Saturday, January 14, 2012

Happy 9 Month Birthday!






It's so hard to believe Beckett is nine months old.  (I have probably started each monthly birthday post with the same opening line, and I will probably be saying that when he is 16, and 20, and 40, and so on...)  But really, 9 months?  He's the light of our lives and his personality grows more each day.

So here's what he's up to these days:
  • Cruising all over the place.  He's taken a couple of wobbly steps between Shonn and me, or to the couch, but mostly, he wants to hang on to things.
  • Eating some table foods.  He loves meats - ham, chicken, steak (we went out for dinner last night and he had a little of my steak to celebrate his bday), and even venison.  He feeds himself but has a little difficulty making it to his mouth every time.
  • Smiling, laughing, babbling (we have the recognizable mama and dada, but not really in association with us...).
  • Recognizing objects ("Where's Lexi?").
  • Recognizing himself in the mirror.
  • Reaching for faces - especially baby faces! (He will "kiss" real babies and also babies in books. We have no idea where he learned this!)
  • Showing favoritism toward certain toys (Also known as "do NOT try to take this little ball out of my hand unless you want to hear me scream!")
  • Playing independently.  (He loves to focus on manipulating small objects and also banging things to make noise.)
  • Splashing and loving bathtime. (He really loves his mini rubber duckies and also this floating, singing duck Uncle Jay got him for Christmas.)
  • Snuggling.
  • Singing.
He's such a happy baby and we are so blessed.

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