9 months

Playing in the crib.

 Lincoln is already 9 months old! Let me tell you a little bit about him: He has become quite a fantastic crawler. 2 months ago I thought he would never crawl. He hated being on his tummy and wouldn't even roll over to get onto his back. At 8 months he started to get up on all fours and by the end of May he was going slow, but getting around. Now he's a pro. He's turned into a little explorer as he goes from room to room in the house and checks things out. He pulls himself up on everything he can, and he is also confidant enough to sit back down and move to the next thing. That skill took a week or so to figure out as well. He gets into anything interesting he can find. But luckily he hasn't figured out how to open cabinet doors yet, so he mostly just plays with whatever I leave out for him on the floor to discover.

Loved the swing. Wasn't scared for even a second.

Lincoln loves to pull down all those DVD's and books on our shelf. He also loves to pull himself up on the TV stand a push all the buttons on the sound system. He doesn't know he's pushing them but he will turn the sound on and of several times while we are trying to watch something. It's funny...and also annoying. But mostly funny. :)

Lincoln totally hated the baby pool I got for him and Sean. Sean put his feet in the water while it was cold and he freaked out and would scream every time we brought him near it afterwards. Sean even got warm water in there and he still freaked when we put him in there. haha.

Lately Lincoln hates everything I do to keep him clean. He hates having his face wiped. He won't let me brush his teeth. He spits out fluoride vitamins. He screams when i get him dressed. But the worst of it is that he now hates having his diaper changed. As soon as I lay him down on the bed he starts crying and tries to make a run for it. Usually before I can even get the diaper off he is already trying to roll over and crawl away from me across the bed. Getting a fresh diaper back on is also a nightmare. I have to pin him down just to get it on especially because cloth diapers take just a little extra coordination, but I am determined not to waste my precious disposables just because he is going thorugh this little stubborn phase. Now that I expect him to run away it's not a big deal unless he has pooped. Just know it gets messy. And I wanna go crazy. :)

Here's a pic of him on the run across our bed. No diaper.

Fresh from the bath.

Lincoln still loves his baby food, and he loves his milky. As far as nursing goes I don't really see him quitting anytime relatively soon.  This past week I even made some baby food for him and it was the easiest thing ever. All I did was throw the fruits of veggies in the blender, puree them, and then you stick them in ice cube trays for a few hours. After they are frozen you take them out of the trays and put them in freezer bags and then just warm them up when you're ready to eat them. He's started to learn how to eat food he can chew. So far he loves cheese and small chunks of fruit. His top two teeth just barely cut through his gums, so I think he'll be getting better at feeding himself soon.

Kitchen utensils make wonderful toys. :)