Theatrical Mommy: 7 Months, 8 Months, 9 Months, OH MY!

Hey Little Guy,

It has take me forever to post this, because I was waiting to load pictures. Then all the sudden 7 months turned to 8 months, which turned into 9 months... Sorry!

7 Months:

You are CRAWLING, and you are fast. Army-style, my little man. You are trying to pull yourself up, you LOVE to stand, but you need us to hold your little hands. You are so proud of yourself when you do it, too!

You still LOVE your big sister. She makes you so happy, and you just light up when you see her. Nothing makes a mother's heart sing like her two babies connect like that! You are the sweetest little guy, so fun, happy, and snuggly!

You bite me with your 6 teeth when we try to nurse, which makes me sad because I want to nurse you until you are a year old, but I'll pump and keep trying.

You have had a rough month... thrush, a double ear infection, sleepless nights. It has been crazy, but you are happy even still. You are our little sunshine!

You were Skully (from Jake and the Neverland Pirates) for your sister's birthday party.

It was really cold, but I loved how much of a sport you were!

Daddy was the coolest Cubby ever! And... he Skully-wore you!

At the park with sis... You are a little more timid when you are swinging.

Bath time with sis!

8 Months:

You are pulling yourself up and you just love to be standing. You are very opinionated, and you fight with your friend Nolie at school over toys. It is really funny. You will barrel over anyone to get to me, and you just light up when you see me. I can't even tell you how my heart bursts when I see that.

I pump. You won't nurse. You are too distracted... even when I am in a dark room with your sound on. You don't bite me anymore, but you don't want to nurse. I thought for one moment that you might still be interested, but that was one weekend only. My supply is dropping quickly. SAD FACE!

You still don't sleep great, but I can't seem to figure out why. Momma is just really tired.

Using your walker... It still frustrates you.

You would rather crawl!

You LOVE clapping and standing!

Be still my heart...

Oh, that smile!!!

You think you can do everything... including driving!

Easter Egg hunt at the Zoo... we didn't have a hat, so we put Daddy's on you... HAHA!

Where am I???

Pump it Up for one of Mollie's friend's birthdays... you are very happy with yourself!

Standing again!

Awwww! I love how sweet your sis is with you... You light up when you see her!

9 Months:

You are using your walker a lot! You love to walk up and down the hallways. You said your first real word, besides da-da. You said "di-dat," which was Mollie's way of saying Kitty Cat, and I believe yours as well! You say it after I say kitty cat when Kramer and Cosmo are near.

I think when you clap for more food - you are saying "more" in sign language. You are just very dramatic. You love to eat! You LOVE to eat. You eat basically everything we do. You are not interested in baby food. You decided after 9 1/2 months that you weren't interested in nursing still... my supply was almost gone, and all I was doing was pumping, so I decided to stop nursing... well pumping. I was really sad - you don't care. Haha! I think all you care about is eating real food all the time.

You don't sleep through the night, still, but you go back to sleep quickly after you eat. I think I have just figured out that you really are hungry. You wake up, I give you a bottle, and while you suck that down at the speed of light - I change your dipe. Then you are back to sleep. So... I'm not up for long periods of time. You do still interrupt our REM sleep, though, so still tired... but NO COMPLAINING ;-)

I get accident reports from school all the time, because you think you can walk, you like to try and bust through everything with your head. You are a force to be reckoned with. Haha! I think it is funny... and I laugh every time I sign one of those reports.