**Updated**
I uploaded these pictures of Aiden last weekend and scheduled them to post later in the week after his well baby visit with the intention of going back and adding his latest stats. Of course, the week got crazy and I forgot about it. So, I'm taking the opportunity to add Aiden's latest stats to the photos
this weekend. Better late than never!
Aiden - You're 9 Months Old!
You're full of life and personality these days. You're crawling faster and faster and getting braver and more curious which has kept us very busy. You like to crawl around the house until you've seen what each one of us is doing before you decide who you'll stay next to. You're trying to pull up on the furniture but can only get up to your knees so far. I just know in the next few weeks that you'll start pulling up to stand. You love to stand up and hold onto the couch or our hands. You're growing WAY too fast!
You're still the most easygoing and laid back little man I know. You balance out our family well. You take a lot off your brother and usually take it in stride but when you do get your feelings hurt...look out! You throw yourself face down onto the floor and cry big crocodile tears as if your life was over. It's pretty funny to watch! You love your brother and always want to be a part of what he's doing...whether he wants you to or not!
You love taking baths and being outside. You had a great well baby checkup this past week. Here's your latest stats:
weight: 22 lbs 12 oz
height: 29 inches
sleeping: you've slept much better this past week (thank you Jesus!). You like wearing footed pajamas and laying down with your stuffed puppy and puppy blanket with your music turned on
eating: you eat everything in sight! you eat 1 jar of baby food for breakfast and then 2 for lunch and 2 for dinner. You cry after you finish your baby food at dinner as if you're still starving so we've gotten in the bad habit of giving you some puffs or wagon wheels to munch on so that we can eat our dinner
development: you're starting to wave a little and clap your hands...too cute!
You're definitely a mama's boy and don't want me to leave the room you're in....ever! You usually follow me around crying a little until I stop and pick you up. I'm definitely getting an upper body workout carrying you around while I do things around the house.
You always wake up so happy in the morning and just excited about life. We love you Aiden and look forward to watching you continue to grow!
Owen enjoyed the big slide
Aiden enjoyed watching Owen play
We've been having unseasonably warm weather here lately with temperatures in the upper 80s. Aiden enjoyed kicking off his costume and stripping down to a onesie. Only in the Deep South can you dress like this at a fall festival!
...he pretended to take toys on a hayride all day :-)
Owen is Spiderman
Everyone gathered by the pond roasting hot dogs and marshmallows.
picnic time!
pumpkins waiting to be decorated
the little babies hanging out on the porch
It was a fun night spent with great friends!
After I put my camera up, Josh took Owen for a ride around the yard in the big tractor. Owen got to turn the wheel and had a blast. Missy also took him for a ride on the rhino. Now he's even more convinced that we should move to a farm and have horses and tractors.
You're full of life and personality these days. You're crawling faster and faster and getting braver and more curious which has kept us very busy. You like to crawl around the house until you've seen what each one of us is doing before you decide who you'll stay next to. You're trying to pull up on the furniture but can only get up to your knees so far. I just know in the next few weeks that you'll start pulling up to stand. You love to stand up and hold onto the couch or our hands. You're growing WAY too fast!
You're still the most easygoing and laid back little man I know. You balance out our family well. You take a lot off your brother and usually take it in stride but when you do get your feelings hurt...look out! You throw yourself face down onto the floor and cry big crocodile tears as if your life was over. It's pretty funny to watch! You love your brother and always want to be a part of what he's doing...whether he wants you to or not!
You're definitely a mama's boy and don't want me to leave the room you're in....ever! You usually follow me around crying a little until I stop and pick you up. I'm definitely getting an upper body workout carrying you around while I do things around the house. 
When we left Owen talked the whole way back to the car about how he wanted a brown horse that went really really fast. He said he would name it Connor and be a cowboy with a hat! I think he's hooked!
Ahhh...brotherly love!
I think these are their innocent faces :-)
sweet Aiden
The weather is finally cooling off here. This morning Owen's good friend next door knocked on the door to see if he could come out and play. Fast forward 4 hours after jumping on her trampoline, playing at her house, eating pizza for lunch, more trampoline, swinging on the swingset, and playing in the dirt pile he returns home barefoot and filthy. He was so tired and cranky and misbehaving while I cleaned him up so I sent him to timeout. I went to put some things away and came back to find that he had fallen asleep there. He stayed that way until I woke him up 2 hours later!
