B-Man! You are just 2 months away from being 1 year old. How on earth?! We had your 9 month appointment several weeks ago and you weighed 20lbs 11.5oz (68%) and were 31" long (100%). You still have a big head that is perfectly round (19.02" 100%) with wispy blonde hair. We think your hair might start to curl which would be adorable but would drive you nuts. Either way...you are our handsome, happy, chatty, active baby. You make this parenting thing so enjoyable and simple at this stage. You started crawling around 9 months (in fact you first went hands and knees in the baby pool at the lake over Memorial day weekend) and quickly would crawl to the nearest object you could pull yourself up on. You just want to stand so you can see what is going on and also be closer to your sisters level. Mealtime is your favorite still! You rarely turn down food but I think you have a high metabolism like the rest of us and burn it off quickly before the next meal. We went down from 5 to 4 bottles per day with 3 meals and snacks through the day. You really enjoy the sippy cup so far. And my oh my...my favorite....your laugh!!! It is like sweet sweet music to our ears when we get you going. I could listen to it for hours on end. Daddy will make faces, Teagan plays peek-a-boo or mommy will tickle your toes and you give the loudest belly laughs. Please stay happy, buddy!
We are a different set of parents this time around but one thing that remains the same is we will protect you yet empower you as you continue to grow. We will have a lot of fun and I promise to continue to provide a happy, safe, balanced and nurturing childhood for you. You will only be a baby for such a short short time but I will cherish these early days and months that you reach out for me, grab my nose, yank at my necklace, snuggle into my chest and smile at anything. I really soak up the evenings as your long, lean body just melts into me as I read or sing to you. The days can be long and literally non-stop from start to finish but I always get an incredible sense of calm as I kiss your head each night. We just love you to pieces!! I can't wait to continue watching you grow.
XO,
Mom
We had such a blast having Breckin (and family) come out to Colorado for Mother's Day. You can set Breckin down and he's happy getting to whatever and wherever he can. From what we could see only 3 things can make him sad (justifiably so): Dirty diaper, Late for a meal, and a toy taken away from him which is not immediately replaced with another (Teagan is an expert at this)! Breckin and family are both lucky and blessed to have each other!
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