my BABY is 9 months old today

My baby boy continues to grow way too fast!
Today we had his 9 month check-up

and these were his stats:

weight=20.5 lbs=55%

height=29 in=80%
I was a bit surprised by these finding,

mostly because this boy *LOVES, LOVES, LOVES

to eat and I feel like he is hungry all the time!

He will eat anything and everything.

Some other bits of info about Nalu at this age:

*he is close to crawling, but just doesn't quite make the

move yet. He does a lot of reaching! Mom is not at

all anxious for him to start crawling. I am fine for

him to stay immobile for as long as he'd like!!

*he enjoys interacting and playing with all sorts of toys

AND his siblings are soo entertaining!

*he is not shy, nor does he have a fear of

an unfamiliar face. He just smiles away!

*Nalu LOVES swimming & playing in the water

*he loves being outdoors

*doesn't like to be left alone-sometimes

dad or one of the kids can entertain him a bit,

but he pretty much ALWAYS wants MOM

*he has discovered how to use his mouth/voice,

exploring sounds he can make-squealing,

smacking his lips and spitting

(not so fun at feeding time)

*still doesn't sleep through the night,

but he does nap really well (usually 2-3 hrs at a time)

so mom gets some time to rest her arms!

*he has 3 visible teeth, and a few others that

keep poking back and forth through your gums

(you haven't been so happy about that).

Oh Nalu, you are such a joy. You bring soo much

happiness to our family. We really could not imagine

life without YOU!!!

WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH

(please just stop growing up so fast)

neighborhood fun

There was a emergency preparedness fair

in our neighborhood last weekend and the kids got to

have a tour of the fire truck and ambulance.

Kaipo had LOTS of curious questions

and they were all pretty facinated