9 months

did i mention jake is 9 months! and there's so much to say about all that he is into/doing/learning that it makes my fingers hurt. so here's the gist (if you want a full read-out of every teensy tiny detail than i can xerox a copy of his baby book :): still twirling those pigs of his (mostly when he's excited or wants something cool that you have in your hand), crawling, feeding himself cheerios, following the cat, always wanting to pick off dust bunnies from the broom (ick), going nuts when his blue ball bounces, in size 18-24 months (he's a big 'un), six teeth, pinchy fingers, more blonde hair, chubby toes, squawks like a bird repeatedly, been bopped on the head by the broom handle, bumps head several times a day, kneels against the crib waiting for me to come get him, plays a peek-a-boo with me, eats table food, mesmerized by Tangled, hates diaper changes, waves his pointer finger at things  which means "no-no."

he totally cracks me up. especially with the finger pointing. yesterday at church I was talking to a friend and I said to Jake, "Say hi to Mandi." and he proceeded to shake his pointer finger at her. i think he's morphed "hi" and "no-no" together. which is probably my fault because whenever he bumps his head or gets hurt by something, i take/point at the item and wave my pointer finger at it saying, " No-no coffee table. Don't you hurt our Jakey's head!" he loves it. he'll just grin and grin at me. so i think i'm the instigator.

oh and one last thing. if anything else has developed by leaps and bounds the past month or so, it's the personality. let me be more specific. it's that darn independent spirit part of his personality. wow. you know, the one they get when they've realized they're mobile. now that he knows he can get from point A to point B whenever he likes, by golly there is no stopping him unless you want a writhing, back-arching, screeching, whirling dervish on your lap. he's worse than the cat. and it's pretty darn hilarious. for now.