Kale Update

Kale continues to be a happy, smiley baby. He is pulling up and cruising along furniture, although he is not yet pushing toys. He is desperately trying to stand up on his own but he doesn't get any further than straight legs with his butt in the air. He is a pretty quiet babe except for in the car. He chatters a lot in the car and the other time he is very vocal is when his big brother is being crazy. Dane gets Kale to laugh like no one else can. Kale adores Dane and is always watching him. Kale's chattering generally consists of the normal...gaga, baba, dadda, mama, etc. He doesn't have any true words yet and although Cameron thinks he knows what mama means, I have my doubts. His little face lights up when we go into get him from his crib and he is always standing now that he can. I am convinced he is part Tiger (see pics below of him teething on his crib and you'll understand why). He has 2 bottom teeth and I think I can feel another one coming on top but it's not one in the front...might be a canine so he could look a bit vampirish if both of his canines come in before his front teeth. He generally is a very easy baby, but he's not as good of a teether as Dane was. We never knew when Dane was cutting his teeth because he didn't act any differently (maybe because his first tooth never came through until he was 11 months). Kale gets a bit cranky and gnaws on everything (again see pics of the crib below). Everyone comments about how tall he is, but he & Dane have measured exactly the same length at their checkups. We will see at Kale's 9 month checkup how they compare. He is wearing almost all size 12 month clothes and we're just beginning to put shoes on him. Not all that much to share about Kale...but really what do you share about a baby who doesn't yet talk or walk? He has been an absolute gift and was the perfect addition to our family! Bite marks!