Month 9... and the love, (and entertainment), still grows!

A little nine month old Santa and Rudolph came to play on this nine month birthday!  Wow, nine whole months have whizzed by!  The fun we have each day is limitless and we are cherishing each moment... even the challenging ones that involve dog food and repetitively going back to things we have said "no" to.  They are getting more independent and we are proud of that.  We encourage them to do and explore anything they want and if they fall and bump their heads maybe they won't try it that exact same way again but explore a different way of going about it.  Benjamin is in twelve month clothes now and Abe is still hanging on to some six month but a lot of nine month ones.  I think we have a great pair containing a full-back and a receiver.  Love them so much and still look into their eyes or watch them sleeping and stare in awe that they are ours- each their own person but more-so God has granted them to us to raise and love on.  We are so blessed! 

 Love love love that belly!  That's from a ton of Banana Nut Cheerios, a favorite of his!

 Benjamin has a matching big belly to Abraham's from all his yogurt he loves!

 Rudolph was in the back getting handfuls of dirt out of our tree and throwing it on the floor.

 

Busted! I tell them all the time they are lucky they are so cute with all their rolls and fat cheeks or they'd get in A LOT more trouble! 

 This little nine month old Santa has a bag of tricks! This is his signature move, gravity defying!

 

 Their curiosity is at it's highest these days!

Crawling, mastered (Abe is still a little shy of "mastered" but getting better everyday)

Pulling up, mastered

Tasting dog food, mastered

Tasting Palmer's dog litter, mastered (this was a repulsive moment-yuck!)

Throwing a fit because we took a toy away, definitely mastered

Giving us hugs, mastered

Communicating with us, better

Four teeth, mastered
Abraham's stranger-danger anxiety, better

Lay down for naps while awake and putting selves to sleep, mastered most days

... and many many more accomplished and in the works still!

Love to all, and many blessings to everyone this Christmas!

M

Walking, oh walking... we'll see what happens in this month!