9 months

Our little buddy is 9 months old today! 

He has hit so many milestones in the last couple weeks and seems to learn a new trick every day. His most notable milestone lately has been crawling, but here are a few other interesting facts about our boy at 9 months old:

-He's a little chatterbox. He says 'mama' all the time. We also have 'conversations' during the day where he'll go 'uh' and I'll say 'uh' back, and we'll just continue 'talking' to each other by making different sounds for a long time. I'm trying to get a good video of this to share. It is pretty funny.

-He loves to eat. I'm talking, big time. He gets food envy pretty bad if anyone around him is eating and he isn't. It's okay if it happens around people we know who will share their food (thanks, Eli!), but when it happens with random strangers at the library, well, it can get pretty ugly!

-He has started pulling up on everything. This has resulted in countless head bumps in the last several days. Most of the time he just brushes them off, but occasionally he gets one that makes him cry. He's getting tough!

On the move... makes getting pictures a little more difficult!

-Brady is extremely ticklish and loves to be tickled. His little laugh gets cuter every time I hear it. I just can't get enough!

-He is still a good sleeper. He goes to bed around 7/7:30 and wakes up any time between 5:30 and 6:30. He lays in bed with us for awhile after he wakes up and usually falls back to sleep for an hour or so. This is still one of my favorite times of day. It is so sweet.

-He enjoys our morning walks, which has become part of our daily routine since I am staying home with him. We also walk in the evenings with Blake when we can. Brady loves being outside and going for a ride in the stroller is a good way to calm him down if he's fussy.

-Willa is still his favorite 'person'. She can make him smile no matter how sad he is! They are so cute together.

-He doesn't have any teeth yet. Still sportin' that gummy smile!

-He is a very cuddly baby, which I'm hoping will last at least a little bit longer! If I'm laying on the floor and he spots me he crawls over to me as fast as he can, gives me a big ol' sloppy open-mouthed kiss on the face then lays his head right beside mine and starts sucking his thumb. It makes me so happy! He will sometimes lay with me in the glider or in the bed and we just cuddle for awhile. It is one of my favorite things. :)