9 Months Old

It's true.  He is.  Costner is 9 months old, as of the 5th of this month.  This was a big deal to me because he has now been here for as long as I carried him during pregnancy.  And he has grown exponentially!  Just thinking back to that tiny baby who couldn't do a THING to my on the move, busy boy who is into EV-ER-Y-THING now is amazing.  I guess he's grown just as much outside as he did on the inside during pregnancy.  :)  He is cutting LOTS of teeth these days.  He went from the two bottom ones to the two tops (thank God they came through) to the two eye teeth now.  One is through, and the other is probably through today.  So, that's what?  6 teeth?  He's not afraid to let you feel those teeth either.  Baby food.  We've come a long way in that aspect.  I've found some things he really likes:  spnach, peas and pears, apples and broccoli..but he does still love table food.  He may or may not have had cheetos.  And Chick Fil A nuggets.  He loved them.  Some days, at the end of the day, I just breathe and go, "Okay...everyone ate again today."  He's still not very vocal.  He doesn't jabber like some babies his age.  He basically does a little squeak that Jaggar will do back repeatedly for many minutes.  And it's like they're having their own conversation.  I say "mama" all day but he just stares at me.  Whatever, mom, just pass the milk.

This is very normal now.  I can tell he's at the steps because I can hear him squealing and laughing as he's going up them as FAST as he can before he gets caught.  It's so funny.  I have no doubt that he will take a fall (or a few of them) down the steps, but our goal is to let the skull completely seal before that happens.

 Rotten.  He looks back while he's climbing the steps to see if he's close to being scooped up. 

 Still not sleeping through the night.  He did once.  Some days, I feel like he sleeps worse than newborns.  I am tired. 

 He loves to look through the bannister.

 He loves his big brother and sister.

 Costner is definitely not close to walking yet, and I'm okay with that, but he's VERY fast at crawling, especially when something is in sight that he is after.

 Everything goes in the mouth.

 He still prefers food that he can feed himself.  The little yogurt melts are like M&Ms to him.

 He's still the star in our house.