9 Months Old

Carter has officially been out of the belly, as long as he was in!  I don't even remember being pregnant.  If you had asked me that 9 months ago you would have seen me walking three miles and eating spicy food, trying desperately not to be pregnant anymore.  Not even a thought in my mind now.  That C-section I remember perfectly, not the best time of my life, but look what I got in return!  I made a collage so that you all could see the process of getting a 9 month old to sit and smile.  Lots of out takes.

Went to the doctor on Monday.  She said he is doing great!  Stats for this month: 18 lbs 6 oz (20th %)  28.5 in (50th %)

Things to remember about Carter at 9 months:

*Lots of teeth cutting
*crawling all over the place, pulling up on everything, and always trying to go after the T.V., heaters, and carbon-monoxide detector.  We are definitely getting a workout.  Still the army crawl.  I asked the doctor about it and she said it was fine.  When we got home I sat him down and he immediately took off crawling on all hands and knees.  He stopped and looked at me and then continued army style.  It was like he heard me talking about him and wanted to say, "I can do it, I just choose not to."  Definitely my child:)
*Eating chunkier food and starting to eat what we are eating for dinner.  Ready for his first Thanksgiving!
*Talking all the time,  only real word is still dada.  Even looking at Niles and saying it sometimes
*Likes to snuggle into anything soft, really cute.
*dancing to music
*waving, not at hello and good-bye
*hates to read (breaking his mommas heart)
*Loves being tickled and  upside down

Few other pics:

He was not very happy last week with all his teeth cutting.  We tried the swing again after months of not using it.  Quite a difference from 9 months ago.

Watching it snow and eating breakfast

 Cowboy boots don't quite fit yet, soon...

I really wanted a pic where you could see the turkey on his bum, and his face.  My model delivered.  This pic was easier to get than him sitting in the chair! (Niles is not a fan of this outfit! Grandma H may have sent a few with Santa on the bum so he has to get used to it!)

I also forgot to say a big Welcome to the world Claire Long!  Last week was suppose to be her due date, so I'm not that far off!  Look at this beautiful pic of the Long family that I once again stole, hope I'm not breaking major copyright from your photographer ME.

Have a great Thanksgiving!