The Meidam Family: 9 Months

(I did have help getting up here)

Yes it is true...yesterday I turned 9 Months old! We were on our way to church and Mommy looked at the clock and said to Daddy...9 months ago - we had our baby for 4 minutes already (it was 9:17). Mommy can't believe I've already been here with them longer than it took for me to grow in her belly! It's hard to believe I guess - but I'm liking all the new things I've been learning lately.

Some fun facts about me:

- My clothing size follows my age pretty well. I'm doing 6-9 and 6-12 (depending on the store)

- Diapers - I am wearing a size 3. I could still be in a size 2, but last time Mommy bought them at the store, she wasn't sure how long I would be in them - so she thought it was better to error on the big side. That means Grant and I are wearing the same size! Don't worry. I'm not as big as he is...size 3 diaper just has a really big weight range.

- I'm still eating seconds baby food along with bananas and toast

- I do very well at picking up cheerios, puffs, toast, etc and eating them off my tray

- I LOVE puffs - I usually pick them up by the handfuls!

- I will drink from bottles now and am working on quitting nursing (or my Mommy thinks we are anyway - last time it didn't work too well). When I wake up in the morning (early) I nurse, then get a bottle in the morning, and just yesterday started getting a bottle in the afternoon and then nurse again before bed. The last time Mommy took away the afternoon feeding I started waking up at midnight to eat. I'll try to do better this time (last night I did)

- (Knock on Wood) I have been sleeping pretty well - going to bed between 7 & 7:30 and waking up about 5 something to eat in the morning and going back to sleep again until b/w 7 & 8.

- I am a good crawler now. Not too fast, but very good.

- Teeth. I have two bottom teeth from 6 mos old and two weeks ago or so got my first top tooth. Last week I started breaking through with 2 more top teeth (one of which has for surely popped through as of today) and Mommy and Daddy THINK they can see two more bulges starting on the bottom. So - 3 in with 4&5 currently breaking through and 6&7 getting ready. Man...one more and I will have as many as Grant (minus the molars)

- I'm starting to get into my brothers things. I can't help myself. He just got some new things for his birthday and tends to leave them out right in front of me. Of course I am going to want to play with those fun things when I see all the great things he can do with them.

- I say all my consonant sounds now I think...ba, pa, da (not sure about la though). I even repeat mommy sometimes when she is playing with me.

- I love playing in the bath tub and don't even mind when the water from washing my hair runs down my face. I am a trooper!

- I've really become quite attached to my Mommy. I don't like it when she walks out of the room...even if I'm with Daddy. I am usually fine at the nursery and things like that, but when I'm tired or hungry or sad about something - I like it if Mommy is really close by. Sometimes that makes Daddy feel sad - sorry Daddy. I think it makes Mommy feel sad too - but I can't help it.
- I typically go to bed quite easily. I might cry for 5-10 secs, but then off to sleep I go

- I usually (if we are at home) take a morning nap and afternoon. The length of time varies for each of them still.

- I have also become more attached to my nuk. I don't suck my thumb as much as I did at first, but since I started drinking more from a bottle - I've more easily taken a nuk. Mommy's not sure it was smart to get me hooked on that thing at 8 mos old, but it is helping me through my teething - so she is ok with it.

- I have not started pulling up on furniture yet, but I do pull up to my knees in my crib