I want to stand up!

Ely balances himself on his knees now. He likes to play with big boy toys.

Our friend Miyeon gave us this Peek-a-Bop Playland and Ely likes to crawl inside to play with balls. For some reason instead of crawling inside, he looked to the clear plastic window to look at his toys. He may have been imitating me.

I found Ely had pulled himself up on the bars of the Jumperoo and rocking it. I think Ely will move onto walking. He rocks on his knees but he likes to stand up more. People at daycare think Ely will start walking soon too. Although he may be less motivated once his friends who walk move to the toddler class. His friend Blake is 10 months old and holds himself up onto toys so Ely may still be motivated to stand up more.

Happy 9 months Ely!

As of 11/11/09 Ely is:

19.5 lbs 25-50%
29" 75%
48.5" +97%

In the last couple of days, Ely has gone through a growth spurt. He feels a lot heavier, especially today. I'm going to measure him tomorrow and see if he gained more weight.

Creeping: Expert creeper. Ely is creeping everywhere. It's more like a military crawl.

Crawling: Not yet! He has gone on his knees more.

Pulling: He can pull himself up on me. He likes to hold onto the baby gate and yank on it.

Talking: Ely mimics sounds and tries to "talk" more.

Personality: Still a sweet baby boy!

Ely is a sweet baby. He loves to say "hi" to everyone at daycare and give everyone hugs. He rubs his head on other babies' heads to say "hello". He rests his head on laps too. He loves Mayboobae. He puts his arms around her neck and gives her multiple hugs.

Best Buddy: Cade!

I was able to finally see what others have been telling me about Cade and Ely. When Cade gets dropped off (later than Ely), Cade and Ely have a little talk and laugh together. I was getting ready to leave (the babies couldn't see me) and I saw Cade kiss Ely's head. Cade's mom said that he was sad yesterday and it may have bee because he missed daycare.

Teeth: Six total!

He has two on the bottom and four on the top. Ely still tries to grab my finger and bite it.

Ely is very alert and observant. He likes to watch people and mimic them. He is starting to pick things up faster and faster. Daddy taught him how to throw in minutes and now he loves to throw. He loves balls so he likes being able to throw it. He used to knock balls together but he likes to throw balls too. He still loves to knock toys together the most...that and shaking toys that make sounds.

Ely's first Halloween

We enjoyed a little walk around our neighborhood park before we headed out to B-square to meet our friends. Ely liked being inside the backpack and looked around to take in the fall foliage.

Later in the day we headed to B-square to meet up with our first-time parents (we all had babies this year). We weaved through the huge traffic of other moms, dads, grandparents, & adorable kids in costumes.

After an hour or so of taking pictures, we headed over to Maggianos for dinner. I was a bit worried about having dinner so late with Ely but he did well (and other babies too!). He got a bit fussy but he was okay once we bribed him with a huge piece of bread.

It must have been a tiring event for Ely because he slept until 8:00am.

*next year, we'll have to head out to B-square a little earlier*

**next event on the "parent's guide book" --- Holiday Lane!**