9 months old...

holy moly! our little max is 9 months old today.

time has flown by. i cannot believe he'll be 1 in just 3 short months.

max...you are such a silly little guy. you love to smile, babble, and laugh. you are starting to wave and clap. you also are now giving kisses...it doesn't happen all the time...but you lean in and just rest your lips on our faces...so precious.

you are getting so close to crawling. you are excited about this but it makes mommy and daddy nervous.

you love to play. your favorites are your stackable rings (or fruit loops), shape blocks, the orange monkey, silly town, and this ball. you have an impressive attention span for such a little guy. you are quite inquisitive and like to figure out how things work.

you are strong....strong physically and strong willed. i'm not sure how you know that you want to crawl or that you should be crawling...but you do. you know when it's time to eat and let mommy and daddy know when they are taking too long.

you get frustrated when you can't figure something out and when you want something that you can't have. you do "get over" your tears pretty quickly. it usually doesn't take much to get a giggle or see that beautiful little smile again!

we love you so much and can't wait to see what you learn, do, and figure out next.