9 Months

Dear Justice,

Oh Sweet Boy! How are you 9 months old?! I really hate writing your monthly letters because I hate to think how time is flying by! You are the sweetest most lovable baby and I just want to bottle you up for later. This was a busy one for you! We celebrated your first fourth of July, you got one more tooth ( now you have two little bottom teeth with which to chew all the solid foods that you love!). You learned to crawl a little better and have definitely mastered the "mechanics" now you just have to really WANT to go somewhere...otherwise you'd rather just sit happily and chew on a few toys. We are living up your immobility right now...you're brother and sister have NO IDEA that difficulties ahead of them, hahaha!

People keep asking me if you're crawling etc. and I say, "THANKFULLY NO!" Seriously, sweet boy, I know its right around the corner so I'm just enjoying you right where you are!

This month your Uncle Asa and Aunt Jillian visited with some of your cousins and we had such fun with them! You played happily with Fern who's only 4 months older and were super patient with being "loved hard"...haha!

This month when we took you to your 9 month check up we learned that you had dropped even lower on the growth chart. This wasn't TOO surprising since you do not seem to like liquids ( any liquids) in ANY form. You nurse only for a few minutes tops, you will take one or maybe two sips for all the trillions ( seemingly) of sippy cups and bottles I have used! While you love solid foods its hard to get you all the calories that you need. We are not working hard to figure out what we can do for you, but while we wait for a solution, you remain as happy and sweet as ever!

You're pain tolerance is exceptionally high ( I feel like *I* cry more than you do when having blood drawn!) and you flirt with anyone who will pay attention to you! Your brother and sister love to make you smile and they fight over who will get to hold you. I know I should let them hold you more, because you're already getting too big! And you also don't like to sit still long any more! hahaha!

Thanks for being the best baby ever!

I love you,
Mommy