NINE months

Dixon is now 9 months.  That means he has roughly been outside my body for about the same amount of time it took to grow him in the first place.  CRAZY.  I can't imagine life without him.

At nine months he is crawling, pulling up, playing games like peek a boo with us, responds when we indicate each other vocally- "where is mommy?" or "look at daddy." He is also using mmm noises when trying to get my attention and is more likely to use ddd noises or aaa noises to get Ryan's attention. He remembers where we put his toys, diapers and clothing and is gets a bit cranky any time I put on my shoes and he isn't wearing his jacket.  We are still working on waving hello and goodbye.

We have spent much of the last month working on sleep and I think we are doing much better.  He now sleeps about 11 hours at night and usually will go to sleep without any bouncing and only a bit of screaming. We are still working on naps, which are hard because we are just getting to daycare when he really needs his morning nap.  He does know his bedtime routine and has parts he loves- bath, book, nursing- and parts he hates- diaper, lotion, and pj's.

We are still breastfeeding but it is starting to taper off.  He loves to eat and has had all kinds of baby food plus bread, tofu, mixed thawed veggies, canned beans, pasta, rice, cheerios, lentils, quinoa, blueberries, banana, and a bunch of items off Mommy's plate. If he can't have breastmilk he will drink water (preferably out of a parent's glass) and coconut water.  He does not like sippy cups.

Dixon is a very happy and easy going baby but is a little spoiled when it comes to cuddles.  Everyone loves him; the ladies at daycare, the people at our offices, random people on the street and wants to fuss over him.  We have even had several people stop and tell us how beautiful he is.  He usually loves the attention and flirts like no other.

Love you Dixon bear!