9 months and counting.....

Monday of this week, my baby boy turned 9 months old. Comments have been made that he no longer looks like a baby but is turning into a little boy. Now I understand why my mother is so sentimental about seemingly everything. He's my baby bundle of joy and while I love seeing what new tricks he has up his sleeve, I already feel as if he's partway to marrying a beautiful girl and leaving me. Sounds dumb, I know, but I find myself constantly reminding myself that God has created this process as a way of getting us to grow. So many times, I will say that God gave us children so that we can better understand how He feels about us. (This summer I kept saying about my Daycare kids, "If they would just shut-up and listen, they would see that I'm trying to show them something amazing about God's love." Immediately, I realized that maybe that's how God feels about me but, of course, in a much gentler baritone.) I realized I'm rambling but isn't that what blogs are for?

Here are some pics and fun tricks the boy has begun:
 
* You're sitting quite nicely but I still haven't gotten past the fear of you suddenly throwing yourself backwards and smacking your head (which you've been know to do).
* Solid foods are now part of your daily routine and we've even increased to two times a day, once at Grandma's and once at home. We've added together quite the list of fruits, veggies, and even some meat but it's hard to give you too much since you still have no teeth. I bought a puree machine (that also makes smoothies, yea for daddy!) and so that has become our friend as of late. 
* Instead of just rolling to get where you want to go, you've now figured out how to scoot. I guess most would call this an army crawl but you look like you're a hoppy toad since you hold your arms forward and push off with your legs to sort of roll over your arms. I'm still trying to catch you doing this on video, but I think you were built with an extra sensory to know when I'm trying to catch you on film.  Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa will just have to be patient with me until I can film it to email them.
* You are still a big ole' flirt, especially with all of the older ladies. I'm not sure what it is, but you're able to smell a grandmother from at least 10 paces.

* Nursery is becoming a regular thing. I'm not sure whether to put this under your accomplishments or mine. You're usually ready for a nap towards the end though so I've found you in tears when I've come to collect you. This seems to be hit and miss however, but I do like to see the socialization you're getting. 
* You are quite the singer/talker. During family worship time in church, if you're not falling asleep, you're bouncing around singing with gusto (you definitely get that from me)! It really is a praise and worship time for Daddy and Me to see how much you love Jesus.

You are SO loved my baby boy. There is so much you've learned already but there is so much more for you to learn. Do you suppose I should begin to start planning your very first birthday party?!