standing and crawling!

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Standing up by the couch! I can't believe how fast the time is going!  James was 9 months old this last week, and I am just astonished at how much he has changed these last few weeks.  We had has well-baby check up today and he was a whopping 20lb 6oz and was 29.5in long. He was in the 50th percentile for weight and 75th for height (his head was in the 75th as well.)  This is pretty on target from what he has been.  Here is a list of what James has been up to:

• Can crawl around like a mad man!
• Pulls himself up and stands for a few seconds
• Eats baby food as well as food off of our table
• Nurses before naps and at bedtime and has bottles with meals
• Can use the sippy cup, but only when laying down
• Can pick up food and put it into his mouth (using only his thumb and pointer finger)
• Takes two 1-3hr naps a day and sleeps from 9pm until 7am almost every day.
• Wears size 3 diapers
• Wears 12 month clothes
• Follows his dad around, no matter where he goes (even into the bathroom!)
• Puts EVERYTHING into his mouth
• Loves to explore and touches everything new with his pointer fingers.
• Laughs every-time we play patty-cake
• Cries every time we put him in his car seat, but is fine once he is in.
• Could sit and watch Baby Einstein / Baby Babble for hours
• Loves reading books, and sits perfectly still until the book is done
• Would be content with shoelaces and belts for toys
• Is the sweetest, happiest baby I could ask for.

This pictures shows his determination and love of strings.  While standing, he discovered that he could use his head to brace himself so he could play with the strings on his pants!  James has gotten so astute that every time I wear a sweatshirt he looks for the strings to play with.  If the sweatshirt doesn't have strings, he just touches the place where they would normally be and gives me a look like "what the heck, mom, where are the strings!"


This picture shows a little too graphically the nasty runny nose he had a few weeks ago... but it was a super cute picture, so I'm choosing to ignore the snot :)


I turned my back for one second the other day, and James had crawled his way under the kitchen chair and couldn't get out.  He cried for about 10 seconds before he realized there were strings under there that he could play with.


This is his, "I'm tired, and it's time for a NAP look"


James intently looking at the carpet (probably at how dirty it is :)

Well I keep trying to post a video of him crawling, but it hasn't been working.  maybe tomorrow it will let me.  I also have some picture of my beautiful new nephew to post.  We went to Brookings for Easter and got to spend time with Nate's side of the family.