9 Months In....

9 months out...can you believe it???? I have to say I had a pretty easy pregnancy, as my doctor would say, it was pretty unremarkable - which is a good thing! Towards the end of those 9 months, we were very anxious to meet you, and I was getting pretty uncomfortable, but there was still so much unknown as to what all of this really meant. I mean, we knew we were having a baby and that our lives were going to drastically change, but we had no idea how huge the love between a parent and their child could really be. You made me a mommy and now having been in that role for 9 months, I can truly say that I am so grateful to you for giving me that title. It is THE BEST title that I hold and no one can take it away from me. It has been an honor to grow along with you over these past 18 months (9 months in/9 months out) and we are so looking forward to what is to come.

It really is amazing how quickly these months have gone by and how much you can do these days!

- You say "dadadada" just about all day long.
- You can say "Nala" or what sounds like Nala pretty regularly.
- You don't say anything remotely close to "mama" LOL
- You are a babbling fool these days and it is the cutest darn thing I have ever heard!
- You are a baby on the move...
- You crawl on all four's now (and you can move pretty quickly).
- You pull yourself up on EVERYTHING...nothing is off limits in your eyes. You think holding on to a curtain will keep you steady enough...scary!
- You cruise along all of the furniture and will let go for a split second and then laugh!
- You walk pretty well when holding on to just our fingers and sometimes just one hand.
- You eat pretty good - when you are in the mood (and when you like what we are giving you), if you aren't in the mood...look out! You have quick hands and can swat the spoon away in a hurry!
- You play (sit, stand) in your crib for almost 15 minutes most of the time when you wake up from sleeping before you decide you are ready to get out.
- You are ALWAYS standing in your crib now when I go in there to get you and you give me the biggest grin I have ever seen - which melts my heart.
- You recently started crying/holding on for dear life when I drop you off at Punky's in the morning. But you soon forget and just have a good time.
- You whine when you see your daddy or I when we pick you up after work and can't get to us fast enough - which we LOVE by the way!
- You have a fascination with the bathroom drawers and all that is in them (that you shouldn't have).
- You know the words "no" and "don't" very well these days. You stop in your tracks, sit, and look at us and smile...you little devil, you!
- You have found the stairs and are fairly good at maneuvering up them. I haven't decided what I am going to do about that yet, gate or no gate??
- You have also found Nala's food, but you have yet to sneak a taste before I can get to you!
- You go, go, go from the minute you wake up in the morning until we have to remove you from your "playground" to head up to bed where you just crash!
- You are the light of our lives.
- You exhaust us.
- You entertain us.
- You love us.
- You are the sweetest little boy.
- You are loved by many.
- You are my baby Lucas forever!

Happy 9 Months!

Love you baby boy!

Pictures to come!