9 Months old

17lbs. 11 oz. ~ 29 inches

pulls self up ~ takes a few steps to the side while holding on the ottoman or couch ~ smiles at everyone ~ eats puffs ~ obsesses over cords ~ refuses bottles or sippies ~ laughs when people laugh ~ puts hands in the air when you say "so big" ~ claps his hands when you sing "clap, clap, clap your hands" ~ waves bye-bye ~ bites necks or toes ~ eats lint or anything else he can find on the floor and then chokes ~ sleeps more than he ever has in his life ~ loves his mama ~ cries when she leaves the room ~ prefers to be held all day long ~ crawls mostly on knees but sometimes with an army crawl ~ uses a binkie only to sleep ~ scrambles to the bathroom if the door is left open ~ tries to escape when getting his diaper changed ~ screams while getting dressed ~ follows mom around the house ~ protests when confined in his jumper or excersaucer ~ hates being sat on by his big sister ~ sits and plays with the play food from the tiny kitchen ~ consumes his medicine happily ~ enjoys eating baby food finally ~ is adored by all