9 Months

a day late - oops

So here is our monthly update!

~ He waves hello and good bye to strangers at times, but not to us! If we are at the mall or in a store he usually does it.

~ He is desperate to get crawling forward. He goes backwards quite quickly and rolls all over the place. He can get across a room quite quickly. He also loves to be standing and is getting to be quite the daredevil, wanting to let go of my hands! He, today, stood for a good 3-4 seconds on his own. Doesn't sound like long, but it looks surreal to our eyes.

~ If he is awake in his crib he is constantly rolling and getting on all fours.

~ He has finally eaten something hard - a couple of Gerber puffs (kind of like puffy cereal) yesterday. I can't say he liked it much. He, up until then, refused to put cheerios or puffs in his mouth. However his fine motor skills are much better, as he can pick them up relatively well and throw them on the floor with great skill. Generally, though, he isn't that excited about real food. He will eat it if he is feeling well, but certainly isn't thrilled about it.

~ He wants more attention lately. If I avert my eyes from him for any length of time he starts getting annoyed and making noise.

~ His nighttime sleeping is better in the last 10 days or so. He has been only getting up 1-3 times. If it is 3, one is before we go to bed.

~ He has his 9 month Dr.'s appt on the 24th so I will have official size stats then. Overall I think he had a recent growth spurt, but his weight has been pretty slow in growing lately. This is pretty normal for a breastfed baby from what I gather.

~ His second tooth has popped out.