Well, well, well. Brody turned 9 months old 10 days ago, and here I am, the same day as his doctor's appointment, posting on my blog. :)
Weight: 20 pounds 3.5 ounces (56%)
Length: 30 inches or 2 feet 6 inches (94%)
Head Circumference: 45 cm (46%)
Physical Milestones: He started cruising the furniture and really getting from one position to another very easily this month. He transitions from sitting to crawling to sitting to standing to crawling all very smoothly. He also has become more daring with his standing and will often remove one hand to reach for something out the the side and remain standing with very little support. On his 9 month birthday, he decided to stand on his own a few times for about 5 seconds or so. I wasn't expecting it at all so it was a nice surprise.
Length: 30 inches or 2 feet 6 inches (94%)
Head Circumference: 45 cm (46%)
Physical Milestones: He started cruising the furniture and really getting from one position to another very easily this month. He transitions from sitting to crawling to sitting to standing to crawling all very smoothly. He also has become more daring with his standing and will often remove one hand to reach for something out the the side and remain standing with very little support. On his 9 month birthday, he decided to stand on his own a few times for about 5 seconds or so. I wasn't expecting it at all so it was a nice surprise.
By 9 months, Kayla had walked across my mom and dad's living room so we told Brody he's a little bit of a slacker. :) Although Dr. H seems to think he'll be taking steps soon.
Eating: Brody's pincher grasp has become great and he's getting better with a sippy cup. He still much prefers solids and finger foods to purees. It's a bit of a challenge to find something for everyone but that's ok. He eats anything I put in front of him. So much different than Kayla. In fact, I think the fact that he eats everything is encouraging Kayla a little bit. Once this month, I sauteed some mushrooms with garlic and Brody ate those up. We are still nursing 4-5 times a day and once at night (usually).
Sleeping: Holy moly we are a million times better. We've hit that milestone where I don't feel bad about staying up until 10 because I know most likely I'll get to sleep until at least 3 am. He's been sleeping from 6:30 or 7 until between 3-4, CONSISTENTLY! He did have a bad stretch when he was pretty sick. He threw up for like 24 hours. And then got RIGHT BACK ON SCHEDULE. Without having to re train him. If I feed him between 3-4, he usually sleeps until at least 6 or 6:30 am. If we let him cry for a few minutes, he will put himself back to sleep but then he's up at 5 or 5:30. I think I'll take the middle of the night feeding and later morning any day.
Napping routine is still pretty good (although this routine is NOT what happens at day care.) He naps around 8:30 or 9 and then again around 1-1:30. The best part about this is, he and Kayla are NAPPING AT THE SAME TIME almost every day. I'm starting to feel like super Mom again (not really but seriously this took a long time.)
Likes: Brody really loves chasing Kayla, standing and rocking whatever he's standing against (i.e. the activity cube has fallen on top of him a few times.). He also really loves crawling up the stairs. He will be playing on the floor, look at me to see if I'm watching him "play with his toys" and then the second I turn, he sprints towards the stairs smiling and laughing. He's going to be trouble. He also loves banging things together. I mean really loves it. He picks up any two things, hits them together and then gets this look on his face like he's discovered the secret to life. Maybe he's right, and if he is, we should all be enjoying life a lot more if banging stuff is the secret to life. :)
Eating: Brody's pincher grasp has become great and he's getting better with a sippy cup. He still much prefers solids and finger foods to purees. It's a bit of a challenge to find something for everyone but that's ok. He eats anything I put in front of him. So much different than Kayla. In fact, I think the fact that he eats everything is encouraging Kayla a little bit. Once this month, I sauteed some mushrooms with garlic and Brody ate those up. We are still nursing 4-5 times a day and once at night (usually).
Sleeping: Holy moly we are a million times better. We've hit that milestone where I don't feel bad about staying up until 10 because I know most likely I'll get to sleep until at least 3 am. He's been sleeping from 6:30 or 7 until between 3-4, CONSISTENTLY! He did have a bad stretch when he was pretty sick. He threw up for like 24 hours. And then got RIGHT BACK ON SCHEDULE. Without having to re train him. If I feed him between 3-4, he usually sleeps until at least 6 or 6:30 am. If we let him cry for a few minutes, he will put himself back to sleep but then he's up at 5 or 5:30. I think I'll take the middle of the night feeding and later morning any day.
Napping routine is still pretty good (although this routine is NOT what happens at day care.) He naps around 8:30 or 9 and then again around 1-1:30. The best part about this is, he and Kayla are NAPPING AT THE SAME TIME almost every day. I'm starting to feel like super Mom again (not really but seriously this took a long time.)
Likes: Brody really loves chasing Kayla, standing and rocking whatever he's standing against (i.e. the activity cube has fallen on top of him a few times.). He also really loves crawling up the stairs. He will be playing on the floor, look at me to see if I'm watching him "play with his toys" and then the second I turn, he sprints towards the stairs smiling and laughing. He's going to be trouble. He also loves banging things together. I mean really loves it. He picks up any two things, hits them together and then gets this look on his face like he's discovered the secret to life. Maybe he's right, and if he is, we should all be enjoying life a lot more if banging stuff is the secret to life. :)
I feel bad I've been trying to catch up and posting so much about Brody so here's a few of both my "kiddos" (as Kayla repeats after me) and one of my little peanut (who is only about 6 pounds heavier than her brother.)
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