Nine Months

Today marks the day that Ty has been in this world as long as he was in my tummy! I can’t believe he’s nine months old! I know it’s so cliche, but the time really does FLY by! I love watching him grow and seeing him explore the world around him. He likes to use his index finger to touch everything! I like to think of it as his “learning finger;” Corey calls him E.T! I’m trying to think of my favorite thing about this stage, but everything is my favorite! And every new age (phase) is just as great, if not better, than the one before!

Ty has become such a little boy! He rolls around on the floor, climbs over things (and people), giggles at the funniest things (mommy making sheep noises, for example), loves to be tickled, and is very interactive. He loves to knock down “towers” that I build out of his blocks. He used to do it with his hands but now he likes to do it with his mouth too! (He thinks that’s the funniest!) And he has become a speedy crawler! He rarely stays in one place, unless it is some place that he knows he is not supposed to be (in drawers or holding onto the bookshelf in the living room)!

Ty loves, I mean LOVES, taking baths now. The child cries when I take him out! He splashes and plays with his little, rubber duckies. And he loves the water! We also love being outside together! We go for lots of walks, and when we are outside on a pretty day, he kicks his legs and flails his arms out of sheer joy and happiness! (That’s how I feel on a warm, sunny day, especially after this long, cold, icy winter!)