9 months

I'm not too sure why it's so hard for me to remember to do these posts every month, but here goes:

At 9 months Thomas:

•  Wears mostly 9 month clothing, but also wears some 12 months.
•  Has now tried all the fruits and vegetables on the 2nd foods and hasn't had a reaction to any of them. 
• Got his second tooth - it's also on the bottom.  He's super stingy and won't let many people see them.  
• Loves his tongue!  He's started to stick it out and laughs when we stick out ours to match.
• Had his first trip to the Emergency Room for pneumonia and bronchitis.  Poor kid.  He took it all (including the x-ray) like a champ and was back to his normal, healthy self after a few days. The ER doctor said he'd never seen a baby that laid back when they were that sick.  (That's my boy!!)
• Lights up the room he's in.  He'll "talk" and smile at anyone who will give him attention.  
• Still hates the baby Puffs - I bought vanilla - maybe I should try a different flavor?  He gags and acts like they're poison.  
• Started standing up in his crib so we had to lower it.  He thinks he's the coolest thing ever when we walk in there and he's standing.  How can we be upset that he's not sleeping?  Too stinking cute!
• Started to have the separation anxiety thing just a little bit, but as long as you talk to him from the other room seems to be okay with it.
• Is still very attached to his pacifier - it might be harder to ween him off of it than I thought.
• Had his first Valentine's Day and was smothered in kisses from his Momma and Daddy.
• Had his 2nd overnight stay away from Momma and Daddy.  Everything was so new around him so he didn't sleep much for them.  Oops.
• Has had some sleeping issues - wakes up two to three times per night and can't always put himself back to sleep on his own - which means he's ended up in our bed quite a few times.  Not something we want to get in the habit of.
• He loves family time cuddling in bed on the weekends.  He just lays there and looks back and forth to each of us and just smiles.  He knows we're wrapped around those little fat fingers.
• This boy loves his Daddy more than anything else.  "Da Da" is the only wore he says.  When I hear Tom coming in after work I ask Thomas "Where is Daddy?" - he looks at the door and gets the biggest grins ever when he finally sees him.  There is no better feeling than knowing I picked the perfect man to have children with.  

Thomas is so much more fun than I ever thought possible.  The amount of love I have for him still surprises me daily.  To think that even a year ago I thought my life was full knowing he was on his way.  Knowing this little boy has made me a better person just by being his Momma. Even though there have been quite a few sleepless (or less than 3 hours per night) for Tom and I - we wouldn't trade anything for this little boy.  We are truly blessed and thankful to be his parents. I'll try to post some new pictures this weekend.  :)