William turns 9 Months!

William turned 9 months on January 10th.  Unfortunately he caught one nasty cold around that time.  Since Lydia didn't get sick until she was 2 years old, I didn't know how to deal with a sick baby.  We made it through after days of a runny nose, bad cough and not eating or taking his bottle.  He went about a week without taking his bottle or any liquids.  He ate food just fine, and I was so happy to get in any liquid of any kind.  It was a little stressful but one night he finally took 7 ounces down and I was so relieved.  It was uphill from there.  He loves to eat solids and still isn't too thrilled about his bottle.  The doctor said if he gets 16 ounces a day that it's ok so that's what I aim for.  Other than that, he's really good and sitting up on his own now.  He smiles a lot and laughs a lot.  He is a joy to be around.  He's gotten 3 haircuts before 9 months.