9 months

We are barely still in the 9th month, it's been a busy busy month. In this month Jordan has become a completely mobile little dude. He is crawling all over the place, pulling himself up to stand and just starting to try to take little steps around the furniture. He likes to pick up his own food with his fingers and put it into his mouth. There is almost nothing he can't eat, and it doesn't have to be ground up in to mush anymore.

Jordan likes to eat cut up pieces of fruit and cheerios, he will eat fish and scrambled eggs. He also eats little bits of chicken too! We offer him water in a sippy cup but he doesn't sip from it. Instead he bites on the spout. Interestingly enough, he will drink from a glass if it's held up to his lips and take sips from it.

One of the most fun games we like to play these days is pull out all of the toys from the toy box and dump them on the floor. He loves to flip the pages in his books and rip the pages out of magazines. Jordan also likes to open and close drawers. He is fascinated with remote controls, telephones, power outlets, electrical cords and everything else that is totally off limits. Peak-a-boo is really fun and we never get tired of that game.

I can tell he is starting to really understand certain words and identify people. When you ask him "where's mama?" he'll look at me and give a big smile. Same goes for Dada. He loves when his grandma and bubbie play with him and sing him songs.

Jordan shows a lot of excitement when he sees something he wants. He also expresses his anger and frustration by tensing up his muscles and shaking and clenching his fists. He is such a joy!