9 months!

John Paul is 9 months old today. He's sure getting around! He's been standing up for about a month now, but he gets up really quickly these days, and in the past few days he's started cruising around the furniture. I wonder if he'll be walking by the 10 month update??

He is still such a cute smiley baby. He's developed a few, uh... less than cute habits though. For one thing he is extremely LOUD. He just likes to make himself heard. All. the. time. He "talks" and/or "screeches" constantly, especially when Ken is around. I can't hear myself think half the time!
As I wrote in the previous post, he's started saying some words. He's good at Mama, Dada, Tee Tat (kitty cat) and ball. He says ball all the time, and Mama too. He likes to be with his Mama. For example, when I'm trying to do the dishes or cook supper, he thinks he needs to be held. Or he's hanging onto my pants. If I try to contain him, he makes his loud noises or cries. I usually end up sitting him in his high chair and giving him some food so I can cook dinner!

Speaking of eating, Oh. My. Goodness I have NEVER seen a baby eat this much! He is totally off baby food now - the only thing he'll let me spoon feed him is yogurt. Otherwise he likes to do it all himself, so I've been cutting up little pieces of fruit, veggies, chicken, cheese, etc and he gobbles it all up and makes a huge mess. He can pack it away. I think our grocery bill has gone up at least $20/ week because of him!
He's getting some curls!! Sometimes he has lots of curls on the back of his head. I think it'll look so cute when he gets some more hair.
So, he started sleeping through the night now for a few nights! Like from 7:30-6. I hope I'm not jinxing it! It's been wonderful, even though he's ready to go at 6am. I hadn't had a full night's sleep in 9 months.
I love the Bud!