9 months

Dear Diego - you are 9 months old now and less of a baby every day. You are crawling like a mad man - standing up easily - and beginning to let go! It won't be long now before you begin to take your first steps. You are more fun to be around everyday. You have learned to play lots of fun games and pick up on new ones quickly. We love to hear you laugh. You have also started eating 'grown up' food. We have to be careful these days about what we eat because you will, inevitably, want some of it. But the biggest news, little man, is that last night you broke all records and stayed in your own bed - without help from us to go back to sleep - from 10:00 to 6:00. I know I can't expect this of you everyday but I sure appreciated it last night. To top it off you and I laid down this morning and slept for another two hours! To celebrate - here is a picture of you eating from your very own big boy bowl.