9 months!

James is 9 months old!!  He weighs 18 pounds, 14 ounces and is 29 inches long!  I probably say this every month, but 9 months is my favorite age so far!  He has really starting exploring things and is crawling all over the place.  He loves to pull up on anything around him: tables, chairs, couches, mommy, etc. 

 

At 9 months, James is eating a ton of food!  He still has about five 6 ounce bottles a day PLUS fruit and oatmeal for breakfast, vegetables for lunch and dinner, and sometimes a snack of yogurt in the afternoon.  He loves pureed food.  Not so fond of any food that is not pureed.  We will continue working on that :)

 

He is still such a happy baby and loves to play outside, read books, and watch Mickey Mouse on TV.  He also loves to point at everything and everyone!

 

Over Memorial weekend, we went to the beach for the first time and he LOVED it!  He loved the pool, the beach, didn't really love the ocean but he will one day.  I will write about our beach vacation in another blog though :)

 

Last Friday, we went to the park in our neighborhood with my cousin and her cutie pie kids.  James loved the swing and the "tunnel" on the play ground.  Here's a picture of him exploring...

 

 

I wish he could stay this sweet and innocent forever!  He is growing and learning so much everyday and we are having a blast watching him!