we’re 9 months old!!!

This blog post is packed full of jam! 9 month photos and lots of videos and all the usual who’s who and what’s what and how’s how!

But, first, we’re NINE MONTHS OLD. Holy cow, batman! It was a little too cold outside for a pumpkin patch shoot so we improvised.

My little pumpkins!

Amaya Papaya

Amaya is sassy and determined. When she sets her sights on something she’s going to conquer it. She plays independently exceptionally well but, when she wants your attention, you’ll know it! Amaya doesn’t baby babble, she screams – loud, happy, infectious screams. She’s so close to crawling and has been sitting independently for a while now. In fact, Amaya can transition from sitting to her tummy. She’s also the first to get a tooth! We have a tooth, folks! If Jason had to describe Amaya in one word it would be “leader.”

Steven / Bobo/ Monkey Boy Bobo

Steven is sweet and tender. His cries sound like a wounded animal and he’s the one I rush to pick up when I hear his cry. Steven is focused. He can sit and play with a tag or a string for the longest time. He notices the details. When Steven eats, he picks up a piece of food and just works at it until it’s gone. He’s got the sweetest little smile and he just melts in your arms. My mom calls him a mush ball. Right now, Steven is starting to sit independently and, just once, got up on his hands and knees. If Jason had to describe Steven in one word it would be “loving.”

Sammy / Whammy/ Samscicle / Whamscicle

Our Sammy is the first to laugh and the first to cry. Sammy’s the one who’s most likely to sob when Megan leaves him alone in the play room but he’s also got an incredible, infectious laugh. He’s always moving. We can put him in the jumparoo and he will just jump, jump, jump, jump for the longest time. He’s got huge eyes and a great sense of humor. Sammy is easily distracted (or bored). So much so that we often put a toy in his hands while he’s drinking his bottle so he has something to divert his attention from the boring task of eating. Sammy is starting to sit independently and shows no interest in crawling yet. He’s the first to clap! If Jason had to describe Sammy in one word it would be “charming.”

They are pure joy.

Here we have some collages of Steven, Sammy and Amaya eating, which they’re all doing really well. We have avocado, sweet potato and broccoli.

Jason had some fun time with his boys.

And then some one on one time with Sammy.

Me, too. 🙂

The kids are completely enamoured with their Big Sister Cat Sally. (Which is a good time to mention that Friday is our TEN YEAR Sallyversary. She’s the best feline companion a girl could have.)

With a ton of supervision, we let them pet Sally’s back. We have to be careful though or they’ll go for her tail.

They’ll just sit and stare at her for ages.

See?

Here, Amaya’s working on crawling and Steve is working on sitting.

First time for Steven in any sort of crawling prep position!

Nana and Savta are here this weekend. They were tremendously helpful as I took 1,000 pictures of Steven, Sammy and Amaya for their 9 month photo shoot. And they play well, too.

Is this darn near the best picture you’ve ever seen?

Lots of loving from Megan!

We took our new kinderhop duo stroller for a spin! It’s awesome. Lightweight and inconspicuous and a perfect complement to the single stroller my mom got me. Bonus of our walk was we got to try out some wintery clothing.