Approaching 9 months

So we've decided to start a blog so that all of you fans of my baby out there can keep up with his daily accomplishments (or temper tantrums, or poopy diapers, or whatever else we decide to let the world in on).

It's really hard to believe that he's almost 9 months old, that he's been out of the womb almost as long as he was in. What's even harder to believe is that he's becoming mobile. He tries to crawl, which right now is more like scooting around on his little hiney and bending so far over forward that one of his feet touches his nose and the other is stuck out behind him. He stands up if you put him next to a table or the sofa or something. But after a while he gets frustrated because he can't get anywhere and wants you to help him sit down so he can butt-scoot.

By the way, who knew poop could be purple? After he ate apples and blueberries, his was. Thought you might like to know.

Some of you already know this, but for the rest of you it's worth sharing. Before he was born we decorated his room with little stick-on decals of cars, airplanes, boats, etc. Guy stuff. No Winnie the Pooh for the son of MY husband! Well, in one part of his room, there's a decal of a green motorcycle. For whatever reason, my boy thinks that is the coolest thing, because every night before we go to bed, we have to wave night-night to the motorcycle. Every morning when we wake up we have to wave good morning to it. Every time we go in his room he cranes his neck to find it and when he does, breaks out into this huge grin, with all 4 of his teeth showing. Funny.

Also, the sleep wars have begun. Last night he decided he was too big to fall asleep in his crib, so his dad had to put him to sleep in the big-people bed and later make the transfer. Today, he's waited until I put him down for a nap to make a stinky diaper. Twice. Both times, I've gone in to check on him and this overwhelming smell reaches my nose and I know what's happened. My intelligent boy has managed to postpone naptime, even if only by a few minutes.

This may sound like complaining. It's not. He's the greatest baby and we are having so much fun with him. I've got an interview next Friday at WakeMed hospital in Raleigh (mother-baby unit....yippee!). Those of you who pray, please do. That job would give me more time at home with my man, which is what I've been begging the Lord for now going on about 6 months. So that's about all for now. Keep your eyes out for more posts when my child does something else wonderful! Love to all.