Is my baby boy really 9 months old? The same amount of time it took me to carry him before he was born?! I could never imagine how much I would love him each month but it just keeps getting better. Aside from growing, there was not a whole lot of developmental changes, but here are some things we noticed about him this month:
Weight: 20lbs, 13oz (50% percentile)
Height: 28 1/2 inches (60% percentile)
Gray started to crawl on his knees while we were down at the beach a few weeks ago. He would army crawl periodically but now he has transitioned to a straight knee crawl and hasn't stopped. That kid is all over the place now. :)
He has started making more combined sounds and loves to hear himself talk. He can echo back some of the things we say (just sounds, not actual words), but definitely loves making noises.
He smacks his lips and sort of does a fish face thing with his mouth. It's funny to watch him play quietly on his own and just smack his lips the whole time.
Gray can climb up the stairs (with our assistance, of course). We have the baby gate up, but every now and then when we go upstairs to do something, we let him climb the stairs.
He finished his first week of parent and tot swim lessons and absolutely loves it! We knew he loved the water, but he giggles with excitement when you put him on his belly to "swim" out to a toy. He will even kick his legs and splash his arms towards the toy.
We just battled his first double ear infection. Last week he was sort of fussy and we ruled it out as teething. After a call from the daycare for a fever I took him to the doctor and discovered I'm a horrible parent by letting my child suffer through a double ear infection. After a day of meds, he was back to sleeping through the night.
He is wearing size 3 diapers.
He is wearing 9-12 month clothes.
Still just one tooth.
He obviously continues to be the highlight of our life. Just last night Shane and I were talking about what an amazing kid Gray is. It's only simple things, but he already seems so smart. We have been using the word "no" and he is starting to figure out his boundaries. It's hard to keep a straight face when we say "no" and he laughs at us while shooting us that heart melting grin, but we stick to our guns and fight back the laughs. We especially love watching him go for something he knows he can't touch, pause, then look back at us to smile as if he is testing us. I believe he gets this mentality from his father. :)
Here are some photos from this past month that I have been hanging on to.
Hanging out at home
Fish face!
At the pool for a swim!
Gray has taken over my bath tub...but he's super cute in it!
We find his schnoolie in his mouth like this all the time now.
An easy way to corral a baby
Grammie bought him a ball that he loves to chase around.
Play date with Emmas and Magpies!
First time at Bone Daddys!
Photo with Uncle Bobby before he moved to Odessa. We will miss you Uncle Bobby!
Aspen kisses! Gray absolutely loves Aspen now.
See how much he loves an Aspen kiss?!
Swim lessons with daddy
Shane took Gray on a walk and he fell asleep.
Gray waiting for the doctor. I think the nurse just told him he had to get a shot.
I told him it was only one. :)
Here is a really short video of Gray in his swim lesson:
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