Happy New Year's Eve and Happy 9 Month B-Day to Griffin! Our year ends with a look at all the amazing things our little guy has accomplished this month.
When we left off last time, Griff was just starting to crawl, but within a few days, he was off and running. Crawling everywhere and faster that I could have imagined. If I left the room for even a second, I often had to go looking for him when I came back. The sweetest part was when he started following me from room to room. So cute! Of course, with little boys, mastering one skill usually means they're over it and ready to move on to the next thing. For us, that meant pulling up all the time, and even trying to stand alone sometimes. He even "helped" me load the dishwasher this morning by standing up next to it and grabbing spoons I had already loaded.
Griff is quite the daredevil these days. Laughing when Ryan throws him up in the air and playing his new favorite game...falling down on the couch. He loves to stand up on the couch and fall backwards and land on the soft cushions. He's also a big fan on banging on every surface he comes in contact with, including the light-up drum that Santa brought this year. Despite the bounty that St. Nick left at our house, favorite toys right now seem to include cardboard boxes, plastic, and tissue paper. Maybe next year we'll just wrap up all the trash and leftover wrapping paper for him :)
We're eating a little more finger foods these days, but have no love for the sippy cup yet. I've tried several different brands, shapes and spouts, but nothing seems to please the little prince yet. Isn't the definition of insanity doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result?? Oh well....we'll keep trying. I don't think he'll be headed to kindergarten with a bottle, so I'm not too worried. Griffin also has FOUR teeth (two on top, two on bottom), which Ryan is take as a sign to bring on the baby back ribs!
He's still taking a short nap in the morning, a longer one in the afternoon and sleeping 12 hours at night. It's such a gift to have a good sleeper. And lately, when he wakes up he'll just amuse himself for a while with a few toys/books we keep in the crib. We love to listen to him jabber with all his toys first thing in the morning.
We head to the pediatrician next week for our check-up. Can't wait to see how much Griff has grown these last months. We love you son!
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