Nate 9 months

Nate turned 9 months on Valentine's Day!  If you split up a baby's first year into 3 month sections, it means he's on his last lap before he's not a baby anymore.  And, I enjoy him more and more as he gets older. Here's his 9 month snap shot in writing:

~He loves to climb up on things and doesn't seem the least bit afraid.  A couple days ago he climbed up on Camden's stool (where Camden was brushing his teeth), put his little hands way above his head to cling onto the counter, and looked up at me, as if to say, "Can I brush my teeth, too?"  Also likes to climb onto things to get to the piano.

~Really really really loves bath time.

~Is starting to stand without holding onto anything.

~Loves to be upside down

~Says, "mommommommom" when he's sad, and "dadadad" when he's happy.  

~Is super smiley when around other people.  Not so much when we're just at home. 

~Has a bit of a temper.  It's easy to believe that Camden sat on him or annoyed him in some other way, but often that's not the case.  We'll have to be careful to determine who's innocent as they get older.

~Still loves Camden!
~Oh, and he has 4 teeth on the bottom, 2 on the top, with 2 more top teeth that will be here any day now.  

This picture is one of Nate's favorite spots--the tiny space between the chair and the couch.  He loves to hang out in there, especially if there are piles of folded clothes or other things blocking the way in.  

We think it's kind of strange.  :)

 Reaching up so high!

Bath time with Camden! (It's hard to get a decent picture of two boys in the bath!)

Nate wants to eat big people food so much!  This day, we let him try his hand at spaghetti. 

Camden

 

Back in October General Conference, Elder Scott talked about the importance of scriptures.  He said,


"Great power can come from memorizing scriptures. To memorize a scripture is to forge a new friendship. It is like discovering a new individual who can help in time of need, give inspiration and comfort, and be a source of motivation for needed change."

When I heard that, I decided to start memorizing short scriptures with Camden.  We started with
"And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things."

We say the scripture we're working on a time or two each morning at breakfast.  Sometimes I choose one, and sometimes, Camden asks what a scripture person said.  When he asked for Captain Moroni, we learned, "In memory of our God, our religion, and our freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children."  He thought that daddies were important, too, so he always added "and our daddies" at the end. :)

So, when you think of Helaman, what is a main scripture that comes to mind?  A fairly long one came to my mind, but I thought we could just do part of it.  And Mr. Smartipants did it!  He learned the whole thing, with a few hints along the way.

 And PS...Camden is a no-diapers boy!  Yippee!  Marshmallows did the trick.