Our little Potatoes is Nine Months Old!
These were my attempts at a Nine Month picture....he doesn't stop moving!
He LOVES wagon rides! He will tolerate the stroller or the carrier, but loves the wagon. He likes to hold onto the side and shake back and forth, grinning like a Cheshire cat.
Standing Strong
He pulls himself to standing and can sit back down. He skipped the standing and not knowing how to get down. He just falls to his bottom. Probably because of all the tossing around daddy does with him. This boy has no fear!
Sibling Love
He crawls super fast all over the house, primarily following Zoey or me around.
Zoey is not a fan of the crawling bro. It stresses out her herding instincts. We are trying to teach her to get up and leave the area when she gets nervous. On the other hand, sometimes she is so excited to see him (when we first get home, or he first wakes up), she licks his face repeatedly, and he gets frustrated. They can't match up on their excitement over each other. We definitely have to keep an eye on the two of them now.
His favorite vocalization has moved from 'da-da' to 'ma-ma' (be still my heart!), and he has recently added 'nar-nar' to his sounds. He also loves to blow raspberries on my stomach, even more than when I blow them on his belly.
Playtime
Since crawling, he does not wave or high five as much (he used to wave constantly, even at inanimate objects he found appealing). He isn't still enough to do these things often, now. He is constantly trying to get somewhere new and explore what else might be around the corner. He wants to climb everything, but hasn't quite figured out what to do after getting one leg up on something. He is go, go, go.
He is sleeping well, from about 7:30 until somewhere between 4:00 and 5:00, usually. Before new milestones he continues to struggle, waking up frequently. He wakes up on my work days around 5:45 and on no work days between 6:00 and 7:30. He still takes two good naps and one cat nap every day.
He eats and eats and eats. He takes about 6oz of milk every 3-4 hours and eats solids in between. His favorites are homemade blueberry Greek yogurt and yogurt bites I freeze from the same homemade yogurt. He eats really anything you put in front of him, though, so we have begun feeding him whatever we are eating. He prefers finger foods so he can feed himself.
He has his nine month appointment on the 21st. I'm eager to see where he lies in the stats, because according to my measurements, he hasn't changed much since his sixth month appointment in height or weight.
Photo Drop
Jonathan is home! Xander is figuring out who this guy is.
Zoey got in the creek right at a patch of sticky seed pods....covered!
ECAC 5K
Lauren hung out with the bro so we could have a night out!
