Playing Catch??

Brady is starting to play catch! Well....kind of - as you can see.

Beep Beep!

Brady has a new love for pushing things around as he crawls. Tupperware, toys, kitchen utensils, whatever is around. He is having so much fun with this car my brother bought him for Christmas. It gets going pretty fast on our wood and tile floors, but Brady seems to keep up. He isn't walking behind it yet, but can zoom around the house on his knees.

We had Brady's 9 month appointment yesterday. I am in complete shock that it has already been 9 months! Brady was almost 21 lbs, 20 lbs 15 oz to be exact, which puts him in the 55% in weight. He was 29 3/4 inches long, which puts him in the 90%. And of course, his head was 19 inches in circumference, which puts him in the "greater than 95%" range. I think they start saying that when your baby is off the charts, so you don't feel bad. The doctor said he looks great and is right on track. He is still having a little trouble with the chunkier foods, but we are working on that. Apparently Daddy had an aversion to certain textures as a baby, too. :)

Watching Daddy.

I had to catch this on camera. Colby was finishing up some yard work and all Brady wanted to do was watch him through the glass. I literally could not tear him away. Griffin joined in too. I never knew watching someone work in the yard was so interesting.

Brady is on the move. You cannot let your eyes wander for even one second. He is pulling up on everything and has several bumps and bruises to prove it. It is amazing how much they change in one week!

Tight Squeeze...

We are having work done on our shower, so we can't give Brady his typical bath in the tub. The other bathroom doesn't have an actual bathtub, so our only option was the kitchen sink. It actually worked out great. Brady was a perfect fit in the small side of the kitchen sink. I think he liked the snug feel.

Uh oh...

...time to move the crib matress down. Brady is officially pulling up AND officially crawling. He crawled for the first time on Friday and now he is pulling up on everything in sight, including his crib rail. He is getting to be such a big boy!!

Swim lessons...!

We started swim lessons for Brady this weekend and he loved them - as you can see. Basically, they are "baby" swim lessons to acclimate them to the water and eventually learn to hold their breath submerged. There were about 10 babies in the class, from 8 months (Brady) to about 18 months. Brady did great and loved to splash, he even smiled after going under the water for a couple of seconds the first time. Colby and I will take turns in the pool with him every Saturday. The best part...Brady took a couple of super long naps later that day and was worn out!