9 Months

Yes he is. Nine months already. Yet, I feel like he just joined the party! He is so so so so fun. A complete 180 from when he was a miserable newborn :) He really is smiling most of the time, giggles out loud, and my favorite- he plays with us. He really does.
He is only 9 months old, but he knows when he is funny and he does it on purpose.

Major milestones right now? Pulling to stand, and even a little cruising. 1 super giant tooth has come through on the top, and the one next to it is starting to poke through along with one on the bottom. But, he has about 4 more on the top and another on the bottom that are just begging to pop through those gums, so the poor guy must be in a bit of pain. I'm nervous to see how his teeth actually turn out- but am hopeful he has Felix's teeth to go with the good looks he got from his Daddy too!

He goes to bed around 7pm , but lately has been waking up around 5am to nurse, sleeps for another hour next to me, and then wants to play. This morning was the first time I made him cry (ok....scream) in his crib at 5am until 5:30 when he finally fell back asleep for another 45 minutes. I then went up to his room, nursed him on his couch and let him play safely on the floor while I caught a few more minutes of semi-sleep. I opened my eyes to find him standing (holding on to the couch) in front of me babbling "blah" in my face, which I think is his way of saying "boo" and laughing.

He is learning what I am teaching him!!!! Such a silly little thing, but I could not have been more proud. I taught him how to give a high-five, and he actually does it! When he started doing it consistently, I was so excited! I also taught him to do "so big" when asked "how big is levi?", and by accident, taught him how to click his tongue. He will look at me and do it from across the room and just smile. Oh you just gotta love this little munchkin! Plus, the fact that he can happily play in the playroom all by himself while Emma finishes off naptime is beyond exciting for me. And I don't consider it neglect, we all need a little quiet time in the afternoon! (I'm still watching him, just working in the kitchen while doing so......don't get worried!!)

He seems to be playing with more purpose now. He actually plays with the toy cars pushing them down the ramps instead of only trying to eat them. Loves music, rocks his whole body side to side, bounces up and down, and loves shaking the maraca or clapper toy. Oh and he claps his hands, all the time with a big grin. He smacks his lips and opens his mouth a bit just staring at us if he wants some of our food. If anyone claps hands, he is quick to follow. And finally, he is definitely a mama's boy! Starting to get a little panicky when I leave the room or leave him at the gym daycare- but not too bad. He definitely didn't like it when I held another newborn the other day! And today, while Emma was napping, he & I were playing in the playroom and he climbed up on me and completely wrapped his arms around my neck, burying his head in my shoulder. This was different than usual- he wasn't tired and just trying to snuggle or nurse, it was a full out tight squeeze and he was smiling, as if he really knew what he was doing. My. Heart. Melted.

I mean seriously! Look at him. He is such a love- and he is so much fun. Perhaps because he is just an innocent little 9 month old, but he seems to think everything is just so funny.
(I did not tell Emma to kiss him in this pic, but clearly she was doing it for the camera!)

9 months old, 22lbs, and strong!


And this little one. Looks old to me with her hair down in these pictures, I forget how young she really still is though. I find myself expecting a lot more from her now, and she is such a trooper!

Her imagination is out of control! She is always doing/talking/playing with something pretend and it always catches me off guard, every time! Even today at the library, I was getting frustrated with her because she was taking forever to just walk towards me to go out the door. And then, I realize she is pretending to put imaginary items in her imaginary purse before we can leave. And of course, gives me my imaginary items to take as well.

Posing for the camera, once again.

She is quite friendly. Today at the store we were picking out all different types of storage containers to organize her playroom. A woman walked by to browse the aisle, and Emma felt the need to let the lady know we were getting boxes for her playroom.
This is her singing face. Incase you can't tell.....it was a sweet, soft song. When I went to get her from the crib this morning she asked if I wanted to hear her new song. She totally made one up- I wish I could remember what the words were, but she was so proud!


And finally, the fake whine face. I can't stand this one, and she knows it.

Tonight before bed we were reading a book about a boy who went fishing. He finally caught some fish and brought them home to his mother. When I read the page that said "and his mother cooked the fish and they all ate it for dinner".... Emma looked at me with a funny grin and said "that's silly!" as in.... who would ever cook a fish?? I didn't have the heart to really explain it to her, especially since she is a die-hard Nemo fan right now. Plus, I can pretty much guarantee that I won't be cooking fish in our house anyways :) But now that I think about it, she probably doesn't realize where her chicken nuggets (hopefully!) come from either.....