9 Months!

Evan is now 9 months old. He had a great doctor's visit. He's staying along the same growth pattern at 25% for weight (19.5 lbs) and 50th% for height (28 1/2"). He is still such a sweet, sweet baby. He's learning new things everyday. He can now crawl so fast, you put him down and a few seconds later, he's heading off into another room! He likes to pull up on things and loves to stand up and walk with us holding his hands. He's eating lots of things cut up into small bites and loves to feed himself. He likes to wave to people, especially strangers in the mall...he always makes friends wherever we go! He continues to sleep through the night (which his parents are VERY thankful for!) and pretty much smiles constantly all day long unless he gets hungry:) He's saying lots of "words" like mama, dada, bubba, hey, hi, love. He knows what the word no means....I tell him lots of times when he's trying to go for the cords behind the TV. He stops what he's doing, flashes me a sweet smile, then goes back for the wires! He tries to give kisses, which just end up being a slobbery wet kiss all over your cheek, but I love it! The best thing he started doing is holding my face with his hands so he makes sure I am looking right at him, so sweet.

Evan enjoyed his very first Halloween. We made a visit to the pumpkin patch, he watched us carve our pumpkin. He got to go to our church's Halloween festival and see all the kid's in their costume. He was dressed as a puppy dog, but with our hot Florida weather, he got hot really quickly and only stayed in his costume for a little while. While his brother went trick-or-treating with a friend in the neighborhood, Evan got to stay with me and hand out candy to all the kids. I think he enjoyed seeing all the new faces!

We all love our little guy and enjoy seeing him grow and change everyday!