Chunko the Chunky

Dearest Chunko,
You are officially 19 pounds now (actually it's 19.2, but whatever) and you are almost 27 1/2 inches. You're wearing mostly 6-9 month clothing, but you comfortably fit 9 month onesies.
You have entered the stage of the grab and chew. Anything that gets in your grasp is to be chewed on. You love your chewy keys, your bug crinkle-book and MY zebra.
You coo at us and talk your precious baby talk. You use hand signals to tell us stories even if you don't actually mean to. The other morning big sister asked how your morning was so far and you answered with a grunt, a point to your diaper, chewing on your hands and a smile... translating to: I pooped in my diaper, than I ate and now I'm full.
You yell at us when you're not happy which makes us laugh. You just do quick little "Wah" "Wah" and let us know what you think.
I hate admitting this, but you love the TV, especially "Rome." When it comes on you laugh and jabber at it. You look at us and coo as if to say "Can you believe that?"
You crawled on Wednesday night!!!!!!!!!!!
You got up on your hands and knees and went a full three paces.... we started cheering for you and you dropped. You poor little guy, you were so suspicious the rest of the night and you refuse to crawl or scoot now, just in case we "freak out" again.
You had your first jarred food... bananas!! and you love them. You're still a little confused as to how it works. Sometimes you're hungry and you cry, but if you would just close your little mouth, you would have food (which was stuck to the roof of your mouth).
You adore you auntie and can't get enough of her cuddles. If she's visiting and Mommy tries to feed you, you'll fuss until she takes over. Meanie Poop...
You love Jamma cuddles, too. She picks you up and snuggle right down. She was just joking that she doesn't know what you look like awake because you're always sleeping when she sees you.
Your eyes are a deep rich forest green and your hair is reddish auburn. We have no clue where those features came from, but you look adorable.
You have an amazing sleep schedule (Mommy loves that!) and you go to sleep usually around 11:30 and wake up about 7:00. Mommy says "Thank you!!!"
You are insistent on sitting up on your own and we've doing what we can to accommodate you. We try to prop you up on pillows but you think you don't need them. If you're forced to lie down, you need to at least see everyone else and feel like you're a part of the conversation... or be able to see the TV.
You are such a gift and I am so beyond thankful for each moment.
I love you my Chunko!