9 months and counting!

Anderson had his 9 month appointment the Friday before Memorial Day! Yes, it has already been 9 months. Hard for me to swallow also! He showed all of his new tricks including crawling on his hands and knees, half-kneeling, pulling up to standing, and making all sorts of vocalizations like "ba", "blah", "brah", "ahh", "ya", and "ma". I have heard him say "da", but my sweet boy prefers to say "ma"....you think he might be a mamma's boy??!!

His 9 month report card---

Weight: 18lb, 13 oz (10-25%)

Height: 28 inches (25-50%)

Head Circumference: 18 (50-75%)

He will eat anything we put in his mouth and loves his food and not so much the bottle---it is a struggle to get him to take it sometimes. He can finger feed and is a pro at cheerios, gerber puffs, banana, green beans, peas, and carrots. We have started meats now and he has had some of a chicken nugget and some ground up turkey. He surprised me recently and drank some juice from a straw!

He crawls all over the place now and pulls up on anything he can (and some things that he should not!). He will cruise on the furniture very slowly and has let go and stood on his own for about 4 seconds a few times. He likes to bang things together, put his index finger in holes, and take everything out of his toy basket. I am looking forward the near future when he is all about putting things IN the basket :) In the past few days, he has taken to throwing a toy and then going after it.

Big Stuff!

Taking a rare break in his pack-n-play


Another place to look if you can't find him---under the table!

Playing with the tupperware

He is such a good natured little boy and we are so blessed to have him--- we thank the good lord every single day!