So, Lincoln can now open cabinets. He was in my bathroom pulling everything out from under my sink. There were some old bandannas lying there so I put one on him. He thought he looked pretty cool.

After Lincoln's first haircut we took him to get his 9 month pictures done. We have about 100 shots, these are just a few of the ones we bought. Its so hard to choose! Let me know if anyone wants prints, and what sizes. I have a ton!

It has been a very busy week. Tuesday I flew to California to visit the with people I work with. I have worked for this company for 2 years and never met anyone in person. I only stayed Wednesday and flew home Thursday morning, it was a quick trip and I was so glad to get home to my baby. Joey was off all week, so he got to spend alot of time with Lincoln, seems like everything went pretty well.

Today Lincoln got his first haircut, he looks like such a big boy! He did not like getting his haircut, by the end Joey was holding him in his lap with Lincolns face buried and the lady cutting around his ears.

He is 9 months old now and has his 2 lower front teeth now. Time sure does go by fast when you raising a baby.


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Even when he has a cold and is teething he still has his moments that are adorable!

Lincoln has this ability to do EVERYTHING he is not supposed to do. If there are 10 things on the floor he will grab the one thing he is not supposed to have. Whether it is the remote or the phone or my camera- he somehow knows the worst thing to grab. I was at my moms yesterday and when I got out my camera he immediately took off after it, he's so mobile now! He gets what he wants.


I'm gonna get it!


Here I come!


Getting Closer!


Got it!

Lincoln has been pretty cranky lately, on top of a cold that he has has since Christmas he has FINALLY gotten his first tooth. It took him 8 1/2 months but he is on his way to chewing! I haven't got a picture of the actual tooth yet, its pretty small and his tongue is always in the way, but we gave him his first Popsicle the other night trying to make him happy.

I was a big fans of the pots and pans and Tupperware cabinets when I was kid. Sunday Lincoln found the cabinet the cookie sheets are in, he liked all the noise.

So, we knew this was coming, Lincoln found the doggie door! Right now he is just trying to figure it out. The dogs go in and out and he's like "how'd they do that?". I can see where this is going!

Today I got my haircut and the title of this post was the response I got from Joey. I guess I am officially a "mom", old lady haircut and all. I have been having the HARDEST time dealing with Lincoln when he is tired, he gets so frustrated he rips out my hair and pinches my arms. He isn't doing it on purpose but he just doesn't know what else to do when he cant fall asleep.

I do not like short hair on me for the most part, too many memories of when I was 20 and had a chili-bowl (it was yellow too!), but with Lincoln ripping out my hair and the 8 million baby hairs I have coming in (I lost about half my hair when I got out of the hospital- from all the meds) I decided to whack it all off and start over!

I say this every time I get my haircut, its like you cut it just to start growing it out again!

The lady that cuts my hair always tries to force my bangs to go a way that they just wont go- so I had to pin them back. I'll have to fix that when I take a shower.

It's a little sad, my son is a bit confused. He doesn't spend a whole lot of time playing with other kiddoes but he does spend every day playing with our dogs- we have 3 (too many for any house). I'm afraid he may think that he is just a new puppy in the family. They are all over him, and he loves it, doesn't know any different!

Now that Lincoln is REALLY crawling he is into everything and everywhere! He crawls over to everything and pulls him self up to standing- such a big boy! Now that he has this new found freedom he has taken some time to explore the house. He has gotten VERY familiar with the dogs room- loves those dog bowls. I know this is what all babies do with a pet in the house, but it is both annoying and adorable all at the same time!