9 Months Old

   So Big C is 9 months old! I can't believe it! He is growing so fast. So fast, in fact, that I didn't even have time to take a monthly picture when he turned 8 months old :(. Mommy guilt right there! So this month I made sure to take a 9 month picture right away and am even going one step further by writing his update today as well! 

Big C at 9 months:
- He has 6 teeth (all 6 actually showed up between months 7-8....no more since then!)
- He is a very speedy crawler! 
- This past weekend he learned how to pull himself up and now enjoys viewing the world from this taller vantage point (he seriously pulls himself up onto everything already!) 
- He still hasn't had his 6 month needles because each time we have brought him in to the Dr.'s office he has either had the flu or a cold. Hopefully we will get this done tomorrow since there are cases of Whooping Cough in our area (and that's the vaccine that he needs).
- He is a drooler...like we are talking the Niagara Falls here! 
- He is a biter...last week he took a chunk out of my shoulder...OUCH! Has anyone else had this problem with their little one? How do you teach him (at 9 months) to stop? He doesn't do it maliciously...he is just exploring and using his new teeth. 
- He is a mommy's boy - he seriously will just sit and cuddle with me at anytime! This is such a treat for me because Pj was not a cuddler at this age. 
- He has a very cute chuckle/giggle that he uses regularly...it makes his whole body shake and tremble. 
- He is very ticklish! 
- He is very smiley! No matter where we are people stop to smile and chat to him and they always comment on how cute his smile is.
- He loves his sister and is loved by her (although she doesn't love having him interrupt her playtime now that he can crawl)
- He typically sleeps through the night (12 hours - 7:30pm to 7:30am). He is such a good napper and either has an hour morning nap and a 2 or 3 hour afternoon nap or has only one afternoon nap for 3 or 4 hours.
- He is very inquisitive and loves to explore and get into things (all the things).
- We are working on him recognizing the word "no"..and in the past couple of days he seems to be starting to understand and will leave something alone if we say "no" to him! 
- He plays very well and spends about 1 hour in the playpen each day playing on his own (now if only Pj would play quietly on her own at the same time!).
- He is eating better now: he still nurses about 4 or 5 times a day, but is eating two full meals of pureed food/mum mums/little pieces of cut up food. He loves fruit. He makes very funny faces whenever he tries something for the first time. 
- He knows how to cry to get Momma's attention but will stop as soon as I pick him up ( how does he know how to do that already?!!)
- He is the perfect addition to our little family.
- He gives the best cuddles. He'll wrap his little arms around your neck and lay his head on your shoulder... its so sweet.

Big C standing in his playpen! We were so excited! (That's Pj's excited face!).

   We love our little Big C. He is such a fun, happy, sweet baby boy. I can't believe how quickly he is growing up. Already I have started thinking about his first birthday. I think I'll cry (lol). I love my kiddos but I do feel like they aren't little for a long enough time!