9 Months!

Connor you are NINE months old! I'm still not sure where the last nine months have gone or how they passed so quickly! You continue to bring such joy to our family and we love watching your little personality develop more and more. It is completely crazy to me that it is almost time to start planning your FIRST birthday! Here is what you are up to this month!

You weigh 17 lbs 12 ounces which puts you in the 8 % for weight. With all that you eat I don't know how you are this small! Your doctor is fine with your weight though and you are following your (little) growth curve perfectly.

You are 30 inches tall which puts you in the 91 % for height! You are evidently going to be tall and skinny which is just like your brother!

You are eating a lot lately! You have 4 8 oz bottles a day and three solid meals along with some snacks throughout the day. You love yogurt melts, puffs and baby mum mums. You are starting to feed yourself but still have a little trouble with the puffs since they are so small! You are starting to eat some table food and have tried grapes, blueberries, beans, bread, bananas, potatoes and cheese.

You still sleep great at night (7:30 pm - 6:30 or 7 am) and take two naps a day. Your afternoon nap is normally the same time as your brother's which is nice for Mommy!

You are saying "Mama" but it's mostly when you are sad or about to start crying! It still counts though and I'm pretty excited that you decided to say mama before dada! (unlike your big brother!) You have also started babbling a lot and continue to make happy shrieking sounds. This is especially fun when we are in public!!

You are wearing a size three diaper and mostly 6-9 month clothes.

You are almost crawling. For almost a month now you have been up on your hands and knees rocking back and forth. You will sometimes army crawl to get something you really want but rolling is still your favorite form of transportation. I think your not crawling is more of just a lack of effort and interest and not a lack of ability. You just seem to be happiest sitting on the floor playing with your toys and that is fine by me!

You have 7 teeth and two more about to poke through! This has been a busy teething month for you....4 teeth in one month!

You are starting to develop some separation anxiety. We went through this bad with your brother and I was hoping we would escape it with you but that doesn't seem to be the case. You have started crying when we leave you at church and now even cry when I leave the room. I'm hoping this is something that is just a very short phase!

You are still such a happy and smiley baby. When we are out in public you will smile and sometimes even shriek at anyone who gives you attention! The picture below was taken at the children's museum over the weekend. I sat you down to try and get a picture and you wouldn't stop smiling at the random stranger standing to your side!

You still absolutely adore your big brother. The two of you are starting to really play together now and it melts Mommy's heart. You will sit and watch him and just laugh and laugh at the funny things he does!

Happy 9 Months Connor! We love you!