Nine Months!

Griffin has now lived out of my belly basically as long as he lived inside of it! Crazy! In so many ways it seems so much longer, and yet in other ways it was only yesterday that he entered our lives.He is growing and changing daily, just like he should be, and has a bunch of skills that make him seems like a little kid instead of a baby.

• He is crawling. He started belly/army crawling at 7 months, and knee crawling at 8, he is everywhere now! Baby gates and shut doors keep him contained but the house is his playground.
• He pulls himself up to standing with the help of something he thinks is solid. This includes couches, chairs, tables, and our pants/legs. He has just started to walk along furniture... he is slow and tentative, but I know that won't last long!
• He is a great eater, although lately he is asserting his independence and wanting to feed himself. He can't use a spoon yet but can certainly use his fingers; beans, cream cheese, soft/cooked fruit and veggies, puffs, mum-mums, etc. If he has something on his tray he will happily eat whatever I have on the spoon. As far as what he will eat the answer is EVERYTHING! He likes pretty much everything we have offered him, from the traditional sweet potatoes and apples to mango, navy beans, and lentils he will gobble up it all.



"I can't really use this spoon, but I can try!"



"This is the first time I pulled myself up, don't I look proud1"

• He is still a shy baby; he prefers mommy or daddy over others; although lately he has been willing to visit and play with other moms at Out and About, and when well rested and fed happy to visit others if mom or dad is within eye sight. When hungry, tired, or needy mommy,and sometimes daddy are WAY better options. 

"Just when mom thinks I am a big boy I fall asleep on her lap and she puts me on the floor like this, I never let her do it again!"

It has been a wonderful 9 months, I can't wait for the next nine and all the changes that will happen, but for now I will head to bed, where Griffin is already sleeping and ready to be cuddled, gotta love my job!