9 Months

 9 months!  How is my baby already 9 months old?!

 Lukey, you are growing up so much!  You are starting to look more like a little boy and less and less like a baby every day.

 You got two more teeth this month - both on the left!  So you have 3 teeth on the left, and NONE on the right!  What a stud muffin you are!

 You are crawling, but only backward so far.  This can be a bit problematic sometimes, as you are really good at backing yourself into corners - ha!  You can't quite figure out how to propel yourself forward yet, but I don't think it will be long.  You get all over the house by crawling backward and rolling - nothing is safe anymore, you are officially on the move!

 You still get 3 meals a day, and nurse/take a bottle 5-6 times a day.  We have tried a couple finger foods to encourage you to feed yourself, but you just play with the food and then throw it on the floor.  Stinker!

 We weighed you on the scale at Grandma's a couple weeks ago and it read 23 lbs.!  We have your 9-month check-up Tuesday, so we'll see what you weigh at the doctor's office!

 Just like your brother, you never stop moving!  Even when you are sitting, your legs are constantly kicking and your arms are always flailing!

 Those baby blues just get me every time!

 You just figured out that if you raise your arms up when you want to be held, someone will pick you up!  It is so sweet when I walk into the room and you reach your arms up for me!

 You are starting to copy some of our actions.  Daddy taught you to give high fives, and we recently discovered if we growl at you, you growl back!  You copy lots of other sounds, too.  Haven't quite gotten you to say, "Momma" yet, though!  ;-)  Your brother is great at getting you to laugh.  The other day in the car, you were both giggling so hard, you had Daddy and me cracking up!

 You LOVE books and being read to.  I think one of your favorite parts of the day is when we all climb into Momma and Daddy's bed to read books before bedtime. 

You hair is starting to get a little long, but I just can't bear to cut it yet!  That soft baby hair never grows back the same once you cut it...

 

 

 Sweet baby, you are just the perfect addition to our family!  Watching you and your brother grow to love each other these past nine months has been so special; you both bring such joy to our lives!  Thank you, Lord, for our two precious boys!