9 months old!

How in the world is my precious tiny baby already 9 months old?!?!  He has been in this world longer than he was in my belly and that is just crazy.  I still feel like he JUST got here.  And he's not so tiny anymore, ha.  The past 9 months have been the most fun, most challenging 9 months of my life so far.  I think little brother is making it his job to keep me on my toes.  I love this boy to the ends of the earth. 

 

We went to the pediatrician last week and here are the stats:

Height: 29.25" (80th percentile, no kidding! - don't know where he got that from)

Weight: 21 lb 14 oz (70th percentile - he lost a little weight after surgery.  I'm sure he will make it up in no time)

He started eating table food last week and so far his favorite is the brown rice and he is a big fan of chicken too.  Sweet, sweet boy.  He has been my shadow this week and will magically appear no matter what room I am in.  He says ''mama", "dada", "bu-bah" {whatever that is} and the newest is "ga-gah".  He will talk gibberish non-stop too.  :) So far his 2 bottom teeth are pretty much grown in and the 2 top teeth are almost there.  I feel like my baby is slowly slipping away and I know that sounds crazy because he is still technically a 'baby' but he is gaining more and more independence each day {that is a good thing, I know!}. 

He is still just the happiest baby and he is still completely smitten with his big brother.  They actually play together right now and it is the sweetest thing to watch.  I guess technically Davis just follows Colin around but Colin is so gentle with him, sharing his toys and showing him how to play with them.  I know at some point they probably won't play so nice all the time so I am soaking it all in now.

Davis started crawling a few weeks ago and he is already a pro at pulling himself up and now he wants to push the walker/cart thing.  I am not ready for that yet and am selfishly hoping he will slow down a little, but who am I kidding?  My little mister man is growing so fast.  I am still not used to seeing those top 2 teeth in his mouth!  In the picture below I caught little brother mid-laugh and I know his pj's look too small.  They are too small and they are size 12months...I think this boy is going to be a football player.

Happy 9 months to my handsome little boo bear.  I am so thankful for your presence in this family - you have completed us in a way I didn't even know we needed.  We love you more than words.