how can he be nine months old?!

This is not possible. My baby is nine months old? Where has the time gone? I love all of the fun new things he is doing, but I miss his itty-bitty former self.

Max is a sitting pro. This month he has gone from being pretty wobbly and leaning on his hands for support to being confident as can be. I don't worry about walking away from him while he sits anymore, and I don't even put pillows behind him in case he topples over. I don't quite trust him around the tile, but other than that, he is doing great!

I think the idea of crawling has at least crossed his mind. A few days ago, we were all laying in bed (we always bring Max in our bed in the morning) and Max kinda got up on his hands and knees! I was so excited. He has only done it once or twice since then, but I am glad to see he is at least considering crawling. Until then, he is perfectly happy rolling all over the place (literally across the room) and he can spin himself around on his tummy to see whatever he is interested in.

Teefers, Toofers. So far he has two adorable bottom teeth, and his top left one should be breaking through any day now! We noticed while we were in Seattle that his top gums were super swollen, but today is the first time we have seen any signs of that little pearly white. We can see a hint of tooth about to poke through on one little corner. It is still weird to me that my gummy mouthed baby has TEETH.

Especially thanks to the upcoming teeth, SLEEPING has been oh so fun. The last few days he has had a rough times with naps, and he has been waking up more at night. The funny thing is, he sleeps a lot better if he is with one of us. Last night he woke up after being asleep for only an hour or so, so I fed him again and laid him right up against Danny's back and he slept for hours. I finally moved him to his crib when I went to bed, but I loved seeing my two boys snuggled up together. It was so sweet.

Max is talking away! He has been a noisy one for quite a while, but he is staring to throw some da's and goo's in with his long strings of vowels. It is sooo cute! I love listening to my little boy's babbling.

Fooood. Max eats baby food once a day, usually around dinner time and then nurses before bed. We are hoping to keep increasing the solids, but I am not as patient as I should be, and sometimes it's just easier (and less messy!) to nurse. Max still spits out a lot, so we feed him the same bite multiple times. He does a lot better with his favorites though, especially oatmeal/fruit mixes. He also likes those freeze dried fruit things and he is half decent at getting them in his mouth, although quite a few end up out of reach below is high chair too.

New favorite but forbidden toys: cell phones and the lap top cords. And he gets mad now when you take things away from him, no more of that "out of sight, out of mind" mentality. Bring on the attitude!

He loves his Daddy! I love that Max knows and recognizes me, but I especially love that he does the same for Danny. He always laughs and grins and gets so excited when Danny gets home from work. It is absolutely heart melting! Danny is such a sweet, hands on Dad. We are so lucky to have him. Earlier this week, Max laid perfectly content with Danny on the couch watching football for a good hour. Great! Now I am going to have two people to argue over the channel with! Max really loves his Dad and it is the best thing ever to watch.

Max continues to be such a happy, content, smiley baby. Everyone always comments on how good natured he is, and it's true! Even while he is teething, he is always laughing and happy. I had mentioned to one of our neighbors that he had been a little fussy and wanting to nurse a lot because of the new tooth, and when they came over for dinner, she was like "this is him teething?" He really is such a sweet boy. I couldn't wish for anything more than our son, just as he is. We love him so much!