Happy 9 Month Birthday!

Let's see, what's new since last month?

• Size wise, they're about the same weight, though they are stretching out/their rolls are shrinking. I really need to measure them...it would help tremendously if I'd just put up a growth chart in their room...
• Just about all of their 12 Month jammies and shirts have been boxed up. Ditto all of their baby socks.
• Love their bouncers and morning walks in BOB.

Alex:

• Gives High 5s pretty consistently now. Sometimes I'll get a High 10 in between bites when I'm feeding him...the kid loves his baby food, what can I say?
• As for food, he prefers to be spoon fed the jars of pureed fruits, vegetables, grains, and meats. He'll eat anything we give him on a spoon. He can polish off a jar easily. He is not really a fan of teething biscuits, Cheerios, or rice puffs. He'll gnaw on fruit a bit, but only if he's in the mood.
• Has his 2 bottom teeth..we'll be carving pumpkins to match for Halloween ;)
• Stopped making smooshy face, but has become quite the ham for cameras
• Will whine/fake cry when we take away something he wants or put him down when he wants to be held or if I leave the room and he wants to see me. He's a tad dramatic...definitely could be an actor when he grows up.
• Has started showing interest in standing and holding himself up...walking, not so much
• Frequently says "Ma", "Da", "Do" (dog), "Uh oh" (used in the correct way...as in "uh oh, I just knocked something on the floor - for the 85th time")

Tony:

• Is getting so good at "walking" while we hold his hands and trying to pull himself up/take off, that I've made the prediction that he'll be walking by Halloween/11 months
• Scoots around sitting upright. I really need to get that on video...
• NOTHING makes him laugh more than doggies. It's the most adorable thing!
• Still just has his 2 bottom teeth
• Says "Ma-Mom" to everything...we're working on narrowing it down to just me...we're pretty much just down to those he loves most - me, Striker, Oskar, etc. He also babbles/yells pretty constantly. He also smacks his hands for emphasis...he's very passionate ;)
• Would rather feed himself. Not a fan of being spoon fed, especially not meats or grains...he will however, eat, gnaw, bash into his tray: teething biscuits, bagels, puffs, Cheerios, whatever else I plop on his tray.