Happy Nine months to my baby boy!
Charlie now has two teeth
He is crawling like a wild animal and is getting really fast.
He can stand on his own for only a few seconds and he have to set him up.
He loves helping me do laundry but mostly he loves drumming and singing on the dryer.
He can pull himself up on every piece of furniture and wall and will use them to walk. He is always doing laps around the coffee table or along the wall.
He is trying lots of new foods and expanding beyond the boring baby foods.
He plays games with us now. We crawl and chase him while he tries to get away laughing. We all love this game.
He loves the pool more than ever and could stay there all day. He is constantly splashing (all over his face, and he doesn't care,) and kicking his feet. I think he will be a second generation swimmer.
He is getting quite a bit of hair which I really was expecting my baby to be bald for years.
He loves bath time but is so darn wiggly that it is quite a stressful time for me.
He wants to grab and feel anything he sees so he no longer sits still in our lap. Story time has become a much greater challenge as he wants to grab and bite the book.
His sleeping has improved however he is still not sleeping through the night. He has learned to settle down on his stomach so that has decreased his night wakings but we will still sometimes wake up, pull himself up and forget how to get back down. On good nights. he will wake up once to eat then sleep in until 8 or 8:30 (He goes to bed at 7:00pm) So I can't complain about that.
He has just recently started putting everything in his mouth.
He can get into all our bathroom drawers
He has a very cheerful personality and loves being around people.
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| Matching cheeks! I love these boys! |
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| Watching some Olympic volleyball...and chewing on the table |
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| This is is the standing/walking training we make him do. |
In the last month Charlie has been to San Francisco, an aquarium Six Flags, the library (many times) and a long walk in 100 degree weather,
New food he has tried include raspberries, cantaloupe, pumpkin cookies, smoothies, bread, etc.
Later today we will try some fresh turkey and potatoes.
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| He can stand for a couple of seconds as long as he is holding something. |
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| Showing off his teeth. The one on the right is still hard to see. |
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| He loves his daddy |
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| Hmm...this looks interesting. |
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| "That was kind of a big bite" |
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| "Ahhh...take it back, take it back." |
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| I'm over it. |
Charlie is just about too tall for his carseat so as soon as we get back to Portland we are going to upgrade, but first I needed a comparison picture. I seriously can't believe how much he has grown.
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| 2 days old |
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| 9 months old |
Seriously Grace and Charlie are going to have a blast together. He's doing all the same things Grace can do. I LOVE, LOVE this post.
ReplyDeletePS do you plan to keep him rear facing when you get his new car seat?
Thank you fro posting this, I really miss you guys
ReplyDeletehaha I was just going to say the same thing James and Elizabeth said. He is a little more advanced than Addie in walking/standing but they are so similar! Can't wait til they can spend time together! I absolutely LOVE his scrunched up eating face and that he can stand while holding something even if that something is not supporting him. Good trick! Also what a cutie with all that hair! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteyour kid is SO dang cute. i love his facial expressions, haha :)
ReplyDeleteA) He's going to be walking soon, I can feel it!
ReplyDeleteB) Holy cow he's grown so much! haha!
C) Love those cantaloupe faces
D) You guys really out-did yourselves with that T.V. ;)