9 MONTHS

What Tripp is doing at nine months or should I write about what he is not doing.

He is a little busy bee. CRAWLING everywhere. He can pull himself up and walk along the side of bed while holding the rail. He also stands holding on to the couch. I tell him NO and he laughs. I usually laugh too because it is funny. I say this when he crawls to the dog food and to the fire place. He stops, looks at me, and laughs. He still smiles a lot with his big ol teeth. No doubt he will have big teeth. (our little beaver) He has 4 teeth. (top 2 and bottom 2) He will eat just about anything you give him along with anything he finds on the floor. Things we have fished out of his mouth already: a ladybug, fuzz, plastic, rock out of the fireplace, Pepsey's food, and paper. He ate his first banana. I gave him half of the banana and sat there while he gnawed on it and LOVED it. He made a mess with it. Stage 3 foods, he is not sure about the texture but usually eats it anyway. He likes Mum Mums and puffs. He makes this gangsta sign (I think he is trying to wave) that cracks us all up. He claps when you say Patty cake or Yeah Tripp! He flaps when he gets excited. He still pants like a puppy dog. Loves music, he watches Barney only when they are singing, the same goes for any TV show when the theme song is played. He stops whatever he is doing to watch and listen. He grabs Pepsey's ears. Doesn't sit still long enough to finish a book. He has starter reaching for whoever he wants to pick them up. He is pretty content where ever he may be and doesn't get upset when we drop him off at Mrs. Pam's or at the church's nursery. He went for his 9 month check-up today and everything is looking great .

Length: 30 inches (90th percentile)
Weight: 20 lbs 8 oz. (70th percentile)
Head: 46.5 cm