9 months.

i know that this is a little late (cole turned 9 months on sunday) but this was the first chance that i got to take his photo.  it is getting harder and harder to take a picture with cole a) sitting still and b) holding a sign without him eating it or tearing it.  

at 9 months, here is what i love about cole:

he is obsessed with yogurt...the whole, plain, greek variety and will eat a TON of it if we let him 

he loves the dogs and doesn't mind being slobbered by them

he laughs ALL the time

he loves everyone and gives smiles generously

he has a foot fetish and loves to touch, follow and suck on his toes and others (should i be concerned?)

he is a mover...his crawl speed is amazingly fast

he is happy when he wakes up and waits for us to open the door with a smile on his face

he loves stuffed animals and rubs them against his face when excited

he sticks his tongue out all the time for no apparent reason

he thinks it is really funny to stick his finger up his nose (and leave it there!)

he is very observant of others and likes to mimic facial expressions and movements

he will sit still for a surprisingly long time to read books

he bounces up and down to the beat of fast music

he is the happiest kid i know 

little one, you melt my heart.