Nine is Just Fine!

So.  August happened...  And oh, the changes!

This little boy is MOBILE!  He was pretty lazy when he first learned to crawl (never really put forth the effort unless an object or person was just a couple scoots away) but now he is inch-worming all over the place!  While he loves to chase after a ball or a toy that evades him (i.e. waterbottles and other round objects) his other haunts include the vents, the piano pedals and, of course, our DVD tower.  The DVDs fell on him early on, so we've taken to laying the tower on its side and letting him play with the DVDs.  I call it his "work station."

We love this laugh!

Another favorite for him are door stops.  The kid figured out early on how to remove them and now, a day rarely goes by during which he doesn't pull off at least one!

Not surprisingly, all this mobility has had a pretty slimming effect on our little hunk.  He's still a chunk, but not nearly as thick as he was a month ago!

He has also gotten pretty handy with a sippy cup!  He just guzzles water.  :)

Another development is his hair.  It's gotten pretty thick in some areas.  It's hilarious- when the wind catches it just right, it looks just like a toupee!

Atticus couldn't get enough of his cousin Ashton when we had a chance to hang out.

His third and fourth teeth came in!  #3 came near the beginning of the month and #4 on around Aug. 15.  It's funny, because a lot of his little friends who are older still don't have teeth or only have 1-2.

He's been blowing a lot of raspberries lately.  It's so adorable.  I'm not entirely sure why he's taken so to the sound, but it just might have something to do with all of the little girls he meets at the pool.  It certainly makes an impression!  ;)

He also ran his first race with me, and he even placed!  Ha ha, not hard to do when so few were involved.  :)  Here he is, drinking some victory milk.
Ooh!  He rode his first pony this month!  He did great!

He's also becoming Mommy's little helper.  He loves to sit on the counter with me and "help" me wash dishes or prepare food.

Can you tell?  Daddy just got home!  

A less positive milestone this month was his second cold.  Sick babies are so sad!!!

 

Thankfully, it didn't last long.

At the end of the month we celebrated Dane's 29th birthday with a trip to Tucano's and some gifts at home.  Atticus LOVED the wrapping paper.

One of our newest favorite things to do is go to the park so we can swing.  There are little baby swings there and Atticus LOVES them.  I also enjoy swinging with him on the big kid swings.  It's a great way to end the day, as swinging seems to soothe him- he's kinda dreamy once we're done.

It was funny.  The other day we were swinging and I saw that Atticus was staring to his left.  He was watching his shadow.  As I watched the shadow, I started to realize just how much I needed to enjoy the moment.  One day, all of these beautiful days will become shadows!