Lets Start Fr8ing: Happy 9 months Little Red

Declan is 9 months old today. I still wonder where the time has gone.

My friend Jenny said in her blog about her little girl Isabelle, that when they reach 9 months they are now longer out than in. I'm not sure which 9 months have been harder - The 9 months of continuous vomiting or the 9 months of reflux?

Declan can be an absolute joy at times and his smile lights up any room. His giggle makes my heart sing. It always makes me smile when I'm feeding him carrot or pumpkin (or something of that colour) that it really matches his hair. He is an active boy and even though he still can't crawl forward he seems to be able to get anywhere in reverse. He spins around on his tummy or on his bottom, susses out where he wants to go and puts the reverse beep on and away he goes. I kind of think it takes more thinking to do it this way so watch out when he starts going forward! Yesterday I caught him pulling up on the side of his cot so I'm thinking he may be one of those children that manages to escape - HELP!!

He has a few sounds (Mum, Dad, Bub etc) and seems like he is trying to have a conversation. Emily thinks he is too noisy though and asks him to stop because "he is too loud, and I don't like it" - wait until he can actually talk.

He claps hands and has just recently started waving which is really cute. His wave is moving his fingers into his palm and out again. It is quite cute to watch as he watches his hand like it doesn't belong to him.

He shakes his head at the funniest things and often in the highchair when he isn't ready for another mouthful of food.