Today was Alex’s 9 month well child check as he turned 9 months.  He weighs 24.5 lbs and is 30.1 inches long.  Dr. Mink says that he is doing great!  At 9 months Alex is so close to crawling and likes to rock and scoot to get where he wants to be.  He loves laying down in the tub and splashing like crazy and pushing himself from one end of the tub to the other.  He claps his hands.  He has 4 front teeth and according to Dr. Mink is soon going to get some more.  He loves playing with us and his sister and his friends at stroller strides.  He drools everywhere!  He eats purees but also eats small pieces of table foods: salmon, bread, crushed beans, rice, shredded chicken, cheese, etc.  He will put anything in reach in his mouth.  He loves to stick out his tongue and make noises like ‘da da da’, ‘ba ba ba’, and now occasionally ‘ma ma ma.’