James is 9 months old!!!!

I can't believe that this little one is 9 months old today!!!!! I really cannot believe it!!! He has changed so much in the last few months. We now have 2 teeth and he is cutting the top 4 all at once.....2 have made it through and we are anxiously awaiting the others.....this 5:30am wake up call is for the birds! He is crawling all over the place and pulling up on anything and everything. My mom was here last week and he climbed 5 stairs while they were playing in the basement!!! I am sure it does not help that he has a big sister to set the example ;) James is a great sleeper. He takes 2 naps, about 2 hours each, and sleeps 12 hours at night. He is a happy boy......he has always been so easy going, and still is...but is starting to show us that he knows what he wants. We are starting the weaning process.....it will be a long one, but I am ready.....James, not so much, but I think in time he will do fine with it. He is eating anything and everything. He wants to do all that big sister does....including eat what she eats and go where she goes. James will start Mother's Day Out in the fall!!! He will go with Claire on Tuesdays. We went to the doctor last week since mom was here to watch Claire! I will list his stats below!!!!!

9 Months:

weight: 20lbs 11 oz - 50 percentile

height: 28 inches - 50 percentile

hc: 17 3/4 - 50 percentile

the boy is very proportionate

Things that James loves to do.....

eat

play with sister, watch sister, get tickled by sister...seeing a trend here.....good thing she loves him very much too!!!

crawl and pull up on everything!!!!

snuggle after eating at night...only at night, but I eat it up!!!

give Eskimo kisses!!!

make a bunny nose

suck his thumb

try and catch bitzy...this is not her "first rodeo" so she can be hard to find at times ;)

go upstairs with daddy when he gets home from work

bite on anything he can

loves to play with anything that rolls!! balls are a favorite around here.

He can sign finished and bye bye.

He says mama and dada, but he knows that mama means me!!! He has not figured out what his other sounds mean, but he is getting the mama thing figured out! I love it!

He is getting good at saying uh-oh, but at times it just sounds like a grunt ;)

That the latest on our sweet boy! He is just a pure joy!!! We are so behind on posts. We have been traveling and I did not put the kids in any kind of childcare for the summer so I am hurting a little over here. We now grocery shop at night and go to Target on the weekends ;) I have really enjoyed not having a schedule and just playing with friends and neighbors. That being said, I do look forward to some time to myself in the near future!!!!