Brentley is 9 months old!!

Two days ago, my little man turned nine months old. It's so bittersweet. I've been working on his baby book, and looking at his baby pictures makes me want to cry. I'm also ver glad that I have a happy, healthy, growing boy at the same time though.

He weighs 25 lbs now, and he has been holding steady at that weight for over a month now. He's in 12 mon. and 18 mon. clothes, size 5 shoes, and size 4 diapers. Not much change since he has started crawling except in height and shoe size. I'm not sure how tall he is now, but I can tell he is getting taller.

He is learning quickly. He can say mama, dada, and yay. He crawls fast and with ease. He stands on his own, and has great balance when standing. He can take steps. He's taken plenty of steps now, but he only takes one or two before he falls, so he's not really walking yet.
He can clap and wave, as well. Oh, and he is starting to give those big, slobbery, open-mouthed kisses! I love those! Lol.

His eyes are hazel, his hair is strawberry blond, he has four teeth (the two bottom middle and two top middle), and he still has his dimples :)

He loves to play with his sissy. They are best buddies, and I hope they always remain close!

He's still pretty quiet and reserved. He's content sitting with me, and if he does get down, I have to remain in view lol. He's always happy as well. He smiles all the time.

I'm not ready for him to turn one, but I still have everything planned for it. I am going to start buying his cake stuff tomorrow. I'm buying the cake pans so that I can practice getting the cake out perfectly. I'm also buying cookie cutters that have letters and shapes in them, and some playdough, so that I can get a feel for how the shapes and letters are going to work, as well as practice making the bow that is going to go on top. I want his cake to be absolutely perfect, so I'm going to need all the practice I can get.
Also, planning ahead really does pay off. We are wanting to get Grace a child sized guitar for her birthday because she has been pretending everything is a guitar. Well, I went online just to see how much they are... found a Cinderella one that is normally $37 that is on sale for $15! I will be buying that tomorrow as well! I know her birthday is five month away, but I'm not passing up a sale for over 50% off!

There is just no way that...

Brentley is two months old today!! Um, I'm pretty sure it was yesterday that I found out I was pregnant with him! Lol!

He is such a good baby. He only wakes up one time a night. Occasionally he will wake up twice, but it is rare. He loves to smile, and let me tell you, he is going to be a heart breaker. When he smiles he has the most adorable very noticalbe dimples (more prominent on his right cheek than left though), and he has his daddy's eyes. That dark gray marble look, which is what first attracted me to Chris, so he is definitely going to attract some girls with those lol.
He can hold up his head completely now, and has rolled over a few times on soft surfaces, such a strong little man. Today he laughed for the first time. Oh my gosh it was just precious!!

He still doesn't like to be put down at all. Chris can hold him for about 20 minutes, and then it's back to me lol. He will sleep on his own, but Grace usually wakes him up (she is a loud little thing lol). So I usually only put him down to sleep if Grace is asleep or Chris has taken her to the store or the park in the neighborhood. If I want to clean Chris has to take Grace to the park, so I can put Brentley down and clean lol.

He is still exclusively breastfed, and boy can he eat! The kid is in 3-6 month clothes and size 2 diapers now! 3-6 months is a little big on him, 0-3 months is too small lengthwise, so we have to put him in 3-6 months. He is going to be tall like his daddy!

Yea, he so was not happy here, but I love his outfit, so I couldn't resist lol.

Also, we carved our pumpkin yesterday :)

Yes, he's ugly lol.

And I registered for my classes yesterday. I'm going to be taking American Liturature and Precalculus on Monday and Wednesday from 8 am - 11:30 am. I'll be starting January 9th. I've been pumping once a day and storing it in the freezer, so that Brentley will have something to eat while I'm gone. I only get 2-4 ounces each time, so starting in Nov. I am going to pump two times a day to double the amount I get. I want to make sure he has plenty to eat while I am gone.