Not crawling but...

I still haven't figured out how to keep my knees from falling out under me but I've discovered a can make a full circle. Watch me! Oh, I'm also helping sort mail in this video.

Scenes from a 9 month old boy's life

I am now officially 9 months old. I grew to 29 1/2 inches and now weigh 20 lbs and 12 oz. That puts in me the 80th percentile and 50th percentile respectively. I'm always doing something, it if isn't sleeping or eating it's playing, talking, rolling around or standing (of course I need help with the standing). I'm not crawling yet but who knows, maybe I'll skip that and just start walking one of these days. I like every food I've tried except for the plain yogurt. Cheerios are still a favorite, see below.

I love to examine everything, I feel it with my fingers, taste it, shake it. I like to bang things together and I like the toys that make noise. My teeth are so sharp, sometimes I bite right through mommy's clothes and leave a mark! Peek a boo makes me laugh every time, I even lean around the corner when I know mommy or daddy is there. I'm very ticklish around my neck, my (pot) belly, and even my feet. Speaking of feet, I like to rub them back and forth when I'm sitting on the floor. I just learned how to clap my hands.

Just another example of how I entertain mommy and daddy. See you soon.

Baby's first Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone. Evan was a very happy baby on Christmas morning, just like every morning. He wasn't all that interested in the boxes or wrapping paper, his favorite gifts were the ones he could chew on. He is a very lucky boy, though, he got so many nice gifts. He'll be the best dressed boy at daycare, he has many new books to read, and a new toy box to put his new toys. We are very blessed and hope everyone had a wonderful day.

Winter wonderland

It wasn't the first snow of the season but the first time everyone was home to see it together and we just got our snowsuit recently. Evan didn't do anything except look around, obviously we need to get a sled but he doesn't know that. We have to have fun in the snow to make up for Mommy's 4 hour commute the other day, good thing she didn't run out of gas! By the way, if you enlarge the top picture you can see my top teeth, I just got 2 more for a grand total of 6 teeth.

Compare and contrast

It was only a few short weeks ago when Evan first met Santa. His second encounter, at daycare, was much shorter and involved tears. Evan got a good look at Santa before he sat on his lap and we think that made the difference. I don't think Santa will take it personally, he knows that Evan was a good boy this year.

Big boy bathtime

As Evan got too big for the infant bath tub, Mommy and Daddy had to make some adjustments. First we did the bath in the sink which was fine until Evan learned that he liked to splash and play while getting clean. The big tub is still a little too big so he got his very own inflatable tub which keeps him happy and keeps Mommy and Daddy from worrying too much.

I like Cheerios

No matter when Evan gets Cheerios, morning or night, before or after eating, he can't wait to get his hands on them and he's getting much better at getting them from his hand to his mouth. This boy likes to eat!