9 months old

sam has officially made it to the 9-month mark with only minor bumps and bruises. this is a very good thing, because i believe his warranty has already expired. 

things i love about this 9 month old:

• he likes to dance, and i like watching him shake his boo-tay
  
• given the opportunity, he will sit and look through books, and is generally pretty careful with them (i only let him handle his own books though)
  
• when he needs something (food, picking up), he says "muh muh muh" - i like to pretend he's saying mama
  
• he looks angelic when he's sleeping, even though i know he probably had a hissy getting to sleep
  
• he lets me shower kisses down on him (especially his fuzzy, little head) and is usually content to give me a hug or two (if he's not too busy)
  
• raspberries on his neck crack him up
  
• so does my singing
  
• he just gets more fun and awesome every day

new things he can do:

• signal for more finger foods by gesturing
  
• cruise around the furniture
  
• climb stairs (not encouraged)
  
• understand "no" (but sometimes laughs and does it anyway)
  
• drop things and look to see where they fall (and get confused when i catch whatever it is before it hits the floor)
  
• and probably a ton of other stuff i'm forgetting
  

his well visit is on the 20th, so stay tuned for the stats!