9 Months

Big 9 month old!

 

 

Happy 9 month birthday, William! William is doing so much lately. He's learned to climb up stairs, he's standing for a few seconds at a time, he's had his first cold, he has four teeth with a fifth tooth peeking out, and on and on... I am loving this month. With the holidays coming up I know it will be just like my pregnancy this time last year though... fast forward to William's due date or this year, William's 1st birthday!


Dog goes overboard.

Some William-isms...

It is funny how some old toys that fascinated William a couple months ago are now re-fascinating (if that is a word) as he develops new skills. For instance, one particular square box that makes different noises is now interesting again because William realizes he can use his pointer finger to move the round disc in the box. William also finds the most simple things around the house interesting. Tape measure, pots and pans, Maggie's collar, Maggie's dog bowls too, unfortunately! Who needs new toys when there are so many fun objects around the house??

The square box I mentioned to the left.

An oldie, but a goodie.

So many interesting things to investigate.

William seems to respond to his name more so as of late and when I scold him for doing something "bad" it's as if he is basing his response on my reaction. If I look unhappy he may change what he's doing. A new fun thing to do is stand in the tub and he may sit down if I look displeased.

Dada has now made the list of words to say repeatedly. Mama mama mama was pretty popular for some time now, but Dada is making it to #1. Dad walks in the house in the evening and it's "Dada dada dada..." We visited Matt at work this morning and we were sitting there waiting for Matt to walk back in his office. Before Matt walked in William heard his voice outside the door. William got so excited and speed crawled to the door to find his "Dada." He loves his Dada!

The toes are still crossed if he's not standing up. His eyes are still blue. A darker more gray blue. His hair is getting thicker every day. The bottom part is getting longer, so his first haircut may be just the lower portion of his hair! With all these new teeth a fun noise to make is teeth grinding!! It sounds like nails on chalkboard to me and William just laughs. Every couple weeks it's a new noise. Another fun game is peek a boo. Ask him, "Where's William?" and he does a good job of taking any nearby fabric (shirt, blanket, etc.) nearby and hides his face.

Toes crossed. For good luck?

Mr. Blue Eyes

A few firsts...

First trip to the Sanford Zoo. No lions, tigers or bears, but there were some other smaller animals he found pretty interesting!

First trip for mama and dada minus William. We went to Los Angeles, CA, while William stayed in Florida with his Grandma and Grandpa Orosz.

Hollywood

First bite of meat. William had pureed chicken and vegetables. He ate it right up.

That's all for now! Quite a bit, but every day it's something new around here. You're growing up quick, little man!