Tiny Tim turned 9 months on Tuesday. And since I haven't even started his first year scrapbook (bad mommy!), I wanted to document where he was at this point in his life.

Yesterday, he had his well visit. He weighs 21lbs and 12 ozs (70th percentile), is 29 inches (85th percentile) and his head is off the charts! He is quite a big boy!

Timothy is crawling, pulling up, and cruising on furniture.

We've been signing with him, but when we ask him to sign, he just smiles at us and looks at us like we've lost our minds.

Last week, we discovered his first tooth! Never before have I been so excited at the sight of a tooth! He hadn't been sleeping well at night for several weeks. We had heard that teething with a cleft baby is horrible, and I was so thankful to see that there was a reason he hadn't been sleeping. We were also excited because we've been told that because of the cleft, he could have teeth come through in odd locations (the roof of his mouth, out the front of his gums, under his tongue....) or some of his teeth might not come through at all. Though there's still a possibility for all those things to happen, we're happy to see that he has one little tooth in the right place.

I've tried reading books to him. Not a fan at this point. He does enjoy pulling books off the bookshelf though, so maybe his love of books is just starting slowly.

Timothy is a sweet baby. His disposition is happy and content. He is a great napper! When we're getting ready to leave the house, he crawls after an adult, like a little puppy worried about being left. Our family loves him, and is so thankful that he is part of our family!