9 Months Old!

Braden is 9 months old today! Boy has the time flown by! Unfortunately he's decided to go backwards with his sleeping skills though, so I've been pretty exhausted the past 3 days. We figure his sleeping needs might be changing right now to where he doesn't need to go down as often. Or something. I really don't know. I'm just doing my best to figure it out so I can finally stop walking around this house like a zombie. I would like him to know that I don't like the new 6:15 am wake up time though. So Braden, if you're reading this... knock it off! Kthanks. =D

In other news, our little guy can now pull up to a standing position! I've been wanting to get him an activity table for awhile now, but just never got around to getting one. Bad Mommy! Some of Braden's vbffs have them and were starting to pass him up on the milestones, so we decided to borrow Braden's cousin's from when he was little. The instant we set it up for him, he crawled straight over and pulled himself up to a standing position! He's been trying really hard to pull himself up using our couch, but it's awkward and a bit tall, so he's never managed to do it, but I figured he probably could, and he CAN. So yay for him! The next morning I walked into his room to get him up for the day, and there he was, standing up in his crib for the first time, smiling back at me! Of course I had to run and grab the closest camera I could find, unfortunately that was my camera phone, but at least I got pictures! However crappy they may be, they're still pictures! That day we went and bought him his own activity table, and he loves it!! Now he pulls himself up on everything, and I mean everything. It's actually a little exhausting, especially because he hasn't learned how to get himself down yet. So he just stands there and whines and looks at us like we're being so cruel by just sitting there and laughing at him. I mean, oops, yeah maybe that is a little cruel. But we can't help but laugh! Doesn't he know all he needs to do is bend his legs and fall on his little butt? Well... I guess not. Anyway, now that he's getting more comfortable standing up, he's starting to move around the table a bit. I'm excited for him to start catching on to moving his feet, but another part of me finds myself doing the same thing over and over again-- wishing for things to speed up and happen and then regretting it as I spend all day long chasing after him and watching his every move in order to save him from another bump on his head. Motherhood is exhausting, why didn't anyone warn me??

What a random post. I feel like I just brain farted that entire thing out. Oh well, don't be picky, at least you got to read SOMETHING!

As always... pictures!

Playing in his tunnel!

Second or third time he'd pulled himself up... he's so proud of himself!

Yumm!

Standing up in his crib for the first time! So excited!!

And finally...
9 months old!!


With his table!

Why yes I am eating painter's tape...
Such a handsome little dude!