9 months....

Our little guy is 9 months old and is as fun as ever. We can't wait for his first Christmas. At 9 months, he now has 4 teeth, pulls up on everything and is always into something. When we put him on the floor he immediately heads for the entertainment center or the door stoppers. It is so hard to change him as he wants to turn over and go. We have resorted to strapping him in just to change his diaper! He is still a picky eater, but will always eat his avocadoes. Puffs are his favorite as well and he eats 3 or 4 at a time. Craig and I always seem to talk about how cute he is. I know all parents think that about their children, but we sure do think he is special!

Here are some of my favorites from some pictures I did at the end of November. Since Christmas cards have gone out, I can post them. Some of his expressions just make me laugh. First one is one of my all time favorites!

Food...

All my friends with little ones Mason's age talk about how their baby eat everything, well not ours! He is picky like his mommy when it comes to food. He would much rather eat his puffs or drink milk than eat food. When he doesn't want to eat he just puckers up his lips and won't open his mouth. He even does that with foods he likes.

Last night I was fighting the eating battle trying to get him to eat some yogurt and apples. He kept trying to feed himself so I let him. This is what we ended up with. Believe it or not he ate more than he usually does. He was so distracted with playing in the mess he made, I was able to sneak in some bites.

Mason saying "HI"!
Look at my 4 teeth!

" See I told you I can feed myself!"

He couldn't figure out why his puffs wouldn't come out of his hand. I often find 3 or 4 in his hand at a time. He doesn't settle for just 1.

One happy little boy!

"Ok mommy I am tired! All done!"

More of Mason...

Mason loved playing in the grass. He also likes to show off his teeth.

Mason kept trying to pull all of the dogs hair. They didn't like it very much.

Mason and GiGi
Love this picture! Mason and his cousin, Colton

Bellamy Family Pictures...

While we were home for Thanksgiving, we took some Bellamy family pictures. Here are a couple of my favorites... I love this one of Mason!

Eddie, Cheryl, and Maddie...

Craig, Brian, Jamie, and Cheryl... love this picture!

4 generations... Grandma, Cheryl, Craig, and Mason.

A family picture!

Jamie and Tigger...

Mr. Independent...

Mason is pulling up on everything he can. He was playing with his Grammie and standing up. He made sure to let her know that he did not want her help. Mr. Independent...

Rough Week...

Mason had a rough Thanksgiving week. We flew to Weslaco Saturday morning and his lingering cough continued to get worse. We took him to the doctor on Monday and he had bronchitis. He had to sleep in his swing, his schedule was completely off, he wouldn't eat solid foods, and he took very few naps. He still tried to be fun despite not feeling well. I even got a smile as he was taking his first breathing treatment. I was wrong to think they would all be this easy!
This looks more like the way he felt.

Daddy and Mason on Thanksgiving day. You know he doesn't feel good when he sits with you.

Mason was helping his GiGi fold clothes and decided to stay in the basket to watch Baby Einstein.