9 months and counting!

On September 3rd I celebrated that Ezra had been out of me for as many weeks as he had been in me and then on the 4th he reached the nine month mark. Our little man is getting so big. Some of the things he enjoys right now are clapping, growling, singing, vigorously shaking his head no, standing (not on his own), peek-a-boo, making noise while pounding his chest and, as usual, jumping. I got really excited that he recently started making the "g" sound (it is supposed to be difficult for baby's with a cleft palate to make hard consanant sounds). He is so smart and can turn on some of his toys all by himself, unfortunately for me they are annoying ones. He is also a really good eater that likes to feed himself and he just got another tooth, this time a top one.

Mom had a little fun with some pipe cleaners!

He was such a trooper on the 9th and went to 3 doctors appointments and our WIC appointment. He was incredibly tired but still so happy and smiley with everyone. He even survived getting a flu vaccination and getting his blood drawn for lead testing. What a trooper! He now weighs 18lbs 3 oz which put him up to the 25th percentile from the 10th (wahoo!), and is 29.5 inches long, still in the 90th percentile. When we got home he took a much needed nap. We are getting pretty excited for his last surgery next month and then most of this crazy year will be behind us. We love Ezra so much and are so grateful that Heavenly Father sent us such a special little guy.