9 months old

Hi Everyone!!! I am 9 months old! 3/4 of a year, and life is fun. It's been a very productive month. I can do all sorts of things I couldn't do on my last update. I'm getting huge. My doctor gave me the news that I'm not going to be able to be a jockey when I grow up. Guess I'll have to enjoy the Kentucky Derby from the grand stands. I weigh 20 lbs 10 oz (53rd percentile) and am 30.5 inches tall (97th percentile) Now that I can stand I get to be "inches tall" not just "inches long." That leads me to my new tricks. I can crawl and pull myself up. Watch out world - I'm mobile. I finally get to eat some food that isn't mush. I love to feed myself with my hands which sometimes lead to my using food as hair products, but who doesn't love a kiwi-smelling baby? I have three teeth in and the fourth poking through. Getting teeth is really hard work. I've been drooling and chewing on everything (even the furniture) for months just to get these four. Here's some pics from this month.

Chewing on my toys - shocker!

Look out Garci. I'm on the move.

Can someone please open this door and come play with me in my corral?

Daddy, you're so silly.

Mom-mom and G-pop visit

Mom-mom and G-pop came to visit! It's been so long since I've seen them. Mommy tells me that Mom-mom was sick, but now she's better. That makes me happy 'cuz now they can get on a plane and come see me. We had a fun-filled weekend going out to dinner, swimming in the pool, playing in my new crabby pool... Oh and of course I did a lot of my usual - sleeping, eating, sleeping some more. I think I got my sleeping skills from G-pop. I found him sleeping on the couch a time or two. Here's a look...

Hangin' at the pool.

Look at my cool crabby!

Oh my! What happened to my hair?

Jumping with G-pop.

Whew! I need a nap.