As Witten develops new skills of his own, Tytus sees him more as an equal and loves playing with and around him. Now that he's 9 months old, Witten is often crawling quickly from place to place going into different rooms. He spends a lot of his time making sure he's right around the action, especially watching what mommy is up to. He still loves standing up using the wall, doors, couch, table, etc. and has been known to let go and stand a few seconds on his own. It's fun for us to see him figure out how to go up and down the steps at the playground and go down the slide like his brother.
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| The boys playing in the bathtub |
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| Easily their favorite time of day! Witten loves waving "hi" and "bye-bye" |
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| Witten loved driving and Tytus really enjoyed pushing all by himself! |
I recently found blog of a mom that has was previously a teacher and is doing so many
fun things with her kids. I loved teaching because I would get to see their wheels turning just by giving them something to work with or make. Great conversations or new ideas come from trying something new together....even if it's a little messy. We've tried a few out, and I'd say both boys had a blast!
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| baby-friendly sandbox (it's edible) |
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| So enjoyable and can go in any room or outside. He learns so much exploring in there. |
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| Tytus and I made pretzels one day during Witten's nap |
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| As you can see, Mater and Lightening McQueen are helping roll the dough. |
We've been loving the cooler weather recently and got to have boat races in the rain one day. That's one of my favorite memories with my siblings, so it was fun to find a bottle cap and show Tytus how to race it along side the curb. Ian and Tytus also got to run a 5k together without it being scorching hot outside. I think the highlight was feeding the ducks!
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We've talked about rainbows several times since and
what God's telling us when He puts them there. |
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| beautiful day!! |
Last, but not least, our 9 month old!
He's so active that he could hardly stay in one place to snap this shot. I literally just got one picture this month, but it captured him perfectly. He is saying "dada" and "mama" almost everyday now, and I'm pretty sure he associates us with them when they're said. There are several other words that he recognizes and responds to every time: Mia, Tytus, no, bath, book, "let's go!", "I'll be right back", eat, drink, and "night night" are a few of them. He's a fun guy and is learning so much!
