Rub-a-dub-dub, Marco in the tub! 
Now, you, are one handsome devil!
Now where did that cookie go? I could swear I just had it!!Hi! It's Marco again!!
I'm almost 9 months! I'm growing quickly. I can now crawl, really fast - Mom calls it the military crawl. Nothing is safe. I can get anywhere in the house! I love to go from room to room and play with anything I can get my hands on! I especially love my big sister Julia's toys. They are sooo fun to play with and they taste great too!
In addition to crawling, I like to do lots of things: I like to watch the washing machine go round. I like to look at myself in the mirror. I like to play with toys. I like to play with my dad's computer - but mom always catches me and moves me a way (every party has a pooper...). I like my exersaucer. I still like my jumpy seat. I like to eat books but most of all, I like to make my sister scream. It's sooo fun. I just have to eat her toys and she screams. I'm not sure why??
I cannot talk yet but I'm pretty close. I say "dadada" and other things too. Mom talks back and pretends to understand but I know she's being nice and she has no idea what I'm saying. She doesn't realize how silly she is!
Mom says I'm getting big because I like to eat; a lot. Mom gives me some really yummy cookies that I get all over the place. I also like to eat chicken and veggies, lots of fruit (peaches are my favorite), pasta, and lentils. Mom doesn't understand how I can get food up my nose and in my ears. Sometimes I even leave things on my head! I think that's normal! Mom says I'm a messy eater and she likes to hose me down after every meal -- good thing I LOVE my bath!!
Speaking of baths... I LOVE to swim in the bath. I think I'm really going to like swimming lessons. When will mom get off her bum and sign me up????
I have some new friends I like to play with: Max, Noah, Avery (she may be my girlfriend) and baby Beatrice (whom I'm kinda partial to b/c her name is sooo cute). We have playdates sometimes which is fun. We mostly crawl around or just sit but it's still fun. I think it's more fun for mom though.
I'm sure there are TONS of things I'm missing cuz now I can do so much but I gotta go because mom sees me on the computer and she has that look on her face... EEEK!!!
