Caleb 9 Months Old

Caleb is now a happy and thriving 9 month old. He is 28 inches tall and weighs 18 pounds. He greatly enjoyed spending Christmas in New Mexico. He is crawling all over the play and pulling up on everything. He pulls up and then holds on with one hand. He has gotten quite good at falling without hurting himself. Just within the last several days, he has started completely letting go with both hands and leaning against things with his stomach. He learned to climb the stairs at my parent's house quite efficiently. He is getting stronger and stronger everyday, and I can just picture him standing alone and walking in the not so distant future.

Caleb is a very happy social baby. He has been squealing in delight a lot lately when he sees us paying attention to him. At the grocery store, he waves at every person that we walk by hoping they will say hello to him. He can also clap his hands and give people 5.

With so much mobility, we of course have had some adventures. Yesterday, Caleb was coughing and gagging, so I picked him up from the kitchen floor. He then starting throwing/ spitting up. I looked at him, and his mouth was bleeding! Then I saw that he had choked up a goathead! I am guessing that this somehow made it onto our kitchen floor from New Mexico, and Caleb picked it up to try to eat it! I am looking forward to when Caleb knows what is food and what is not!

My sister, Katie, the dogs, and I hiking in the Sandia MountainsCaleb excited about Christmas morning