9 months old...

As you can see we needed a little help from daddy this time so we could see the 9 month card.

Stats from our 9 month check up...

WT- 21 lb. 6.5 oz (70%)

HT- 28 inch (45%)

HC-18 3/4 inch (97%)

Colton's eight months happenings...

* Pulled up on the coffee table at Nanny and Grandads. (Mommy and daddy missed this.) Since then tries to pull up on everything whether its possible or not and pulls up holding onto your fingers.

* Has 4 bottles and three "meals" with an occasional snack. He likes the baby food and being fed more than finger foods.

*Tried meats but doesn't like them near as much as fruits and veggies.

* Had his first real people food...a french fry. The more he has the more he loves 'um.

*Choked for the first time! What a scare!

*Not crawling yet, but if he wants something he will get to it.

*Found the entertainment center the other day. That will be fun once he realizes how much he can get into.

*Enjoyed (and slept through) his first tip to the Rodeo.

*Got his first pair of cowboy boots while visiting Meemaw.

* Still sleeping through the night. Goes down about 7 or 8PM and wakes up around 7 or 8 AM (unless we wake him early on work days.) He now is addicted to being rocked and will not put himself to sleep...bad mommy for getting him use to that!

*Has a great nap schedule. Usually naps anywhere from 1-3 hours in the morning and has a short nap in the afternoon.

* Got his second tooth.

*He is becoming a much lighter sleeper. He will wake up to random noises and hates being moved while he's sleeping. There's no more falling asleep in the car and laying him straight down in his crib. If we are out and its past his bedtime and he does fall asleep in the car (which you can pretty much count on) he wakes up and is ready to party, sometimes for hours!!!

*Waves a lot. Not necessarily at people, and never when you ask him to, but randomly he will wave. The other day he spent about 3 minutes waving at the lights in Dillards.

* Had his first cough. We are now thinking it was allergies. It didn't slow him down much but it sounded pretty awful.

*Says "dada" all day everyday and even repeats it sometimes. We know he's not sure of what he's really saying but we love to hear it. The other night I even got a "momo" and cried when I walked away from him playing on the floor. "Momo" is close enough for me!!!

I feel like I blink and the months pass. Colton is such an awesome baby. He loves to be out and about. He's happy most of the time. He loves to play, as long as your sitting right next to him. He has an incredible laugh and you never know what will trigger it. We enjoyed our spring break together, it was so great to spend every day with him. His 8 month happenings may only be exciting to mom and dad and maybe his grandparents but its my documentation from the days that fly by way too fast!

We hope your last month was as full of life as ours!!!