nine months

i just can't believe that dexter is already 9 months old. these months have passed SO quickly.

at nine months, dexter is:

-pulling to stand, and 'cruising' side to side when holding himself up.

-using his walker and loving it! he likes to go fast, especially when he's on the hardwood floors at his nana and paw-paw's house.

-eating lots of solid foods. he likes biter biscuits and pretty much anything he can feed to himself. he grabs the spoon and tries to feed himself when mommy and daddy are feeding him...he's trying to gain his independence already.

-starting to babble a lot more. i don't think it will be long before he is saying actual words. i am crossing my fingers for "mama!"

-getting even more teeth. he has 2 on top and 2 on bottom, but i see 2 more coming in on bottom and 1 more poking through on top, for a total of 7!

-starting to enjoy tv shows, such as 'the backyardigans' and 'blue's clues'. mommy sometimes lets him watch 2 shows a day. they usually only keep his attention for a few minutes at a time.

-loving max (the cat) and wanting to pull his tail. mommy has to watch him very carefully to make sure that nobody gets scratched!

it's time to (tear!) start planning his first birthday party. we are going to keep it pretty low-key, just family and a few friends at nana's house. i am undecided about a theme. i do know that we are going to be keeping it very simple! i don't want him to be overwhelmed.

how time flies...

i can't believe how quickly time passes. dexter is almost nine months old! he's getting so big now...crawling, and pulling up to stand. he is eating solid foods and wants to try everything that mommy and daddy eats too. the only food that he has not liked so far is mashed potatoes. i think it was the texture that bothered him. i don't think it will be long before he is talking and walking. he says "da da da da da da" which doesn't seem to mean anything at all...although adam would like to believe that he's saying 'dada'.

this week he's had a bit of a cold, but no fever. i've been giving him children's benadryl to help with the coughing and sneezing. he's also cutting a third tooth on bottom and possibly a third one on top, and his gums seemed to really hurt last night.

last night was a rough night. we were up all night long, but i didn't really mind. i was more upset that dexter was feeling bad, and that we were possibly keeping adam awake. (he had to get up very early today.) dex is going to clay county to stay with adam's mom this weekend, so i hope that there won't be any repeats of last night for her this weekend. if she calls to say he's feeling bad, i will want to go get him! i miss him so much when he's gone...

i just downloaded picasa. i've always liked taking and editing photos. this is a cute one i snapped of max the other day.

so, i started a blog. mostly to post things that i would like to remember about dexter's growing up. i am not good at keeping up with the baby book, so perhaps i will be better at this. hmm...