9 Months

***For my journal.

I can't believe that Dallas is already 9 months old. Enough said.

He is growing more and more every single day. We are in size 2 diapers by day, and size 3 at night. (took a few leaks for me to realize that he needs a bigger diaper at night....slow learner) He can still fit into 6 month clothing, but is so tall that even the 9 month clothing looks short on him! He's a skinny kid. We go for his 9 month check up on Monday and I'll post his stats then.

He loves to eat real food and usually likes what we give him. Sometimes he's not too fond of veggies, and gets quite offended when I feed him beans. It's quite funny. I think he takes after his mom and loves spices. Sometimes I'll give him a few bites of what I'm eating and he loves it. I hope he stays a pretty good eater.

He is moving EVERYWHERE! He's not crawling yet, but can leap forward and scoot or roll to get anything he wants. No more putting him on my bed or somewhere where I can't watch him all the time. He wants to walk, and I'm sure run---it will happen sooner than later.

He is sort of sleeping through the night. I think he is growing because he has started to wake up again and want to eat. I am hoping this ends soon as we all know that I need sleep! Often times when I come to check on him at night, he is face down in bed. He loves to sleep on his belly. This scares me and I turn him over. Then I fret all night that he is going to suffocate and Toby will tell you that I've gotten up many times to see if he's breathing. Will I ever stop being paranoid???

He LOVES being outside. We go for walks almost everyday-even if it's just to the mail box and around the apartment complex. If it's sunny, we'll go to the park and swing. It's so fun to see how happy he gets when he's on the swings. He loves to play at the park and see other kids.

Still loves to read books and will sit by himself and open them. He doesn't chew on them yet! I hope to teach him not to eat the books and so far, he's doing good.

He knows some sign language. We're working on "all done," "more" and "yeah!"

He loves his dad and me too, I think. I never in my life thought that motherhood would be so hard. I look around at other people's blogs and they seem to have this mothering thing down just so and that their children are perfect. I know that we only write what we want people to read, but it still makes me wonder if I'm the only one who has troubles sometimes. I hope that I become the perfect mother someday, but it will take me a long time to get there. I guess a few more babies will help too. Despite a few days of wishing I wasn't in this full time job, I truly do love Dallas. He makes me so happy and I am amazed at the little things that bring him joy. He is a beautiful baby!

***9 month photos to come soon. We still have some nasty colds in my household and you can see it in his face that he doesn't feel very good. Hopefully we'll be getting better.