Nine is Fine!

Oh gosh it has gone so quickly...It just seems like yesterday I gave Best the cup that I had written "World's Greatest Dad" on and waited as he read...and then did a double take...and then looked at me with moist eyes and asked "really?"  And then nine months later there we were:

 Best's shirt says "My Wife Rocks".  He surprised me by wearing it the day I went in to be induced(9 days overdue).  Peanut was quite stubborn though and after lots of pitocin we were sent home only to return the next day.  You bet I made him wear it again!  I really do have the best husband.  SMILE.

6 lbs 12 oz., 20 inches

And here we are nine months later:

21 lbs 4.5 oz,   28 inches

It's been so fun to watch him grow and change.  He can just stand up by himself right in the middle of the room now.  He can walk when pushing his toy car.  He claps, plays peek-a-boo, eats lots of foods and drinks from a cup.  He is nosy like his Momma and loves to crain his neck to see where people are going as they pass his nursery window.  He knows that he can get the attention of his older, furrier, brother by picking up his tennis ball or dropping Cheerios from his highchair.  He knows that if he scoots out of sight one of his parents will follow (and he stops and turns to make sure of it!).  But most important of all he knows he is loved.  And we know it right back.  My favorite thing in the world is when he is getting drowsy and puts his head on my shoulder and gently nips at my neck.  Little love bites. 

And boy does he love his daddy!

 Best plays this game with him where he pretends to be asleep with very exaggerated snoring and Peanut tries to wake him up.  Best can play possum for quite awhile until Peanut get a hold of his ear.  He is strong.  The little one.  (and you too dear!)

Another favorite (since birth) is "here it comes".  Best just puts his hand up in the air and repeats this phrase as he moves in for a good tickle.  I don't know which Peanut likes more, the anticipation or the actual tickle. 

Remember that cup I made?  See below:

Nine month check up went great!  Here we are ready to go.

 

There was a warm day this week and tomorrow promises to be nice as well.  We are ready for Spring!  I have made Peanut an Easter basket and we are ready to bask in the sunshine.  I laughed today as he crawled into the closet and pulled out his swimsuit and flip flops.  I can't wait to see him in those trunks.  With about a gallon of sunscreen on...

 

Here are just a few to share our week:

 

My little bookworm

New toy from the thrift store!  Hoping the bargain hunting skills will rub off on him...

Talking about new toy. 

Often when he speaks he will crinkle his nose and use quite an authoritative tone.  Often these dialogues will be directed to inanimate objects...

And these last two remind me of how little he still is...

 (In his little "night dress")

...and just how much growing he still has to do. 

SO BIG!

Best taught Peanut something new and it's just the cutest ever!  He asks "How big are you?" and Peanut responds by raising both hands over his head like this:

He does a little wave with both hands too. We've been working on waving bye bye to Best each morning as he leaves for work. 

   Nothing out of the ordinary this past week.  Just alot of playing, a few errands, and general housework with my little buddy.  He really makes even the most mundane tasks fun. Like when we were stuck in line forever at Wal-Mart and we just played peek-a-boo and itsy-bitsy spider and laughed out loud. I think it cheered our fellow shoppers. Correction, I know it did because they told me. Smile.

Working on our problem solving skills getting blocks in and out of the coffee can with a hole in the lid!

Laundry Helper loves to pull the clothes out of the basket and can unfold as quickly as I can fold!

Sometimes he likes to crawl right into the toy bucket...

Here he is eating a cinnamon raisin muffin.  I love it when he stops and looks right into the camera as if to say "OK Mom, here's the shot you want."

But then again, sometimes it's so great to capture him when he isn't the least bit interested in what I'm doing, but completely absorbed in his own  world...

Have a great week friends and family!