His 9th month

Colin is a few days away from 10 months old. I spent the first few months waiting for him to get bigger. Now I'm done with him ageing, he can stay my little baby boy forever!
 Before we move on to month 10, here is a recap of his 9th month:

- Still eating 3 solid meals a day, loves feeding himself avocados
- Has 4 bottles a day, sometimes 5 if he wakes up early or in the middle of the night, which he's been doing more of lately unfortunately
- is a crawling machine, he esp loves to crawl with things in his hand, he'll pick up whatever interests him for the minute and take it along with him as he crawls around
- has started shaking his head "no" ALOT, not sure if he knows what it means or he's just mimicking us
- points to things with his index finger
- no words YET
- has learned how to use the straw in one of his sippy cups
- takes 2 naps a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon
- enjoys bike rides in his bike trailer
- pulls himself up on everything and glides along furniture
- he is very curious, i call him my little explorer, he wants to get into everything!
- has finally started to like books, he will sit in my lap now as I read him a book vs just wanting to eat it and close it
- only gets his pacifier when he's in his crib or is napping in his carseat
- no new teeth, he has 2 on the bottom and 4 up top
- has better spatial awareness, he'll crawl to the edge of the bed and know that he will fall if he goes any further
- loves his music class at Gymborree, loves staring at all the other babies in class

I'm sure there's so much more, but that's all I can think of right now. Here is my attempt at his 9 month photos, it's getting harder and harder for me to have him cooperate!

Fall Wardrobe

Momfession: I LOVE to dress Colin, he's like my little doll. I love going up to his room and picking out what he is going to wear that day. I save all my favorite outfits for play dates or when I know we're going somewhere we'll be seen. He's still pretty cute on the down days too. Here is one of our down days..

baby cargo pants make mommy swoon!

"yes mama, I'm cute, get over it and put that camera away already"

Sunday

Colin and I went to church on Sunday with my mom. Regretfully, I had not been to church since Colin was born! It was nice to go back again. I left Colin in the nursery of the church and he did great! He was there just over an hour and the nursery attendant said she had no problems, he just played the entire time, no tears. I was not suprised but it still made me very happy and relaxed that we can start making church part of our routine again!
Here's a shot of Colin and I after church.

Evan was making rounds at the hospital. He met us afterwards for a nice lunch at the Wine Exchange. We sat outside and it was beautiful weather. As long as I bring plenty of things to keep Colin busy, he does great in restaurants. He'll sit in the high chair the whole time and I usually feed him off my plate along with a lunch of baby food that I'll bring with me.

After church, Colin and I headed to the grocery store for some shopping for Sunday night dinner. He is my favorite shopping buddy!

So cute in his corduroy overalls!

It was a really nice Sunday.

Saturday

Colin was invited to an Old McDonald themed 1st birthday party. So I couldn't resist putting him in some overalls and a cowboy/farmer hat...

For fun, Evan put on a Stetson for a family picture...

Later that day, Evan met one of his friends at a clay shooting range out at Fishhawk Ranch. Colin and I watched from a distance while lounging in the grass. I think this was the first time Colin got to crawl around in the grass, which he liked immensely.

My Little Pumpkin!

Since I've stopped working, I have more time for cooking. This means more trips to the grocery store and more time to be able to stop at many different stores to get what I want...one of my favorite "stores" is the Bearss Groves vegetable stand. Right now,they also have a pumpkin patch so when I stopped by to pick up  a few things for dinner tonight, I snapped the obligatory baby in a pumpkin patch shots. Behold, baby in the pumpkin patch!

Hair Cut!

On Saturday night, Colin got his 3rd haircut. It was time, but the barber Evan cut it a bit too short this time. It is also slightly uneven as Colin was wiggling and screaming as Evan did it. He must not have liked the sound of the clippers....

The good thing is that it's just hair, and it will grow back!

A fall play date

Today we went to a fun playdate at Lyndsay's house. She had a big group of mom's and babies come over for a halloween photo shoot with her neighbor who is a photographer. I can't wait to see some of the shots she got, but for now here are some shots I got with my camera.

Nice Combed Hair!