Could this boy be any cuter?

Charlie had his 9 month visit last week.  He is doing very well and growing like a weed.  He is in the 80th percentile for weight and 68th for height.  He is busy, busy, busy!  Sacrament meeting, diaper changes, feeding time, and many other times have become a serious wrestling match.  This boy never sits still.  We are in for it in a few months when he starts walking.  He's a tornado!  (But he's our little tornado and we sure do love him!)
We finally got Charlie's pictures taken professionally for the first time since he was brand new. We wanted a new family picture too, so Jared and I jumped in for a few of them. I was so happy with how they turned out. This boy makes us so happy, it was easy for us to smile for the camera!

I really wanted one with this cute hat I got for him, but this is the best we could get.  He pulls it off the second I put it on him.

This little lion is special to us.  We got an identical one for Charlie's biological brother, Toby, when Charlie was born.  We thought it would be fun to have it in some of the pictures too.

He kept blinking every time the camera flashed.  This face made us laugh.

This boy loves his daddy!

I think Daddy loves him too!

My dad wasn't expecting for his pumpkins to grow so huge.  They took over the whole garden.  They're awesome!

Charlie started pulling himself up to standing position in the bathtub today.  He was so proud of himself he had to do it three or four times.  Bath time is becoming very interesting!

Where's Charlie?

He loved the car.  However, I looked away for one second and he had slid off the seat and was laying flat on his back on the cement (which he was not happy about).  I guess he's not quite ready for driving. Luckily he just slid instead of falling.  He didn't get hurt.

Everyday is another exciting adventure with this little boy!