9 months!

Léo is now 9 months old. He's spent more time outside than inside my belly! In 3 little months he'll be a year! Man... Time has gone by so fast. When he was born, 3 months seemed an impossible time to imagine and now it seems 3 months from now is right around the corner. it's amazing.

Our little boy is absolutely fantastic. We love him so much. He's fun, kind, cuddly (cuddly!), curious, and happy.

Here is a snapshot of Léo at 9 months:

- He has cute curly hair in the back of his head and grey/hazel eyes.

- He talks all the time: dadada, nanana, mamama, fffff, babababa.

- He crawls super fast and cruises. Sometimes he contemplates taking a step alone but decides against it -seriously you can almost see his brain work!

- He knows how to go up a flight of stairs. He loved doing that at his grandparents' over Christmas.

- He LOVES being chased. When he sees Joe or the dogs he starts laughing and "runs" the other way -either crawling fast or cruising fast, which usually means he's slower because he's too excited about the chase to coordinate his feet to move faster! It's really fun to watch.

- He pushes his little lego table with his chest and walks.

- He claps. He doesn't know what clapping stands for but he claps a lot.

- He plays pick-a-boo with a blanket on his own in the car. He cracks himself up doing that.

- He loves hugging Piper. He crawls to her and gives her a big ol' hug. It's cute.

- He swallows food a bit better but he still loves to shove food in his mouth and keep it there.

Here he is. 9 months. My sweet love.