8 month Review...unbelievable! Where is the time going?

Hard to believe that he turned 9 months on the 14th of October! This past month, just like the ones before, was full of exciting firsts and new adventures. It is amazing to me how much joy he has brought to our life, the littlest things are so fun and exciting when we experience them with him. We saw Dr. Cochran today for his 9 month well check and he was 28 1/2 inches which is average, and weighed 18 pounds 10 ounces which is in the 20th percentile. Dr. C says no need to worry as he is progressing right up the chart and following the same pattern. Everything looked great, he is meeting all the milestones plus some, but his ears were infected again today :( We also had to make the tough decision of whether or not to vaccinate for the H1N1 virus, and our Dr. did recommend it, so we will be getting the vaccine. Have to protect this precious baby boy of ours!
Month 8 at a glance:
Loves talking, squealing, and making all kinds of noises
Had to put the crib mattress down
Went from laying/crawling back up to sitting (hence the crib mattress coming down)
Sick with Croup, temp of 103 :( Poor baby!
Went "Ghosting" in the neighborhood
Beginning to pull up to knees
LOVES crawling under, through, and over everything
Loves to get into the dog bowls :)
His Pop's guitar is his FAVORITE thing to play with...not kidding he is obsessed with it!
Figured out he has a tongue and sticks it out and tries to touch his nose with it...hilarious!
Here are just a few captured moments from month 8...

Under everything!

Mommy and Clayton hanging out

Such a little ham!
He hadn't been in this swing in months...think he is a little big now, but he loved it :)

Who me?

I was making the bed and had the comforter draped over the end of the bed, when I came around the corner Clayton was chillin'...too cute!

How do I get outta here mom???