Thankful for 9 Months with This Guy

I just read over Zy's 6, 7, and 8 month blog posts and it looks like I better start encouraging him to move soon, so I'll have something new to share. He's pretty much the same happy go-lucky little guy he has been for the last couple months, smiling a lot, sleeping very little, and entertaining everyone from the dog to the entire Social Security office. His big sissy is trying to encourage him to walk, and in turn I'm coddling him as best I can to keep him still. We just put the Christmas tree up last night, can't we enjoy it for at least a couple weeks before he pulls it down??

At his 9-month check-up this morning, he took the toe prick with a laugh, and his lab work proved we're not letting him eat too much lead paint. He's settled down comfortably around the 85th% for both height (29.5 in) and weight (22 lbs). But his head continues to soar off the charts, he's probably gonna cure cancer with that brain. :)

His first top tooth just busted through, right in time to help him chew some Thanksgiving turkey and fixings. His Spanish accent will be better than mine any day now, as he soaks in everything our new Bolivian house guest has to say.

We couldn't be more thankful for this precious gift God has given us. Here are few things Isaiah is thankful for:

Loving some exercise time while sharing some of his Cheerios with the dog.

He seems to have skipped baby food and moved onto solids, and I'm beginning to wonder if he'll ever learn to drink.

After making messes in his high chair, bath time is more fun than ever now that he can sit up and enjoy his toys and be cleaned by the octopus his Bula made him.

Helping Mommy brush her teeth with the Sonicare is a highlight for him every morning!

And in his biggest news this month, he's using the potty like a champ almost every time we put him on!