Pax found a new fun place to play hide and seek!

Paxton Update, July 2, 2009: Pax had his 9 month checkup on Tuesday, June 30th, and he is now 23 lbs. 11 oz. and he's 29 1/2 inches tall (I like to say tall instead of long now that he's getting vertical a lot more often).  He's standing up alongside anything he can get his hands on, and every once in awhile he lets go and can stand for about two seconds before he plops onto his bottom.  He can also take steps while holding onto someone's hands.  He loves meeting new people and is a total flirt... he stares at people until they look at him and then he gives them a huge grin and tucks his chin down as if he's shy.  So cute.  Just a few days ago he started to talk more.  He likes to say "ba, ba, ba..."  and I've even heard a "ma ma" thrown in there.  It's so funny when he gets going, but I have yet to catch it on camera since he clams up when he knows he's being taped.  He hasn't been sleeping through the night, but I think his top two front teeth are giving him a hard time.  Last night was the worst night we've had since he was a newborn... he was up every one or two hours and he wanted to sleep but just couldn't get comfortable.  Poor guy!  I guess he's anxious to get those teeth in now that our pediatrician told us he can eat more solids... now he's able to eat berries, all types of cheeses, yogurt (he loves yogurt), and we can start him on some meat!  If he's anything like his Daddy, he's going to be eating steak in no time!  I tried some cottage cheese yesterday and he was a little confused by the curds at first (everything he's had up until now has been pretty soupy, no chunks), but he ended up liking it after he figured out how to mash up the curds in his mouth and swallow them.   The first couple spoonfuls just sat in his mouth and he made a face like "what do I do with this?!"  Funny, the kid could eat an entire magazine (he loves paper), but a little cottage cheese and he doesn't know how he can possibly swallow it!