9 months

Phillip is 9 months and its fun to think that he has now been on the earth for as long as I was pregnant with him. He is growing so fast. He is walking around objects, holds on with one hand and is starting to let go. He stands for only a second before he falls but I know that its not long before he takes off walking. He drinks from sippy cups, he's excited to eat "big people" food like mashed potatoes (not really a fan of), rolls, he loves cheerios, and puffs. He also really like veggie sticks. He also cut 2 teeth shortly after he turned 8 months, beating Avery who didn't cut a tooth until she was 10 months. He is still our happy smiley boy, and he gets into everything. He likes to chase the vacuum, go towards the fire place, push things around the room, and by crawling and pulling up to a stand on everything is constantly falling or hitting his head but continues to do it over and over. We've had a rough go with naps lately like 10 minute naps or as soon as I lay him down he wakes up. We're working on it and I've found that if he wakes up right away he'll cry for 10 minutes and fall back asleep. He loves Avery and crawls/chases her around the house. His hair is getting long but he has these cute ringlets that I'm afraid won't grow back if I cut, so I'm planning on taking his 9 month pictures with his cute ringlets before I take him for a hair cut.
9 month stats: 18 lbs 12 oz - 20th percentile, 2 feet 5 inches tall - 75th percentile