Well, it's official - Sammy has spent more time out of the womb than he did in it!

Here are some of the developmental milestones since last month:

* Feeding himself (mostly finger foods which he is getting really good at, but we're also starting to show him how to feed himself with a spoon with mixed success)

* Pulling up (if it looks remotely stable, he pulls himself up on it)

* Moving from one object to another (for example, moving between the coffee table and the couch)

* Really liking the baby in the mirror

* Waving (we're not quite to official "hi" and "bye" waves, but darn close)

Overall Sam's just getting more and more fun - the giggle fests we have are amazingly fun. We're also trying to teach him to say "Obama" (he can make all the sounds separately, so we'll see if he can put them together).

As an added bonus on Sammy's 9 month marker, today a meter maid (that knows us for our dog Henle) met Sam for the first time today when I was out with him this afternoon. "He looks just like you!" she said to me. I have to admit I did absolutely nothing to correct her :-) Hee hee.