Daddy had fun playing with me while we waited for the doctor to come look at me. (I'm not naked in this picture. Really.) 

My 9-month checkup

Guess what-I'll be nine months old tomorrow! That meant a visit to the doctor with Mommy and Daddy today. The nurse measured me, and the doctor looked at all of my parts. I gained some weight, so now I weigh 20 lbs., 4 oz. That makes me very average for a nine-month old. I got taller, too! I'm 31 1/2" tall, which makes me one of the tallest kids my age. I'm working hard to be as tall as Uncle Todd someday. The doctor wanted me to be interested in pulling up on things, or sitting myself up, but I'm just not! I really would rather crawl around. He said he'd see me in a month if I wasn't pulling up by then. Mommy and Daddy think they'll help me to figure this stuff out. We'll see about that!

Mommy says I'm so cute. Do you think so, too? 

I think I'll drive one like this someday when I'm big. 

Daddy got me these fun cars to play with. He finally realized that I didn't have any cars at all after I got to play with all of the cars at Graham's house. 

A good nap with my fingers and my bunny. 

I think I'm running out of room in this baby tub. Do you think Mommy and Daddy will let me get into the big tub soon? 

While I was taking a bath, I decided it would be a good idea to lay down and play on my tummy. 

Just me and my mom! (Can you tell I've been eating a lot of orange vegetables? I wonder if I'd turn green if I ate more peas...) 

Just laying on Mommy's leg while I stop to catch my breath. 

Daddy's hair stands up, and mine doesn't. Maybe I can pat his flat like mine. 

Grrrr! I gotcha, Daddy! 

Mommy and Daddy and I were wrestling, and Daddy decided to stop and take pictures. Now I'm going to grab the camera. 

I think this is a baby holder, not a toy holder. Whee, I like being in a little cubby! 

Mommy was laughing so hard that I had to look out of my new toy holder and see what was so funny. 

Mommy got this new toy holder to replace my old toy basket. I liked pulling pieces off of the basket, which Mommy didn't like very much. While Mommy was putting my toys in here, I decided I needed to go inside with the toys. 

Now that I'm crawling really fast and getting into mischief a lot, Mommy really likes it when I take my naps. I like taking naps, too...and dreaming of what I'll explore when I wake up. 

Here I am wearing a new outfit that my grandma gave to me. Mommy and Daddy and I are about to go to a birthday party for Emma Claire's mommy. Yipee! 

Home at last!

Mommy and I had such a great time on our trip, but we really missed Daddy. Here I am playing with him. He's my favorite guy.

I think Mommy and I got the good end of the deal on this trip. Mommy got 20 pages done in our scrapbook while Graham and I took naps, and I made a new friend and played with all of his toys. But, Daddy got chigger bites all over him when he went camping. Maybe next time Daddy will come with us so that the chiggers don't get him.

I think God gave me a great Mommy and Daddy who love me and each other. I'm glad we're all close to each other again! 

Here Graham and I are with our Mommies. I'm trying out one of my secret facial expressions for this picture. Graham might want to use it later. Mommy says we're really blessed to have friends who love us even though they live far away.