Sunrise is 9 months!

Little Sunrise continues to grow.  Good for him!  Too bad for mommy.

His sister and brothers are still enthralled with him.  They are always trying to help him crawl, or plugging in the pacifier or standing at the top of the stairs saying, "Mom I got him out of his crib!  But now I think I might drop him!  Hurry and get him!"

Yeah, I know this is a very flattering shot.  But it's "real life."  Yeah, and funny too.

I just had to throw this one in to show that his hair does have a little red in it sometimes!

One moment he was sitting playing.  The next he was just too tired.  You know, too tired to even sit up any more.  So he just bent forward and went to sleep!

Gosh we love this little guy!  He is just cutting his first tooth and starting on a little milk every day.  He loves to eat with the rest of us, though he seems to be taking after his brother Tornado as far as gaining weight.

At his checkup, he was 29.25 inches tall (75 %ile)....

... 18 lb. 10 oz. (10 %ile)....

..with a head circumference of 43.7 (5 %ile).  So he's tall and thin with a small head!

He loves to scream and make people laugh.  He's still not full-on crawling, but he can get pretty much where ever he wants to go by rolling and scooting.

Everyone remarks that he really has his own look.  He adds a little sparkle to our family and we are enjoying this fun time!