You're crawling, well sort of..

Dear Max,
You are 9 months old. I can't believe that 9 months ago you were just a distant idea in our heads. My weight is back, although, my body may never be quite the same. Regardless, you are worth the love handles. Your favorite word right now is da-da and you say mama too, but dada seems to be your word of choice. You do the army crawl and enjoy pulling yourself up on me or your toys. The swings are a major favorite of yours and a little boy befriended you at the park today. Everyone tells me that you are the happiest baby they have ever seen and I obviously agree. You have a little cough right now, but we're seeing the doctor anyway for your 9 month check-up so no worries.
Love you,
Mom