Nine Months, a Fall Festival, and Halloween!

On the 27th, Jackson turned 9 months! Mama's been working so this photo comes a few days late...

Time is going so fast! On the day he was 9 months, we had our Fall Festival at church. It was so cold!

Jackson is way too little to know what's really going on, but he LOVED watching people and seeing everything happen. On Halloween he would yelp with curiosity and joy when a kid would come to our door. We walked to a few houses in our neighborhood, collecting a few pieces of candy. He wasn't going to eat it and Mom and Dad didn't need it. I wish I had a picture, though, of Jackson double-fisting two Tootsie Roll pops! We finally let him have a taste of a sucker and it was all over!

Holidays are so much more fun with you, little dalmatian puppy. We can't wait for the next couple of months although we're still trying to figure out how to keep the Christmas tree safe! At nine months...

• you are crawling everywhere pulling up on everything, and climbing stairs! Hello baby gates!
• you are 19 pounds and 12 ounces. You are in about the 50th percentile in length and weight.
• your naps might be getting a little better. Maybe.
• you have about one half of one tooth. That's it.
• you are still nursing about 90% of the time. 
• you love Sunday School. You sit at the table and eat cheerios and sing songs. You love your teachers!
• you are eating lots of flavors. You are picking up finger foods better and getting good at that sippy cup. 
• you love Baby Bookworms at the library. You love singing the songs and listening to the stories, but mostly you like watching the other babies.
• you make lots of noises...laughs and yells and what Dad calls your "velociraptor" scream. You especially enjoy testing out your noises during church. :)
• you love reading books. I love holding you in my lap and reading your favorite stories.
• you love bubbles.

We are loving every minute, Little Man. The next three months are going to fly by and before we know it, you are going to be a year old. I can't even think about it. You are the biggest blessing to us and I don't know hardly what we did or who we were before you. We love you, Little Boy, and can't wait for the next 9 months!