The Rutschke Family: Noah: 9 months!!

Noah has officially been out longer than he was in! Why is it that pregnancy lasts forever, but the first nine months of a baby's life flies by too fast! :( I love love love this age, but man...he's getting too big!

Noah now:

Loves his solids. He loves cheerios and other finger foods. He is the best vacuum cleaner! ;) One day while I was cleaning, Noah decided to scoot (yep, that's right...he's a mover now!) into the kitchen and play with a spoon Aben left on the floor under the table. He loves to hit things on the floor and make noise. But then I realized it had been a minute or so since I heard him hitting the spoon on the floor. So I look over and he had found a bunch of crumbs from a chocolate cookie Aben just ate and I had yet to clean up! He was in heaven :). Woops!
He army crawls all over the place! He doesn't crawl on his hands and knees, but he pulls himself around and rolls to get to wherever he wants. He is getting better and faster at it. I have officially put up the gate for the stairs now. :)
Is always babbling...like he always has. He says dadadada and yayayaya all the time. I haven't been able to get him to say mama yet. :(
When I say, "no, no, no," Noah shakes his head no and then usually smiles really big like he is proud of himself.
Is starting to clap
Is finally getting better at going to bed for naps on his own without me rocking him. YAY! This week was rough, but the last couple times he hasn't cried so I am hoping it will stick this time and that he won't revert back when the teeth he is working on swell up again.
He still only has the two bottom teeth but he is working on three teeth on top...
Absolutely loves playing with Aben, especially now that he can move around
Loves taking Aben's toys away from him. This is pretty comical...Aben doesn't quite know what to do about it yet so he usually just starts saying, "No Noah. Don't do that...MOM!!!" :) Ha Ha Ha! (Is it bad I think this is hilarious!)
Loves bath time!

Noah is such a sweet and funny boy. He is generally so happy all the time. He seriously brightens my day. I love going and getting him out of his crib because he is always so excited...swinging his arms, kicking his legs, squealing, and smiling as big as can be. I was always so worried that I wouldn't be able to love him as much as Aben...but it's amazing how you love them both even more!