RACK 'UM...
It's my first game and already I'm winning! I got the stripes and the solids in my mouth!





















Challenge...do you think the balls tasted like chalk?

I'M ON THE HUNT...
Who do you think I am after? I will give you a hint. I love my stroller and long walks outside, but Sassy is even more fun at times. I am lucky she does not claw me. I think I deserve it sometimes. I just love hair and Sassy has lots to spare! Mom gets her hair pulled too. I can climb up to the top of mom's head by pulling her hair. Everyone thinks it is pretty funny. Mom is starting to think otherwise though. I even chew on the hair that is in my touch and feel books. I'm a texture kid!




















On all 4's these days!

SO SWEET!...
I really don't take a paci anymore. I haven't in months, but I have more teeth coming in--YIKES! I already have 6. I just needed something to chew on. Mom thinks I look so sweet!
This is my new favorite spot in the house. I can sit on the carpet and bang on the tile with my hands. What a great sound. Plus, this is a hallway and the echoes sound pretty funny to me. I just keep yelling "bah, bah..." I like to hear my voice echo. Mom's fear came true when I bonked my mouth on the tile yesterday. OUCH!





















More teeth? How many do I need?

HOW DO I GET DOWN?...
I love to pull up, stand up, cruise and so on, but how do I get down? Come back and get me!





















I'm using all my muscles to pull up and walk around these days.

UNCLE SCOTT?...
Are you there? I miss you and love you! I had lots of fun playing with you last weekend! Please come back and see me soon. I am learning all kinds of new things and I need to show off! Good luck on your 1st college test today! Just remember SFA beats SAM anyday :)




















My fist time using daddy's headset

FOOTBALL SEASON IS BACK...
Wow! I am already in my second season of football. Mom can hardly believe how fast the time goes by. Here I am at 44 weeks. The 1 year birthday party plans have already begun (for those of you who are wondering, it will be held on Sat., November 18th...please make plans to be here :) )
I have outgrown just about everything in my closet. I am on to 24 month clothes now. Being tall sure does make it hard to shop for me. I am stretching out a bit with all my crawling and I am bumping into everything. Mom keeps joking that she is going to put me in a padded helmet to protect me...it might not be a bad idea. It seems I knock myself out daily. I am standing in my Pack-n-Play, in my crib and pulling up on everything I can get my hands on. Mom is trying to teach me that the swiveling rockers are a bad idea. She signs "no" to me and tells me "no" too. I just look at her and frown and fake cry. I know what she is saying, but I don't like it one bit. A few more bumps and I might remember.
I have decided that baby food is NASTY! I like what mom is eating better. I love grapes and bananas--the real ones of course...no mush for me. I like my new biter biscuits and I am making lots of fun messes with those. Mom gave me a bite of cheese too. SHHHHH, don't tell. My doctor thinks I should wait a bit longer. I have also tried turkey. That stuff is gross. For all of those who like to laugh at mom, yes it was organic :) Mom keeps telling dad that she is going to have to cook more. The days of baby food already preped are almost over. This boy is ready for some big boy food. I can drink out of a straw and love ice cold water. Aunt Melissa says it will give me the hicups. That's okay by me.
I can click my tongue and I am immitating everyone around me. I can make a piggy sound too. Uncle Scott says it sounds like I have a runny nose and way too much snot. Mom and dad think it is hillarious!
My fine motor skills are out of this world. Mom is not bias. I can push tiny buttons to play my music, turn on and off lights and find the smallest of things to play with . I have no fear! This makes mom a bit nervous. I like to look over the edge of my highchair, lean over the edge of my crib and the bed and climb on everything including the bumpers. Mom is just waiting for me to fall out. She is considering a net to scoop me in with.
I like to cheer for myself too. I clap my knees with my hands and say yea! I have clapped my hands just once (on Sept.13th) This was a big accomplishment. Mom, Grandma Malone and Aunt Melissa have been working on this one for awhile. I can wave bye-bye too. I waved to my Uncle Dean for the first time on August 27th. We were celebrating dad's birthday. Since then it has been now and again. If you get a wave you are extra special! I am reaching for all the things I want and crawling after them too. Mom is still my favorite toy! She loves it when I put my arms up for her to get me or try to crawl up her legs. Mom's are so silly like that!






















My first time to pull up successfully in my Pack-n-Play. YEA!

HEY, THAT'S ME!...
Mom is already on a roll. She has my name on the fridge and pictures of me all over too. I like the letters. I can cruise by in my car and rearrange them. If you know mom, then you know she has to put them back in the right order. This rearranging keeps mom pretty busy :) Okay, I will cut her a break...she does let me put them back the way I like too. I usually chew on them for a bit, drop some on the floor, hide some in my car, toss a few under the fridge (YUCK!) and then wait for mom to fix it all again. Mom, I think I want some new magnets. I think they have a farm set I would like to try out.







Spelling is easy!

GRRRR...
Mom and dad were having a hard time deciding what I should be for Halloween...I think they decided. I look pretty cute as a lion! I tried out a bug and a chicken too. The lion took the cake.
It's just what they had available. No intention of being a chicken for Halloween.















I'm a lion on Daddy's birthday!

9 months old!...
Time sure flies when your having fun! I've been learning so many new things. In one week I learned how to sit up from a laying position, pull up to my knees to play, wave bye-bye, give a high-5, stand in my pack and play and crib and crawl on all 4's rather than army style. Mom is going in circles all day long. What used to work to keep me still for just a minute just is not an option anymore. Here's an example, I love to drive in my car...but now, I like to drive my car to the curtains and pull on them and open and shut cabinets and drawers that I can reach too. Talk about a busy boy. I have a whole new lease on life. I now know what I am capable of and I am trying all kinds of new things. If you have a chance to hear my fake cough you are in for a real treat! I can cough on cue. I also say mama and mum ma when I am upset or need some attention. It works great! I laugh at myself too. I love puppets and my Baby Einstein water video. I giggle at that all the time.
For all of you who are wondering, I am just over 30 inches long now and I weigh 24.11 1/2 pounds. 95th percentile for height and 97th percentile for weight.














Such a big boy; my baby

TO MARKET, TO MARKET...
Grandma Malone went to the farmer's market and picked us up a few things. I got to help put away the groceries.




















Reagan G; my little cowboy