9 Months Already!

Seth is 9 months old-only 3 months away from his first birthday! Last night I spent a little time reflecting about his birth-what a crazy experience! Seth is a kid who doesn't like to wait, and I guess he wanted me to know that right away at birth. Now when he wants something he whines in a really high pitched voice-very annoying but I guess it gets him what he wants. He'll do it as soon as he can see his bottle because he thinks that once he sees it it should be in his mouth. He is still doing awesome with solids, and will eat a stage 3 jar of food for a meal. He has baby food for breakfast, lunch, supper, and bedtime snack. He also has been eating small pieces of whatever we eat-french fries, bread, and even pizza and waffles at daycare. If he'll eat it, I'll give it to him-I do not want another picky eater like Elijah! Seth also eats 6-8oz bottles 4-5 times a day.
Seth is still crawling like a madman, and pulling himself up on everything. He claps for yay, waves bye-bye, jumps if you tell him jump or bounce, dances if he hears music, and flirts just like his big brother and his daddy. He's been sleeping at night in bed with mom and dad, which isn't what we planned but it works. He was sleeping through the night in his crib, but when he got sick and started teething a month ago while Chris was gone, it was easier to keep him in bed with me since he was getting up every hour or so. He goes to bed in his crib every night, but wakes up during the night and ends up in bed with us. We're working on getting him back in his bed for the whole night, so keep your fingers crossed for us. I actually enjoy co-sleeping-I love snuggling my baby all night long, but I worry about covering his up with my blankets or Chris rolling on him.
Seth has six teeth now-he just got his sixth one in yesterday. It's been so close to popping through for over a week so it's nice to see it. I'm really hoping that it's been part of the reason he hasn't been sleeping well at night.
He's still not much of a talker, but will giggle and coo if you get him going. He's still just too darn busy moving all over and getting into everything that he's not supposed to. He's a sweetie though, and knows how to work mom over when he does something he knows he's not supposed to do-he gets a huge adorable smile on his face!
Elijah is still the world's best big brother, and has gotten pretty good about sharing his toys. He's become a little more clingy lately, and has spent a lot of time the past week sitting on my lap cuddling with me. I love it, and hope he doesn't outgrow it anytime soon!