9 Months !?!?!?!?!

     Our baby seems to be growing up SO fast!  I can't believe he's already 9 months.   Our little Baby bubbles is such a sweet part of our family, and I'm so happy to have him with us. Owen is a happy baby.  Jerry Seinfeld said, "A two year old is like a blender with the lid off". . . well, in Owen's case it's nine months. This little man is go, go go, nonstop.  People ask me if he ever just holds still, because for the most part he is anywhere and everywhere except sitting still.  I cook dinner, and he takes EVERYTHING out that is in and spreads it on the floor.  I feed him lunch, and what's not in his mouth is everywhere on the floor.  I put my makeup on and he 're-organizes- our closet:

When we are outside (up until last week) he would beeline it for any and all dirt and stuff it in his mouth, while pulling out all the flowers that stand in his way.  (Luckily we found out babies that crave dirt are deficient in a certain vitamin and so after putting him on Poly-Vi-Sol drops he doesn't eat dirt as often) With all of the dirt meals he was able to get a lot of baths:

We've always called him Baby Bubbles and from the above picture you can see how fitting that is.  He LOVES the water.  Owen is our first baby to blow bubbles in the water at about 7 months.  It's his favorite thing to do during baths.  He will actually stick his entire head in the water and blow bubbles over and over again.  This was his first bubble bath in a long time, and so the bubbles threw off his bubble-blowing groove, but he still dunked his head a few times. 

Owen is a FAST crawler, he stands alone for several seconds, walks along tables and chairs, says Momma, Baba (which means brother, and several other things), and Mmmmm(which means he wants yummy food).  He is such a joy to our family.  He loves his brothers so much and sometimes laughs just when he sees them. He is already wrestling with the boys and giving kisses to everyone he loves.  He's affectionate, curious, energetic, and determined.