9 months and Counting

Lucien is now 9 months old.  He is not counting out loud yet, he hasn't even said his first word, but he is much more interested in his books about numbers and ABCs.  He has been growing taller and his little feet now hang over the edge of the car seat.  He is walking around any chance he gets and the brightly colored toys that once excited him get tossed to the floor and he's off looking for door knobs and cabinets.  He eats like a champ and loves trying bits off anybody's plate.  He is definitely not a

 picky eater and can eat all day long if given new foods to try.  His sleeping has improved but he still doesn't sleep through the night.  He wakes for a bottle once in the evening.  Now that he's 9 months it might be time for some tough love  to stop the nightly feedings.  But it might be too tough on Mom to her him cry

through the night.  

Next week we're taking him on his first big trip - the long drive to Key West.  He's going to love it down there with Grandma and Grandpa.  We're not bringing much baby stuff.  We know of a great company down there called Holiday Baby (www.holidaybabykw.com) that will have all the items we need.  Why pack the car when we can get it delivered?  Off to paradise...