West: Mama mama mama mama mama!

Yes this is Austin's new favorite word! All I hear all day long is mama mama mama! I think he knows that I am his mama, because if he is crawling around looking for me or he wants to eat or is sleepy and wants me then he will say mama and cry mmmmaaammmaa until I get him. But if he is happy and just crawling all over the house then he says mama to Sasha our cat and mama to his toys and mama to anyone who will listen. So I think that he knows what it means but I also think that it is a new word and fun for him to say. He does say dada too, but latley its all about the mama! One of his other new favorite things is crawling as fast as he can away from you in hopes that you will chase him....Joey does it all the time with him. It is so cute! Austin will take off crawling down the hall and turn around to see if Joey is coming and Joey will say "I'm gonna get you!", and Austin just laughs and crawls away as fast as he can, but of course daddy always "gets him" and they have a tickle/wrestle match. Its really funny. He has so much personality now. He is such a happy little guy and always in a good mood. It is really fun to be around him and see what goofy thing he will do next. He LOVES to stand up along the couch or table and take two steps and then sit down, and then stand back up again and then sit back down again, over and over and over! He wants absolutley nothing to do with his toys, which is kinda annoying because he won't just sit still and play with anything! But it is really fun to see him crawling around and exploring the world and finding new things and new troubles to get into!

Austin 9 months old