Stevie - Nine Months

Nine whole months. I carried you around for nine months and it felt like we would never get to meet you and somehow nine months of your life has already gone by! You weigh 18.5 lbs! This has been a busy month for you. You made your first cross-country road trip to see Pa and Grandma in Louisiana! We upgraded you to a convertible car seat for the ride and you did great. We drove through South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas - Whew! What a great tour of the south! You got a cold and Pa and Grandma's house that was no fun at all, but you were a trooper and got to spend a lot of time cuddling with Pa and Grandma, which they loved. We got to see aunts and uncles and cousins and so many fun animals on Pa's farm! You loved to push his little turtle, Clyde around the living room. You didn't eat much for your first thanksgiving but you did try some of Grandma's yummy broccoli cheese casserole. You loved grandma's pound cake as well! On top of a terrible cold you were teething and finally, your two bottom teeth broke through!!! After a fun week in Louisiana, we said see you later to Daddy and hitched a ride with Uncle Jordy to Texas to spend the week with Taytay, Scott, Molly, and Cooper! Everybody was a little under the weather but we still had a fun time playing. You loved to watch Molly play and were so intrigued by Cooper, who was also intrigued by you! We got to have a fun play day with Keke as well - you  had your first bite of ice cream - which you were a huge fan of. We spent the last two nights with Coco and Ken and got to see Mallary, Remi, Drew, Nene, and Papa which was so so fun! Then we flew to Kansas City to see Bo and Lodie! You did great on the flight and were so excited to see Bo and Lodie. The first night at Bo and Lodie's you took your first steps while we facetimed with Daddy - it was perfect. You are working hard on walking and in honor of your nine month birthday you decided to really walk! We got a great video of you taking so many steps! You get so excited about it that you try to run and fall down a lot... but you are so proud of yourself when you figure it out - we will be chasing you around in no time. You love to clap and huff. You go around saying, Bo all the time and will look at him when we say his name... no fair, but still cute! You love to play with walk-behind toys, measuring spoons and cups, and baby dolls. We had your second trip to the emergency room this month in Kansas City with an ear infection - poor baby. Got on an antibiotic  (which you LOVE) and you returned to your happy self. Saw your first snow, as we were going to the ER... so you weren't that excited about it... You love to eat and have tried so many new things this month. Olives are still your favorite but you have also tried pound cake, pancakes, waffles, ice cream pie, banana pie, and so much more (Clearly we have been visiting grandparents!) You will eat just about anything we give you. You have started to cry when people walk out of the room. You can do a pretty impressive pouty face that breaks our hearts. You have seen so many people on this big trip and they have all loved you - of course!  Your little personality is so great. You are brave, observant, inquisitive, kind, and joyful. You have such big feelings! We are working on sign language and you are doing great! You do 'more' a lot - especially when food is concerned. We love to the moon and back Stevie Tay, we love watching you grow and learn!

 Our big walker!