9 Months

We can't believe our sweet baby is already 9 months old! He has brought us more joy than we ever have thought our lives could hold. This has been a tough month for sickness (double ear infection and a stomach bug), but our little one has been such a trooper. Griffin is really changing from a baby into a little boy. It makes me kind of sad, but proud all the same. He is moving around everywhere, and loves to pull up on anything he can get close to. He also LOVES to walk around (with help), but the Dr. told us to keep making him crawl so he learns the natural progression of walking. Makes sense, but Griff is not too happy about it. If you get your hands anywhere near him he will grab your fingers and try to get you to walk him around. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with Jason's family EXCEPT...poor Griffin had a stomach bug that he passed around to just about everyone!!! Jason and I never got it, but his parent's, sister, friends, and other family fell victim to the Griffin Bug :(. We ended up still going to Austin for the weekend and had a wonderful shopping day in Fredricksburg on Saturday and a great time relaxing with family! Here are some things Griffin is doing at 9 months:

- weighs 20 lbs. 8 oz. (37 %)

- height 28 in (39 %)

- Still has his own funny style of crawling like a caterpillar or inch worm but has gotten quite fast!

- loves to pull up on anything and everything

- loves to snuggle up with a book

- loves bath time and going for stroller rides

- not so much a fan of the nursery at the Y anymore :(

- making many sounds (dadada, nanana, bababa, no mama yet!)

- claps his hands

- loves to play with water

- can crawl up stairs

- still takes two hour and a half naps a day and sleeps 11 hours at night

Oh yeah, the pictures are from a session with had with a great photographer. Griffin was not feeling well at all and I probably should have rescheduled, but she ended up getting some really good pictures! http://www.kristinkingphotography.blogspot.com/.