9 Month Update

Although it makes me a little sad to see the 'baby-ness' of Cooper slowly fading away, it is pretty exciting watching him grow and change and learn... He is now nine months old and surprising us every day.

Is it okay for a mom to think there was never a cuter baby ever born?

Here are a few of the cool things that this past month has brought:
-Two teeth!  Cooper has both of his bottom middle teeth now.
-Crawling!  He has explored just about every inch of the upper level of our house now.  He hasn't tried to open any drawers or doors yet... but soon those baby-proofing latches are going to come out of their boxes!
 -Drinking from a straw-and boy, is he proud of this.
-Eating more finger foods like pieces of banana, french toast, pancakes, watermelon, potatoes, even some apple pie!  He still likes pretty much everything he tries.
-He's just starting to wave bye-bye in the last couple of days.
-Still taking three short naps per day, except on the weekends when we think his body tries to catch up on sleep... then he usually takes two 2-hour naps!
-His favorite toys these days are plastic plates, bowls, and a rubber-handled cooking spoon.  His toys are old news--he loves boxes, magazine pages, books, mail, bottles, and shoelaces.  Who knew there was no need to invest in toys!?!?
-He has figured out that we're not gone when we leave the room... sometimes he crawls after us into another room.
-Still lots of jabbering, but no real words yet.
-He's grown or growing out of most of his 9-month clothing.
-He loves being a streaker... during diaper changes or after his bath, he loves airing it out a little bit!
-He survived his first cold.  We only had a Booger Boy for about five days, and then he cleared up!

Enjoy a couple of pictures from the past month...

Streaking!

 

 

 

Cooper's current favorite toys

Yummy watermelon

9 months old!