Trying to get the kitty. Notice the purse of his mouth...he knows he probably shoudln't be doing this!
After bath he watches his "Your Baby Can Read" video. He always comes out of getting dressed with Daddy with something odd to chew on. This night his hair brush!
Starting to stand up on the swing.
Baby blue eyes! They are so intense. I really can't do them justice. I really need to have Katie (www.howiwonderphotography.com) come and do pictures again!
This post should actually be titled "Bumps, goose eggs, and scrapes"! At 9 months there is no stopping Pres. He is walking from furniture to furniture and loves when you hold his hands so he can walk wherever he wants. We had his 9 month check up today and it was a doozy. He has grown 4 inches since his last visit! He is not a chunker at only 19 lbs, but the doctor assures me that he is just right. He had his first flu shot today. It did not go over well. He is a fighter and a screamer. The poor sweet nurse. She takes it so personally when he cries. She has to give him a hug afterward. My concern was for the next little boy coming in. He heard Pres screaming and tearily told him mom "mommmy-the doctor must be bad, she made the baby cry." Poor thing looked terrified to go into the room as we were coming out.
This new adventure in walking has brought about a scary new chapter for us...lots of boo boos. I have used more bactine this week than I have done in years. He will just let go and try to walk. He then lands hard which ever way he falls. Yesterday it was on the baby gate. He scraped his chin pretty badly on the way down. He's a champ about the wounds though. He happily sits on the counter top while I clean and put medicine on.
We have officially ended the crying at strangers! Whoo-hoo! This is such a blessing. He now gives great big smiles to everyone who talks to him. I think he has finally realized that he likes the attention. For this reason he loves Home Depot and Publix. The sales associates at both of these stores tend to be a bit older and have a BIG thing for babies. They give him all of the cooing a little baby could ever dream of!
Funny things to remember for Pres:
You love to open and close-doors, drawers, lids, toys, books...it's rather annoying, but you love it so!
You call the cats in the cutest way...you smack your lips together and then twist your sweet head from side to side waiting for them to come.
You now will blow kisses and do it at the most random times-you literally melt me at the sweetest times.
You love to play outside as I am weeding. Occasionally you will eat the weeds!
You bang things together- your favorite are golf balls banging on the TV, wall, floor...
You have your first full tooth in and you spend all day running your tongue over it!
I know I am forgetting some things, but that is the beauty of the blog- I can add to it at any time!
