I am 9 months old.
I weigh 18 lbs 15 oz. (25%)
I am 26.75 inches tall (10%)
I am one healthy boy...crawlin', cruisin', and babblin' away...
Lately I love:
-Water. Always have. L-O-V-E bathtime, it's so much Splish Splash fun! Good thing Mama is already planning for lots of pool time this summer!
-Eating. No, not those organic purees my mom makes for me - well, sometimes - but I prefer BIG BOY food! Yes, finger foods are much more exciting! I drink like a champ from a cup (can you believe I got away with NO bottle - my mom got her wish for an "exclusively" breast fed baby, I've never even tried formula. From what I hear it's not as good as my mama's anyway...)
-Getting into everything I can. I've started climbing, too. Which makes life exciting for all of us, it really keeps all of us on our toes! I'm glad my mom and dad let me be a grand explorer, but watch out for when I might get into trouble a little bit over my head - they always bail me out!
-I am an outdoor guy. LOVE the outdoors. Walks, trips to the park. Checking the mail. all of it. But lately, my favorites are the view from the jogging stroller - what a nice, smooth ride. Swings at the park. And my most recent discovery - the sandbox. We got a bunch of buckets and shovels and it's so much fun. Mama has to remind me not to eat it, but besides that, it is a blast!
-My new cupboard in the kitchen. It makes cooking and baking with my parents that much more fun.
-Pounding. On anything. But especially the big windows in our living room.
-Books. My absolute favorites lately are: The Wheels on the Bus, Goodnight Gorilla, Where's Spot, Where is Baby's Mommy? and Five Little Ducks (I'm kinda literary guy. Mama finds me frequently standing on my tip toes to pull my favorite books off the shelf, sit down, and turning the pages. I also really like the books on my parent's bookshelf: Teachings of the Living Prophets & for some reason they always end up in my mouth :)
-Babbling. I say so many things now! I am going to be a talker, well, I already am I guess all of you just don't quite know my language yet. I say Mama all day, but also Dada, Baba, Nana, Tha Tha, etc. My Mom isn't always sure if I'm really saying her name - but who else am I talking about when I follow her into the kitchen singing "Ma ma, Ma ma"?
-I am on the verge of signing back to my parents. I occasionally sign "milk" and have thought about "good-bye". I am AWESOME at giving High Fives! You should ask me next time you see me!
-Playing, cuddling, snuggling, singing, etc. with Mama and Daddy, of course!
I'm not fond of:
-Naps. Well, let's just say I'm so active and so curious (my pediatrician says it's because I'm so smart and mobile) that slowing down to take a nap is the last thing I want to do! I want to be where the action is! Mama gets me to take two naps, most of the time - but when she lays down and takes a nap with me - I know I'm not missing out - I sleep sometimes over two hours. Otherwise, my naps are of the cat-nap-ish variety. I sleep really well at night - my record is 8:15am. I still sleep a lot in my parents bed. We all like it (luckily). Sadly, we know it will have to end eventually if/when my Mama and Daddy decide to add another to our family.
-Leaving Mama and Daddy. It's a bit of that stranger/separation anxiety that kicks in about this age. I'll get over it eventually (really, it's not that bad...)
News: A tiny bit of one tooth is finally appearing. It looks like about 5 might bust through all at once! So far, no complaints - but wish me luck - I've heard teething isn't usually much fun.
-Water. Always have. L-O-V-E bathtime, it's so much Splish Splash fun! Good thing Mama is already planning for lots of pool time this summer!
-Eating. No, not those organic purees my mom makes for me - well, sometimes - but I prefer BIG BOY food! Yes, finger foods are much more exciting! I drink like a champ from a cup (can you believe I got away with NO bottle - my mom got her wish for an "exclusively" breast fed baby, I've never even tried formula. From what I hear it's not as good as my mama's anyway...)
-Getting into everything I can. I've started climbing, too. Which makes life exciting for all of us, it really keeps all of us on our toes! I'm glad my mom and dad let me be a grand explorer, but watch out for when I might get into trouble a little bit over my head - they always bail me out!
-I am an outdoor guy. LOVE the outdoors. Walks, trips to the park. Checking the mail. all of it. But lately, my favorites are the view from the jogging stroller - what a nice, smooth ride. Swings at the park. And my most recent discovery - the sandbox. We got a bunch of buckets and shovels and it's so much fun. Mama has to remind me not to eat it, but besides that, it is a blast!
-My new cupboard in the kitchen. It makes cooking and baking with my parents that much more fun.
-Pounding. On anything. But especially the big windows in our living room.
-Books. My absolute favorites lately are: The Wheels on the Bus, Goodnight Gorilla, Where's Spot, Where is Baby's Mommy? and Five Little Ducks (I'm kinda literary guy. Mama finds me frequently standing on my tip toes to pull my favorite books off the shelf, sit down, and turning the pages. I also really like the books on my parent's bookshelf: Teachings of the Living Prophets & for some reason they always end up in my mouth :)
-Babbling. I say so many things now! I am going to be a talker, well, I already am I guess all of you just don't quite know my language yet. I say Mama all day, but also Dada, Baba, Nana, Tha Tha, etc. My Mom isn't always sure if I'm really saying her name - but who else am I talking about when I follow her into the kitchen singing "Ma ma, Ma ma"?
-I am on the verge of signing back to my parents. I occasionally sign "milk" and have thought about "good-bye". I am AWESOME at giving High Fives! You should ask me next time you see me!
-Playing, cuddling, snuggling, singing, etc. with Mama and Daddy, of course!
I'm not fond of:
-Naps. Well, let's just say I'm so active and so curious (my pediatrician says it's because I'm so smart and mobile) that slowing down to take a nap is the last thing I want to do! I want to be where the action is! Mama gets me to take two naps, most of the time - but when she lays down and takes a nap with me - I know I'm not missing out - I sleep sometimes over two hours. Otherwise, my naps are of the cat-nap-ish variety. I sleep really well at night - my record is 8:15am. I still sleep a lot in my parents bed. We all like it (luckily). Sadly, we know it will have to end eventually if/when my Mama and Daddy decide to add another to our family.
-Leaving Mama and Daddy. It's a bit of that stranger/separation anxiety that kicks in about this age. I'll get over it eventually (really, it's not that bad...)
News: A tiny bit of one tooth is finally appearing. It looks like about 5 might bust through all at once! So far, no complaints - but wish me luck - I've heard teething isn't usually much fun.
