Hello 9 Months! You came fast!

Grady, Grady, Grady-Do~

Hello my sweet smiley little man! You are 9 months old today and yes, mommy CANNOT believe it! Ugh! Your life is flashing before my eyes entirely too quickly! Thank goodness for this blog so I can remember these precious moments with you! I still wish that I had a pause and rewind button so I could remember and relive some of those special moments with you.

You are still as sweet as ever. I get kisses and hugs ALL the time from you and love it! The other day you excitedly crawled toward me, climbed up and over my big belly, nuzzled yourself in my neck, looked at me, and gave me a big slobbery kiss. You often pat me gently on the back when we hug. You also follow me around the house and if I won't pick you up when you want me to you will tug at my pant leg. You have a blast with daddy and love playing with him. You get really excited when he gets home from work flashing him a huge smile and flailing your arms.

Jackson is your buddy. He really enjoys playing with you. He lays on the ground waiting for you to crawl all over him. You just look at him and laugh. He often gets sad when you crawl to me instead of him. You LOVE to be in his room. You just sit there and look around playing with his big giraffe. He asks me everyday after school if you touched his carseat looking for him. You do miss him while he is at school. You also love to steal his sippy cup and food trying to be a big boy just like him. He is protective of you and loves you so much! I cannot wait to watch your relationship grow.

You are doing so much now. It's incredible how it seems like overnight that you change from this little non-mobile being into a self-feeding independent mover. You really enjoy feeding yourself eating pretty much anything and everything we put in front of you. You now eat waffles, blueberries, turkey, cheerios, puffs, graham bees, melon, bananas, sweet potato fries, and bananas all by yourself. I still make pureed baby food for you and you love it. We just tried hummus. Yum!

Your top teeth are starting to poke through and you are a drooly mess! They sure are taking a long time! Your allergies seem under control which is nice. No more dark circles under your eyes:( You crawl everywhere and FAST! You are pretty good and don't really get into much. I think you just like the freedom of moving around. You pull yourself up easily and even stood on your own for about 5 seconds the other day. You walk along things now. I am sure walking is in our near future. YIKES! You still love to sleep which daddy and I don't mind a bit! You usually go down around 7:30pm and don't wake up until 6:30/7am. You take two good naps a day with your bottom high in the air, feet crossed, and hands under your face. I don't know how you get cozy like that.

You truly are a gift, Grady. Thank you for making us smile everyday. The love you have shown and taught us is immeasurable! Until next month sweet angel...