9 Months

 

Elias is nine (and almost a half) months old. He is walking about 6 steps or more at a time, regaining his balance mid-walk, and gracefully mowing my entire house. The mower is the perfect walking assistant. He is eating a lot of foods...I've never had a kid able to eat so much variety without reacting. I don't think the red pepper hummus went over very well though...he LOVED it but his back broke out in a crazy rash, and his cheeks followed the next day. 

 He is very conversational with his baby-talk, and likes to "sing" with his brothers in the car or at Mass or when any household appliance is running loudly. He gives soft touches to your face when you say "Elias, give niiiiiiiice touches!" in your most annoying happy sing-song voice. He adores his brothers and wants to do what they are doing. He takes naps in cribs/travel beds. Yep, you read that right...I have a half way normal sleeper. *knock on wood* His blanket and binki are still the magic combo and I hope it stays that way for a while longer.  

The house is baby proof with gates and outlet covers and Legos are stored away. Elias will eat anything that has fallen under the table, so I sweep more times a day than I care to, but my new mop is pretty fun to use! When the boys come home from school and Daddy comes home from work they are all Elias wants. He's a happier baby now that he has tubes in his ears, and a bit more sleep at night...albeit in my armpit. For the first time, I find myself soaking in the smell of his freshly bathed head as he falls asleep next to me, and wishing away the sleepless nights less. He has his hard days, but his easy days totally out number them. That's a first for a Burda baby, and I'm so grateful.