Monday, September 15, 2008

9 Months Old...and Getting Mobile

I feel like Caleb is changing right before my eyes. Each month that I update I'm amazed to see how much more he is doing. He says "dada" and "mama". He's usually babbling "dada" all day. That's ok, I hear it's easier to say. ;-)

He's eating everything in sight. He doesn't really like baby food anymore. He'll usually eat about half of it fussing all the way through then when I give him "real" food he digs in. You can't eat chips around him without giving him some, thanks to Daddy. I think he doesn't have enough teeth for chips but Mondo will break of a teeny tiny piece and give it to him. I'm suprised it's even worth it to him but he loves them. If he sees you eating one he will whine and lunge for it.


He's got four teeth now. He's working on two more on the top and maybe two more on the bottom. I'll be so glad when he's done teething...and so will he!


He loves to clap his hands and gets excited when you sing "Pat-a-cake" to him. He jumps up and down on his knees and claps his hands.

Mondo invented the game of pulling the kids on the carpet. He used to do it with Ethan when he was little. Caleb loves it too. I'm too out of shape for it.

It didn't take long for Ethan to join in on the fun. I think we need a bigger blanket!


This is one of Caleb's favorite places to nap...Ethan's bed. I kind of got into the habit of letting him nap there because he would sleep forever. But I stopped when he was having trouble sleeping in his bed at night. I don't know if they were related or not. I think he just likes comfort. :-) I can totally see Ethan and Caleb sharing a bed when they get older. I don't think either one would sleep very well because they both move a hundred times a night! Oh, his sleeping is better. He still doesn't sleep through the night completely. He usually wakes up once or twice for his paci when he loses it (I've tried putting 3 or 4 in his bed but he still can't find them!). Then he usually wakes up around 5 and ends up in our bed. Sometimes I can move him back to his bed and sometimes I can't. He's usually up for the day by 645 or 7am. And I wonder why I have headaches all the time and don't want anymore kids..... :-)



They're learning to get on each other's nerves but they still adore each other. So cute...

I bought them matching PJ's. I decided if I'm not going to have a girl to dress up then I can match my boys and have just as much fun.

It looks like he's swinging in the pitch black outside...I guess it was just the flash. He does love to swing.
This is his cheesy face. He makes this face a lot now for no reason. I guess it's just his smile. It's pretty funny.

He can crawl like crazy. He usually crawls with one leg pulled up like he about to get up. It's weird. Here's a couple of videos of him thinking about walking. He's definitely not ready yet but he sure is thinking about it. Maybe in the next month or two.



2 comments:

kinGPoetic said...

Yep pretty soon the little man won't even need the lawnmower to keep his balance and walk! Like the one where he is sleeping in Ethan's bed. Too cute. Need to come visit again.

unCle aBel

The Joyce Family said...

What a cutie! He always looks so happy and you can tell he really adores his big brother.