Noah :)

My baby boy is growing up! He's officially 9 months old now. Crazy how time flies! He started walking when he was 8 months old. Yep, had to beat his big brother (who walked at 9 and a half months old). He had been standing on his own for a few seconds here or there for awhile. Then one morning he woke up and it was like his balance had just "clicked." He stood for a LONG time, every time I set him down that day. He even bent down, picked up a toy and stood back up. So, the next morning, I decided to see if he would walk. I set him down and he stood there for about 20 seconds, flapping his little arms in excitement. I held up big brother's sippy cup (a BIG enticement because big brother gets juice in his cup!) and sure enough, little booger took 5 steps to get the cup! Ever since then he's walked a few steps at a time, usually when prompted. Yesterday I spotted him taking steps all on his own. He's so tiny and cute :)

He also has started signing. We are teaching him the signs for "more" and "all done." He has done "more" several times now. We can't really tell if he's done the "all done" sign, because the boy loves to wave his arms around!

Noah LOVES his big brother! And the feeling is totally mutual. When these two first see each other in the morning (after a whole 12 hours apart) they just giggle and wrestle on the floor. They get so excited! Alex loves to try and carry Noah and pick him up. He actually does an okay job, but Noah usually falls when he puts him down, so we try to discourage it!

Noah is still nursing several times a day and at night. We're working on sleeping longer stretches at night, but it's just not happening! He is a mama's boy and likes to be close to Mama while sleeping. He is also eating homemade baby food (apples, sweet potatoes, peas, peaches), yogurt, cheerios, graham crackers, and whole bananas. This boy loves his food!

He has yet to choose a real comfort object. He gets super excited about Alex's special blankets, but isn't really attached to his own. I think he likes them because of Alex. We'll keep offering him his special blankets and see if any of them "take."

I think that's all Noah-boy, Bug-a-boo, Bug, Baby boy, Baby Noah, etc has been up to lately!