9 months

Patrick, you are nine months old! You spent much of your ninth month discovering Colorado. I think you enjoyed all of our outdoor activities, especially splashing around in the creeks, crawling in the grass, playing at the playgrounds and meeting your newest little girlfriend, Sofia. You are pulling yourself up everywhere. You are pretty happy when you are standing and can hang out for long amounts of time. You are just starting to cruise around a little by holding on to the furniture. Sometimes you get brave and let go but you fall right away. You are a pretty tough cookie as sometimes it looks like you take a tough spill but you just look up and smile at us like it was a fun trip down. You like to grunt, grown and yell. You are super playful. If Daddy is playing and says he is going to get you, you let out a high squeal, give a big smile and try to crawl away. You are quite the little foodie. You have tried way more foods that any 9 month old should have tried (shrimp, cherry pie, pizza, pbj). You love to eat anything and it definitely seems that meal times are your favorite time of day. You like to take a break from crawling by stopping and sticking your butt in the air and looking between your legs. You mastered climbing the stairs at Uncle Pat's house. You love to point at things, especially your Daddy. Whenever he walks in the room you smile a big smile and point at him. You are working on waving and high fives. When you are sleepy you start to smack yourself on the face and ears. I don't like that one too much. You will also pull at your hair, but you do this gently while I am feeding you.