Happy 9 Months Little Man!
I can't believe it took 3/4 of a year, but you're finally sleeping through the night! We lay you down around 8p and you sleep until we wake you {usually 7} or 8a. You also take a small morning nap {up to an hour}, an afternoon nap {about an hour}, and a little, early evening nap {up to 30 minutes}.
You eat about four, eight-ounce bottles throughout the day. You still don’t eat the full bottle in one sitting, you kind of graze all day, but we try for 8a, noon, 4p, and 8p. We tried baby food, but you just don’t seem very interested, so we are trying the Baby Led Weaning approach. We dice things up real small, and you feed yourself. You’ve had avacados, puffs, peaches, pears, fruit bars, green beans, pees, cheerios, eggs, lasagna, chicken, pizza {gram!}, and yogurt. Green beans and yogurt are your favorite!
You're in size 3 diapers, size 6 month onesies, and 9 month clothes. You wear 6-12 month jammies. We had your 9 month well check and you weigh 17 lbs. 11oz. {16%}, you're 28" tall {32%}, and your head is 17.5" {32%}. No shots this time, just a finger poke. Since you aren't walking and you're always in your carseat if you aren't at home, you don't wear shoes yet. You have 6 teeth {4 on top, 2 on bottom}
You’re pulling yourself up and crawling to everything now. You refuse to sit in the bathtub, which as resulted in some pretty good bumps and bruises. :( You can no longer be trusted by stairs or the dog food bowls! Anything you find on the floor goes directly into your mouth. You love to eat paper, steal your sister's sippy cups, and play with your drum set! :) You can giggle and say dada and mama, but you don't really 'talk' much.
You celebrated your first Christmas and New Year's, you learned to crawl up the stairs {but not down yet}, and you stayed in the church nursery for the first time.
We are so blessed to have you. You light up the room with your huge smile. We love you so much! --Mama & Daddy
