Simon @ 9 months

Simon has changed so much over the last month. He no longer wants to be treated like a baby now that he's on the move. At 9 months, Simon:

-is crawling - it started more as a drag but now he's up on his hands and knees and getting into everything
-is still waking up 1-2 times a night
-is awake for longer periods - he can go about 4 hours without a nap or crankiness
-loves to say da da da da da da da da da da da da da da
-loves his tub - he splashes like a maniac and smiles like crazy
-hates getting bundled up in his snowsuit and strapped into the car seat
-is starting to pull himself up to standing - mostly on the bus and on Nanna and Granddad's fireplace
-loves to shriek - we often have shriek-offs with him and he thinks that is hysterical
-is such a smiley little baby
-has been to see Santa for the first time
-is still gagging on anything with too much texture
-is wearing 12-18 month clothing - he outgrew the 6-12 months stuff overnight!
-weighs in at 21 lbs. 13 oz.
-loves to sip water using a straw when we're at restaurants - it gives Matt and I an extra 10 minutes without him fussing
-is totally uncooperative for diaper changes he squirms, sits up, screams and then he remembers how much he loves to shriek so he settles in doing that
-got his second hair cut compliments of Nanna - he was in motion the whole time so it's a little uneven but he's so cute it doesn't matter
-thinks the vent covers make great toys
-has started eating yogurt and drinking regular milk
-is eating 3 solids meals a day
-wears size 4 diapers
-loves to watch the dogs and laughs hysterically when you get him to pet them
-is still sucking his thumb endlessly
-is a pooping machine - no more 10 day stretches, we barely get 10 minutes some days :)