9 months!!!

Elliot turned 9 months old on Sunday! Wow, time has really flown! It does not feel like it has been 9 months since this sweet little boy turned my life upside down, sideways, and all over the place. All in a very good way! I have LOVED watching him grow and learn. (But a little sad that I have to miss 9 hours of it every m-f while I am at work).  So his 9 month stats are as follows:

                                 Weight: 17lbs 4oz
                                  Height: 26 3/4 inches
                                  Head Circumference: I can't remember. But I think they said he was in the 10% for this one.
                  For his weight and height he is in the 5%. So his growth has slowed down a bit I guess. Last time he was in the 25%. Of course this slow down in growth could be due to the fact that he had an ear infection a month ago, and he had 3 teeth come up within 2 weeks.

He crawls like a champ, and pretty speedy at it too! Sometimes I have to jog to catch up with him. He pulls himself to standing and walks along holding onto furniture. He tries to pull himself up onto things too. He has also figured out how to climb stairs (I am a little nervous about this one)! He has 4 teeth and is working on pushing the 5th one through. Elliot loves to play the piano and has recently started to kind of "sing" while playing too! He is one crazy handful, just go, go, go, from the moment he wakes up until I put him to bed and tell him he has to stop playing! Elliot LOVES water! Both baths and swimming/playing in it. He just splashes like crazy and doesn't care at all that he gets water in his eyes, mouth, nose or anywhere really. In fact, when I give him a bath and turn on the faucet to rinse him off, he tries to scoot forward on his bum to put his head under the running water! He has gotten better at sleeping through the night. It isn't every night yet, but it is getting better. He has the funniest personality, especially at bed time. I give him a little bit of formula just before bed. He usually gets pretty sleepy at this point. When he is done with what he wants of the bottle, he turns his head and cuddles it into my arm and chest. Then I will lay him in his bed, thinking he is either asleep or mostly asleep and will soon be all the way out. Not so! He will either sit up as I walk away and start laughing and flapping his arms, or he will lay there, giving me a big grin. Just pretending to be asleep! He is such a tease! Elliot also "graduated" from both physical therapy and his helmet! Yay! He only had to do all that for 3 1/2 months! But now there have been a lot more tears and goose eggs! I just love this little guy to pieces and can't imagine my life without him in it! He is such a mild-mannered happy little guy. I often wonder what kind of trials are in-store for me that warranted Heavenly Father giving me such a sweet, happy little guy. I guess only time will tell. But I feel so extremely lucky to have him!