9 Months

My camera broke just in time for Jude's 9 month birthday...and the upcoming Halloween (aka baby-in-a-cute-costume) holiday. Awesome. This was the last picture I managed to upload before it broke, so I'm using it to document the momentous day. Hooray!

Jude is turning into a little boy. And it kinda breaks my heart a little....but I'm mostly excited to watch his progress! Fun times, I tell ya!!

• He has 6 teeth
• He's eating table food! In addition to his jarred baby food, Jude enjoys pb&j sandwiches, french fries, mashed potatoes, butter beans, corn, Cheerios and Daddy's oatmeal.
• He is JUST about to stand on his own. In fact, he did stand for about 10 seconds the other day...very exciting!
• Jude is talking more and more. He doesn't associate words with objects or people yet, but he's exploring different sounds. He mostly says mamama...dadadada....and "bob". What a cutie :)
• He is a master stair climber, and he loves to climb up for a visit to Daddy's office several times a day.
• He's learned to clap his hands! And he smiles every time we sing "If You're Happy and You Know It"
• He LOVES to be swung and held upside down...he thinks it's great fun!
• Still working on mastering the sippy cup...argh! We'll get there, though!

Hoping to have a working camera in time for Halloween (Jude's going to be a cow!) Check back soon!