Holy Teeth Batman!!

Four, yes that's right, FOUR new teeth have emerged. All tops, and all at once. Poor little guy. No wonder he has been so "un-Austin" like the past few weeks. I feel horrible that I wasn't more patient with him. Not that it at all hurts him to sit in his crib and cry for five minutes while mommy or daddy take a five minute sanity break.
Patience...ahhh..my nemesis. For all of you that know me in real life, you are quite acquainted with the fact that I have none of it. I do not try to hide my lack of patience or for that matter make any real excuses for it. Except for the clever "I just do not have any tolerance for stupidity." However becoming a parent is probably one of the best things that could have happened to me in that department. I still get frustrated but not at all as quickly or frequently as I used to. There are somethings I cannot control and I have learned to deal with that now. Life is better for all involved. Ask Nate, I am sure he can attest.

Nine and a half months old!!!! I cannot believe it! He is so grown up and doing all sorts of new tricks everyday. Finally crawling!!!!!!!!!! All of a sudden he was just go, go, go. Since he now has the hang of that his newest trick is trying to pull himself up and cruising furniture. Still wobbly, but check back in a little while and I am sure he will have mastered that to. My little baby is becoming my little BOY. Amazing, heartwarming and sad all at once.

"Mimi went to Flordia last weekend and I tried to stow away in her carry on"

"and she found me a new friend 'Charlie'"

9 month well baby and Austin is tipping the scales at 23lbs 12oz, 28 3/4" long supporting a 19" melon. My short, sweet, solid, big headed baby! I LOVE YOU!