9 Months

I feel like 9 months is a huge milestone and I can't believe we are already here.

My 'baby' is almost a toddler.. he is growing too fast  :(

Trenton is eating finger foods (favs are blueberries, cheese, watermelon and cheerios), he has 6 teeth (4 on top! & 2 on bottom), he is standing on his own without holding on to anything and is learning new things everyday. The teething part has been rough lately, he is not sleeping well and is up multiple times a night. Poor little guy has been in a lot of pain lately and doesn't really want to eat becuase of it. Besides that, he is doing so well. I'm sure every parent thinks this (at least of their first child) but he is SO SMART. He is an observer like my brother is. He sits, watches/listens then does. He mimics things we do, he finds things we hide, he can totally understand us.. it is so incredible to see how much he learns each day! Not to mention, he will be walking any day now. Catching him standing on his own in the middle of the room freaked us out! He just doesnt quite know what to do from there.. yet. We have lowered his crib all the way down as he stands up and is tall enough to jump that bad boy if he got really determined.

He is still such a good, mellow mannered kid. I saw him in a totally different light when he was around other babies his age a couple of weeks ago. One baby was a month younger and one a month older than him. They were both all over the place and Trenton just kind of sat back and observed. One of the babies just ran right over him, took his toy right out of his hands and kept going.. Trenton just watched and looked at me like "did you just see her?" haha. I learned so much about him that day. Compared to other kids, I saw how his personality differed. It is hard when all you know and see is your child day in and day out. I also realized that he is HUGE for his age. He is not fat, unhealthy or too chunky but he is just a BIG baby.. his hands, feet, head.. everthing. He is a big healthy boy. It was so interesting seeing him interact with other babies that were so close in age and how each of them reach the certain milestones at different times.

He shakes his head 'No' now but I'm not quite sure he knows the meaning (YET! thank goodness). We are trying to teach him to shake his head up and down but it is just not sticking, haha. How do they learn 'No' so easily and before they learn 'Yes'? He claps his hands, waves goodbye and dances to music. He LOVES to snuggle, hug and kiss (with his mouth wide open and usually making a humming sound). He is such a happy, sweet little boy and still never cries. Although, he does make a mean pouting face & has 'the whine' down for sure. I'll have to catch that one on camera.. his face scrunches up in amazing ways. It makes us laugh but he doesn't think it's funny.

We have tried to 'baby proof' the house but haven't gone too crazy. He figured out how to get the baby latch off of the kitchen sink cupboard.. lil smarty pants. He found the pots & pans cupboard which was an exciting discovery. He opens & closes every door, drawer, cupboard and top that he can find. He bangs everything and throws it on the floor. He LOVES to unplug every cord in the house and suck on it (yeah..). We have socket plugs in all the sockets but he thinks those are fun toys too. When we say 'No Trenton' he tends to laugh at us then repeat that same action 12 more times. He thinks it is a game until we distract him with something else to do. I joke that he has OCD like me (in ways) becuase he will clean the same spot with a towel over and over and over again.. he gets in this zone where you can call his name loud and in his face and he will not stop doing what he is doing. He does things repeatedly A LOT. It is probably just one of the ways babies learn.. but is pretty funny to watch. When he sees somthing he wants, no matter how far across the room, how high up or how difficult to get to.. he WILL get it. His determination is unreal. There is NO stopping him at that point.

We just love him so much and can't even imagine (or really remember) life without our little boy. Life is so FULL when you have a child.. it is amazing. It is as if we finally 'woke up' and are really living life now. He is our everything and we both just cannot wait to get home and see that smile each night. We talk about the second one sometime soon but don't have any definate plans as to when. I just already miss the little baby that he was just a minute ago. I hardly remember the days when he was 8 lbs. He is so NOT anymore.. haha.

Here is a quick peek at our 9 MONTH OLD! I really need to take more pictures.. these aren't the best but it is what i've got right now. He is just so darn cute. I just love my boys.

hugs, Momma T