9 Months Old

Early Mother's Day Present

From the time he was just a few weeks old, Xander has been saying "Mom" when he cries.  Obviously, he wasn't old enough to associate it with me, but it was really neat to hear (even amongst the cries).  Yesterday, he started saying it while playing around!  All last night and this morning, he's been crawling all over the house saying "mom, mama, mom, mama".  What an awesome Mother's Day gift.

on the move

Since Xander started crawling, he has been truckin' all over the house.  The other night, while Matt was in Connor's room reading him a bedtime story, Xander crawled from the kitchen, down the hall and then smacked Connor's door open.  He crawled right in and up to the boys so he could hang out with them.   It was so adorable.

Xander Crawling

This is a couple weeks late, but here's a video of Xander crawling for the first time.  

Since then, he has become adept at climbing steps (we only have single steps in our house so he's safe) and even moving around while standing.