9 months...amazing!

"Here we go again, Mickey!"

"What are you trying to get me to do, Momma?"

"Seriously, why are you making those funny faces?"

"Okay, now that one was actually funny!"

"You switched sides...but that's okay, because you're still pretty funny:)"

I feel like I write this every month, but it's been such a great month with Micah, and a very big month developmentally! He went from learning how to crawl last month to cruising around the house like he's been doing it forever this month. From crawling up the stairs to pulling up on everything to walking with the assistance of a toy, Micah is growing so quickly and learning so much on a daily basis.

Doctor stats: 19.7 pounds (38%), 28 inches (44%) and 18.8 head circumference (92%)

Hmmm...what wrong with the above stats?!? :) Micah's weight and height percentiles keep falling, yet his head circumference isn't budging from the 90+ percentile, haha. Seriously though, I asked my doctor if we should be concerned about Micah's weight and height (both of which started in the 93 and 75 percentiles, respectively), but she said definitely not...as least as of right now. He seems to be healthy and developing just as he should!

Things to remember:

• how you started pulling up on everything in sight (and with that comes lots of falls, but you have learned to anticipate that fall and are doing better at bracing for it or placing your hand down to help you)
• how you love to give mommy kisses, especially after I've been gone and returned
• how you have started to have a bit of separation anxiety...thankfully not with daddy...but you cried the last two weeks we dropped you off at nursery, at Miss Noelle's and with Dr. Natalie today
• how you had your first taste of Chipotle, fish and many other foods
• how you have become a pro at crawling up the stairs
• how you learned how to walk with your toy just 3 days shy of turning 9 months...wonder what I'll be writing next month, and if you might be learning how to walk on your own...
• how you are starting to become a much better day time sleeper, and are still holding your own with your night time sleep (even though we had a 3 week time span of 5:10am awakenings...but then I moved you up a diaper size at night time, and that seemed to do the trick)
• how talkative you are throughout different times of the day, not saying any words too clearly yet, although "dada" comes out quite often
• how sweet your smile is (with your 2 teeth showing through), especially through pieces of food because you are so happy to be eating

We love you so much Micah baby! You are already 75% of the way through your first year of life, and although I can't imagine life without you as you are a significant part of our family, it also doesn't feel like you should be this close to your first birthday. Happy 9 months sweet boy. :)