9 months

Joe turned 9 months last Sunday. We were in Houston celebrating his Aunt Marti's birthday and can you believe, we didn't take 1 picture! We thought about it on Sunday, but neither Marti and I wanted to be in a picture, so we said next time. This was Joe's first trip to Houston and he enjoyed himself. He went to 2 Farmer's Markets, went to Spec's (a great store that has food and beverages from all over the world!), watched his mom and aunt eat sushi and made friends with Aunt Marti's puppy dogs. As soon as he starts talking, Im sure he'll be asking when we can go back to Houston to see Aunt Martita.
Things new with Joe at 9 months:
*balancing on his knees
*pulling himself up
*feeding himself fingerfoods (although 1 out of 10 things make it into his mouth)
*after ~10 minutes in his high chair...he's done!
*crawling out of his bumbo
*smiling on cue when the camera is in his face
*finding George's property fast (including his bone, his food and his tail!)
Things Joe is looking forward to in the next month:
*eating meat
*the birth of his cousin Emma
*the Easter bunny
*Uncle Jay turning 30 (wish we could be there though)