This month Carter has somehow figured out a way to become even more handsome, adorable, bright-eyed, and (of course) mobile. He is an emphatic little crawler--he slaps his hands step by step on our cold tile as he makes a beeline toward the kitchen cabinets that hold the poisonous household cleaners (it has a childproof lock, don't worry). And as if his turning 9 months old today wasn't enough, he also took a step today. Granted, it's possible that this "step" was only "falling with style," but we're going to let it count.
He is still a mama's boy, but he and his daddy have gotten to spend some quality time together this month while Jeffrey has been on ER rotation (AKA--three days off per week compared to the usual zero or one) and now he reaches his little arms out for daddy to hold him almost as often as he does for mom.
Carter babbles more now, although he seems partial to just saying "uh." We think he may be indecisive...
We have an appointment to see the doctor on Friday for his well baby checkup--I'm eager to see how he weighs in. At the last appointment the doctor was concerned that he was a lightweight. As you'll see from his balloon picture, he's put on a few pounds since then! This boy can EAT. He likes everything, but is especially fond of anything he can pick up and feed to himself, like cheerios and Gerber puffs (which we refer to as "num-nums" after the sound Carter makes when he eats them).
What else can I say? We love this boy.
Happy eleventh, baby.
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