Duncan: 9 Months Old

"9" onesie made by: Cousin Trang

Duncan turned 9 months old on July 12th!

We're a little late with this post because we were on vacation (more on our fun trip to Tahoe in the next post), so we apologize! It's so amazing to me that 9 months have gone by already. Our little guy is turning into such a big boy!

What's new with Duncan this month:
-  He's a crawling master! So very, very, very, fast...
-  He's pulling up to stand in his crib, against the coffee table, book shelf,
    jumperoo... it just goes on and on...
-  He's obsessed with cords and cables. Loves to yank on them! :(
-  He LOVES eating puffs and yogurt melts. LOVES them. Just doesn't
    love picking them up. lol
-  He LOVES to eat fresh fruits: blueberries, nectarines, melons...
-  He likes avocados FINALLY!
-  He likes to eat beef. Not even a wince the first time!
-  He LOVES dance time with Daddy!
-  He does not like grass. It stops him on a dime. :)
-  He reaches out his arms for us to pick him up (or just climbs up onto
    us whining). :)
-  Separation anxiety BIG TIME. We can't get away for even a second!
-  He took his first road trip! And was fairly good the whole way!

Being able to stand and not really certain about how to sit back down has been a challenge at nap time, but he's still sleeping really well at night (9 to 11 hrs!). Hopefully he'll figure out how to sit back down on his own soon and we can go back to our good naps that didn't involve me having to go in and help a screaming Duncan lay back down 2 or 3 times before he actually falls asleep. It's no fun! But I guess all the napping drama during the day wears him out because at bedtime, he usually falls asleep instantly without a peep. So I shouldn't complain! :)

Today's photo session was nearly impossible with a speedy crawler who does not like to sit still. I deserve mad props for even being able to get this many shots of the little guy. I spent most of the time chasing him down and sitting him up. It wore me out!! What will I do next month?!

Love you more than you could ever know, Duncan punkin...

Love,
Mommy