Tristan had his 9 month check up today. He's 20lbs (50%) and 28 inches
(45%).  His head is in the 90th%. He got two more shots, but took it
very well.  He's got 5 teeth, he army man crawls, he pulls himself to
standing every chance he gets.  He works hard at figuring everything
out and you can just see the wheels turn in his head when he plays.
He's learning to do the pincher grasp, and tests everything by
delicately scratching it with one little finger. He's broken my
favorite glasses twice. He LOVES the kitties who don't love him back
and could care less about the dog who wants nothing more than to love
on him. He always wants to hold two things in one hand, even when they
are things like balls, that clearly won't fit in one hand. When he
holds things in both hands he always has to bang them together. Today
he had a sock in each hand and was happily, silently, banging them
together. He babbles all the time. It's like someone flipped a switch
one day and suddenly he won't shut up.  Dadadadada still CLEARLY has
something to do with Daddy. He's getting good at repeating sounds back
at us. He makes kissy sounds back at you.  He eats a lot. Between 5 and
bedtime (usually 8 or a little later) he'll eat a jar of food, a bowl
of cereal, and 12 or 14 oz of formula. He's a happy happy little guy.
Lots of pictures at www.harsma.net.