9 Months Old and LOTS of Boogers!

Brody is 9 months old today!

I wish I could say that we celebrated with a trip to the park or with some fun playtime with Porter, but nope. Little man Brody celebrated this milestone with a cold. This is Brody's second cold in the course of a month, and wouldn't you know he just had to share it with Mommy. I've got the sniffles too, but at least I'm old enough to know that green boogers are not that attractive and should be wiped away immediately. Poor Brody doesn't like us trying to clean up after his never ending stream of snot.

We did manage to get out of the house for Brody's visit to the doctor for his 9 month check up. He now weighs 19lbs 7oz and is 29 1/4" long. Basically he's long and lean (just like mommy and daddy were pre-baby!). Brody also has two teeth and we think that the top two teeth will be making their debut shortly.

Aside from his growth, Brody is now cruising the furniture at home. He's even successfully released his grip from the couch for a few seconds to take a step, but then he usually ends up on his bottom. I think that he'll be walking by Thanksgiving for sure. My guess is that once he starts walking, he'll be RUNNING in no time. Thank goodness I'm no longer in my back brace...perhaps I'll be able to keep up with him!