It's been long overdue that I make some updates on this blog...so I will start with Brecken at 9 months old. I really miss being able to write about life on my blog...and I do have to admit that facebook has taken a front seat to blogging. Mostly b/c it doesn't take very long to update my status...whereas I have to actually think to write on my blog! So it's a lazy Sunday afternoon & at the moment I actually have the desire to blog...so I will go with it!
To my Breckie Boy:
You are 9 months old & I can hardly even believe it. I took you into your 9 month dr. appn't on Friday & when I was checking out I booked your 1 year dr. appn't for March. I absolutely cannot believe that I am even thinking about the fact that you will turn 1 in 3 short months. It seems like you were just born yesterday. It seems like we just found out(with the shock of our lives) that we were pregnant with our 4th child. It seems like you should only still be a newborn. I don't want to even believe that you are my last baby. You are already doing so many things so quickly...somedays I want you to just sit still & snuggle with me. You are a sweet little blessing & I cannot imagine our family without you in it.
You are a big boy...to say the least. It is so hard to carry you around during the day. At your 9 month appn't you weighed in at 23 1/2 lbs 87 % & 29 3/4 inches 89 %. You are 2 full lbs bigger than your brother at this age...which puts you at the heaviest of all of our kiddos. Even Daddy is constantly complaining of how heavy you are! You are in mostly 12-18 month or 18-24 month clothing.
You still eat a lot!! Shortly before your 8 month birthday I stopped nursing you. You now drink 3 8oz bottles per day. One in the morning, before nap, & before bed. You still suck down every single bottle & have never not finished a bottle. In fact, most times you act like you could eat more!
You are now on all table foods & you love it! We ended the baby foods about 1 week or so ago. I cannot believe how much food you eat for a 9 month old! You typically eat yogurt or a banana for breakfast. This week I tried a waffle for the first time & you ate the entire thing! You usually also have a handful of Cheerios as well. For lunch you will eat an entire grilled cheese sandwich & some veggies. For supper you pretty much have whatever we are eating. You also LOVE applesauce...which is good in our house! You are pretty picky on new textures...although once you get over the first feel of a new food on your tongue...you will usually eat it. If you do NOT like something you will certainly let us know...& will even gag on it if you REALLY don't like it! You are able to let us know when you are full, as you won't let another bite enter your mouth. As the dr. said at your appn't...he doesn't get to being 90th% by eating small meals!!!!
You started officially crawling all over a couple days before Thanksgiving...so a little over 8 months old. You only gave us a few days of staying put in the living room before you were all over the house. Into the dog bowls, finding little fuzzies all over, etc. Our lives changed a lot the day you started to be mobile!! You now crawl REALLY fast throughtout the house & keep us very busy!!
You have been pulling up for awhile too...Mommy forgets at the moment when the first time was! That is a whole new challenge as well!! But fun! You are so content to go all over the house crawling & pulling up now...you are very content & happy.
You love to walk holding onto our hands. And last week you walked along the couch to get to the remote. It won't be too long before you are walking all over the place. I'm content though that you aren't!
You still LOVE taking a bath at night!! If you even hear the faucet turn on in the bathtub you crawl from wherever you are into the bathroom to try to get into the tub. And you get soooo excited! I have to admit that Daddy almost always gives you a bath. You move all over the tub, splash, & love to "swim". You almost always take 1 digger in the tub b/c you are so excited!
I love your chubby chubby roly poly legs & tummy. And your dimples are the best! You are so quick to smile & laugh. Although if there is somebody new you check them out first with a serious face before you will give them a smile.
You have the best deep laugh. You especially laugh when we tickle you...you are sooo ticklish! I never tire of hearing your precious laugh.
You learned to clap your hands about a month ago or so. You dance whenever music comes on with a big smile on your face. You love us to do the Indian call over your mouth & now you can do it on your own too. You give us kisses. You repeat us all the time. You say mammamama dadadada bababbaba.
Your nap schedule isn't very consistent simply b/c you have to go with the flow of the rest of the family. But you typically take 2 naps per day...one in the morning & one in the afternoon. Sometimes they are really short & sometimes they are really long. You usually go to bed around 7 or 7:30 pm & wake up between 6 am & 7 am. And once you are awake in the am you are awake...there is no snuggling with you to convince you to go back to sleep.
You now have 8 teeth...4 on top & 4 on bottom. Your 4th on top is just poked through.
You are very loved & get a lot of attention from this family!! Your sissies especially give you a lot of love...sometimes more than you desire. If you are feeling smothered you simply push them away or let out a howl. We can already tell that you won't take any bunk from anyone. :)
You take a pacifier to sleep at naps & bedtime...but I don't really give it to you during the day. Daddy is quicker to give it to you when he's around. :)
You are sleeping through the night. You went through a phase in October when you were waking up at night...but then we found out that you had an ear infxn. Since then you've been fine. If you do wake up we let you cry for a couple minutes & you always fall back to sleep. We haven't ever given you a bottle in the middle of the night...we know you certainly don't need it & we don't want to create any bad habits.
You love your Mommy & Daddy. It's so sweet to see you light up when your Daddy comes home from work. You crawl right over to him so he'll pick you right up. And he always does. :)
You continue to be on the go at all times. Even when we pick you up you are pushing to get away & get down. You have a bad habit of pulling my hair & trying to suck my face at the same time. And you REALLY grab my hair...it usually comes out in a big clump. I think you think this is funny & gets a funny reaction from me...but ow does it hurt! When you are getting hungry or your teeth are hurting you start to suck on my face and sometimes even chew.
You are a blessing little boy & we love you!!! Happy 9 month birthday!
