McCoy is 9 months old!!!

Excited about being 9 months!

Today our baby boy is 9 months old!!! He is still a really happy baby and we enjoy every minute with him. He has changed so much in the past month and his personality just pops out more and more everyday! My 8 month post was pretty short so I have a lot to add to this one!

1. He FINALLY rolled from his back to his stomach!!! YEAH FOR McCOY! He first did it the Sunday after we got back from Seaside and he hasn't stopped since. He always rolls to his left and hasn't quite worked out going to the right yet. I am so excited that he has mastered this skill but it has definitely made diaper changing a bit of a challenge...

2. He loves attention!! I think this has a lot to do with him being our only child and Kirk and I just staring at him to see what he does next. If no one is looking at him, he'll scream or do his motorboat and then smile when you look over at him.

3. Speaking of motorboat, he does it all the time!!!! He loves for people to do it back to him, too. That keeps him entertained for awhile. He also likes to motorboat whenever we're trying to get him to fall asleep. I've got to get some video of this.

"Why smile when I can motorboat???"

4. He jabbers all the time! Da-da is still his favorite thing to say but I'm working hard on Mama!! He'll look at you and hold out his hand or a toy and just start talking. I know he's got some very important thoughts going on in that head that he's just trying to get out. I also think I've heard him say "Hi" a couple of times.

5. He reaches for everything and he's quick! Whatever he can get his hands on he wants it. It's funny how I feel like he already knows what's not his and that's what he wants. He loves the remote control (like his daddy), cell phones, and telephones.

"Give me that camera!"

6. We're working on several tricks right now. When he's in the mood, he can high-five, but sometimes he'd rather just grab your hand and eat it. We're also working on hugs and blowing kisses. Gigi swears he gave her a kiss the other day! And sometimes he'll wave bye-bye and hi. Every once in a while he'll get his hand turned around and wave bye-bye to himself! So cute!

7. He's not crawling yet but I think he's really close! He'll lean forward to grab something out of reach and get to one knee but seems to get the other leg stuck underneath himself. I'm sure he'll figure it out soon and then I won't be able to turn my back for a second. The good thing is he's starting to get a little more frustrated when he can't reach something so that's giving him the incentive to want to crawl.

8. When he sees somebody new, he stares at them wide-eyed for a little bit until he gets warmed up. But once he does, he's a little ham! He'll do his motorboat, laugh, act shy, and clap for them.

9. He loves trying new foods. We've moved on to Level 3 Organic foods and he's loved everything. I think his least favorite was chicken and stars. He loves Cheerios, Goldfish, all the Gerber graduates toddler snacks, any type of fruit (bananas, pineapple, strawberry...), sweet potatoes, mac-n-cheese, and green beans. He also loves water!

10. When he gets really excited, he pants! It's the cutest thing! He bounces up a down, too.

11. He still takes two naps a day. One in the morning (his best nap) and one in the afternoon (sometimes not very long). He takes these in his crib, but he still sleeps in our room at night. We have at least moved him out of his cradle and into a pack-n-play and he really likes the extra room!

12. He loves to laugh! He laughs all the time! When someone talks to him, when he's playing with a toy, when he eats, whenever!!

13. Oh, and one last thing, he's started getting jealous! Last weekend we were hanging out with Kirk's family and Owen (my nephew) who's 4 and his friend, Landon, kept giving me hugs. The first time they did it, McCoy started screaming! I thought maybe it was a fluke but everytime they would hug me after that McCoy would get mad. I felt pretty special!!!

I know that's a little long but I just want to be able to remember all of this stuff. He's got such a fun personality and keeps Kirk and I laughing everyday!! We love you so much, sweet baby!