9 month check-up

Doc was 21 lbs 12 oz and 29 inches today. He's walking everywhere with support of the furniture. I was pretty excited last week when he started babbling "mamamamamama" over and over and sometimes at quite appropriate times (early in the morning when he wants out of his crib). He likes to play games and will often instigate. He likes to be chased so will start crawling away and screaming then stop to look over his shoulder to make sure I'm following. Greg showed him how to use a stool to get up onto our ottoman. Now Doc will push his car (diaper box with blankets and pillow) up to something he wants to be taller against and use the fluff for extra height. He crawled all the way up our huge stairs without help (my heart was still racing).

He is quite the chow hound when given foods he enjoys. Lately he's been eating cheesy eggs, grapefruit, large curd cottage cheese, and any kind of yogurt (he really likes Fage). Most baby food he completely rejects unless bribed with baby cheetos. He will still eat the tart fruits, like mango and apricot, mixed with cereal once I sneak in the first bite and he realizes that he likes it.

Everyday there are so many changes. You can see him learning; pondering new things, debating new actions. He understands so much now. You can speak an entire string of words to him and see that he is thinking about how to respond. He's growing so fast. I always try to take full advantage of the baby he is right now because I know it won't last much longer.