9 months old

This little guy knows the meaning of the word BUSY. Let me tell you, I feel like I don't sit down for days on end sometimes. He started crawling around 7 months and pulling up at 8. Now, he cruises and takes a few steps in between furniture. He wants to play with everything his sister has. He would rather play with the 2-3 year olds at the playdates then the babies.

Still not a great sleeper at night, but much better since we moved and he got his own room. I can't say I miss my old baby roommate : ) He makes up for it during the day and is very consistent with taking 2 naps.

Like his sister, he is a whinny teether and already has 6.

For how big he is, it really doesn't seem like he eats that much. Pretty much already got bored with baby food. He loves cereal bars, crackers, bananas, fresh fruit, cheese, meat, breads, and yogurt. Still nursing well.

He is such a funny baby. I love watching how he figures things out and studies things. He loves anything with wheels and will spin them around and around. He is definitely a mommy's boy and has lots of separation anxiety lately. Not my favorite phase so requiring lots of patience.

Here are the 9 month stats:

23lbs 9oz (80th%)

30 inches (90%)s

We love him dearly! Each day is full of fun and smiles with Liam in our lives!

July is offically backyard fun month!

This was a typical day in The Brock's backyard in the month of July.

This guy loves to crawl all over the yard- he really seems to be approving of the new place.

Who needs wild waves?

Perfect bribe to be good on the morning run.

Tending the field with Daddy

Well it was for us anyways. We were blessed to move from our small sized home to a larger house with a much larger backyard. We spent most of July soaking up all kinds of fun at the new place. All this fun resulted in nice tans, big smiles, long afternoon naps, and a big water bill. Well worth every penny for the awesome memories we made.

Our little firecracker

Our little hunk looked so patriotic on his first 4th...had to take this pic fast because he was on the move! We ended up moving the weekend of the 4th so we spent it casually unpacking and then BBQing with friends from church. The kids played so hard that they slept through all the firecrackers at night.