Little Cuddle Bug

My little cuddle bug will turn 9 months old in four days. Yes, you read that right! 9 months old!!! Pardon me while I reach for my tissues!

To have gotten off to such a rough start, he's quite the happy baby now--as long as things are going his way! :) My little man loves lots of things but nothing quite like his mama! (Insert boasting motherly grin here.) I laugh and joke with everyone telling them that it is just my reward for putting up with him through the rough start! Many days I felt like he hated me. Now he does not want to be 2 feet away from me.

I tried weighing him yesterday and we think he weighs right at 21 1/2 lbs. Not sure how tall he is but he'll have his 9 month checkup on June 3rd. For some reason that date rings a bell. Oh yeah! Wedding bells! It will be 10 years of marriage bliss for me and the hubby! ;)

But back to cuddle bug, he is a cuddler. He loves to eat! He pretty much eats and likes everything with the exception of peas! No matter how many times we try them, he still does not like them. And he likes peaches but I've had to cut those out because they seem to upset his stomach.

He's getting braver by the day and now turns loose of whatever he's holding on to while standing. With dad in Brazil on his mission trip he's scared to death he'll be walking by the time he comes home. I pray not! He's still supposed to be a baby. :)

He's quite mischevious and loves to get into anything and everything he's not allowed to. He loves remotes, phones, electrical cords, and any item on the floor small enough to fit into his mouth and choke on (and bubble wrap as pictured below--and yes, I did take it away after I took the picture. I however, did not get a picture of his face when it was taken away but use your imagination). To say that he keeps us busy is an understatement. He loves watching his bigger brothers. He pats his Bible along to the song and likes to look at books. He's saying dada, bye-bye (and waving) but still no mama. He still just has the two bottom teeth but we suspect the top two front teeth will pop through any day now.

Some friends of ours came over and their baby is only 3 days younger than Rhett. They were quite interested in each other, wanting to pat each others' head, face, etc. At one point sweet Hudson grabbed at Rhett's face and Rhett hit him back--with some force that time. I had no idea he would do that so I'll be honest, we learned what a temper he had that night. We also learned that you can definitely tell he has older brothers! Thankfully they were still friends at the end of the night. :)

We just enjoy every moment with sweet baby boy! Try to treasure these days and burn them into our memories! Of course blogging about them helps, too so we can look back on what we can't remember.