The daily Gailey: Kellan: 9 month

Kelland and David all ready for church!

Seriously, where in the world has the time gone? I cannot believe how grown up he is and how much he's changed in such a short time. I have loved every minute and can't wait to see him grow even more! It's bittersweet with each little milestone, but I couldn't be prouder of my little independent boy!

Kellan's Stats

Height: 30in (95%)
Weight: 19.5lbs (50%)

Kellan loves to eat. He loves anything bread, crunchy and most fruit. He seriously can't get enough of his little puffs and eats them any chance he can. He hates avocado and pasta noodles. While he loves to eat, he loves to move around even more.

He is ALWAYS on the move. He is so curious and is determined to get into everything. He loves to explore and crawl around the house. He picks up everything and if he can, he'll put anything and everything in his mouth. He loves his jumper more than ever, and he is constantly climbing on everything. I swear he'll be walking in the next week or so with how much he loves to walk along anything that will give him even a little bit of support. Whether it's a door, furniture, a toy, railing, or anything that stands for that matter, he is climbing it and then walking around it. It's seriously so cute and I can't wait for us to be able to play tag and run around in the yard and just play.

Kellan also loves to play with anything but his toys...

One of Kellan's favorite games is peek-a-boo. We could play that for hours and he loves every minute of it. We will crawl around the center table in the living room and look between the levels at each other and he just laughs and laughs and laughs! I love it.

Kellan is also in a swimming class. I have had so much fun taking him every week and we both look forward to it. I love that he loves the water and enjoys playing with the other kids and splashing and kicking and learning how to 'dig' in the water. It's so much fun! And it's perfect because summer is right around the corner and he's going to LOVE going out on the boat! I practically am counting down the days until he can learn how to waterski :) WAHOO!

Kellan has many friends. His best being Grandpa, and in Kellan's eyes Bella is his second best friend...but I doubt Bella has mutual feelings. She is a little scared of Kellan because he has yet to figure out the difference between "soft touch" and clenching. It's a constant game of cat and mouse with these two. Kellan LOVES Bella, and Bella...well she humors him and lets him pet him ever once in a while, but for the most part keeps a quazi-safe distance. :) Bella will let him pet her if one of the adults is there too to make sure that Kellan doesn't grab. In the following pictures please note that Kellan was squawking the whole time in excitement. And, we eventually let him pet Bella with some help.