9 Months Old

It's hard to believe you've been on this earth as long as you were in Mommy's belly!! These 9 months have truly flown by, and you've grown so much in the last month. We've battled a few more ear infections and the flu, so it's been a pretty rough month. You are now clapping and waving and trying to crawl. You were waving at some girls and the statues at church on Saturday night. We think you may be more interested in walking instead of crawling, as you love to stand up on the couch and look out the window. You love bath time and when Mommy sings songs to you. You've become very vocal lately and you always seem to be laughing (at least when we are at home by ourselves!) You have a toy maraca that plays music and names colors and numbers that you love to shake around. We've also been practicing rolling a ball back and forth to each other. You don't miss a meal, and think every time somebody else is eating that you should be too! Yesterday, you had pancakes for breakfast with Mommy and Daddy. You are also more interested in drinking from our cup than you would a sippy cup. You try so hard to be a big boy!! You always let Mommy and Daddy know if you want something else by crying until you get your way (like right now as I type this blog because you want the remote control. You also love our cell phones!). You only suck your fingers when you are ready for bed, and are a great cuddle bug when you are tired. You still don't sleep through the night, but we are hoping once the ear infection go away that that will change!! We love you so much Alexander!!

Today we went to see Dr. Garcia about all of Alex's ear infections. He said Alex was a perfect candidate for tubes. He will be going in next Monday morning for the procedure. We're sure hoping to see a difference. When he looked in his ears today he said they were both infected, so we are trying yet another antibiotic. The little man has been a trooper through it all. As a matter of fact, he didn't even cry when he got his check-up today!! We were proud of him!! So if you could, please say a prayer for Alex next Monday!!