Happy 9 Months Lil Boy!!

 Well, 9 months is here!!!! It is VERY hard to believe you have been in this world for as long as I carried you during pregnancy. For some reason, these 9 months of life went by a lot faster than the other 9 months of your life!! lol Some people tell me they miss being pregnant, but I can honestly say I wouldn't go back!! I enjoy your presence so much. You are so fun, usually pretty happy, and just love and hug on me!! I wouldn't trade it and since we're together every day all day I don't know what either of us would do if that changed...

Your face is looking more and more like a little boy instead of a baby. When we went for the 9m check up, Dr. S even said that too! You were 15lbs 5oz and 27" long! Gosh, how very small still but I think its cute! Since you're in the 25th percentile we'll be doing blood work at the next ck up if you don't hit the "growth spurt" the PED wants you to. I think you're just small and have a high metabolism like me! Your development, mobility, and progressions were on track so its just the concern of why you eat good and don't weigh more than you do. Speaking of eating, you have moved into the 3rd stages of chunkier mixtures and the ones with meats mixed in. Again, you eat them all and even took to the turkey/veg and chicken dinner one! I  started you on finger foods this month and cut one bottle out working slowly on cutting them out as you near 1yr. That makes me sad too. You are doing good at starting to feed yourself. It gets messy but hey its part of learing! I just go through the clorox anywhere spray a lot on your tray and bebe seat. We're putting up the high chair this week!! You now have TWO teeth, both the bottom ones and a top one is trying to peek through now. Its different seeing your gummy smile with sharp pearly whites but if possible its even cuter that way!! We tell you daily how much we love you and how cute you are. You love turning pages on books so much I don't have time to read most pages. Learning new words, signs, and things quickly! Its official...you say "Dada" and no sign of Mama yet!! When you cry and really want attention right away it turns into "Maaaa" so I think you know but just don't have to say it as I'm always there and the one saying other words to you (so I've started referring to myself in third person)! You point at stuff, clap, and throw your hands up in an "I don't know" way when we ask you something you can't say or do yet! Its funny yet smart if you ask me. You just laugh and jabber all the time! More words you've learned are: "PaPa" which is the paci but when you are upset you still throw in the "TaTa" giving it more drama, "Dat" for what's that which we say to you a lot while teaching,  "Baa" for ball, and "Alec" for Alex our dog and yes that hurts my feelings more than saying Dada b/c its harder to say, and you even put two and two together and say hey in-front of stuff too. Gosh you're growing up on me!! You love outside and I have a feeling we'll be spending a lot of days out there this summer as you take after your Dad there. People say you look more like me and we're starting to see it and agree! We watch Bubble Guppies, Kipper, Cailou, Max&Ruby, Diego, Micky's Clubhouse, and The Goodnight Show on Sprout! You had your first baseball game (besides your dads from last season) which was a Redbirds game! Your little buddy is Grady Bledsoe which works out great since its Dad and Mom's good friends too! Yall are gonna have a blast at the fields this year watching your Daddy's play and witness!! You don't mind church nursery, they always brag on you so let's keep it that way okay! You think its so fun sitting in a high-chair and being at our level out eating and we have so much fun in those shopping carts too. You LOVE to stand and your legs are very strong. You still laugh at us when we try to make you crawl like you don't want to ever do it but since you stand against the couch, door, etc holding on and will take steps when we hold your arms you may just go straight to walking but I think its cause no one else gets around on all four's except the dog! I'm sure there's more but its time to get down in the floor and play with you :)

Happy 8 Months!!

Happy 8 Months. This is crazy how fast these post are going by for me. You, on the other hand, love it!! Your curiosity has evolved so much since the last post and you study everything (I can just see your mind spinning in your eyes when your watching something). Still not crawling but you've sure mastered the sitting up on your own with out falling unless you just want to lay back down. I've always heard boys progress slower than girls and I am starting to think that stands true for you... or your just tricking us b/c when you aren't thinking about it you do something but then when we try to make you you resist and grin the cutest little smirk!! Its starting to get prettier out a couple days here and there so we'll take a walk out back and go with Alex while he potties (mainly to keep him out of trouble). We put the swing up you got from the grandparents for Christmas and you just slouch back and chill while we swing you! Its official...you are trying to talk!! Yes, you mastered "Hey" very quick if you ask me and that was your only word repeated over and over besides baby cooing until this month. You have a variety of syllable words you say and here they are:

 "TaaTaa" this is paci and I have no idea why you say it like its a secret b/c you  whisper it and drag the a sound out!

"Ba" for bottle...it doesn't happen much b/c you still freak and lock up when you're ready to eat and nothing else matters!

"Ata" and I have no idea what this is but you say it a lot...maybe one day my post will explain this better!

Well, I still haven't found a baby food or food blend you don't like. Hopefully this will not change as you eat solids. You favor the sweeter ones better (got that from your dad) but you eat a lot of veggies (got that from me) so its all balanced. I've still been feeding you 90% organics or DHA added foods and you're still on breast milk bottles. The juice drinking is starting to get easier for you. I've tried a few sippy cups and one week you do okay with the NUK then the next week you like NUBY best so I really don't have an answer for getting you to like juice in all cups everyday. You still don't drink the full amount and I still mix it with water but we're trying because you can't have bottles forever!! Alright...the BIG announcement for this month is a pearly white!! Yes, you cut your first little tooth. It was the L bottom one and that has been much awaited as you've been teething for a while now and waking up crying some nights. Poor thing its sad when your mouth hurts and we try everything but eventually you just wear your self down and nap! The one beside it is a pushing on the gums too so it won't be long until you have two. This made me sad as I see teeth its getting more realistic that you're gonna grow up!