9 Month Update

9 Months

-- You measured just under 15 lbs and 26 inches at your 9 month check up… still our little shrimp! Our doctor thinks your lack of weight gain (only a few ounces in 3 months) is from when you were sick last month. However, you moved up to size 3 diapers and got 4 new teeth. Ouch!

-- You’re starting to eat more table foods and really like to feed yourself, especially green beans. You put the whole cut bean in your mouth, mash it all up and then spit out the shell every time.

-- We dropped the mattress in your crib lower at the beginning of the month and it was a good thing we didn’t wait any longer because by the end of the month you were pulling up on the crib rails all by yourself during naptime!

-- You’re getting better at crawling and have gotten a little faster but you still use a quite unconventional method. You seem to prefer pushing your face and chest into the floor instead of holding it up like a traditional crawl. It’s quite entertaining to watch! But despite how difficult and even uncomfortable it looks, you still manage to get around.

-- You have discovered where I store the wrapping paper (under my bed) and love to pull out the rolls and tear pieces off while I am in the shower or getting ready for the day… sneaky baby!

-- Your fine motor skills are improving and you have learned how to point your finger. You don’t seem to point at anything in particular yet but you love to stick your finger out until someone points back and your fingers connect.

-- Pat the Bunny is your favorite book and I am amazed at how well you can do each page (playing peak-a-boo with Paul and putting your finger through mummy’s ring are your favorite pages).

-- Daddy taught you how to throw a ball this month.

At the UW vs Utah Football Game with our friends Trey & Carrie

-- You have taken a special interest in the hanging mobile that I made for you when we were putting together your room. It hangs above your crib and you love to point at it and reach for the little pomander balls when I pick you up from your nap. I can’t tell you how happy I am about this because that thing was a pain to make!

-- Last month we had our friend Tawni move in with us. You absolutely adore her and find everything she does intriguing. No one can make you laugh quite like she can!

-- Your interest in music is growing and you especially seem to love it when we sing to you. “Ma Belle Evangeline”, “Bushel and a Peck”, “There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly”, “This is the Way We…” and “Itsy Bitsy Spider” are some favorites.

-- We’ve had to start doing a little bit of disciplining this month as you don’t like to lay still during your diaper changes anymore and you’ve noticed that shouting gets you attention, especially when I am preparing your food. You are definitely one tough cookie and often times aren’t even phased by our attempts. I have a feeling that you’ve inherited my stubbornness… here we go!

-- You have mastered giving kisses on command and are even starting to initiate them too. There is almost nothing better then seeing you reach your face out with anticipation waiting for your kiss. You’ve got the “Hitch” kiss mastered (“I said come 90 and I come 10! You don’t go the whole 100!” - hilarious!).

Visiting Daddy at work

New Foods this Month: Blueberries, Eggs, Beef, Noodles

Favorite Toys: drum, plush tea set, Pat the Bunny book, non-toys (my nesting measuring bowls from the kitchen, the t.v. remote, my cell phone, laptop, paper, etc.)