute!
You are crawling, but you do more of an army man crawl. I compare it to an army obstacle course where you have to crawl under the net. Your arms and elbows kind of pull your whole body along with your legs and feet just flopping around behind you. Its really funny to watch. You will crawl with your belly off the ground, but its rare if you do it for long. You are also into everything even more so. I can't keep you on my lap at my computer because Papa has taught you that if you hit space bar while he's playing his game, it does nothing but make the character jump. You do that to Momma and I lose my place on whatever I may be doing.
You took VERY well to adding in another meal and the dr wants us to add in 2 snacks also because you went from the 50% to the 25%. We've been adding in 3rd foods dinners. They ahve bigger chunks and you don't really care for it. You like to make like you are gagging, but you calm down and have learned to chew a little with those gums before you swallow. You have found certain ones you REALLY don't like, but you also have favorites. You also have loved the latest round of fresh fruit. I've done pineapples, pears, plums, peaches, mangos, cantalope, kiwi, strawberries, corn (yes I know its not a fruit, but its the only way you eat your mac n cheese), and a few others that Papa brings home from the store. You can't get enough of most of them and have gotten used to the food processor going. You know it means that your food is going to be VERY fresh.
On to the next month, my love. You are growing SO fast! I've already started thinking about your birthday party, since the months are flying by and it will creep up on me if I don't start planning it now!
Love you forever, little man. You are an amazing gift to us!
You are still in size 2 diapers although you are 19 lbs and all. I'm not complaining for now because we get more diapers in the box and I personally like the swaddlers more than the cruisers, but sooner or later you have to graduate to the size 3 my dear love. But the dr just loves the personality you have. You still don't like Ann very much (the nurse who comes in with the needles and all), but you are a little more ok with her since she didn't cause you pain this time. She just loves your big blue eyes and HUGE personality. You charm all the nurses when we take you into the weighing stations. They also can't believe how old you are. Seems like there might be a few ladies who have followed your cuteness and all. What a silly boy, always flirting with the girls.
You also LOVE to laugh. Your silly self laughs at the simplest things. And when you really laugh, its like the typical baby laugh, but when you do your amused laugh, you chuckle, then you inhale really deep and long like you are trying to catch your breath, then let out another good chuckle. I can't even stand up, I'll laugh so hard, when you are laughing that amused laugh. Its just so funny! That also seems to cause you to do it more too.