9 Months Old!!

Yesterday Addyson and Braden turned 9 months old!!! They have been busy learning new things . . .

Braden can army crawl!!! He is getting into everything and having a great time. It's like a whole new world that he's discovered and he's loving it. He found the door stopper on the door in their bedroom and he started bawling because he was so scared but by the time I got to him he had realized how awesome it was to play with!! His crib got moved to the lowest level. And his first tooth finally made an appearance!!! He can sit up perfectly for long spans of time. He seems all grown up all of the sudden! He weighs 20 pounds 9 ounces.

Addyson gets up on her hands and knees and rocks. And sometimes she gets her legs going but she doesn't try to move her arms - it looks like she's just spinning her wheels!! Sometimes she just watches Braden like she can't figure out what he's doing and she's a little annoyed that she can't go anywhere. Now he can come steal her toys from even further away. So she enjoys playing by herself sometimes!!! And learning to make new noises and funny faces. She makes us all giggle!! She has started reaching her arms out when she wants to be picked up. She weighs 11 pounds 15.2 ounces.

I had a few rough days this week - it just seems like my babies are all grown up!! We are done with bouncy seats and the swing too I think. The kids don't lay around anymore - they are into things and sitting up. Just acting like big kids. Braden just changed so much in less than a week! Which I am so glad for - that means they're developing like they are supposed to!!! When I went to buy new clothes for them in a bigger size I realized that Braden is no longer in the little baby section of the store!! And the cribs going down - it all just sort of hit at once. I'm glad they're growing and so thankful that I can be home with them every day to experience it all with them because it is going so fast. It's just so hard to believe how much stuff they can do. God has designed them so incredibly - it's amazing to watch them learn and try new things. It just takes a little getting used to!

In other news - fall harvest is finally over!!! The longest one that I've ever experienced. So we're enjoying having Ryan home more and spending time together with all 4 of us!!!

Here are some other pics from the week --

Braden working on getting that tooth through!!

Addyon with one of her cute smiles!

Braden showing off his tummy in his big boy PJ's before he really starts crawling and losing that cute chub!!

Braden getting excited about one of his favorite things - eating!!!

Braden having fun wearing grandpa vogt's hat

Addyson wearing an outfit Ryan's grandma klassen made years ago for Ryan's little girl. This is the most sweet girly picture we got.

Addyson not looking very ladylike - how she acts most of the time!! She is hilarious!!!!