Nine Months

My little guy is 9 months old today...WHAT?!  Can that be possible?  Let's take a look at what he is up to lately:

He loves to stand up to everything.  He's been pulling himself up for a few months, but now he is pulling himself up and then letting go for a couple of seconds until he falls.  In other words, he is trying to stand all by himself!  I'm not too anxious to have my baby walking, so I'm hoping this doesn't progress very quickly.  Terrible mother, huh?  Oh well...he's my BABY!

(Anna snapped this cute picture today...)

I love looking at him from behind....although he's so cute, he's never sitting undisturbed for long.  He's probably the most held (spoiled!) baby there ever was.

(Sticker, courtesy of Anna as well...)

Ryan also loves to help anyone and everyone brush their teeth.  He's been fascinated with toothbrushes for a while, so he was SO excited to get...

...this!  For his first tooth, which just happened to pop through on his 9-month birthday!  (We're late-tooth-getters in this family...)

Ryan and Nathan are best buds...I think I've said that before...

Here they are hanging out in the laundry basket (sitting on top of my freshly-washed clothes...)

Nathan always wants to take a "funny-face" picture, but he was so busy making sure Ryan had one, he forgot to make his own!

Ah...here we go-

Remember how Ryan loves to stand?  Really...since he was about 6 weeks old, he has preferred the standing position to sitting.  His latest trick is to stand on my hip when I'm carrying him around.  It is hilarious!  We look like an acrobat circus act (well, that's what I feel like anyway...)  Imagine walking around Target (and to school, and just about everywhere we go) like this:

Some other fun things about this cute boy...

*He loves the song "Fireflies" (the crazy-techno one by Owl City).  If he's crying in his carseat, all we have to do is turn it on, and he quiets right down!  Nice, while it lasts!

*He gives the best kisses.  Ryan will grab your face, open his mouth, and plant a big wet one on your cheek.  It's one of my very favorite things...

*He also gives me hugs by snuggling against my shoulder and patting my back with his hand.  It's so sweet!
*He still loves food...any food...hopefully he'll have gone up a little in his percentiles at his doctor visit on Monday...

Happy 9 months, sweet boy!