The life of a 9 month old

Workin' hard with Daddy in his office

Playing hard then napping on Mama

First busted lip... no pain, no gain

Lots of crab-crawling

Napping on Daddy on the way to cousin Ben's baptism

Handsome man with his slicked down hair... ha!

Mommy and Daddy got me a new house!

Throw the ball with Daddy

I love how excited he gets when we cheer for him :) 

A Day at the Park!

Emmet is 8 months old today! And since turning 7  months he can:

• Say Dada, Baba, and sometimes Mama
• Get from laying down to sitting up
• Pulled onto the couch/crib and hold himself in a standing position (or jump on his bed)
• Grow a tooth - and he now leaves teeth marks on our furniture
• Crawl
• Eat finger foods

We are so excited to see what the next month will bring! 

We went to the park today for a little Barnes Family fun!

Big Month for a Big Boy

Emmet started crawling a few nights ago! He has a crab-like crawl; it's pretty cute! His main motivation for crawling is to pet Lily, which she is less than thrilled about. He also heads toward power cords and anything else he isn't supposed to have. 

Here he is this morning:

Emmet loves to jump in his activity center, and he has gotten pretty good at it:

One of Emmet's new favorite games - "stand up, sit down"

Emmet is already fluent in Man Language:

I don't think he would pass a roadside sobriety test, but he is a man on the move: