9 months old!?!

Dear Ransom,

Time is ever flying by and sometimes I look at you and can HARDLY believe that you were that teeny tiny little ball of baby only 9 months ago.

This month you've been busy doing Spring Time Activities. You had your first Easter. Probably THE most important holiday there is, and I hope that as the years go by you do not just think of Easter as a time for candy and egg hunts ( though those are fun), but that it will also be written on your heart from an early age that we celebrate Easter as a remembrance for what Christ did on the cross for you, for me, for all of us. Now THATS something worth celebrating and remembering!!
As for this first Easter, our friends the Woods, put together a little "egg hunt" for you and two other babies. You were really NOT interested in the whole affair though you did shake the eggs when we handed them to you, since...who DOESN'T enjoy a round rattle?!

This month you also went "swimming" for the first time. I am personally hoping you will love to swim as much as your Mommy did-and I want you to develop a love for the water early. Of course this first 'pool' has about two inches of water in it, but you really love splashing and playing with your water toys so I think we're on the right track.

This month you've developed your waving skills from last month and now you actually know WHEN waving is appropriate and you also said your first word, "bye". You even chose the perfect time to show off your new skills since you and I went to visit our family in Texas this month and you were an ANGEL traveler. It was in the Atlanta airport that you decided to show off your ability to wave and say "bye" to other travelers who talked and waved to you. You won everyones heart. This was no small incident since on our plane from Atlanta to Houston there were high winds and we waited ON. THE. PLANE. for FIVE HOURS before we took off. This meant that you were quiet, happy, and contented for SEVEN HOURS in confined circumstances. It was incredible and I was SO grateful for your ability to go with the flow. The few times you did get fussy it seemed that it was fellow passengers that helped you return to happiness. You loved playing peek-a-boo with all the people in the seats behind us, and flirting at anyone that smiled or talked to you. Of course, you also looked cute since I had you wearing a t-shirt that said, "Congratulations you get to sit near me!" It was a joke, but I think in the end people WERE pleasantly surprised at how fun it was to travel near you!

Of course, our trip to Texas was great fun getting to see your Spicy and Papa, and Nana and Grandpa Bill and be there to help celebrate your cousin Kilsyth's first birthday. You and Kilsyth had a lot of fun together this trip. You spent most of the time watching her walk around and talk and point at things-I think it was the first time you MIGHT have wished you could be more mobile ( this is a good thing!! Since I really thought you would never be dissatisfied with sitting in one spot), and Kilsyth spent a lot of time sitting and talking to you loudly and trying to stick her finger in your mouth. You, surprisingly, did not mind at all and were very calm about having someone's little finger stuck in your mouth. You didn't even bite her! Probably from watching Kilsyth, you also made some strides in the crawling department, by figuring out how to get on your knees from the sitting position. You still slide down to a lying position almost immediately, but it was progress!!

Since returning home from Texas you've spent most of your time teething again ( if you're counting, you now have SIX teeth and from what I can tell you are working on a seventh and EIGHTH tooth...crazy!!)  and your appetite has severely suffered. It seems you have now become a LOT more picky about what you DO eat and have developed a not so lovely habit of gagging as soon as something you don't like touches your lips. Awesome.
Apparently your Mommy did something similar when she was little and Papa and Spicy where kind enough to remind her of her gagging stories all growing up. So, I will now carry on the tradition. Sorry Son.

Yesterday you and your Daddy helped me celebrate my first Mother's Day as a Mommy. I am so so blessed to have you and your Daddy in my life! I cannot think of a better gift. Though the fact that your Daddy fed you your morning bottle and got you up for the day so that I could sleep in was ALSO really nice. ;-)
But, to be perfectly honest when I woke up...all I wanted to do was to play with you! You are just THAT much fun to be around!

I love you SO MUCH,
Mommy