The leaves are falling

You LOVE leaves!  We have tons of trees outside and the leaves started falling.  The boys were raking the leaves so I decided to take you outside and let you play in a pile of them.  You loved it.  You sat and played in them and then would randomly try to eat them.  You love to be outside!  A day after this picture it started snowing and you weren't so sure about that.  We were walking outside with you and you just kept looking up not sure where the snow was coming from.  Dad fed you some and you immediately spit it out, he tried again and you ate it. 

10 months old

You turned 10 months old a couple weeks ago but the other boys were off track so we were busy playing in California so I just got to taking your picture today.  We were the only ones awake so I didn't have anyone to sit by the chair.  I got a couple cute pictures and then you came tumbling off the chair and started crying.  I caught you but still you were not going to take any more pictures.  You are such a happy boy as long as I'm in the same room with you.  If someone is holding you and you see me you start to whimper until you can get to me and then you grin and grin.  You love your momma.  You also love to have everyone stay in the room with you and when people leave you start crying a little.  It's so funny!
You can stand up and cruise around the furniture a little and you are starting to want to stand up in the middle of the room.  You love your walking toy.  You continue to be a great eater.  You love pancakes and waffles and all kinds of fruit, you also love chicken.
You still are obsessed with my hair, you pull it and put it in your mouth.  I have to keep pulling it away from you, and I had to cut 2 inches off my hair to take care of the mess.
You love your brothers and they keep you entertained.  Last night you cried when Ty and Blake went to bed and then crawled after them.  When Ty came back you grabbed him and gave him a hug and then hugged Blake.
You love everyone and when strangers will walk by you you just smile and sometimes wave.  Everyone always comments on what a cute boy you are and you sure ham it up for them.
We sure are enjoying you and love you so much!  You continue to be such a happy sweet boy and I just enjoy my days with you, I can't imagine life without you in it!

What do you eat?

I've had so many people be amazed that you eat "real food" and not just baby food.  It seems normal to me but then I guess most babies don't have a mouth full of teeth like you do.
Here are a couple days of what you eat.

Day 1 of eating
Breakfast toast, apple slices, chicken
Lunch crepes, apples
Dinner chicken, carrots, celery, and a few noodles

Day 2 of eating
Breakfast - pears and bread
Lunch - grapes, avacados, cucumbers
Dinner - banana and cucumbers

Day 3 of eating
Breakfast - huckleberry pancakes
Lunch - Bananas
Dinner - Black beans, Rice, chicken

Day 4 of eating
Breakfast - whole wheat waffles & blackberries (the blackberries were super sour so I wasn't sure what you would do with them but you ate them right up and wanted more)
Lunch - chicken
Dinner - 

You love to eat, you love carbs and you will try anything.

Walking . . . . . or at least trying

You have discovered that you can walk behind this little toy.  Your brothers love to help you get up and then coach you on walking.  You can push the little cart and walk across the room with it.  You've started to cruise along the couch a little bit too.  It's so cute!

Halloween

You were a lobster and dad and I were cooks for Halloween.  You fit perfectly into the pot, and would just sit there.  We went to the ward party and when you were in your costume you just snuggled with Hunter Wiley and mom and dad.  We left a little early to put you to bed.  Later that week we had the McCoy party.  You were a little freaked out by everyone and just wanted me to hold you and snuggle with you.  You would look around at everyone and then just snuggle into me.  Everyone thought you were sick or not feeling well but I think it was just the crazy hair and the grandparents dressed like hippies.  ha ha  After a  while you were fine again.  You make such a cute little lobster!

Not feeling great

Your brothers have been sick the last two days.  Yesterday you seemed a little barfy but I couldn't tell if it was bad reflux or actual barf.  You didn't seem to be feeling well and spent most of the day in my arms.  I just held you all day or walked you or sat on the floor with you.  Last night you woke up in the night crying and just wanted me to rock you back to sleep.  This am you were happy but still seem like you just want to be with mom.  I love the most to sit and rock you when you are sleeping, it's the most peaceful thing ever!  You are so sweet even when you don't feel good.  I feel so bad that you aren't feeling great but feel lucky that you haven't really been sick much.  No ear infections, no fevers, just a happy content boy!  Love you!

9 months

 9 months old now. I took you to Dr. Johnson for your 9 month appointment and you were crawling all over the floor and pulling up on his chair before he came in.  When he came to check you out you were happy and friendly and everything looked great.  You are growing great and up to 19 lbs now.  You crawl all over and pull up on everything as well.  Today when I went in your room to get you after a nap you were standing up in your crib.  You have been talking a lot lately too.  You say dada and mama and shhhh and la la.  You try to mimic our sounds now and it's so cute!  You are sleeping great at night and taking 1 nap in the day. 
You love to play with your brothers and love when they will just sit on the floor by you and play and play.  You love Braden's long hair (it's kinda a surfer style, not super long but long enough for you to pull) and grab it and giggle every chance you get.  One of your favorite things to play with is a flosser.  Ya that sounds gross but you found one in my room and played and played and played with it while I did my hair.  You also love to play with your toothbrush.
You are a great little eater and continue to love everything you try.  Your doctor said since your iron levels looked great and you were growing and eating well that you could have milk so I've given it to you a couple times this week and you seem to tolerate it just fine. 
I took you to wheeler farm for Blake's field trip last week and you loved all the animals and all the kids. 
You came with me for 3 hours to help with the kids jog a thon and you stayed in the front pack the entire time sleeping or just chilling.  You are such a sweet mellow soul and all of us completely love you. 
Today you fell down the stairs and Braden, Ty and I all freaked out.  I was panicked and the other two boys kept asking if you were okay.  We are in the process of getting the railing fixed but you started crawling and moving all over way to fast.  You never sit in one place and are always moving all over the house from one room to the next.
You were so tired when I took these pictures but still cooperated just didn't giggle.  Love you so much!