Finn's 9th Month

February 14, 2014

9 months old
19lb 12oz (33%)

Our little Valentine

Milestones

recording all the firsts

• Finn says "da da da" and "ma ma ma!" He started with "da da da" and definitely says it more often than "ma ma ma." (This, of course, does not mean he loves da da more)
• Finn now claps his hands together at things that make him happy, like the bath, going outside and animals. When he is excited he wiggles and kicks his legs super fast. It is the cutest thing EVER. 
• Finn took on his first staircase with ease! He crawled all the way to the top without hesitation.  
• Finn picks up snacks with his fingers and puts them in his mouth. Sometimes when he gets frustrated trying to get it in his mouth he will put his mouth to the tray to see if that works better. 
• He now stands everywhere, even in the slippery bath tub. We rarely find him sitting. He has even stood without holding onto anything! (Scared us silly!)
• Grampa and Gramma Capson came to visit. He had fun playing with them and loves the walker they gave him. He'll be walking in no time now!
• Poor baby, threw up two mornings in a row. He projectile vomited on daddy one day and on the area rug the next day. We still aren't sure why but we are glad he didn't seem sick in any other way.
• When we pick him up he will pat our back/shoulder and if we are lucky he may even give us a scratch. 

some of Finn's

Favorite Things

• Cords. (Just don't mess with the outlet, please!)
• Smiling. Our favorite thing is to find Finn smiling at us; of course, we can't help but smile back, and maybe even scoop him up and kiss on him!
• His new discovery--behind the TV cabinet doors! He loves going through and disorganizing all of our dvd's and changing the settings on our TV with the remotes.(Why wouldn't he!?)
• Shiny things... door knobs, metal table legs, diamond earrings, bath spout... he just has to taste them.
• Finn is fascinated by the vacuum, space heater and hair dryer.
• Mommy and Daddy. Often times he will be in the middle of playing and when he see's us he will crawl quickly to us so that we will pick him up and play with him.  When I am working at the dining table he will crawl under the table and pull on my leg... I swear he is trying to say "pay attention to meeee!" 
• Finn loves when mommy sings his very own personalized version of "You are my sunshine."
• When we scratch his back, face, tummy... he closes his eyes and smiles. Sometimes he will giggle because it tickles. So cute. 

some of Finn's

Not so Favorite Things

• Teething. He is still gnawing on everything. He even tries to eat mommy's toes. With all the gnawing and sometimes even whining you'd think he'd have a tooth by now. NOPE!

Stories

of the Finn
Finn is now realizing when we are gone. After about a week of daddy being away for work Finn saw a man that looks similar to him and reached out and wanted to be held by him.  It breaks our heart to ever have to be away from him!

Nakey baby!! Picture  for the future girlfriend.

  

            

Finn loves his stroller rides, especially when we stop at the park. There, he likes to watch and play with the big kids. 

We can't believe how fast our little munch is growing up!