Nine is FINE for us!

Dylan is nine months old! He is barely on the percentile chart for weight, and above average for length. Just like I was at that age! :) He is into EVERYTHING!! He is exploring the entire house. He follows me from room to room!

I bought a baby pool at Babies 'R Us for a whopping $4.99 and he LOVES it! He swims in the shade and I lay out in the sun. Perfect for these hot summer days! Changes up the routine a bit!

We spent most of Memorial Day weekend at the lake house. He does not care for swimming in the lake. I think the life jacket all around his neck bothers him. He would rather be in his baby pool, free to roam as he pleases. That pretty much sums him up: wants to do things himself ALREADY!! Below: Rockin' the pearl snaps ;)

Milestones as of lately:
-You have mastered pulling up, and like to pull everything off of the tables! -When you pull up, you are starting to walk around wahtever you pulled up on: sofa, ottoman, table, etc.
-You love to play PEEK-A-BOO! It is truly the cutest thing to watch you play this game with your blankie!
-You like to pull everything out of your toy baskets, buckets, bags, etc.
-You respond to "no-no" most of the time :)
-You have started table foods: green beans, chicken, cheese, bananas, multi-grain cherrios, whole wheat bagel, pieces of ham, and diced sweet potatoes. I think ham is your favorite so far!
-You are becoming a good napper (2 naps, usually at least an hour each. No more than an hour and a half.) Sometimes it still is only 40 min. but that's ok!
-You make silly faces at random. One we call the " sour" face but it doesn't always accompany food!
-You laugh at yourself and talk to yourself in the mirror! So cute! :)
-I let you "discover" the tupperware cabinet and boy do you love it!

Jonathan played in a big golf tournament this weekend, and the "wives" went for supper each night. It was lots of fun! Dylan came to the golf course Sunday afternoon for his 1st golf cart ride. He loved it! Happy Dylan & Happy Daddy :) While we were at our dinners each night, Dylan hung out with Mawmaw & Pop, Uncle Craig & Aunt Carole, and even spent the night with Grandpa & Grandma. It was his 2nd time to spend the night away from home. (1st time with Jonathan's parents) Good thing for all of us, but still hard for Momma to do! :) When we went to pick him up Saturday morning, he was still having a BLAST!

Well, time for this Momma to go to bed!
Sleep tight, Rachel