I'm 9.5 months now with lots to report on my tricks and trials. Yes, my 9 month birthday picture was taken on May 7 but I now have my "baby stats" after my first visit with my new CT pediatrician. I'm 29 inches tall (85%), 18lbs 14oz (30%) and my head remains in the 95% percentile. My Dad has taken to calling me Lollipop!
You probably noticed from my pictures that I am not sitting in my usual chair. That's because I'm not much for sitting, period. If I'm not sleeping I am on the go and projecting myself out of my easy chair seemed like a fun game to me but Mom & Dad said "no" (I'm beginning to hear that word a lot more these days.) In addition to my crawling skills, I am learning to cruise with the best of them and have even figured out how to climb up the step from our porch to the house. Yesterday Mom caught me standing all by myself!
I have six teeth and love to use them. Mom & Dad call me a garbage disposal because I haven't met a food I don't like. I LOVE to eat. Avocados and strawberries are my favorite but I've also enjoyed more exotic foods like salmon, swordfish, tofu, olive tapenade, polenta and plenty of other things that aren't recommended for babies my age:) Drinks are another issue, I continue my stand against formula unless its in my cereal. (I think Mom is starting to figure out that this is my ploy to continue nursing frequently.)
What else to report....I'm still not a very good sleeper but I clap, I wave and I love to babble. And of course I am one handsome little guy!
