9 months old!

So I'm still behind with my postings so even though I am posting today and talking about today, the pictures of Mason are actually from yesterday, Wednesday when he turned 9 months old. I say this all the time but I really mean it, where does the time go?????????????? Yesterday Mason entertained himself for way too long with of course none of the many toys that have been bought for him BUT it was an empty wipes container. He had a blast opening and shutting the lid...until he shut his fingers in the lid. It was sad to see him whimper but funny to see the reasoning for it was that his left hand was holding the lid down on his right hand. If only he knew to move that little hand the other hand would not be getting squished. Mason's 9 month check up went really well today. I was very worried about him still not crawling but the doctor said it was fine and no big deal. Mason weighs 23 lbs and 11 oz and is 30 1/2 inches long. Today we finally dropped Mason's crib down. This just helps him to pull himself up even more but at least now I don't have to worry about him flipping over the top of it. This whole week we have went to get Mason from his crib when he wakes up and find him sitting up in it. Last night I layed Mason down for bed and he was still awake. I was laying in my bed hoping he would fall asleep but expecting him to fuss. No, all I could hear was him happily talking to himself. I wondered why my sleepy baby who hates bed time was in such a good mood to BE in bed. I go in there to find him sitting up peering over the crib at me. He was in a good mood because he was up in bed playing. That's when Jamie and I knew we couldn't wait to lower his crib any longer. And I almost forgot to mention that last weekend Mason can play peek-a-boo! He pulls up his shirt or his blankie over his face and then waits for us to pull it down and say "peek-a-boo!" He loves it! Funny how he always wants to play at bedtime now!