Crawling, Cruising, & Walking- Oh My!

9 Months... Can he stay like this forever?

 The little light of my life! I know I'm biased, but his smile will just melt your heart! 

This month has brought about many developments for this little man.  He is now pulling up to stand in his crib.  We dropped it low months ago just to be safe, so he had not attempted standing in it until just a few weeks ago.  I went in to pick him up from his nap, and there he was with the largest, proudest grin on his face!

He is also beginning to crawl "normal."  He finally realized it doesn't hurt so much to keep his knees up, but standing and cruising is still his method of choice.

Unfortunately, Brooks had his first real fever last week :(  It got up to 102 degrees when I decided to call the doctor.  Come to find out, he had a double ear infection... poor guy!  Don't worry, he was back to 100% in a day or two.

Here's Brooks in his game day attire!  He was representing both teams playing that day... Go Dawgs and Go Braves!  He is also sporting his new kicks!

Here is our sweet boy Munson, Brooks' all time favorite thing!

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Ignore my awkward morning hair- it's finally starting to grow!

Slow down!!!

I am beginning to realize what people meant when they said, "trust me, you don't want him crawling/ walking yet."  Getting anything done around the house is getting more and more difficult.  In the weeks earlier, Brooks would chase me into the kitchen, but he has now become more adventurous.  He takes off for any place in the house, especially if Munson is there. 

He has gotten pretty fast with his "Brooks crawl," and is getting more stable on his feet too!  Brooks can stand for almost a minute by himself and when steady, he can take up to 6-7 steps before falling!

He loves to use the walker around the house, and he is now pulling up on everything!

His "mama" is perfected now, and I am pretty sure my entire family is ready for him to take on a new word!  It does warm my heart when I go to pick him up in the morning and he says "mama" with a giant smile on his face!

Here is Brooks with 2 of his cousins, Braxton and Brody!

Speaking of smiles... Brooks contagious smile has not faded.  He has been a very happy baby so far and his smile is just infectious.  Everywhere we go people tell us he has the best smile :)

New this week, daddy had surgery!  Enjoy this picture of what Tim's leg will look like for the next 3 months!! It's a race to see who is walking first: Brooks or Tim :)