Theo with a flower

Quintessential Franklin

Bruh

 Franklin can say "bruh" for brother. Here they are posing in their matching pjs!

Charming little muffin

Teddy time

Dada

 It became official over Mother's Day weekend. Franklin's got his first word and it is Dada. Daddy's been Franklin's favorite person since he was old enough to track a person walking across the room, so its fitting. He calls us all Dada, too. This morning when I got him up he saw me and repeated, Dada, Dada!

Mother's Day visit from Grammy Betsy

 Sweet Theo picking little lawn flowers

 Classic Theo - I told him to smile...he's just like his Daddy.

 A Mother's Day weekend hike at Mary S. Young State Park with both boys

 Theo's favorite Grammy accessory next to her scarves: the iPad!

 Aw, cute.

 Reading the newspaper with Grammy

Videos!

Franklin is 9 months old!

 Franklin is 9 months old and so much is changing with him so quickly! In the last week he started self-feeding crackers regularly and actually said his first word! He hasn't said it since, but still, I think we should count it. He looked up at Matt and said "Da Da" clear as day. Usually this syllable is babbled at least 3 times or so, but not this time. Da Da it is! He is also getting pretty mobile, though he's still staying in one general area; he just spins around on his belly. So close to crawling, though, and can kinda get himself going in one direction or another for a couple of inches if properly motivated. He's definitely working on getting those knees underneath him, and once he does...its off to the races. He's really into taking toys out of containers and banging them together, and playing with his brother, of course. He jumps so high and fast in his bouncer now I think he might pop right out of it. 9 month stats are: nearly 30 inches long (90th percentile) and 20 lbs 6 oz (50th percentile). Getting longer and leaner, but still bigger than Theo was at the same age. Not sure how much Theo weighed at 9 months, but he was only 21 lbs at 1 year!

Hangin' on the deck

Finally starting to self feed!

Franklin's been slow on the whole I'm a baby I'm supposed to put everything in my mouth thing. But the other night, we finally got some cracker gnawing going on.