Kisses

Thanksgiving Day I was on the couch with Grant when he opened his mouth, leaned towards me and put his slobbery little mouth on my cheek. He did it three times in a row and it dawned on me that he was giving me kisses! The next day we were looking at a new board book with large photographs of babies and he kept giving them slobbery kisses. He keeps getting cuter and cuter!

Go Bucks!

Growing Like a Weed

Grant had his 9 month check up today. He is 19 pounds 3 ounces (30th percentile- up from his usual 25th) and 30 1/4 inches (90th percentile). He screamed during the exam but was fine once it was over. He is free to eat anything he can chew, but with only 3 teeth that won't be much!

My Favorite Things

Standing, playing with a box, reading stories, being a cheeseball, drooling and crawling around.

9 months old

Waving

Grant waved at Troy today! A few times before when we've tried to get Grant to wave he would slowly wave his fingers in front of his face while staring intently at them moving. Tonight Troy was in the next room and Grant held his arm out towards him. When Troy waved Grant waved back, not once but several times. Too cute!

Puffs

We've been trying to give Grant those Gerber puffs periodically. In the past we put a piece in his mouth and he would make a face and sit there like he didn't know what he's supposed to do with it. Yesterday was a turning point. He actually picked a piece up (which he had done before) and worked really hard until the puff was in his mouth (previously he seemed to forget a puff was in his hand once his fingers were in his mouth). We knew the piece was in his mouth because he would give us his huge cheeseball grin and kick his feet wildly. Every single time. It was the cutest thing ever. I did get the video camera out, so maybe some day I'll get a video of it posted, but really, it was so cute I couldn't stop laughing at him.

I Can Do It All By Myself

Grant is a pro at pulling himself up now. We were finding him standing up in his crib all the time so we lowered it a few notches. This morning when I went in to get him he was standing up again. He did it in front of me later and he has figured out how to grab on to the rails to pull himself up. He also pulled himself up using the couch and our ottoman today. And we've both seen him stand on his own not holding on to anything, but just for a few seconds. He's also smacked his head a few times this week, but at least he doesn't have any marks to show for it.

Socks and Shoes

Grant wears these little slip on leather shoes with elastic around the top (which are super cute by the way). The elastic on one of the shoes is a little looser than the other, and he manages to get it (and sometimes both) off all the time. He usually gets the one off when he's in his high chair, but he's starting to lose them in public. A couple weeks ago Grant and I were at the store and when I got in line I realized he was only wearing one shoe. We had been all over the store, I had no idea where to look. So we get out of line and wander all over, and I don't find it. I get back in line and a woman in the line next to me tells me she found his shoe and put it on the shelf with the buns. So we get back out of line and go grab the shoe. Today we're at the store, in the canned goods aisle, and Grant is kicking up a storm. Next thing I know, both shoes are flying off at the same time, and one lands on the very back of a shelf behind some cans. If I hadn't seen it fly I never would have found it. I decide to leave the shoes off so we don't lose them again. A few aisles later an employee tracks me down with Grant's sock, which I apparently didn't realize had come off. That boy sure likes to kick! Guess I need to start doing frequent socks and shoes checks when we go shopping.