henry is nine months!

 henry is nine months today

i totally love this age

i keep telling michael i wish henry could stay this age forever

he is funny and sweet and easy

 he seems a little off today

he woke up twice last night which doesn't usually happen lately

normally he just wakes up between 5 and 7 to eat and goes back to sleep

 i'm hoping he doesn't have an ear infection

 it might just be another tooth

he now has his bottom two and one on top

but the other isn't far behind

 drool!

 henry only sucks his thumb once in a while

i think he does it less than his sisters did at his age

but all of them did (do) it more as toddlers than babies

 i love those little toes

henry is a big fan of the applesauce my mom made him

i can't believe that in three short months my baby will be one! 

let's just hope it goes slowly

....

henry is super easy going lately

i think he likes that he doesn't have to be in his car seat so much 

now that we aren't driving to and from the kids to school constantly

he likes to eat but seems to like his bottle less and real food more

he is a pro at climbing the stairs 

and just yells for me when he wants to come back down

everyone loves him wherever we go and he likes the attention

he seems especially fond of hazel and michael these days

and kept saying da-da a bunch just this morning

i think he is close to waving and maybe has a little bit

and close to saying "hi", too

i feel silly thinking about how nervous i was to have a fifth child

henry has brought nothing but joy to our family

we adore him