Nine Months Old

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Grayson Boy-
Happy summer, baby boy! Mommy was soexcited for summer to come so I had a chance to spend three glorious monthswith you. You learn things so fast, and I just want to be able to see them forthe first time...rather than being told by Daddy and Grandma all of the funtricks you have mastered in your day.
 ·       At your 9 Month appointment you weighed in at 21pounds 8 ounces, right in the 66th percentile. However, you were 29.5 inches-ranking up in the 86th percentile. You’re tall bubbers- that we already knew. You’restill mostly in 6-9 month shirts and size 3 diapers, but you need 9-12 monthshorts or pants, because as Daddy pointed out you are not preparing for anyfloods. ·       This month you started asserting yourindependence- you want to feed yourself, brush your own teeth, dress yourself-all of a sudden and at once. You let me help you get the shirt over your head,but you want to put your arms through yourself- or you have yourself a minibreakdown. Same with tooth brushing- you’ll let me brush them for about 30seconds before you wield the brush yourself. I swear, the way you like to brushyour teeth I won’t be surprised if you decide to be a dentist someday.Literally every time you go into the bathroom, you're begging at the sink tobrush away.
·       You took your first little baby step (and Mommagot to see it!) at Haley and Jeremy’s house. You stepped from the couch to thecoffee table, and were so proud of yourself. Mommy cried, and Daddy yelled becausehe missed it. ·       You also associated your first word this month!Daddy was asleep with you on the futon in your room, and when I walked in towake him you woke up instead. You looked up at me with those pretty blue eyesand said "Mama" with a big old grin. I swear little boy, you made memelt into the carpet. I was your first word, and for that when you turn 16 youcan pick out any car you like. You have since said Dada to Daddy and Nana toGrammy. You made both of them cry, but I was always quick to remind them that Iwas first.
·       Other tricks we are working on is so big,waving, and high fives. If we say to you "How big is Grayson?" youlift your little hands above your head as we say "Soooo big!"Sometimes you even lift your arms and look at us as if you say, "Well, howbig am I?" You wave, but it’s mostly backwards and you give high fiveswhen you feel like it. We're definitely in the early stages of mastering thoseskills.
·       You drink water from a sippy all day long, andhave been working on taking the fork out of our hands to feed yourself. Itmakes every meal take 10 times longer, but it’s so cute to see.
·       We started our summer bucket list, and have beendoing all kinds of fun things together. I hope you look back on all of this somedayand say that you are glad we did so much stuff with you- we really want you toknow how much we enjoy you and enjoy being your Mommy and Daddy. We want tomake sure you have all kinds of fun experiences and memories- so we refuse tothink that you are too little to enjoy things and are just trying to expose youto as much as we can.
·       Gizzy has made up to you a bit this month- sheactually lets you play with her! You crawl around dragging her sock puppy andshe chases you around in slow motion. She loves you, that’s easy to see; she’sjust not too fond of you stealing her attention or pulling on her ears. Sinceyou've started to eat more food and are kind enough to give her bites- shereally likes you more than she did a few months ago.



Bubbers, I can'twait to do more fun things with you as we spend every day together. Im lookingforward to our first vacation as a family, and seeing you learn to walk. Im soblessed to have such a sweet, smart, funny little boy to call mine- even if Ido have to share you with Daddy. XOXO, Mommy